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sgtpepper00987 September 14th, 2003 2:04 PM

BE honest about pkmn
 
I am new to this forum, but I am a junior in high school and some may see that as pathetic that I havent been able to let Pokemon go since I got into it about five years ago. Pokemon gives me an escape from the everyday world that is so violent and quick, Pokemon lets me be a little kid again and I just love the skin I am in when I am around it...I just want to know if any of you feel the same and if you would just tell us your sincere feelings of Pokemon.

Also, of what I've seen on this forum it is quite possibly the best Pokemon/anime forum I've ever seen and I would like to try to get to know some of you so that I can keep coming back.

Timbjerr September 14th, 2003 4:10 PM

Hey! I'm a junior in high school too...

I really don't know what it is about pokemon that makes me like it, but I believe it may be its versatility, how people of all genders and ages can enjoy different aspects of the game. there are many different aspects to the pokemon games and every fan of the series has their personal fave (mine is the concept of pokemon battles) and everyone has their own fave pokemon as well (mine is Crobat *points to av*)

sgtpepper00987 September 14th, 2003 4:33 PM

Yeah, I love the battles and the utopian world...A perfect society that would just be the best to eist in. My fav pkmn is gyardos

Dizzy September 14th, 2003 4:39 PM

um like i like it cuz it helps escape popularity and all that other stuff at school ....... and im a freshman does that count??

Timbjerr September 14th, 2003 5:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sgtpepper00987
Yeah, I love the battles and the utopian world...A perfect society that would just be the best to exist in.

yeah, I love the imaginary worlds the games offer me to explore (to be honest, the geography of the new region is the first thing I study when a new pokémon game comes out)

Dizzy September 14th, 2003 5:38 PM

Oh yeah , I'd never tell my friends i like pokemon , they laugh me out of the school ^^.

Timbjerr September 14th, 2003 5:44 PM

I make pokémon references when talking to my friends, but they play it off as if I'm joking or something. They picked on me in 7th grade for knowing a lot about pokémon (i.e. I had the first 150 pokemon and their pokedex number memorized), and called me the "Pokémon Guru" every once in a while, they "lovingly" refer to me as pokemon guru...

Q Man September 14th, 2003 5:58 PM

Yea, I'm a Junior in high school (yea, me too :p) and I must admit, I like Pokémon, since it keeps my inner child nice and active... I've always loved cartoons, even to this day... It's just one of those things that I can't let go of at all...

Frostweaver September 14th, 2003 11:22 PM

now i feel so old... i'm in high school :( but at least i know a few ppl here who is even older than me :)

i really like Pokemon. Really really do. I never openly tell my friends about it, but if we suddenly move to a topic about Pokemon, then i'll defend the Pokemon side. (and in order to make it so i am only neutral for Pokemon, i defend all types of anime and tv show, be it teletubbies or beyblade...) Also it's one of the best multiplayer game around. Did i mention that it's the only multiplayer game except for DDR that doesnt' involve "killing" but only "fainting?" Plus it's also not violent, like some stupid arcade games "let's go grab a chain saw and kill people! yeah!" Some games are just mass killing or do other evil deeds like Vicecity to name a few (sorry Vicecity fans...). Just because it's not doing "bad stuff" doesn't mean it's not complicated and interesting like other games. Try to explain DV IV system to a high school student and most likely they won't understand and just say "whatever... who cares about your 'simple and childish game'. I can beat it so easily" And speaking "difficulty" of the game, Pokemon is twice more difficult than RPGs like Final Fantasy anyday...

The anime is also one of the few animes not about a bunch of evil doers coming out to destroy the world, and you "destroy" them in return in order to restore peace (like war... "we must win this war to end the wars"). It's an utopia in Pokemon where a lot of people are good, and the "evil" people will change to good later. If only i can live in a world like that... (did i mention there's like no school in Pokemon? :p )

Dizzy September 15th, 2003 10:44 AM

Omg , I will never ever tell my friends , Id lose everything ......... I wouldnt be able to play DDR , Or talk to my friends , be popular , i wouldnt be able to wear fashions ....... i wouldnt even be able to be in tan house ......... WAhhhhhh , oh well they'll never kno lol

Iveechan September 15th, 2003 12:22 PM

Ok, we get the idea you're popular, you don't have to keep reminding everybody.

