must ppl pick on those that like pokemon?

[WarriorRapter]

before anyone does something rational to answer this question, consider who started it. My icon and custom title should give it away. anyway, around the area where i live, people like to pick on those who like pokemon, and i've seen it on forums, games, etc. I started a guild on Guild Wars (which also became an xfire guild and is now spreading into a multi-gaming guild) to see if getting people who like pokemon to ban together would, although possibly temporarily, slow it down some. My question is, why do people think they need to pick on us?

[RavenCrusade]

Hm. My guess is that most people went through the Pokemon fad when they were kids, and thus consider it "childish". Personally, I played pokemon when I was younger, and I like the idea behind it. I don't play, although I find alot of people hate the idea of even knowing somebody who enjoys Pokemon, Digimon, and all those other games, where I live.

[WarriorRapter]

although I find alot of people hate the idea of even knowing somebody who enjoys Pokemon, Digimon, and all those other games, where I live.

sometimes i get the feeling some of them havent even tried the games, but whose to say, means they dont talk too much about it.

[Ktan]

I'm going to keep an eye on this thread. It's got some IR potential, but will need close potential.

Also, WarriorRaptor, avoid one-liners in the IR. IR requires long and structured responses, and one liners is an infractionable offence.

[WarriorRapter]

I'm going to keep an eye on this thread. It's got some IR potential, but will need close potential.

Also, WarriorRaptor, avoid one-liners in the IR. IR requires long and structured responses, and one liners is an infractionable offence.

I will keep that in mind. Sry, as my post count suggests, I'm a bit new to these forums, and although I'm not new to forums in general, this is the first I've been to where ppl actually suggest using proper grammar (which to be honest, i have trouble with in English class as it is anyway). I'm working to adapt myself to posting on this forum, but it could take awhile. Anyway, back to the topic, I have done many things to try and help the situation. I've posted polls asking ppl whether or not the like pokemon on non-pokemon sites (I'm thinking of doing the same here, but im not sure if i should, or even lesser, where to put it), and the results on each have leaned toward more ppl liking pokemon, yet ppl continue to insist that its childish in some areas. I'll admit im not a full pokemon fanatic; to be honest i dont like the anime, its the in-game music and the games themselves that have my eye in the pokemon world, but, as anyone who knows me in real life could tell, im at my best when it comes to pokemon. Don't confused that with me saying im the best pokemon player, i know perfectly well im not. Diamond and Pearl taught me that. I put my stongest team, i team i thought could not be beat, and used them in a wifi battle, and somehow i lost all my pokemon without laying a scratch on my opponents (keep in mind i havent told anybody where i live that yet, lol). I didn't let that discourage me though, and an old phrase helped me there. "The student surpasses the master". Here's what i figured: today's best pokemon players probably got taught by last generations best, and they the generation before that, etc. My whole pokemon career (i guess u could call it that), i havent had a master to teach me, so ive been teaching myself the basics of the game. Means its not hard for u to out think urself in stuff like this, im a few generations behind in being the best, so i dont expect to be, by the time i get to that point, pokemon players will be even better.

[Vezer]

I find Pokemon to be extremly annoying, and it's even more annoying when people (who don't know me) feel they need to talk about it with me. That doesn't mean I didn't like it at some time, but I never went around talking about it to complete strangers.

[Moser]

In all honesty, I used to love Pokemon. The games are great RPGs; I could literally pull all nighters playing them then fall asleep and have crazy Pokemon dreams. :P I actually have a few of them sitting on my desk.

However, I lost interest in Pokemon shortly after they started coming out with a ton of new ones, I simply couldn't keep up. The names were stupid, they looked stupid after awhile therefore the game just seemed to be stupid to me. I stick to classic Red and Blue, though I recently picked up Fire Red or whatever its called and played it for about an hour. The cards were also the coolest thing since sliced bread back in the day. The designs were great and I loved collecting them. I still have a few of them laying around too, Blastoise, Charizard, and some others I thought looked pretty cool.

For those of you who are lazy and didn't feel like reading that, I'll put it in a one-liner for you. Pokemon got lame when they came out with more creatures then I could keep up with.

[Vezer]

Pokemon got lame when they came out with more creatures then I could keep up with.

Amen to that, brother. I remember memorizing the first 100, then buying Silver when it came out, and memorizing the second 100, but then that was it. As soon as they came out with whatever was after that, my intrest was lost. They all just look really... "round" and japanese.

[WarriorRapter]

In all honesty, I used to love Pokemon. The games are great RPGs; I could literally pull all nighters playing them then fall asleep and have crazy Pokemon dreams. :P I actually have a few of them sitting on my desk.

