23, and I'm a crusty old crab. Yes, I've been embarrassed at times - I was taunted during Years 7-9 for liking Pokémon… and then came senior high school and mostly everyone matured - so the closeted . Pokémon fans would start talking about it again.
Besides, it's not like most parents know what they should be letting their children buy anyway - if you're a kid playing COD at the age of 14 and being forced to fill a swear jar, what's wrong with Pokémon?
I basically agree with good old Sotomura here, I'm turning 21 in October and I often get mocked for playing Pokemon. You don't have to be forced to not play Pokemon in your 20's, you'd be surprised at how many older players there are on PC alone.
I'm 19 and my parents know that I still play Pokémon, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it as long as you enjoy playing it thats all that really matters tbh. Also you don't have to buy the console and the game right away, there's still two months before the release date and even then that's October, the next holiday is Christmas which is a perfect opportunity for you to get a 3DS along with one of the games. Either way I personally would tell them but it's entirely up to you what you do.
Yeah, he's also right. I mean, I'm in my 20's yet people think I can't play a "childlish" game like Pokemon. I still love the franchise even more than when I was younger, and I plan on getting Pokemon X & Y around Christmas as well. At least I got my 3DS early, around a month before the games were even announced!