Emotionally attached?

Started by Mew~ July 24th, 2011 7:36 AM
  • 3178 views
  • 49 replies

Mew~

THE HOST IS BROKEN

Seen April 13th, 2016
Posted April 12th, 2016
4,163 posts
14.2 Years
Heh, well I think this is an interesting topic. The question may sound a little exaggerated but I'm sure you know what I mean.

Do you find yourself get emotionally attached to the Pokémon you train in your games? I mean, I know you can't really communicate with them and such, but you do work hard to train most of them, and some help you out through most of the games.

Like, I sometimes feel pretty bad when one of my Pokémon faints and feel sorry for it, rather than get angry. xD
There was nothing. Followed by everything. Swirling, burning specks of creation that circled life-giving suns. And then we reached to the light.

Age 30
Male
New York City
Seen May 21st, 2016
Posted May 16th, 2016
3,597 posts
15.9 Years
That what Nuzlockes are for too.
lurid/lucid

"I want to tear myself from this place, from this reality, rise up like a cloud and float away, melt into this humid summer night and dissolve somewhere far, over the hills. But I am here, my legs blocks of concrete, my lungs empty of air, my throat burning. There will be no floating away."

Khaled Hosseini

→ Refresh for a different picture
→ White FC: Haruka 0347 0171 1756


whoever disabled my signature:
my signature is not even close to 300px tall.
i dont understand why it was disabled.

Patatas Fritas

bajo el mismo sol ღ

Age 27
Female
Spain
Seen February 10th, 2023
Posted December 7th, 2017
2,222 posts
15.2 Years
Yeah, I get this a lot. Especially if they're one of the species I like - I hate having to trade poké's I've had a long time and I feel so bad if they faint.l

Especially if they're my only chance of winning the battle :x
Miraculous!
Simply the
best!
Up to the test
when things go wrong

Corvus of the Black Night

Wild Duck Pokémon

Age 30
Non-binary
With the Birds
Seen January 9th, 2015
Posted January 9th, 2015
3,416 posts
14.3 Years
Yeah, I call this Pokemon Eric the Honchkrow.

I raised him since he was just a little Murkrow, and even though he's a total badass right now, I can't help but feel bad for him when he faints.

He's always in my party and he's almost always in first place if I'm not doing any sort of Battle-Tower esque stuff. He's bar none my favourite Pokemon in the entire game, over other Honchies and everything, and even though in general Murkrow is my favourite Pokemon, Eric always wins my heart over every time. :)

mikey

Age 30
Male
Seen 2 Hours Ago
Posted 4 Days Ago
6,229 posts
14.1 Years
Yeah, I have felt that way a couple of times before, especially with my starters.

Moderator
of Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Discord Moderator

Smooky

You blinked, didn't you?

Age 31
Female
Pennsylvania
Seen March 25th, 2012
Posted July 25th, 2011
59 posts
14.2 Years
I literally call my Pokemon my babies. I raise many of my favorites from hatchlings, and I develop a parental bond with them. I imagine them with their personalities, and allow myself to be completely sucked into the "Pokeverse". Sometimes I like to brag about my "children" to my other Pokemon-playing friends. Luckily, they don't think it's weird, because they do the same thing lol.

I was devastated when I lost Platinum... I only hope that if anyone found it, they didn't erase my babies! My precious little ones! T_T

My babies.
Female
New Zealand
Seen November 13th, 2013
Posted September 25th, 2013
72 posts
11.9 Years
Kinda like Smooky said.
I don't refer to them as my baby's but.. I also love my Pokémon and imagine them with their personalities etc <3
I also try to get my Pokémon through various events (trading with friends, spin off games, in game events ect) so that many of my Pokémon have a background story of where I got them from.
Vulpix has always been my fav Pokémon - I got mine from XD. I specially like the Colosseum/XD Pokémon due to the story with needing to get friendly with them before unlocking their hearts etc.
My Vulpix didn't end up getting a too good nature but.. I love her either way <3
And again, same as Smooky, I lost my Ruby (or rather a friend deleted it...) with my very first Pokémon ever D:

Perriechu

i make this look easy tik-tik boom like gasoline-y

Age 27
Male
England
Seen December 11th, 2021
Posted August 12th, 2020
4,076 posts
14.1 Years
I don't get really attached to them. But I find it hard to watch my starter Pokemon get knocked out. ;-; Because y'know it's my starter, they usually stick with me throughout the entire game until I transfer. If I start a new game I'll usually trade it. But then forget about it. ;-;

For some reason I get attached to my Pokemon in Nuzlockes, I get attached to them quicker and for some reason get really annoyed when they die.

