Is Liking Pokemon something You should hide

Started by Nearsighted king of Ice May 4th, 2009 12:29 AM
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Nearsighted king of Ice

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Age 26
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Seen May 4th, 2014
Posted May 4th, 2014
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14.2 Years
I read in http://www.dragonflycave.com/aapdead.aspx saying this I like Pokémon, but I have to keep it secret from my friends and it's driving me crazy," or "My mom keeps telling me I should be growing out of Pokémon," or "I'm 13, am I too old to like Pokémon?" The point of mentioning this is that basically teenagers are often afraid of revealing that they like Pokémon in real life, because in their peers' and parents' minds, Pokémon is a kid's game and this makes them feel embarrassed about it and want to hide it. I know of quite a few personally who keep it even from their family and parents. There are more Pokémon fans around than it seems at first glance. Is liking pokemon something you should hide? In My oppinion I don't care what people think about me.

Make sense? Oh, what fun is there in making sense?

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Age 27
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15.1 Years
The only thing I care about is my parents...my dad which reckons Pokémon is "fightfightfightfightfight". Go freaking play any other freaking RPG

So...yeah. My friends like Pokémon too. But then some of my other ones don't...But stuff them.
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Nearsighted king of Ice

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Age 26
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Manehattan, Equestria
Seen May 4th, 2014
Posted May 4th, 2014
991 posts
14.2 Years
Well I my self Hated Pokemon about 5 years ago all i liked digimon more than nothing then I bought Pokemon TCG then I never saw digimon series on T.V. ever again I had no choice but to watch pokemon and Now I like pokemon more than my sister (then again I like anything better then my sister) but the point POKEMON RULEZ

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Age 30
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Southern Europe
Seen January 25th, 2013
Posted October 21st, 2009
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15.4 Years
It seems like everybody has a Pokemon Cycle.

Yay Pokemon! --> Pokemon is for babies! --> Yay Pokemon again!
This is my case right now. I would be hiding it trying to act all cool and such and my friends just yapping away about Pokemon. They would go say uh Happiny evolves to Chansey at what level and I would come out of nowhere going it only evolves through happiness. Then an awkward stare would arise I would tell em and we went on talking about Pokemon. I love it.
Age 28
Male
Australia, NSW
Seen January 28th, 2011
Posted January 27th, 2011
237 posts
14 Years
No, If you like it you should stick up for what you like, just don't go mentioning Pokemon randomly to people haha, but if someone asked you if you like Pokemon then just say yeah, There is nothing really wrong for liking a game ... So no you should not. I don't really hide it at all, if someone mentions Pokemon I will talk to them about it all my friends really do not care what I like as a game.

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Age 31
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United Kingdom
Seen September 11th, 2013
Posted September 23rd, 2012
520 posts
16.2 Years
When I was young, when Pokémon first came out me and my friends all loved it for years. It was the craze. I grew out of it by the time the GBA Series was around, but I still watch most of Johto. A few years ago I watched the Hoenn series and got hooked again. When Pokémon is mentioned, I say I liked the games and the old series. Which is pretty much true, I'm not a fan of DP (Although I'm on Diamond on the DS atm) but I don't say I go on forums and do a bit of role play.

Dunsparce

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Seen January 1st, 2023
Posted July 8th, 2022
1,246 posts
17.6 Years
I've NEVER hidden the fact that I like Pokemon. N-E-V-E-R.