However, I lost interest in Pokemon shortly after they started coming out with a ton of new ones, I simply couldn't keep up. The names were stupid, they looked stupid after awhile therefore the game just seemed to be stupid to me. I stick to classic Red and Blue, though I recently picked up Fire Red or whatever its called and played it for about an hour. The cards were also the coolest thing since sliced bread back in the day. The designs were great and I loved collecting them. I still have a few of them laying around too, Blastoise, Charizard, and some others I thought looked pretty cool.

For those of you who are lazy and didn't feel like reading that, I'll put it in a one-liner for you. Pokemon got lame when they came out with more creatures then I could keep up with.

Don't feel too bad, there are alot of pokemon fans today that even have trouble with some of them. I myself use http://serebii.net as a resource to find out what i need to no, as well as keep up to date on everything pokemon. I used to use the Nintendo Nsider forums till they closed down. Still, even though today there are 493 of them, like a previous poster said, some of them do look rather funny. For example, I wonder who thought of Nosepass's design, he's basically a rock with a big pink nose (not sure how to pictofy, if someone can, plz do for visual of this unusual pokemon). Also the games have started to branch into other areas, of which i can help with a few of them:

Pokemon Diamond/Pearl: Good game to try if your wanting to get back into kinda like it was in the beginning.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (new one coming out in April, which im anxious for): Interesting plot in it, you actually play as a pokemon instead of a trainer. Controls take awhile to get used to trust me, but once you've got them, you can become the strongest Pokemon.

Pokemon Ranger: You play as a ranger who aquires aid from wild Pokemon to help in different missions. Stylus required.

Pokemon Battle Revolution: Basically the same as the stadium from the old days. Only difference, wifi. I played someone from Japan the other day with this I think. The controls are simply point and click for selection.

[GroG]

I would say the standard reason people pick on Pokemon people is because, if I remember correctly, Pokemon roughly translates to Pocket Monsters or some such. To me, a pocket monster equates to the one eyed monster, the bishop, etc. I'm sorry, it was just too easy.

But yeah, nerdy stuff gets you made fun of. Roll with the punches and you'll come out fine. Everyone has a little bit of nerdiness in them, whether it's Pokemon, mountain biking (tight biker shorts? come on), or even being emo.

[Darkslayer633]

I did at one point have the first 150 memorized, then came g/s, which I throughly enjoyed but everything after that just started sucking. I still know more about pokemon then anyone I know and still love playing the games, but aside from looking prettier anything from ruby onwards fails in comparison to older stuff.

I do like the easier controls and such, but they story and even the trainers just don't feel as epic. D/P has something like 11 pokemon that are one of a kinds, that really takes th epicness out of getting that those one of a kinds.

And then there are the starters, don't even get me started on the fucking flaming monkey, penguins are ok I kind of like penguins, and that other thing, wtf is that, give me charmander, squritle and bulbasaur any day. Fuck even totodile, and that set kick more ass. Its pretty obvious when they start giving the pokemon stupid names that the games are less about improving and more about a cash grab

[DoctorZettabyte]

I liked Pokemon to begin with, back in the late 90's when the fad hit the US. I religiously played Red on an old emulator for Win9x, no$GMB, until I got to the Elite Four, which I never beat. I returned again with a legitimate copy of Gold version, and learned the tools of the cheater's trade and more advanced tactics. After Crystal though (or whichever one featured the big blue dog thing), I really lost interest -- Crystal was a bit of a rip-off for fans of G/S, and past that, they were adding way too many Pokemon too quickly. I dropped it after I beat Gold. I currently have 207 of the Pokemon in Gold, excluding Celebi.

In the way of the actual trading card game, I managed to get my hands on (back in 1999, pre G/S, when it was just R/B/G/Y) a deck of authentic Japanese cards, featuring Alakazam and other psychic pokemon. I consider them to be the "Jewels" of my collection. Bidding will begin at EST 12:01, January 1, 2050.

Pokemon seems to have turned into this. (http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Pokemon)

I used to be able to recall the name and number (+/- 5) of every Pokemon through 250. Now I remember a select few of my favorites.

-DocTera

[deadkat]

I still have Blue Version, great game, and the one and only reason my GBA isn't in the trash right now. The only problem is, I never got past the eighth gym guy (Giovanni, wasn't it?).

After Blue Version, the games kinda went downhill. I tried Pearl recently, and, having known only the first 150, I was like..."Eh? WTF. WTF is this thing? What?" And it didn't help when I realized, as a game, this Pearl was exactly the same as my Blue.