I am a bit ashamed of liking it, but that's why I like to visit the forums. My favorite aspect of the the Pokemon fandom is drawing and writing about them and making up my own Pokemon/moves/land/etc. I also like the game but not as much since I still don't understand everything about it (I know about DV's but I don't know how to find out what they are). The game is very customable. You can choose your gender (in the later games) and name yourself and your rival (I wish you could do that in RS). I love giving my rival degrading names, like "The A$$" and "B*TCH". Makes the dialogue quite enjoyable. But everything about the game is customized. You choose your own starter and your own team, and you can nickname them, and since no Pokemon have the same stats and gender varies on most of them, that team is purely yours. And with personalities and contests, Pokemon has an even more "your own" feel. And the game has a ton of strategy, especially in RS where the strategy is even more intense with 2 on 2 battles and abilities.

But most importantly, I just like the Pokemon. Since there's so many, there's a lot to choose from and you're likely to have many favorites. Soemtimes it's hard to pick one favorite. And most of them look cool :D.

I'm 19... that makes me pretty old for liking it. But who says Pokemon is a kiddie fandom? Just because Pikachu and other cutesy Pokemon always get products made of them, people assume that that's all Pokemon is... cutesy critters with annoyingly high pitched voices. But these poor souls have no idea this amazing craze runs much deeper than that...

sgtpepper00987 September 15th, 2003 12:44 PM

This makes me feel much more comfortable, I mean I would never just up and stop liking it b/c I've been so into it for such a long time, but I ws getting leary of being almost 17 and playing the game and wanting to watch the new eps....In some ways that still makes me a geek no matter how many ppl out there are like me, but I really dont care now b/c I see that you guys get into it to keep you "inner child' alive as well. Just the Idea of escaping and being in another world should appeal to everyone b/c if you stay in this world for too long then that's when your mind truly becomes warped.

Thanks for the response, I really like it here...If any of you could post a section about the new eps every week that would be really cool b/c I have no way of seeing them, thanks.

Rift September 15th, 2003 2:58 PM

Im in eighth grade and iv liked Pokemon ever since it came out! if my friends new i still liked Pokemon, they make fun of me so i lie! i kinda let go of Pokemon for a few months last year cause it wasnt "in" anymore, but hey once you like it you just cant let go i guess! :D

Sapphire September 15th, 2003 3:17 PM

I dont really know when PKMN came out near me, but like a couple months after the Red and Blues games came out I was watching an episode and liked it! I was like in 2 grade. Everyone at my old school knows that me and my friends like it, so were made fun of, but thats there problem! and now at my new school, i think they now I like it. ^_^ Im gonna like PKMN for my entire life!

Fire Master September 15th, 2003 3:58 PM

In my old school, some people liked pokemon and i did too so it was okay. I am in a new school now and knowone likes pokemon.

Yes the world of pokemon is amazing. It is long. Also learing about types and DV's and stuff takes time to learn. Finaly my mom found out it was good becasue she saw my bro reading the cards and stuff to pokemon he did not even know!

BTW, my fav pokemon is all the fire pokemon and the cute pokemon too!

Soph September 15th, 2003 6:26 PM

im in senior high school. im 16 years old. i get teased like heck for liking pokemon, but i can deal with that. people liked pokemon wen it was a craze and only the true fans have stuck with it. i am one, so are most people here....

Frostweaver September 15th, 2003 10:10 PM

on my last year in this high school... i'll so put "i actually really love Pokemon" in my yearbook entry... since it'll be close to the end of school anyway, it doesn't matter for me to tell everyone, as we'll all seperate into our own ways after gr12...

either way, may Pokemon last eternal...

Dizzy September 16th, 2003 11:02 AM

if i did that ................ i wouldnt be ........... theyed hate me

Pezz September 16th, 2003 11:18 AM

If your friends would abandon you just for liking Pokemon, Dizzy, then they're probably not true friends.

Anyway, I love Pokemon. A lot of it is for all the nostalgia it brings me. Number one though, is I just love the Pokemon world. All the varied landscapes and cities and all the Pokemon. It's fun to make up the mythology of the world and fill in the blanks about customs, etc. Fanfics are so fun to write based on Pokemon games, because there's so much that we don't know about the life of the people in the Pokeworld.

Plus, the game is fun, the anime (well, Kanto and Hoenn at least) is enjoyable, and the little critters are awesome ^_^

Dizzy September 16th, 2003 11:22 AM

they are my true friends , we've been friends since we were little i cant let sum silly little kids show get in the way of our friendship

The game is a different story

Greed September 16th, 2003 1:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dizzy
they are my true friends , we've been friends since we were little i cant let sum silly little kids show get in the way of our friendship

The game is a different story

Hmm.. well, Dizzy, you seem to care so much about ur popularity than something u like, hun. :(

At least ur not in my school, poke-fans get beat up everyday, why else would I have a black-eye or my nose be bleeding as I write this? O.o;; Owww...