I could care less what other people think. If your friends or bf/gf make fun fo you for it, then LEAVE THEM. If they don't accept that you like Pokemon, what kind of friends are they? There's plenty of people out there that will accept you for who you are.

processr

Age 30
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Southampton
Seen November 18th, 2016
Posted April 11th, 2014
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18 Years
This is my case right now. I would be hiding it trying to act all cool and such and my friends just yapping away about Pokemon. They would go say uh Happiny evolves to Chansey at what level and I would come out of nowhere going it only evolves through happiness. Then an awkward stare would arise I would tell em and we went on talking about Pokemon. I love it.
lrn2evolve

I've never actively hidden my liking of Pokémon. Rather, the subject hasn't really cropped up. Though some of my peers at school are actually still into it, somewhat surprisingly, given I've never heard them mention it before. I've been open to discussing it much more, as a result.
Age 32
Canada Alberta
Seen October 17th, 2013
Posted October 17th, 2013
116 posts
15.8 Years
im actually quite open with people knowing i like pokemon...im almost 19 and i still play pokemon...actaully its preaty awsome cause i met this girl who is going to japan and she loves pokemon and shes gunna send me a pokemon (like a teddy bear) and people dont mind...like me and my friend were playing together at the univiersit in our english class and nobody really cared...actaully if it wasnt for me being so open i wouldnt have met some of my best friends :D


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Seen April 18th, 2014
Posted May 12th, 2009
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14.1 Years
I think that most people have liked Pokemon or something similar at some point in their lives, so the people I know tend to be less judgmental and more nostalgic when Pokemon comes up in conversation (which is....almost never).

But if you're still seriously into Pokemon at a certain point (I don't know...like 15?) I wouldn't use it as an icebreaker. xD When I was caught playing it, I got a weird glance; but then I just said, "Everybody has their crutches," and she laughed and said, "That's true." Problem solved. c=

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Seen January 10th, 2015
Posted June 3rd, 2012
1,701 posts
14.1 Years
I liked pokemon, and then I sort of lost interest. I found my old Leafgreen like 2 years ago and got back into it. I sort of forgot how much I liked it...
No-one has really asked me if I liked pokemon but if they did, I wouldn't lie. It's just it's never come up in conversation, so I haven't said anything.

Amaruuk

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Posted February 3rd, 2023
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15 Years
I don't like, go around advertising my fandom to all the other kiddies at my college, but I don't make it a point to keep it hidden. I talk about design and other stuff when I'm at school, anyway. There aren't many places where Pokemon could come up in conversation at school unless I'm doodling Pokemon and someone notices. No one ever really watches me draw, though, and I'm usually doodling random weird stuff or dragons anyway, not Pokemon.




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Seen May 30th, 2009
Posted May 21st, 2009
26 posts
14 Years
i have liked pokemon since red and blue, took me a while to actually try it out cuz it didnt attract me at first but i was hooked since. i played all the time back in 7th grade like 8-9 years ago when it was in its rave and the whole pokemon wave started and the last game i had was Gold Version. i took my game boy to school, battled my friends, collected cards even though i did not play them. but as of now this has really died down to a afterthought here in puerto rico, but since i wanted to try the new series of ruby/sapphire to remember old times sake (emulator on my HTC Touch cuz i dont have a GBA since i cant find a decent DS emulator for D/P/PL for PC) I liked the modern taste of the game since then and got hooked again.

as for the topic, i dont mention it cuz basically theres no one to talk to about this since its old news where i live so i just enjoy it by myself as a passtime. but i never deny that i did like it and still do

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Seen November 25th, 2010
Posted April 20th, 2010
392 posts
14.1 Years
Only my best friends and my family know I like Pokemon xP. Yeah...basically what you said..people don't really reveal it.
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Cham

Cool Trainer

Age 35
Ayase, Japan
Seen December 27th, 2014
Posted April 12th, 2013
148 posts
14.1 Years
I've liked Pokemon since the very beginning, but I did notice sometime near the end of middle school it stopped being "cool". I kept playing the video games and watching the show, though I stopped collecting the cards. I have played the games consistently since then, except for maybe the 3rd generation until FR/LG were released. I've never really talked to any of my friends about it, though there are a select few that I've caught playing it, and they actually tried to hide it until I told them I played too. A lot of people in the military have the tough guy mentality and even if they did play, they would never let anyone know, which in my opinion is really stupid, so I try to break free of that thought process.