Really disappointed by the lack of innovation by Nintendo/Game Freak.

Refer to this comic for a visual interpretation of my opinions:
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/images/070524.jpg

I think people pick on you because Pokemon seems to them to be a kid's show for...well...kids. It might seem ridiculously juvenile to them, and they laugh at you for watching it.
But secretly, they watch it too.
And then there are the starters, don't even get me started on the fucking flaming monkey, penguins are ok I kind of like penguins, and that other thing, wtf is that

I think it's a turtle-bird hybrid, judging by its name.

[SilverCrusader]

Friends got into it, I never did. The red and blue games were good though. I think it is silly they come up with all these strange creatures and name them weird names. Card game? Give me Magic any day. Video game? Advanced Wars on any portable system - God that game is so awesome. And TV Show? This is supposed to be anime? Children's anime have a weak plot, predictable twists, and undeveloped characters, not to mention there isn't any violence. Give me Bleach.

[muradin]

Meh, the games have gone downhill since G/S/C. I'll play them though. Just because I can.

Nosepass: Sorta
http://www.sukhoi-aerotech.com/pics/Nosepass001XP.jpg

[Moser]

Hmm, I suppose I'm going to go into my closet and dig up Red and play it for awhile, maybe until I get bored with it. Hopefully I am still in the City where I can gamble, that was one of my favorite parts of that game; running into the Rocket casino thing and playing the slots.. god I won so much in there. :)

[Lithium]

I still love the GBA games, collecting the cards is a waste of money. Now Yu Gi Oh..something I got addicted to for around 4 years...then came season four...

[Neo]

i herd yuo leik mudkips?

http://kupax.com/files/52_pmxyn/mudkip.png

ok seriously:

I find Pokemon to be extremly annoying, and it's even more annoying when people (who don't know me) feel they need to talk about it with me. That doesn't mean I didn't like it at some time, but I never went around talking about it to complete strangers.

Heh. This type of annoyance can be applied to anything though, right? I don't care about that, stop talking about dammit! Leave me alone!

I would say the standard reason people pick on Pokemon people is because, if I remember correctly, Pokemon roughly translates to Pocket Monsters or some such. To me, a pocket monster equates to the one eyed monster, the bishop, etc. I'm sorry, it was just too easy.

But yeah, nerdy stuff gets you made fun of. Roll with the punches and you'll come out fine. Everyone has a little bit of nerdiness in them, whether it's Pokemon, mountain biking (tight biker shorts? come on), or even being emo.

Ok, first paragraph: whuuut?

Second, Pokemon may seem nerdy, but I think I speak for a ton of people when I say the games were freaking awesome.

Pokemon Red/Blue, Yellow, Gold/Silver, etc... (not sure about the newer ones to be honest, way to many pokemon) were fun when I was younger.

I think the disconnect though is that at some point you'll move onto a newer or different game. Pokemon is mostly geared towards younger kids, and at some point you'll find a game thats more... I dunno "mature" -- Now that's not to say that if you still play pokemon or whatever that you're immature or anything, it just means you enjoy the game.

You'd be surprised that, here at least, we aren't going to make fun of you for liking a game series, after all, we are a gaming forum. There was a thread here somewhere, I thought, talking about Pokemon... Not sure, maybe it was BF, anyway tons of people responded with "Yeah I remember pokemon, it was so fun!"

The Pokemon games are actually a great way to screw around on the Gameboy -- I know I would if I could find mine (although, maybe i should give in and get Ruby). They are a fun and simple-to-get-into game.

Anyway, as for the other aspects of Pokemon - the show is just funky, it's not that horrible, but again, geared towards kids totally. The Cards... well I don't understand card games at all, from pokemon to magic, so you'll have to ask someone else (don't get me wrong, i don't care if you like them, but just leave me alone -- i'd prefer to fight a demon in 3d thanks)

I think the main thing is that, even if you come across people who are "omg you play pokemon, hahaha you suck!" secretly I'm sure they've played pokemon in the past and/or probably still play it now. It's just normal, at some stage, to grow past those "kiddy games" and move on.

And I apologize for assuming, but I believe the original poster is probably younger, and as such, I'm sure that if you didn't come across pokemon-haters you'd probably find people dissing your hair or something.

Kids can be incredibly stupid sometime :p

-Neo

[Durandal]

One - It's a children's TV show. And it's also a basis for consumer-minded corporations to milk children of as much money as they possibly can with mass advertising campaigns (More evidenced in Yu-Gi-Oh, where they charge 300 dollars for a silly card, but still, you could say that Pokemon layed the groundwork due to its incredibly popularity).