Besides, I'm not a popular gurl, and yes, people who found out I liked pokemon left me, but I just told them to *bleep* off since I don't care about popularity.. : P
That's a reason, I don't like to be popular, EVERY move u make counts, and if u do a mistake, you can be a laughing stock. I'm not popular AT ALL, so NO ONE even frickin' cares what I do or if I do a mistake, I'm just dead to them..

Anyways, back on topic.. I realy think Pokemon's waaaay too childish, it almost reminds me of Barney and Teletubbies. yech.. But I only like it cus of the pokemon, I HATE every character there *except the elites and gym leaders* ^.^

Frostweaver September 16th, 2003 2:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dizzy
they are my true friends , we've been friends since we were little i cant let sum silly little kids show get in the way of our friendship

The game is a different story

i know popularity is important to you... but is it really worthy to sacrifice the real "who you are" to force yourself to be the popular "who you are"? A friend is someone who will always be with you regardless of anything. If all it takes is an anime/game to destroy this friendship, i'll just smash this right now...

i am not a popular person but i still have friends. There are even people in church that dislikes me (can't really say "hate") because i like Pokemon... but i also have true friends who doesn't mind the fact at all that i like Pokemon.

Dizzy September 16th, 2003 2:14 PM

Awww thank you somuch cartoon!

but frostweaver , these are the same people ive been with forever , there like my brothers and sisters , i dont like to ridiculed either , they are my true friends , weve been through everything together , when we had problems we all helped that one person , like when i got into a fight last year , i beat that kid up so bad because he said i was gay , and my friends had my back , we all punched him together , Cartoon OMG your right , I will Tell them to F*** off........ thanks for the advice u guys ^^ , its not every anime , we always watch mature anime , like sailormoon , cowboy bebop , even love hina on saturdays ................

sgtpepper00987 September 16th, 2003 2:22 PM

This thread has turned into as close of a bash thread as it can get b/c all I read is how pokemon is a shamed secret....or just something you dont really like you just play it for the game, so we might as well drop it.

Dizzy September 16th, 2003 2:27 PM

no this is a good discussion , i dont see any bashment , so keep discussing .

Kairi September 16th, 2003 2:50 PM

A lot of people are sticking up for their beliefs in Pokémon, and I don't see anyone saying "Because you tell everybody you like Pokémon, you're a loser!" etc. It's stayed very clean.

sgtpepper00987 September 16th, 2003 3:10 PM

Well, I guess I am reading between the lines and I am just seeing what I want to see I guess. BUt it just seems that there is an underlying hint of shame coming from some, but that may jsut be me.

Dizzy September 16th, 2003 3:13 PM

I am ashamed of liking pokemon sometimes.
Like i said the game is a different Story.
Its not like anyone worships pokemon like gods , that would be just unhealthy

Frostweaver September 16th, 2003 3:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kairi
A lot of people are sticking up for their beliefs in Pokémon, and I don't see anyone saying "Because you tell everybody you like Pokémon, you're a loser!" etc. It's stayed very clean.

then that means the US must be doing a lot better in terms of manner... if you dare to say that in a Canadian high school... i'll pick you up from the hospital after school then. If you didn't end up in the hospital, then you can live your life in isolation until they forget that you like Pokemon... that's how sad things are. If there's no group projection, i won't mind but right now i'll still have to rely on these "lovely" classmates of mine to get a good mark.

and Dizzy if what you described really is the case, then tell them that you like Pokemon. I'm sure they won't leave you.

Kairi September 16th, 2003 3:35 PM

I wear my Mew pin on my shirt all the time...maybe I said that already, but yeah. I want people to know I like it and flaunt it in public when possible. People don't dislike me for it, I'm talented etc. so they have to respect me. However, they don't mind it either.

Dizzy September 16th, 2003 5:33 PM

I want to tell them , but maybe i shouldnt , maybe when im a senior .....

Timbjerr September 16th, 2003 5:54 PM

stangely at my school, all pokéfans have this aura around them that only other pokéfans detect...maybe it's in the way they walk or in the way they talk, or it could be the fact that almost all of them have a Pikachu keychain hooked onto their backpack zipper...(not me, mine is a Golbat...lol ^.^)

I think that most kids at my school are indifferent towards pokémon, no one is judgemental. I even overheard two of my friends talking about the pokémon anime in the art room (if I wasn't so preoccupied with my own artwork, I would've gone over and talked with them...)

