Thanks for your response Stoney! No need to give out what state you live in if it's too much info. I'm just looking for a general response so I can get an idea thats all.
I've never heard of Vanilluxe or Klefki before but after googling them, does seem odd since the majority of the pokemon seem to be based on animals type creatures. Interesting.
I have been fortunate enough where I've been able to do some international traveling. Japan is pretty cool and would definitely recommend checking it out if you have the opportunity.
Question. Have you or would you consider traveling either nationally (LA, NY, or somewhere like that) or internationally for a Pokemon event? I assume they have some sort of conventions, event premiers, etc.
Would definitely be interested in hearing your thoughts on how Pokemon has remained popular throughout the years.
It would be cool to go to a pokemon event, nationally or internationally...
As for how Pokemon has remained so popular:
Collecting things, such as stamps & baseball cards, has always been a popular hobby. In fact, collecting bugs is the hobby of the creator of Pokemon,
who wanted to reflect his hobby in a video game form.(this may very well be why they have the Bug-type.)
There all sorts of pokemon: Cute ones, tough ones, beautiful ones, strange ones & ones that makes you think "WTF!?!?" so these creatures
appeals to all sort of people.
But no matter how appealing they may be, they wouldn't be around today if the video games wasn't very good... but the games are.
They're simple enough that young kids could beat the game, yet have enough hidden complexity for those who dives deeply into
the game to enjoy fierce competitve battles that truly put their minds to the test.
& the Pokemon series is also popular for the same reason as other Nintendo fanchises, like Super Mario Bros. & Legend of Zelda,
because the games are not just something to pass your time, they are full-on adventures, where you travel far & wide, meeting people
& creatures, making friends with them, battling evil villans & saving the day.
While the story of the first few pokemon games were simple, they were still enjoyable &
in the later games, like Mystery Dungeon & X & Y, the story has a emotinal apect that gets to you.
(I STILL end up feeling like crying when I get to the end of the story of Explorers of Sky...)
& Pokemon are creature that easily lend themselves to things other than the standard RPG games:
Trading cards, all sorts of apparel & toys, school supplies, videos games of other genre (like puzzle, photography & even a racing game!)
Books, a tv series that's STILL going strong, Etc.
While there are other video games where you can collect & battle creatures, as far as I know, Pokemon was the first
& is so well made that it's still the standrad of which all the other creature-based video games are trying (& not having success)
to meet.
So this is why I think that Pokemon has managed to not just be a passing fad.