But I don't get freakishly attached.









Female
NYC
Seen July 15th, 2013
Posted July 12th, 2012
200 posts
14.1 Years
Now that I think about it, I really do. I don't refer to them as my babies or anything like that, but I do get sad when they faint and I imagine they have personalities that I guess I do get attached to. I also get sad whenever I restart my games, even if I hadn't been playing in quite some time.

U.Flame

Maker of Short Games

Age 27
Male
Unknown
Seen 1 Day Ago
Posted January 17th, 2023
1,322 posts
15 Years
I really do get attached to my Pokemon. I don't know how to live without without my Blaziken!
The more you learn about something, the more you realize just how much you don't know. I've shelved my more ambitious ideas in favor of smaller, more feasible projects and contributions. While I still have an ongoing project, and still intend to experiment with improving Gen 3's multiplayer, it's been much less stressful doing smaller things, like entries for Anthroyd's MAGM contests.

Of which you can check out here:
Naillevaihcam
Magical Altering Gym Menagerie
Age 25
Male
On the internet
Seen September 28th, 2011
Posted August 2nd, 2011
29 posts
11.8 Years
I've definitely gotten attached to my Pokemon, that's for sure. I can't stand it when my Pokemon faint when I could've easily prevented it, haha. Every Pokemon I've ever owned/trained with me to the Champion is special to me, that's for sure.

Lieutenant Unstable

Camelot Castaway

Age 31
Female
Kanto & Sinnoh
Seen May 30th, 2020
Posted February 2nd, 2013
213 posts
15.7 Years
Yeah, I definitely get attached, and I'm glad I'm not the only one, haha!

I'll feel really bad/sad when they faint, and a lot of times I'll coax them through a hard battle. I'll even feel bad if I give them too long of a break from battling with me cos I start to think they feel neglected or something...lol.
Claimed in the name of INSANITY!

My Livejournal __ My Twitter ___ My Facebook

Feel free to PM/VM :knockedou I'm always looking to make new friends!


75% of Pokemon gamers use cheats and specially made codes to make their pokemon battle-worthy. If you are one of the 25% percent that level their Pokemon up legally, put this in your signature.
Age 30
Male
*shrugs shoulders*
Seen February 19th, 2014
Posted December 20th, 2011
73 posts
12.1 Years
Well of course I get attached to the Pokemon I raise. They become friendly with me, so it's only natural that I would feel the same way. Raising Pokemon is like raising a pet: there isn't really much point to raising them if you don't feel even a little love for them.
Age 32
Male
Earth
Seen September 3rd, 2011
Posted September 3rd, 2011
95 posts
11.8 Years
Sometimes I'll feel bad about just throwing a pokemon into the PC and never using it, like it doesn't get to experience life to the fullest. However, the one thing that's made me "feel" the most in a Pokemon game is not a pokemon, but one of the characters. Bianca. For the first time, I feel genuinely bad about beating someone. I'll often give her a fighting chance and allow her to take a few of of my pokemon out before winning cause I want her to feel better about her ability.

It's sad, really, that I care so much about a blob of pixels's feelings.
My SoulSilver Team

Friend Codes
Diamond: 1893-3020-5884
SoulSilver: 1936-0731-9729
White: 4727-9870-4645

Age 32
Male
Canada
Seen January 24th, 2017
Posted September 28th, 2015
53 posts
11.8 Years
Not sure if it's the same, but I remember having a bit of an attachment to Weedle when I first started playing Pokemon. Weedle was my first ever Pokemon card, and I remember playing Yellow and being super disappointed that you can't catch Weedles in Yellow ;_; oh, to be 8 years old again.
Age 29
Female
Under the Bridge
Seen October 15th, 2017
Posted September 23rd, 2011
379 posts
12.8 Years
I have this one Magnezone that I'm really attached to. It's pretty much in my party the whole time. I migrated it from Sapphire, to Diamond, and then to Black. And now it's level 87. <3

I may get attached to my other pokemon, but just not as much as my Magnezone.