Dizzy September 16th, 2003 5:56 PM

its something when i draw pokemon because my friends think they are mythical beasts , unless i draw like pikachu or sumthin , i really dont wanna tell them

Frostweaver September 16th, 2003 11:58 PM

maybe Dizzy you can test them out kind of thing... draw a Pikachu (obvious "pokemon" figure) and see what they say. If they act positively against it, then good for you. Tell them you like Pokemon now and nothing bad will go on.

If they act negatively against it, you can always defend yourself by saying it's just a drawing nothing wrong with it kind of thing. Or say that you're drawing this for a little cousin or something... just find alternative methods to test out what they feel about Pokemon first then.

G-LANCE September 17th, 2003 12:04 AM

iv always luved pkmn. even though i recently joined (well not really but look at my post count, not bad eh?) iv probably liked pkmn as long as any of u. i remember my firsts, first pkmn card, first fav, blah blah blah...
anyway i think pokemon is a work of art and will probably have a legacy, like gundam and robotech. besides, "it took the world by storm", did ya hear that? STORM!

John Denver September 17th, 2003 1:32 PM

Everyone in my school likes pokemon, and some little 8th graders in the middle school make fun of me for liking pokemon when in my mind I KNOW they like pokemon as well...yes they do...

BOO ya!

Greed September 17th, 2003 1:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Dizzy
Awww thank you somuch cartoon!

but frostweaver , these are the same people ive been with forever , there like my brothers and sisters , i dont like to ridiculed either , they are my true friends , weve been through everything together , when we had problems we all helped that one person , like when i got into a fight last year , i beat that kid up so bad because he said i was gay , and my friends had my back , we all punched him together , Cartoon OMG your right , I will Tell them to F*** off........ thanks for the advice u guys ^^ , its not every anime , we always watch mature anime , like sailormoon , cowboy bebop , even love hina on saturdays ................

No prob, hun. ^^

I hope I didn't sound mean.. O.o;;;;

Dizzy September 17th, 2003 1:53 PM

actully it sounded sincere and caring , weird huh lol , i dunno , i might have to fight them to get them to realize that i can liek wut i wanna like ^^

Greed September 17th, 2003 1:54 PM

*hugs teh Wataru avatar aka G-LANCE's avatar* Mesa luuuvs Wataru.. =^^=

Hey! That's a gweat idea, frostweaver! Dizzy, u should really try it! Who knows? Perhaps they won't be mean about it! Good going, frostweaver! (uh oh...)

*Pats Frostweaver so heard that accidentaly sends frosty on the floor* Uhhh.. oops, my bad.. ^^;; *picks up frostweaver and tidies frosty up looking apologitecaly* Right.. Umm.. sowwy about that, frosty! I just do that whenever I'm weid.. O.o;; He he.. sowwy!

*backs away ten feet*

Anyways, frosty's right. You could just defend yourself like she said so that not all hope is lost. ^^ Good going! *gets ready to pat frostweaver but backs off* Umm.. right.. the hard-pat thing, I forgot! ^.^;;;

~*CaRtOON

Dizzy September 17th, 2003 1:57 PM

lol she's funny , we should make a joke thread lol !

Frostweaver September 17th, 2003 2:17 PM

first of all "he" not "she"... ahem...

secondly, that isn't the only way to "sound" them out. There are always alternatives that won't embarrass yourself if your friends don't like it but you can bring up the Pokemon topic safely.

Another way is to just talk about "oh did you know that they made a Pokemon game on graphing calculator?" go from there. If they just shrug it off and say whatever kind of thing, that means they don't hold much of a negative image for POkemon. If they starts insulting it, then you know it's not the safest thing to do then...

(btw do not play that game on the calculator... first of all calculator is a calculator not a gameboy, and second of all it's screwed up)

Dizzy September 17th, 2003 2:38 PM

silly , i was talkin about cartoon ....................

Doctor Itsy September 17th, 2003 4:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dizzy
Omg , I will never ever tell my friends , Id lose everything ......... I wouldnt be able to play DDR , Or talk to my friends , be popular , i wouldnt be able to wear fashions ....... i wouldnt even be able to be in tan house ......... WAhhhhhh , oh well they'll never kno lol

GOSH! If I was a super moderator you would lose about half your post count, you don't have to repeat everything you say over and over again.