Two - It's all a subliminal show that almost endorses capturing and holding hostage innocent wild animals and forcing them to battle one another to the death for the owner's fun and recreation.

[Darkslayer633]

One - It's a children's TV show. And it's also a basis for consumer-minded corporations to milk children of as much money as they possibly can with mass advertising campaigns (More evidenced in Yu-Gi-Oh, where they charge 300 dollars for a silly card, but still, you could say that Pokemon layed the groundwork due to its incredibly popularity).

Two - It's all a subliminal show that almost endorses capturing and holding hostage innocent wild animals and forcing them to battle one another to the death for the owner's fun and recreation.

One - ok thats true enough

Two - they never die, and they enjoy it

[WarriorRapter]

And I apologize for assuming, but I believe the original poster is probably younger, and as such, I'm sure that if you didn't come across pokemon-haters you'd probably find people dissing your hair or something.

Kids can be incredibly stupid sometime :p

-Neo

I'll admit being in hs doesn't help it much. Whats irritating about the situation in real life is every body at school knows I like pokemon, and most of them know that people have tried to "change my mind" on the subject and failed. I've kept the same persistance on the forums where people try to start a flamewar with me about it. Although, I'll admit that the same persistance can counter itself on me. Everyone starts out at the same trust level with me, but it's hard to gain and easy to lose. Personally, I couldn't care less about being cool, in-style, or anything like that. Everyone now a days seems to want the same morals as everyone else, and sometimes I'm wondering if I'm the only rock resisting the flow of the river. Still, when I'm recruiting fore my guild, seeing more people support us makes my day everytime, while at the same time trying to keep my cool when I see someone say, "OMG a pokemon guild lol." My first response to that is always, "U got a prob with it?" Some back down right there, for others, thats when they try to start the flamewar with me. I'm not saying I'm never in a flamewar, if someone gets me ticked off enough I'll accept their invitation to the flamewar and finish it myself, but I try to stay out of it whenever I can hold myself together.

[Lithium]

A kid? Pokemon? Highschoo? BLASPHEMY! It may seem like extreme contrast that a person in highschool likes a children's card-game, you know, like Yu-Gi-Oh (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=S928sbdpNJo).

[WarriorRapter]

Nosepass: Sorta
http://www.sukhoi-aerotech.com/pics/Nosepass001XP.jpg

not sorta Nosepass, that is Nosepass

[muradin]

not sorta Nosepass, that is NosepassI know, but it looks like it's supposed to be from rl or that crappy pokemon 3d thing that came out along time ago (that game was just WIERD. I fought a celebi as soon as I got out of the city).

[WarriorRapter]

I know, but it looks like it's supposed to be from rl or that crappy pokemon 3d thing that came out along time ago (that game was just WIERD. I fought a celebi as soon as I got out of the city).

true. still, once you've seen him once, its hard to forget him. (must be the nose :) ) and before you ask, no i didnt take offense from the bolded part. to be honest, not even sure which 3d thing your talking about. anyway, i thank all readers for not flaming idea behind this post thus far (on some other forums id have had about 5 or 6 by now, approximately) also, anyone know where a good place to put a poll thread similar to the one on the link i posted, im still considering doing the same on this forum, as it would increase the number of people that see it. if its would probably be a bad idea to do so, let me know.

[muradin]

Don't take me wrong. I like pokemon, but I played this fan made computer game called like Pokemon 3d or something, and it was really bad.

[WarriorRapter]

fan made computer game

well there's your problem. most fan made games can be ruining. for example, if a fan tried to make a game, but forgets one of the formulae used in the actual games, it can ruin the game for people who have played pokemon before. granted for the person, some of the formulae are complicated slightly, the damage formula is a good example of that, but to leave them out completely is a bad idea. below is the damage formula, courtesy of serebii.net, and the link below that is a link to the serebii.net page that explains about the damage formula and what numbers go where.


Damage=((((2*Level/5+2)*AttackStat*AttackPower/DefenseStat)/50)+2)*STAB*Weakness/Resistance*RandomNumber/100

http://serebii.net/games/damage.shtml

[IrishDutchman]

Pokemon is a kid's thing. People over the age of 12 will likely get picked on if they watch the show. It's like saying you like Barney or Dora the Explorer.
The games are less frowned up on. People might enjoy it for the gameplay. However, it's still kinda geeky because it's set in the same childish universe as the movies/series.

[EvilEggCracker]

Pokemon is for children. Like my nine year old sister. That was the main demographic for it anyway. Honestly, people who play it above the age of twelve are too easy as targets to pick on.

