Normally, I try to lay low with my liking of Pokemon, being a soon-to-be junior in high-school, I really don't think it would get a good rap if I talked about it openly with my friends. But whenever I let out that I like it amongst a large group of people (mostly made up of friends who like it as well) I get the usual insults, much of which has been listed here. I'm actually quite amazed at how common the "Pokemon is gay" and it's variants show up with everybody. I've gotten that on several occasions before, and I can never seem to counter it with a good comeback. The aggressors seem to not be able to comprehend the English language. Oh well...
But one of the greatest things that I have ever heard walking in the hallways of my high-school was a couple freshmen talking about Ruby and Sapphire strategies. They refered to the different Pokemon correctly along with the names of the characters and gym-leaders. I noticed they lowered their voices a bit as I past by, and I seriously considered doubling back to talk to them, but I changed my mind, thought I'd let them go on with their business. But I had one of my rare genuine refreshed smiles on my face as walked down the rest of the hallway. I thought that it was a wonderful thing to hear that there are others in my school who still like Pokemon, and actually, there was a suprisingly abundant amount of these people.
I have to admit, if you lay low and don't let it out that you enjoy Pokemon, you'll be amazed as to the amount of people you'll overhear talking about it in a positive way. I think it's pretty darn cool actually. Though it's unfortunate I'll probably never be able to talk to these people, share common interests in the game, anime, manga, whatever.