Frostweaver September 17th, 2003 4:37 PM

no not you... it's the "she" inside cartoon's post that i'm referring to...

either way, i still think that they'll accept you dizzy even if you like Pokemon and they don't

ash_misty4ever September 17th, 2003 5:32 PM

Dizzy, if popularity is so important to u let it go because in the end u lose it all! when ur an adult u dont be cool be being popular. now i wear pokemon shirts everyday because i have pver 50 sirts... heck im wearing my pokemon ruby shirt right now!!(got it for my b-day at targetÜ) i know alot of people who love pokemon as much as i do but a little more less cause i am the ultimate pokemon trainer!!! :classic: ok anyway i am glad alot of u show that u like Pokemon and if ur TRUE friends dont like it maybe they just arent the TRUE type.


dang alls u are in high school and im in the 6th grade!!!
*dreams* hey wanna battle 3 on 3? *looks up at high schooler* AHHHHH a giant!!!!!!!! :laugh:

Greed September 18th, 2003 9:36 AM

Great thinking dude! ^^ *once again I do teh Pat of Doom, which once again, send frosty down* Whoops... O.O;;;;;;; SOWWY AGAIN! @[email protected] Someone ought to do that to me so that I can learn how poor frosty feels.. :(

*Hint: I'm now nicknaming Frostweaver frosty! Yay! If this offends u, frosty-boi, please tell me. *.*

(police pikachu arrive and take away CaRtOON, in the kickin' and screamin' thing.)

Me: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGH!!!!

Dizzy September 18th, 2003 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doctor Itsy
GOSH! If I was a super moderator you would lose about half your post count, you don't have to repeat everything you say over and over again.

ugh ur so mean , how come ur the only who is so mean to me? i didnt do anything to you so f*** off cause your annoying the Hhell outta me

Miyu-chan September 19th, 2003 3:42 AM

Stop it Dizzy and Docter Itsy. :/ I don't want to see this turn ugly. T.T

Ahem....
I first saw the pokemon dub, and I liked it. I never really played the games until recently. (I'm playing silver and sapphire) I love the games. *_* But I don't really research them, or something... x_x; I love the kawaii little pokemon, I used to have a Polywhirl (sp?) keychain on my bookbag. XD

I can't really say that I love pokemon, I just like it. n_n But the games are addicting. *_*

G-LANCE September 19th, 2003 4:42 AM

ve..ry s..o
ve..ry addic...tive
AAAAAHHHHH
*eats ruby cartridge*

jynx September 19th, 2003 11:10 AM

I want to play Pokemon in school.
But everytime I play, my schoolmates just teased at me!! :dead:

sgtpepper00987 September 19th, 2003 11:38 AM

It's things like that that just enforce the unfairness of the world, we all should be able to indulge our interests without criticism, but I guess as long as we can relate here than it is better than being alone.

Dizzy September 19th, 2003 12:16 PM

Id never ever do that , they might laugh me out , and i dnt want to be looked down upon , just because i like a little kids show ............

Fire Master September 19th, 2003 1:04 PM

Do you guys know how hard it is to pretend to be ignorant about pokemn? they said soemthing like pikachu is a grass type and i was almost like "no it is electric" But it turned out more like no it is stupide. My best friend thinks i hate pokemon....and i am invitng her tomorow to come over! *takes out huge poster of pokemon from room*

Dizzy September 19th, 2003 1:17 PM

Thats the same way I am !!!! Woah how cool is that , *burns pokemon posters * * flushes action figures down the toilet *

Greed September 19th, 2003 2:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dizzy
ugh ur so mean , how come ur the only who is so mean to me? i didnt do anything to you so f*** off cause your annoying the Hhell outta me

YAY! *Applauds but when CaRtOON turns her head, she sees Miyu-Chan shaking her head, then stops clapping* He he he... ^^;;;

Yeah, see, Dizzy? That's exactly the way everyone should use when they get ticked off! I use it, and it works! ^^;

*Miyu-Chan gives CaRtOON a "Don't-Encourage-This" look* He he he... ^^;;; I'll just shut up now..

*Sees Lance avatar again, then grabs it and dances away*

Dizzy September 19th, 2003 2:39 PM

Cartoon's ill , she's in my Friendship Circle ^^ , !!!!! THAnX 4 the ADVICE CARTOON ^^

22sa September 19th, 2003 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sgtpepper00987
I am new to this forum, but I am a junior in high school and some may see that as pathetic that I havent been able to let Pokemon go since I got into it about five years ago. Pokemon gives me an escape from the everyday world that is so violent and quick, Pokemon lets me be a little kid again and I just love the skin I am in when I am around it...I just want to know if any of you feel the same and if you would just tell us your sincere feelings of Pokemon.