[Neo]

Pokemon is a kid's thing. People over the age of 12 will likely get picked on if they watch the show. It's like saying you like Barney or Dora the Explorer.
The games are less frowned up on. People might enjoy it for the gameplay. However, it's still kinda geeky because it's set in the same childish universe as the movies/series.

Sorry, but I'm not sure you can compare programs mainly on tv for mental stimulation/learning at a very young age with a dubbed anime about monsters you battle others with until they get knocked out.

The game is fine, it's fun actually, regardless of your age (then again most games are timeless imo).

However I do agree that the show is messed up, but really, it was aimed a younger demo.

Pokemon is for children. Like my nine year old sister. That was the main demographic for it anyway. Honestly, people who play it above the age of twelve are too easy as targets to pick on.

And this is another disconnect. Considering Ash was 10 in the first, and assuming he had a couple birthdays between then and now, he's what 12? That tends to indicated it's targeted to tweens and younger teens more then anything.

However flatly stating the entire series is for kids is beyond asinine.

Besides, the show does involve fighting, rofl =P I don't care what the show is aimed at but if their beating each other up I'll offer it a couple minutes of my attention.

EDIT: Besides pokemon is something that some of us grew up with. I grew up with final fantasy, and later starcraft/diablo II to an extent, and you can definitely see that now. Others might have latched onto pokemon, it's not that huge of a deal.

And for some reason that escapes me people love cards games (my brother is fucking OBSESSED with Magic at the moment, and I find it incredibly boring), so bleh.

-Neo

[SilverCrusader]

Sorry, but I'm not sure you can compare programs mainly on tv for mental stimulation/learning at a very young age with a dubbed anime about monsters you battle others with until they get knocked out.
Actually quite the opposite happens, TV doesn't stimulate the brain, it actually puts it to sleep ^^. While I don't think TV is all bad it won't help the brain as much as say a video game.

The game isn't bad, almost everyone agrees that it had good gameplay.
In my school if you like pokemon they will just laugh and move on. Unless of course you act like galliant. I mean, I like anime and watch a lot of it, but I'm not going to spam the whole world saying "ZOMG ANIME IS THE COOLEST, IF YOU DON'T LiKE IT YOU CAN GO TO HELLZ!"
Same with pokemon, people will just flame you if you go around saying that it is so damn cool.

[IrishDutchman]

Sorry, but I'm not sure you can compare programs mainly on tv for mental stimulation/learning at a very young age with a dubbed anime about monsters you battle others with until they get knocked out.


Hmm, good point. Here's a better comparison: Pokemon is on the same level as Power Rangers and Ninja Turtles.

[kongurous]

Hmm, good point. Here's a better comparison: Pokemon is on the same level as Power Rangers and Ninja Turtles.

Hey, Ninja Turtles owns your soul :(

[/1980's]

[WarriorRapter]

Hey, Ninja Turtles owns your soul :(

[/1980's]

...

I know you didnt know this earlier, but one of those haters I know in real life, thats his favorite thing, and he kept trying to use it against me by saying, "Ninja Turtle own Pokemon." and stuff similar to that. You could say its made me a bit leery to people who like the Turtles, not to the point where I dont trust them, just enough to make me keep an eye on them. Nothing personal, I'm the same way with those people whose favorite phrase seems to be "OH BURN!" too. Past experience with people like that just gives the others a bad name. It didnt offend me or anything, I used to like the Turtles myself, just letting you know ahead of time.

[Sikawtic]

Pokemon is a particular kind of RPG many enjoy, if they let the fact it has a childish mentality stop them from enjoying it... who's the real winner?

[Darkslayer633]

Hmm, good point. Here's a better comparison: Pokemon is on the same level as Power Rangers and Ninja Turtles.

You did not just pick on the turtles, because the turtles kick ass. End of story.

And as for pokemon, why do people care what someone likes, unless its something they are bitching about constantly and they talk about nothing else then let people be. Its not really a problem at these forums, cause honestly a large portion of the people here play anyway. I myself loved the card game, which is another thing for a card game aimed at kids as someone so unjustly claimed about yu-gi-oh, I find myself wondering why it is perfectly possible to earn a living off a card game that is apparently only for kids.

Back to pokemon, I throughly enjoyed the show when it first came out, and if they said, hey we're putting the older shows back on t.v. I'd go out of my way to watch them, and no one should have a problem with that, cause simply it doesn't involve anyone but me.

