Xaldin

Big things come in Nice packages.

Male
Mississippi
Seen July 9th, 2015
Posted April 1st, 2015
269 posts
10.2 Years
Ever since my 3ds got stolen during high school I've had quite a break on it. it had my White 2 in there and a load of EV trained pokes,so i didn't play till the rest of the junior year,and sometime during my senior year. But then i found this forum,did some Challenges,when afk for a while,and now i'm back!
Age 30
Male
Seen June 28th, 2019
Posted December 13th, 2015
3,801 posts
13.4 Years
For me, it was when these particular moments in life happened. In order of course.


1 - Losing my copy of Silver in a fire.
2 - Having my DS and Pokémon games stolen.
3 - Getting so frustrated with Platinum that I started to think that playing Pokémon in general was doing more harm than good when it came to relaxing.
Age 31
Male
Seen January 1st, 2016
Posted March 27th, 2015
270 posts
9 Years
I was really disappointed by gen 3, so from about 2004 to 2008, I didn't play pokemon much at all. It's hard to say I was complete out though, as I despite not wanting it, I actually got Emerald for Christmas one year and would play it every so often. If Emerald didn't have a good postgame, I think there's every chance I wouldn't be a pokemon fan right now. I think my Mum might regret getting me Emerald for Christmas now, and I think my brother suggested she get it for me as a practical joke {XD}

Bounsweet

Fruit Pokémon

Seen September 17th, 2018
Posted October 11th, 2017
2,102 posts
15.6 Years
If I did, it was either very short-lived or I was only playing it really, really sparingly. I think for a month or two I wasn't playing it, when I had reset my ACNL village and after I beat the Elite Four, but before Pokémon Bank was released.

Honestly that's a question I never asked myself but I guess it would be no, I haven't really taken a serious break from Pokémon!

Taemin

MOVE

he / they
USA
Seen January 6th, 2023
Posted December 9th, 2022
11,196 posts
17.8 Years
Yeah, all the way back during Johto.

That series / region didn't hold my interest much, and I fell out of it until Hoenn came along.

Not since then, though.


I can't leave this spot that's empty without you
It's an area that no one else can fill
The night's never gonna be the same.

SHINee - Area

paired to Palamon

CelticsPhan

Get Poke'd

Age 25
Male
Massachusetts, USA
Seen July 20th, 2020
Posted June 3rd, 2017
468 posts
9.7 Years
I took a break during Gen V because Pokemon was deemed childish by my brother, and I was tired of getting made fun of. Emulators allowed me to catch up on BW/BW2 and I'm glad I could.

He still doesn't know ;)
Go play Pokemon Theta Emerald EX!

SparklingMistral

The #1 Remus Lupin fanatic!

Age 28
Female
In the cardboard box in front of your house.
Seen December 12th, 2017
Posted December 10th, 2017
563 posts
14.4 Years
I took a break in high school, starting in my freshman year. Didn't get back into it till last summer when I nabbed a 3DS & the 5th gen games to reacquaint me with the series before X/Y launched last October.
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Powerserge

The Imminent Victor

Age 32
Male
New Zealand
Seen November 30th, 2017
Posted November 30th, 2017
461 posts
10 Years
When I was a kid, my mother refused to buy ruby/sapphire for me because she said Pokemon was a toxic influence, so I stopped playing for two gens because of that. She was convinced that Pokemon was a huge time-waster, and I was one of those over-achievers so she didn't want anything to get in the way of that.

Didn't get back into Pokemon until Black/White came out. I took quite a break!
Age 29
Male
The Great State of Texas
Seen November 19th, 2014
Posted August 30th, 2014
30 posts
9.7 Years
I remember skipping Gen 4 and 5.
It was a big break for me to take since the previous gen before (Gen 3) was my favorite gen (And still is btw)
I took the break thinking nothing would top gen 3 and it still hasn't.
But when I looked back on it when buying my 3ds, I thought it was a stupid reason all together.
I've gone back and played both 4 and 5, and 5 is probably my #3 gen now.
#4 is still the worst to me due to bias opinion though.
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Beloved

Fictionally Destructive

Where ever my master takes me
Seen November 22nd, 2014
Posted November 21st, 2014
253 posts
16 Years
Currently on break from Pokemon. I preordered my boyfriend his copy of Omega Sapphire, but didn't get mine. This past gen kinda upset me a bit. Don't get me wrong, they were great games, even if the Mega Evolution and Fairy-type additions seems a bit rushed, but that's not what made me take a break.

What did it was the blatant exclusion from most events. To me, it seems like with the state of technology these days, doing global events should be the norm, but instead, there were more exclusive events for Japan than the rest of the world combined, because not only did they get what we got, but they also received more special events than any other country as well. I know they have Pokemon Centres, but that does not stop GameFreak from using GameStop, as they have in the past, to release events over in the US, or EB Games in the UK.


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Thursday

Age 30
Male
South-East America
Seen April 6th, 2023
Posted August 9th, 2016
456 posts
13.3 Years
I've never taken a complete break from the games but I did slow down a lot after gen 3. Outside of slowing down, I don't usually play the older games more than a few times. I've only went though gen 4 games 1-2 times before I stopped playing them and I haven't beaten White 2/Black 2.

I stopped watching the anime and collecting cards after gen 2. The anime didn't really hold my interest and I didn't have enough money to buy cards.
Thursday
1006-0591-1577

Male
Indiana
Seen June 10th, 2017
Posted October 31st, 2016
164 posts
12.2 Years
I have never taken a break from the Pokemon games or the anime really. I can say that SoulSilver and HeartGold were some of my least favorites. I plan on attempting SS again, so hopefully that will change. :) I usually take a break between games and anime seasons. Unfortunately, I finish the game quickly after the release date. This makes it difficult for me to enjoy playing after I beat the Elite Four and such because, frankly, I don't know what to do! That's what happened in X especially. I'm also just so busy with school, work, sports, social life, etc. that Pokemon takes a back seat in my life at times. It's upsetting, but that's life! I'm really excited for ORAS though as Hoenn is my favorite region. Hopefully I get back into it like I did when White came out!!

Sometimes I wish I could just have no obligations and sit on my butt and play Pokemon all the time. :)



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La Espada

Captain Ressentiment

Age 30
Male
New Mexico
Seen June 18th, 2015
Posted December 6th, 2014
54 posts
8.7 Years
I lost interest during gen 4 which was right around the time I started high school. I didn't lose interest because I thought I was getting too old it's just that the series was getting redundant to me. I initially skipped out on gen 5 entirely until X & Y got me back into the series. After that I went back and played Black and White 2 for the first time and thoroughly enjoyed those.


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Colress Machine

The Colress Machine broke...

Age 27
Male
USA
Seen August 15th, 2019
Posted August 12th, 2019
298 posts
9.7 Years
Inbetween 2010 and 2012 I kind of took a break from Pokémon. I never really said I'm quitting Pokémon, it just fell on my priority list and I didn't really care about it all that much. But later on in late 2012 I started collecting the trading cards, bought White 2, and got back into the franchise altogether and it has stuck since then.

Male
Sweden
Seen December 16th, 2014
Posted October 5th, 2014
23 posts
8.7 Years
I have almost only played League of Legends the past year, but now I have started to bring back my interest in Pokemon again! :P Escpeccially in card making, which I publish on Deviantart ^^Check out my site! :D
You can find the link on my profile
Working with a Mega Shiny EX pokemon project right now ;3
http://metoro.deviantart.com/gallery/51112915/Shiny-Mega-Pokemon-Project
My Mega SHiny Pokemon EX project ;) Check it out!