Also, of what I've seen on this forum it is quite possibly the best Pokemon/anime forum I've ever seen and I would like to try to get to know some of you so that I can keep coming back.

Ah.

I've been able quit Pokemon for various length of time in Junior High. Since I strangely stopped watching TV and was totally away from Pokemon in Grade 9/10 I know very little. Than May 27th or something I got kind of desperate and went online to search for Pokemon and ya... I started reading about Pokemon and it's news for a short while.

I probably know just this one person that likes Pokemon at my school, it doesn't matter though since I haven't been able to fit Pokemon in my schedule and it seems to not be showing on TV here in Canda anymore:/.

Frostweaver September 19th, 2003 10:46 PM

um... YTV, 5:00 for weekdays... Pokemon will be on (last time i checked which is 3 weeks ago ^_^;; )

jynx September 20th, 2003 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dizzy
Thats the same way I am !!!! Woah how cool is that , *burns pokemon posters * * flushes action figures down the toilet *

Oh....
Well, i only invite my Pokemon friends to my house!
Others? "I'm sorry, my parents are busy today."

Timbjerr September 20th, 2003 5:25 AM

LOL...the other day, I was bored in class and I sketched a Crobat on the back of my paper. One of my classmates looked at me drawing it, and I think I scared him into thinking I was gothic or somethin' He said, "a four-winged bat? I never knew you were into all that gothic [stuff]" (replace "stuff" with another S word)

jynx September 20th, 2003 7:07 AM

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Originally Posted by tmbjr
LOL...the other day, I was bored in class and I sketched a Crobat on the back of my paper. One of my classmates looked at me drawing it, and I think I scared him into thinking I was gothic or somethin' He said, "a four-winged bat? I never knew you were into all that gothic [stuff]" (replace "stuff" with another S word)

XDDD
my primary textbooks are filled with Pokemon drawings!
Especially Mandarin one, errr..Mandarin lessons are the most boring ever!! :dead:

Dizzy September 20th, 2003 7:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jynx
Oh....
Well, i only invite my Pokemon friends to my house!
Others? "I'm sorry, my parents are busy today."


cool , pokemon the show is for kiddies ......... and what do you mean by pokemon friends????? lol

jynx September 20th, 2003 8:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Dizzy
cool , pokemon the show is for kiddies ......... and what do you mean by pokemon friends????? lol

I mean those ppl I know who likes Pokemon.

Dizzy September 20th, 2003 8:55 AM

Oh , Well I can see why. My friends and I share one Common Thing , The mall , were constantly at the mall . But sometimes we occasionally walk into toy stores and Electronic Boutiques ........... Sometimes ill look at Pokemon and they'll think im buying them for my nephew...

Kayleigh September 20th, 2003 4:26 PM

Pokémon!
 
Okay, I'm new so that's why my post is late on this thread. ^_^'

Pokémon's been my favorite show for like five years now, and I'm still not ashamed to admit that in front of anybody! ;) No offense intended, but I think that anyone who is too embarrassed to admit that they like a certain show is not a true fan. Luckily I have a nice brother that's really close to my age and he likes Pokémon almost (lol) as much as I do!
My best friend isn't exactly crazy about it, but she still likes to watch it, play the games, etc.
I don't mean to sound like anyone who won't admit Pokémon's their favorite show is a trader, because some freaks would beat them up if they did. O_o Just around friends though, a person should feel comfortable enough to say things like that.

Oh, and btw, I'm in Junior High too! ^_^ When I first joined this site I was thinking that there'd probably be a lot of younger kids, but it's actually turned out to have more of my age! *claps*

Stephanie_ September 20th, 2003 5:30 PM

Oh I'm in junior high to an 8th grader to be exact....
Anyway I have a comment to your post Kayleigh...
I know people shouldn't be afraid to admitt that stuff expecally if they love that anime or thing a lot like with you and pokemon haha! It's right I think that and I fully go to your desicion but sometimes people wonder about how there friends will react, its all a matter people should get over they should be able to go on a cliff and say I love pokemon or something...
I've loved pokemon since 5 years and I'd always be watching it! I'm the only one out of my friends who like anime...so it does get embarrassing saying things like that...but some of my friends know and some dont I like it how it is but if they ask I would tell ^_^ So people should say the truth...

Timbjerr September 20th, 2003 6:20 PM

I agree with Kayleigh. I may not be totally open with my obsession with pokémon, but the few people in my circle of friends all know and at times call me the "pokémon guru" for it...

