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Why isn't Pokemon frowned upon
- Thread starter Admiral Woofington
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Seduce him, albeit if she succeeds he might die under the weight.
Good to know it had a happy ending.
C.Olimar788
Member
Latias only weighs 88lbs, unless I am missing some other joke?
Poodlestrike
Banned
Wait, so people are technically pokemon?
What happens if you try to stick them in a pokeball?
Oh, hey, maybe that's how the healthcare thing works.
Man Coordinators in the anime seem like a lot of fun and honestly sometimes feels like it's right on the same level as someone who battles for a living. Considering you have to think up new variations to your performances to wow the judges. Then you have to go into a battle round and have a battle while STILL thinking about how pretty your moves look. Hard work.
Such comfort
It certainly was.
New question: What is it with anime dudes getting the girl at the end of the movie? They never go anywhere with that.
OverdriveOtaku
Member
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Superheroes we're frowned upon when you got older.
Cartoons in general we're frowned upon.
Video games, toys, ect. Anything with the misconception with little kids playing.
But pokemon was always part of pop culture, so it's "coolness" factor was always there.
I think the only people who frown upon Pokemon are Christians who are against it because of "evolution."
Cartoons in general we're frowned upon.
Video games, toys, ect. Anything with the misconception with little kids playing.
But pokemon was always part of pop culture, so it's "coolness" factor was always there.
I think the only people who frown upon Pokemon are Christians who are against it because of "evolution."
anotherVegan
Member
It's a game
Don't do Pokemons kids, it's bad for your health... Try some Digimons instead... Here, here, let me give you some Digimon
https://youtu.be/HaOPK4sa-1U
https://youtu.be/HaOPK4sa-1U
That was horrifying!
Was the screaming included in the English Dub???
From the comment sections:
lensoftruth
Member
It's a good game, that people like. Crazy
Nah, in all the other versions, Charmander don't scream that much.
Edit : just checked and nope, all same length, anyway it's more "bearable" than in the Japanese one.
Wow, even the localization team knew it was fucked up....
T_T
The next Pokemon game should address this, it would make for some amazing in-game social commentary.
RichiRamjag
Member
At the end of pokemonX you meet all the Pokemon you defeated and you shake their hands in the hospital. Perfectly acceptable.
NHarmonic.
Member
I'm kinda sure you can't, tbh.
Please tell me this is real.
I'd totally play it.
And probably be disappointed cause it was some hack job with no real thought to gameplay or anything.
Lol, the English Dub sounds like an illegal dog-fighting scene.
Though it's way less depressing than the JP dub.
Japanmanx3
Member
Ryouji Gunblade
Member
It would be more frowned upon if you could attack female Pokemon just like you can attack male Pokemon. Oh wait.
Junahu
Member
How do you address it while still keeping the game mechanics of battling? If you tell the player that battling is bad, in a game that is almost entirely battling, then you've made a game that doesn't want to be played.
Corvo Jensen
Banned
i was expecting the fact that there's very little to no innovation in these games.
but i suppose this might be a case of why fix what ain't broken?
but i suppose this might be a case of why fix what ain't broken?
I remember back in the day there was a few controversies surrounding pokemon. Most were to do with its references to evolution which of course struck a chord with the loony christians who don't like any mention of it even in a purely fictional game. Then of course there were the comparisons to cock fighting and animal cruelty which I don't think really rung that true.
My personal gripes are with the exploitative nature of the way these games are made, basically it was a much more sinister DLC before that was a thing. One save game per game which is disgraceful for a kid's game which was often shared between siblings on top of the different versions and making people buy a link cable as well if you wanted to catch em all. It was actually a pretty underhanded, grotty method of selling more products to a target audience who isn't particularly aware of being exploited. Genius in its own way I'll grant you, but also nasty.
My personal gripes are with the exploitative nature of the way these games are made, basically it was a much more sinister DLC before that was a thing. One save game per game which is disgraceful for a kid's game which was often shared between siblings on top of the different versions and making people buy a link cable as well if you wanted to catch em all. It was actually a pretty underhanded, grotty method of selling more products to a target audience who isn't particularly aware of being exploited. Genius in its own way I'll grant you, but also nasty.
exmachina64
Banned
No but I expect that fish to fry real good.
*vomit*
Hit the nail on the head.
Black and White addressed this, but the resolution in the end was something like "it's okay because pokemon are our friends."
My friend always mentions how there was a Pokemon war at some point, alluded to by some guy in some episode of the anime, that was never brought up again..
I'd like to know the backstory of the Pokemon world myself. How exactly did the Pokemon end up as slaves to compete in a game like this from a young age?
I'd like to know the backstory of the Pokemon world myself. How exactly did the Pokemon end up as slaves to compete in a game like this from a young age?
I think this is referenced in nearly every game. It was a large event but the details are never given.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Its not just the anime, LT. Surge is a legit war vet who apparently fought with pokemon in war time battles.
Messofanego
Banned
Ash had to pay extra for that.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I've made a huge poke mistake last night.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
99.999999 % of games make you do shit that is absolutely abhorrent in real life.
Did you get checked? Pokerus its a thing you know.
Admiral Woofington
Member
plasmawave
Banned
Pokemons are hostile in nature. They are always attacking you and shit.
TastyOreoFriend
Member
Eh, its not really just religious arguments. I've seen others that argue against it from an animal rights stance more often than not. The religious right gave up on it just like they gave up on Magic the gathering after the whole satanic imagery business back in the late 80s-though most of that stuff was voluntarily removed anyway. In fact I think I've seen the animal rights stance more than any other these days.
I bailed on Pokemon in the 90s so I have no horse in this race. Those card games were fun for all of five minutes. Most people I knew just collected to gloat and shove rare cards in friends faces that they knew didn't have them. The shiny foil struggle is real my dude.
The games never clicked on an rpg-gamer level either. There's obviously something there that people love however, or they wouldn't have been made for the last 15-20 some years.
Saintruski
Unconfirmed Member
Wasn't there some UN sexism report that killed it "the killing game for children" just last year?
Not abra though he's a pretty chill dude