Which is really my whole point here, every single one of us I assure you has some form of "guilty pleasure" that would likely get you laughed at by most everyone you know, and regardless of what that is, its the exact same idea, I for one have several, the worst of which being spiderman, who cares.

Move on and get over yourselves people you're no better then anyone else, we're all humans.

I'd like to note that this isn't particularly directed at these forums, as I said its not really a problem here just my opinion on the particular subject matter

[WarriorRapter]

You did not just pick on the turtles, because the turtles kick ass. End of story.

And as for pokemon, why do people care what someone likes, unless its something they are bitching about constantly and they talk about nothing else then let people be. Its not really a problem at these forums, cause honestly a large portion of the people here play anyway. I myself loved the card game, which is another thing for a card game aimed at kids as someone so unjustly claimed about yu-gi-oh, I find myself wondering why it is perfectly possible to earn a living off a card game that is apparently only for kids.

Back to pokemon, I throughly enjoyed the show when it first came out, and if they said, hey we're putting the older shows back on t.v. I'd go out of my way to watch them, and no one should have a problem with that, cause simply it doesn't involve anyone but me.

Which is really my whole point here, every single one of us I assure you has some form of "guilty pleasure" that would likely get you laughed at by most everyone you know, and regardless of what that is, its the exact same idea, I for one have several, the worst of which being spiderman, who cares.

Move on and get over yourselves people you're no better then anyone else, we're all humans.

I'd like to note that this isn't particularly directed at these forums, as I said its not really a problem here just my opinion on the particular subject matter

*applauds*

Very well said. Now if only there were more people who think like that, a lot of places would be much better.

The way I look at it, which is also the thought that helped me start the first part of the guild on Guild Wars, is that to convince some people, you have to be bold enough with your actions to show you mean business, but at the same time show a leaniant side that shows you can be friendly to those who don't piss you off. That thought has helped me so far, PFG wise anyway, so I'm sticking with it for now. A lot of problems can be solved if someone is just bold enough to take the first action toward the solution. Below is a copy/pasted quote from my recruitment thread on the Xfire forums.

NOOBYFIEDNOOBYFIEDNOOBYFIEDWTFURSODUMPOKEMONWASCOO LLIKE10YEARSAGOANDTHENITWASONLYCOOLFOR6YEAROLDS!!! !ANDEVENTHENHOWRUGOINGTOBEAGOODCLANIFTHEGAMESRFORT HEWIIANDGAMECUBE???WHYAMICPITALINGANDNOTSPACINGYOU MIGHTASK???IDKBUTROTFLROTFLROTFLROTFL!!!!! :twisted: :evil: :twisted: :evil: :twisted: :evil: :twisted: :evil: :twisted: :evil: :twisted: :evil: :twisted: :evil: :shock:

LOSER!!!!!
and its bc of ppl like u i made my guild on gw in the first place. u guys seem to act tough if u get one of us on their own, but what r u going to do if we ban together eh? i'll put it nicely, ur lucky i dont bring some of the other guild members to help me with this thread. i'll admit i can be rather think-headed, but only for things i c reason for my actions in. besides, its not like if our guild persists that it will change anything soon, stuff like that takes years. im simply starting the timer on it.

[QuothTheRaven]

I was around 10 years old when I started pokemon and stopped around 14.

You really want to know why people criticize pokemon so much? It has to do with how they have dragged it out and tries to resurrect the fad. After gold and silver it began to really suck balls, and the animated show made things worse.

All the pokemon obsessers have this pathetic urge to show everyone how fu*king awesome their freggin pokemon is.
"You wanna see my pickachu?"
"You wanna see my pocket knife?"
Please leave me in peace and stop bothering me with your dead fad. Let me enjoy my fu*king burger.

Yes I loved pokemon at one point, now I want nothing less than to impale pikachi on a lance.

Ninja turtles were awesome, I'm talking about the old ones with the chick in the yellow jumpsuit. The newer one is a half-assed copy of the old one. Brings back memories my super nes with the ninja turtles and megaman side scrollers.

[WarriorRapter]

I was around 10 years old when I started pokemon and stopped around 14.

You really want to know why people criticize pokemon so much? It has to do with how they have dragged it out and tries to resurrect the fad. After gold and silver it began to really suck balls, and the animated show made things worse.

All the pokemon obsessers have this pathetic urge to show everyone how fu*king awesome their freggin pokemon is.
"You wanna see my pickachu?"
"You wanna see my pocket knife?"
Please leave me in peace and stop bothering me with your dead fad. Let me enjoy my fu*king burger.

Yes I loved pokemon at one point, now I want nothing less than to impale pikachi on a lance.