22sa September 20th, 2003 7:34 PM

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Originally Posted by frostweaver
um... YTV, 5:00 for weekdays... Pokemon will be on (last time i checked which is 3 weeks ago ^_^;; )

Okay, got it, but it's not on this week. Maybe it'll be on next week. >.> Thanx.

Greed September 21st, 2003 12:28 PM

I know I'm so Ill. ^^;;
My friends don't mind me liking Pokemon, they think it's cute, actually. O.o;; Besides, they also think Pokemon is cool cus it's kiddish. ^^

Hakudoushi-kun September 21st, 2003 7:11 PM

i did a project on pkmn last year in grade 8, and everyone in my class liked it. i guess most people thought i was funny, so they liked what i had created. no one gets beat up or anything for liking pkmn at my school(there are some verbal comments, but not much). <_<

Miyu-chan September 22nd, 2003 3:13 AM

Do people actully get beaten up for liking Pokemon? =_= Such a strange world... I don't tell my friends that I like pokemon, but they're even worse then me, cause they see Hamtaro. -_-" I like Hamtaro too, they're so kawaii! XD

Kayleigh September 22nd, 2003 8:40 AM

Yeah...
 
Yeah, Hamtaro is so adorable! ^_^ Alot of people still like Pokémon here (Or atleast they don't make bad comments about it) but since Yu-gi-oh came out, it's lost some of its popularity. I'm still a #1 fan though! Pokémon's just such a cute and cool show, and I love how they made it for both boys and girls.

Dizzy September 22nd, 2003 11:19 AM

At my school , the pokemon kids and Yugioh Kids get beat up , i know its wrong , They think of yu gi oh as a more evolved version of pokemon though , just because they use monsters with jaws and crap like that ....

Kayleigh September 22nd, 2003 4:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Dizzy
At my school , the pokemon kids and Yugioh Kids get beat up , i know its wrong , They think of yu gi oh as a more evolved version of pokemon though , just because they use monsters with jaws and crap like that ....

Really?! That's dumb... I don't ever watch Yu-gi-oh, but I keep hearing how much 'cooler' it is than Pokémon. :tired: I disagree.
Not like Pokémon is any better of a show, it's just that I don't see why people are always comparing it to Yu-gi-oh! Sure, they both have monsters/creatures on them, but besides that the shows are completely different. I think it's only because both are such profitable buisnesses so they're kind of rivaling each other now. *sighs*

Dizzy September 22nd, 2003 4:43 PM

I hate Yugioh actually , its just a bunch of cards .......

Kayleigh September 22nd, 2003 4:48 PM

Ech...
 
I know... I've never really understood how the card playing part could be interesting. o_o

Stephanie_ September 22nd, 2003 5:01 PM

At my school all the people that like anime hang out I talk to a lot of those people even though some of my friends don't like them I don't see whats wrong with them I'm just real good hearted is what people say to me...I actually had a comment that I have a golden heart o_O well he people that hang out in that group get teased except for me....I don't see why so what if they like anime it rocks!

Hakudoushi-kun September 22nd, 2003 6:44 PM

yugioh's pretty cool. almost all animes have a great storyline. i don't compare any to another. each one is great in different ways

Miyu-chan September 23rd, 2003 2:22 PM

Yuugioh is great. *_*

And...back to Pokemon. XD I have this habit of bring my GBC with Pkmn Silver to school, and yesterday, it got discovered by my friend. I was like..."Eheheh... *sweatdrop*" And my friend said, "Can I borrow it?" And then my classmates strated going on about how less Pokemon I have in my Pokedex. x_x; I was surprised.

Kairi September 23rd, 2003 2:31 PM

Lol, that's why my game paks have completed Pokédexes. Kids came up to me and quizzed me on Pokdex data, and I shocked them. XD

Frostweaver September 23rd, 2003 2:43 PM

i was always considered as a terrible player. 22 pokemon in pokedex with 200 hour record, only 1 trainer star too. They just go like "ahaha this guy probably lose so many times that it'll take him at least a whole year to get another trainer star."

but as long as i know what i'm doing, i don't really care...

