Is pokémon your favorite franchise?

Started by moon April 14th, 2014 5:44 AM
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moon

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Simple question, maybe not so simple answer :)

Out of all the things you might consider yourself a fan of, are you most devoted to the pokémon fandom/franchise or some other?
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Pendraflare

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I would say I am. While there are other franchises I do tend to like, i've been with Pokémon since the beginning and I don't see it changing anytime soon. I don't talk about it with people in public that much, though.
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Centipede Chan

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Pokemon is my number one thing, and I always liked it since I was 4/5ish. I really got into the whole pokemon business the past 4 years, like really into it. I buy all my pokemon games 4th gen and up. I do buy other merch such as plushes and the TCG. Heck, I even play the TCGO.

Sonic is my second favorite (not a big fan on the fandom though)

Hikamaru

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Pokemon is my number one devoted franchise, because it's been with me since discovering it. I'm part of quite a lot of fandoms as evidenced by my Tumblr page but Pokemon's the one I'm always true to.
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Timbjerr

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Personally, being a Pokémon fan is simply an extension of my Nintendo fanboyism in general, but if I must be more specific, it probably goes something like this:

1) Legend of Zelda
2) Metroid
3) Pokémon
4) Fire Emblem
5) Disney Animated Canon

That last one's a little off the wall, but you get my drift. XD

Khoshi

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2nd to Touhou Project, though that's sort of slipping back, so I think Pokemon will take #1 again. X)

I only started with Diamond, but I quickly went backwards, through to Crystal, FireRed, Red, etc etc. I grew more and more into the series as a whole, getting into things like getting up to date news, trawling around Serebii, and all that.

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Pokemon is #1 for me. No other franchise even comes close.
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Well Pokemon is not my number one favorite franchise. Course it is in either my top ten or maybe even top twenty five favorite franchises. Course I am not exactly sure where in the list it would be in.
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Pokémon is definitely one of my favorite franchises. It's actually my most favorite, to be honest. There's plenty of other things I like, such as Star Fox, F-Zero, Super Mario, and Legend of Zelda, but nothing could ever be compared to this. Been introduced to it when I was six or so when my dad gifted me Blue version, and have clung to Pokémon ever since. :3

Cherrim

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I think it might be third after Kingdom Hearts and Tales. Pokémon is probably my #1 nostalgic franchise but I don't keep up with it all that closely, to be honest. I used to buy all the side games, tons of merch, and so on but now I play the main generations once and forget about it until the next major release.


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Brendino

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If we're talking about all time, then I can easily say that Pokemon is my favorite franchise. Of course, there have been certain points of time (including right now) where my interest in it fades a bit and other things capture my interest, but Pokemon is the only thing I can think of that I've loved for such a long time, and I don't see that going away any time soon.
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Yup! Pokemon has been my childhood favorite, so I have a special attachment with it. While there have been phases in which I gained more interest on certain franchises (Axis Powers Hetalia, Disney etc.), at the end of it all, I'll always return back to Pokemon.

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moon

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I would probably say Pokémon is in my wibbly wobbly top 3. Right now, Doctor Who is ridiculously high on my list, but as I'm still fairly new to it I don't dare to say for how long it'll be like that ;) Homestuck is still in the top spot. Homestuck is the best there is. Pokémon is great, but I'm not really actively into it anymore, at least not the gaming or anime. I read manga from time to time and I still love forum roleplaying with pokémon and talking about them on the PokéCommunity. So yeah, top 3, probably.
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Wether Pokémon is my #1 or not is hard to say because all of my favorite franchises are kind of all my #1. So I guess I would say yes, Pokémon is my #1 along with SeaWorld, The Big Bang Theory, My Little Pony, and Doctor Who. Though Pokémon has been around the longest.

Mithel_Celestia

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Pokemon is on the list of my most favorite franchises, but unfortunately, it's not my #1 favorite. I'm not saying I'm growing out of Pokemon, the game gives me far too much inspiration with ideas and it's strategy thinking is what excelerates me. I might never grow out of it. It's not my #1, but its SO close.
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Gender: Male
Hometown: Lacunosa Town
Trainer class: Ranger, Psychic, Deceiver*
Specializes in: Dark, Psychic-Types

*Deceiver (Japanese: 奇術師 Illusionist) is a type of trainer class who specializes in Illusions and deceptive tactics to take advantage of their opponents. They are tricksters and tend to disguise themselves as another trainer class to deceive challenging trainers, but soon break off of it as soon as they are found. They tend to use annoyer and stall tactics such as Embargo and Swagger along with bulky and fast Dark-types like Zoroark and Umbreon to give trainers a hard time during battle.

Patrick

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As a gaming franchise, not even close. As a pop culture icon? I'm a bit more behind it that way than anything. I find silly Tumblr fanart to be way more interesting than anything coming out of Game Freak. Still love the Pokemonamie, though. This generation's had some good things come along with it, which is great and all, but I'm definitely more in it for fan musings and irony at this point.

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It probably is in my top 3. I'm one of those people who doesn't really keep up with it, but when a main series game comes out I'll always get a copy. Which makes me have a little craze with it, but that usually dies out once I beat the game lololol. I always love it though and I've followed it all these years. I'm just not that die hard for anything.