Ninja turtles were awesome, I'm talking about the old ones with the chick in the yellow jumpsuit. The newer one is a half-assed copy of the old one. Brings back memories my super nes with the ninja turtles and megaman side scrollers.

Quoth The Raven, "Nevermore."

Funny how that fits with what you said, and your username. Anyway, yes I can see what your saying, and continuing from a previous posts, those people also give the others a bad name. I wont try to change your mind, an opinion should be one's own and no one elses, but I will honestly say not all of us are like that.

[muradin]

I agree, the show is really really kiddily bad now, but I still like the games. And some of the new pokemon aren't extremely bad. I like Penguins, so piplup and family are perfect for me. But then again, they over complicatedified (whatever, I don't care right now) the card game in my opinion. Then again that could just because I was shammed out of my favorite card by my sister and her friend.

[IrishDutchman]

Hey, Ninja Turtles owns your soul


You did not just pick on the turtles, because the turtles kick ass. End of story.


Hmm, looks like I hit a tender spot there. :P

[RavenCrusade]

Firstly, I no longer play Pokemon, simply because I've grown tired of the repition.

Secondly, I think people are making an ass of themselves by calling it childish. Sure, it has some aspects related to children, but what about all the things we've grown used to as we grow older? Brock is in love with everyone he sees, and obviously wants to get in their pants, and yet that is a 9-11 year-old series?

I'm not saying it doesn't have childish parts, but this world is full of way to many generalised labels.

[IrishDutchman]

Secondly, I think people are making an ass of themselves by calling it childish. Sure, it has some aspects related to children, but what about all the things we've grown used to as we grow older? Brock is in love with everyone he sees, and obviously wants to get in their pants, and yet that is a 9-11 year-old series?

Oh, please. Loads of kids' series have boys and girls romancing. And Pokemon is no more explicit than all the others.

[SilverCrusader]

Secondly, I think people are making an ass of themselves by calling it childish. Sure, it has some aspects related to children, but what about all the things we've grown used to as we grow older? Brock is in love with everyone he sees, and obviously wants to get in their pants, and yet that is a 9-11 year-old series?
Yes, lets get extreme with TV. Uh oh, theres violence, can't have that. Uh oh theres romance, can't have that. Uh oh, theres opinions, those might hurt someone's feelings :(.
So basically you're left with facts. And some people are afraid of facts it is called factophobia, so we can't be having that, black screen for the win! OH wait, black is the color of evil, none of that either.

[SolidSamurai]

People pick on people for literally anything that seems childish and petty. Pokemon is one, videogames in general is another one (though not so much anymore).

EDIT: WTF, videogames is error highlighted and not pokemon? Hehehe, funny.

[kongurous]

People pick on people for literally anything that seems childish and petty. Pokemon is one, videogames in general is another one (though not so much anymore).

EDIT: WTF, videogames is error highlighted and not pokemon? Hehehe, funny.

Because 'video games' is TWO WORDS.

[WarriorRapter]

People pick on people for literally anything that seems childish and petty. Pokemon is one, videogames in general is another one (though not so much anymore).

True. Still, there's a few people I know that take it to an extreme they don't relize they are reaching. I'm also the same way about people calling others "noobs". Whether they will admit it or not, even the best of the pros were "noobs" at one time, and people learn differently from their experience. For example, on StarCraft, I don't like to attack my foes until most, if not all, of my units are fully upgraded, and until then, I'm mostly defence at my main base (which more often then not, ends up being my only base). Due to my habit of upgrading, I tend to maximise my resource intake, both minerals and gas, as soon as I can. When I do this competively, about the time I get my Spawning Pool (yes I like to play as Zerg) I'm getting attacked by Terran Firebats, therefore making the Zerglings useless anyway. At about the time they are finishing off my Hatchery, they decide to call me a "noob". I simply tell them, "Give me enough time, then I'll show you my full strength." They simply lol, and for some of them for some odd reason I don't know, leave before they finish off my Hatchery.

[Nostradamus]

"Give me enough time, then I'll show you my full strength."

The point of a game is to win. Why would they leave you alone until you could possibly beat them? And besides, if they can beat you in the first phase of the game they probably can beat you in any phase of gameplay.

[WarriorRapter]

The point of a game is to win. Why would they leave you alone until you could possibly beat them? And besides, if they can beat you in the first phase of the game they probably can beat you in any phase of gameplay.

True, and they probably could still beat me later in the game. But, I'd have a better chance of surviving, as would any player, pro or "noob", which was the point of my last post. Different people play better with different strategies. Just because one person's strategy is focused more on beginning-of-game-victory while another takes their time doesnt nessessarily make one better then at the game in general then the other. The person who kills me like the previously stated senario has trouble with me on a game of Z-own Control or Evolves (which surprisingly are the only maps i never upgrade on).