Timbjerr September 23rd, 2003 2:44 PM

Actually, I'm beginning to think that a lot of kids at my school like pokémon, but almost all of them keep it a secret...today, I was talkling to two of my friends that were discussing the pokémon anime and I was like O.o "I didn't know you two were into pokémon!"
And I just now recalled that during the testing at the end of last year, someone brought a GBC with Pokémon Silver with it to play with after the test, and I remember he asked em to beat the elite 4 for him, and he was surprised that I could beat them so easily (to be honest, I was also surprised, with the attacks his pokémon had -_-)

Hakudoushi-kun September 23rd, 2003 7:00 PM

yes, they hide their true feelings. isn't that sad. tsk tsk

Stephanie_ September 23rd, 2003 7:19 PM

It is sad very sad why would you want to keep a part of you hidden?

22sa September 24th, 2003 5:24 AM

You know, no one at my school would really dislike you for liking Pokemon if you can keep cool... >_>;;

jynx September 24th, 2003 8:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Kairi
Lol, that's why my game paks have completed Pokédexes. Kids came up to me and quizzed me on Pokdex data, and I shocked them. XD

XDDD
I used to be a Cantonese-English-Japanese Pokemon dictionary to my friends.
They kept asking me, "Dictionary, What's XXX(what ever) Japanese name?"

Hakudoushi-kun September 24th, 2003 6:16 PM

must've been bother some. people who base their info from dubs are always asking what happens next, and so on.

Timbjerr September 24th, 2003 6:32 PM

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Originally Posted by images
must've been bother some. people who base their info from dubs are always asking what happens next, and so on.

most of the RL pokéfans I know are 10 y/o like that, I think they thought I worked at 4kids or something when I told them everything that happens to Ash in Hoenn...

Frostweaver September 24th, 2003 7:52 PM

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Originally Posted by tmbjr
most of the RL pokéfans I know are 10 y/o like that, I think they thought I worked at 4kids or something when I told them everything that happens to Ash in Hoenn...

i wish i can do that to foolish ppl like that... if you're knowledgable about a certain thing, then you'll be mistaken to be an official member about it...

Miyu-chan September 25th, 2003 3:36 AM

XD You know, I saw on TV, that in Japan, there's a Pokemon Contest, that kids and their parents join. x_x; They were cool. They were like quizzing them on their cries and their length, and the TV show... My mom was like "they're insane" x_x;;

jynx September 25th, 2003 3:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Miyu-chan
XD You know, I saw on TV, that in Japan, there's a Pokemon Contest, that kids and their parents join. x_x; They were cool. They were like quizzing them on their cries and their length, and the TV show... My mom was like "they're insane" x_x;;

They did that in Hong Kong 3years ago too.....I wish they had continued.

ash_misty4ever September 27th, 2003 3:38 PM

OKAY! i am getting soo mad! Popularity this blah blah blah Ok now i think this thing should be deleted because its pointless to talk about flushing pokemon action figs down the toilet because your friends wont like u?!!

Dizzy September 27th, 2003 5:11 PM

um first of all , thats flame , and i can report you for that , and yes , im entitled to if i feel so leave me the helll alone. Who do you think you are anyways? Im a member just like you so you need to cool it. OK?

Kairi September 27th, 2003 5:17 PM

You have to realize some people are ashamed, that's what this topic is for. For stories about both sides. Don't get so caught up in your side that you can't even see the other.

Dizzy, don't censor bypass please.

Dizzy September 27th, 2003 5:23 PM

Sorry Kairi ( can i say Heck instead? )

Im sorry if i flamed him back , please dont ban me !
Im your number one fan !

Kairi September 27th, 2003 5:28 PM

No one would ban you over such a small thing. You're a valuable member, everyone makes mistakes.

Yes, heck is fine.

Hakudoushi-kun September 28th, 2003 7:25 PM

there are people here that get offended by words like that (ok by me though^-^
) so ya, like kairi said, there are alternatives. sorry dizzy if i'm bagging on you

Keitaro October 2nd, 2003 8:28 AM

I'm replying to the start of the topic btw...
I'm 20 and I still am into Pokémon (even though I'm more into animé itself) I consider Pokémon the reason I'm even in animé so I will never give up on it. It's lil thing I like to call freedom, people out there cost their lives for it so we shouldn't let it goto waste just because another one of us doesn't like it, all my buddies know I like Pokémon and they don't care they still know me as me lol. (Yes us canadians have some freedom too, we just don't like to boast about it as much as americans lol).

Dizzy October 2nd, 2003 6:50 PM

I put all my pokemon stuff in a box and shoved it in a corner in my attic , but dont get me wrong i love pokemon just as much as the next guy , i just think its more for kids

Hakudoushi-kun October 2nd, 2003 6:55 PM

i keep all my pkmn stuff in an old backpack(mostly TCG cards). i sometimes look over them and get surprised at what i actually have.


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