[Nostradamus]

Well even if your strategy is about a late game victory you should still ensure that you can reach the late game to ensure that victory.

Anywho, back to the matter in hand. I used to play Pokemon. I used to love Pokemon. And like so many people here I lost interest after Gold/Silver. I don't really think that people get picked on for anything if they don't mention it. If you do you've got to expect some grief from those that see it as childish, 'tis the way the world works.

[WarriorRapter]

I don't really think that people get picked on for anything if they don't mention it. If you do you've got to expect some grief from those that see it as childish, 'tis the way the world works.

Again, very true. But what if the person doesn't even have to mention it? That can be the trouble for some people, where nearly everyone knows the person likes pokemon and those people bring it up when talking to the person. Then comes along someone who, when they find out the person likes pokemon, thinks all the pokemon person thinks about is pokemon (which is not always the case). That is just about what it's like for me. Unless somebody starts a conversation about pokemon with me, or if I'm on the forums, the only time I mention it is if the ask what my hobbies are. Almost every other time, they start the topic with me instead of the other way around.

Edit: Forgive me if it seems like I'm ranting, it can be a rather touchy topic with me.

[Galiant]

I dont mind if a person likes pokemon. But I get really annoyed to those who tease ppl who like pokemon. ITS A FAKKIN GAME 4 CRYIN OUT LOUD!!

wut if we pick you for playing power rangers on PC?! Hell I like Kirby's Adventure and nobody complains!

We should just respect each person's interest when it comes to shows/games.

[kongurous]

We should just respect each person's interest when it comes to shows/games.

And not shove this interest down other people's throats.

[WarriorRapter]

I dont mind if a person likes pokemon. But I get really annoyed to those who tease ppl who like pokemon. ITS A FAKKIN GAME 4 CRYIN OUT LOUD!!

wut if we pick you for playing power rangers on PC?! Hell I like Kirby's Adventure and nobody complains!

We should just respect each person's interest when it comes to shows/games.

And not shove this interest down other people's throats.

Both very true statements.

At kong: I have a feeling I know why you posted that, and I apologize if it seems I'm doing that. As I said on a previous post, it can be a rather touchy topic with me. Still, just let me know if that was the case and I'll try to calm it down a bit. :)

[kongurous]

At kong: I have a feeling I know why you posted that, and I apologize if it seems I'm doing that. As I said on a previous post, it can be a rather touchy topic with me. Still, just let me know if that was the case and I'll try to calm it down a bit. :)

My statement was not aimed at you :)

[IrishDutchman]

http://www.break.com/index/slightly_over_excited.html


if you play it over and pretend he just smoked a whole bunch of crack its pretty funny

Rofl

[WarriorRapter]

http://www.break.com/index/slightly_over_excited.html




Rofl

You will be happy to know I've never done that, lol. I can see, however, how it can be slightly humorous. Besides, if that were me, it wouldn't have been over a Blastoise, it would have been over a Charizard ;).

[Jimmy_the_saint]

Well Im 16 and still play pokemon. And freaking, all the "cool" kids play it in thier spare time. we don't watch the show but. I think its alright to like it as long as your not all "OMGWTFROFLOLOLOLOLOLBBQ its a Fking PIKACHU!!!!!111!11!1!1111oneoneone"

And if you tell me a pokemon name I can tell you its type. /nerdiness


ohh galiant, Demon Hunter Eh?

[WarriorRapter]

And if you tell me a pokemon name I can tell you its type. /nerdiness

I got it worse then you; name a pokemon and I can tell you type, most (if not all) weaknesses and resistances, which gen they first appeared in, Pokedex #, and (if they are a legendary, except new ones) what legends/myths are about that pokemon.

For an example, I'll do my fav one (from memory of course):

Charizard
Fire/Flying
Electric, Water, Rock are his weaknesses; Grass, Steel, Bug are his resistances (i get the feeling that not all, but can't think of any more at the moment); he is immune to Ground
He first appeared in the 1st gen.
Pokedex #: 6

[muradin]

http://www.break.com/index/slightly_over_excited.html




Rofl
I didn't watch it, but from what I could gather, I might have done something like that. I had a holographic dark blastoise (say, when I was 4 or so), and my sister and her evil friend (he hurt me alot) convinced me to trade it (on the day I got it) for a bunch of really weak bug cards. :cry: But now I have another one, so it's okay. :D:P