Female
Australia
Seen September 13th, 2014
Posted August 13th, 2014
28 posts
8.9 Years
Or are you proud and talk about it with everyone? I'm just curious about other people's experiences. I know my parents were really against me playing Pokemon growing up, but I loved it the moment I played the originals and Gold/Silver. After I hit 13 I hid my love for it from everyone I knew because I was embarrassed and felt it made me look immature. I'm older now, but now just don't give a damn and I'm going to go out and get Pokemon Y. Oh yeah, and I'm new here too, hello =)

Flushed

never eat raspberries

Seen November 4th, 2017
Posted May 18th, 2017
2,301 posts
9.7 Years
I don't hide it, I don't flaunt it. There was a period where I was embarrassed, but that's long since passed, and besides, a lot of people around me play, so it's not like one would face much scrutiny anyways. I'll play in public and stuff when I'm waiting for class or something, I don't tend to bring it up in conversation though.

Welcome to the forums btw!

Brendino

The Ruins of Alph
Seen 3 Days Ago
Posted April 6th, 2023
8,567 posts
13.4 Years
Hello, and welcome to the PokeCommunity, cheriberry!

When Pokemon stopped being popular after I got out of elementary, I wouldn't say that I hid my love for it, but it wasn't something that I brought up unless someone else did. That probably went on through my entirety of middle and high school, but by the time I graduated, I just stopped caring if people knew, since it shouldn't really matter either way. Heck, yesterday I walked around the mall and then went to work in my Hawlucha shirt, and thought nothing of it. Now, I don't go around broadcasting my love for Pokemon or anything, but it's definitely something I don't bother hiding!

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Age 37
Male
Seattle, WA
Seen September 15th, 2021
Posted July 17th, 2020
2,585 posts
11 Years
I don't hide it from anyone, but no one to talk about it either.

I'm guessing not too many people care about Pokemon (at least where I live in Seattle). Even when I wear my Pokemon shirts in public or play the games in public (like in doctor's office waiting to be seen) no one seems to notice that I have Pokemon merchandise with me.

The only few times I have gotten good compliments was when I wore my Unova Water Starters shirt at an aquatic theme park Wild Waves in Federal Way, WA - many people, mainly other adults, said good stuff about my shirt.
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Age 34
she/he/they
the land of magical unicorns
Seen 6 Days Ago
Posted 6 Days Ago
6,648 posts
18.9 Years
Not at all. I feel there is no need to hide it from anyone. Most of the people I'm friends with realize what pokemon is and don't judge me because I happen to like it. XD That and a lot of my friends also like pokemon as well, so it's not like there's any reason to hide being a total pokemon nerd. :B

My parents could careless what I play so long as it's not something that will haunt me or be a bad influence.
Seen February 26th, 2015
Posted February 8th, 2015
1,908 posts
10.3 Years
Most of the times, yeah. I do have a close circle of friends who talk about it but nowadays nobody ever plays it. I guess I'm destined to be a solitary loon XD

But if I did share something pretty soon I'd be the butt of jokes. I'm pretty sure everybody else knows a bit about it, just that they don't feel 'immature'.
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Hikamaru

Age 30
Female
Australia
Seen January 24th, 2019
Posted September 4th, 2018
50,214 posts
12.2 Years
I usually like to hide my love of Pokemon from the public because they'd probably consider it weird for a person aged in their 20's to still play Pokemon. However, someone who works at my local Coles supermarket (in fact we ended up getting served by her at the checkout again yesterday) has admitted she is a Pokemon fan, which I have to admit was unexpected.
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Khoshi

とてもかわいい!

Age 24
Male
Sydney, Australia
Seen January 3rd, 2020
Posted October 16th, 2019
2,646 posts
10.1 Years
I only ever hide it from my brother so he wouldn't poke jokes at me, but in general no, I don't hide my love of Pokemon. If anyone ever mentions Pokemon, expect me to give you a lecture all about it. That is, if anyone would care to mention it. Pokemon's just something nobody cares about here, unfortunately, so I don't bother hiding it because nobody cares anyway.

Mr.Eeveelutions

Male
Mothertruckin' Kalos
Seen February 7th, 2015
Posted October 29th, 2014
69 posts
9.1 Years
Or are you proud and talk about it with everyone? I'm just curious about other people's experiences. I know my parents were really against me playing Pokemon growing up, but I loved it the moment I played the originals and Gold/Silver. After I hit 13 I hid my love for it from everyone I knew because I was embarrassed and felt it made me look immature. I'm older now, but now just don't give a damn and I'm going to go out and get Pokemon Y. Oh yeah, and I'm new here too, hello =)
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My parents were also against me playing Pokemon, they thought I should be more sporty (I play a lot of video games in general...). But in the end I just kept to what I was good at and loved. I became a gamer and love talking about it. But Pokemon was always something I didn't mention at school. I got teased for playing it. Over time though I found a bunch of people like me. We sat down every lunch break and just talked about Pokemon. And even a couple of years after I am still in touch with most of them. I just wish that as gamers we were better respected. At school everyone who played sport were the (dare I say) 'Popular people'. I disagree. I think as the industry grows that gaming is becoming a bigger part of society and we should be accepted. I think we should talk about we love and be proud of it! ;)
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Aisu

S Florida
Seen March 4th, 2018
Posted March 2nd, 2018
1,863 posts
11.4 Years
I've never hid my love of Pokemon. Since elementary school, my friends and others have known I'm a nerd, and being a nerd entails walking around with a DS and Pokemon Pearl at all times. (Back when people had a regular DS Lite instead of a 3DS.) It's been some years and I met a lot of guys in high school that nerd it up like I do, so I don't bother hiding it at all. I'm one of those people that'll sit with a group at lunch and have a controversial conversation about Pokemon with a completely straight face.
Male
Seen April 10th, 2015
Posted March 24th, 2015
35 posts
8.9 Years
what? lol no !
Why hide something you like from other people?
Feel proud of what you do and what you love..
Dont mind what other people or your parents say about it
because if you do? Eventually you give up the things that you really like .
To this day I always told everyone I love Pokemon ..and im 20 years old
And in my Country pokemon just doent exist..no anime on the TV, no TCG no noting..
so alot of people dont know why i love pokemon so much
and why i dont watch a different animes but this is me and this is what i love and people respect that..Parents , friends , girlfriend you know..everyone
Seen January 1st, 2023
Posted March 23rd, 2022
3,316 posts
9.2 Years
I hide it from mostly everyone because I just rather not deal with it. I'm at that age now where no one really cares anymore unless you're a psycho about it so I've told two friends. One turned out to have played it before and wanted to play again and asked to borrow some of my games and the other also played it before and I'm pretty sure really liked it. Honestly I don't really remember what was said with the second friend because I only brought it up after we were both far from sober in the hopes that if it backfired she wouldn't remember loooool

Pendraflare

Age 32
Male
Pennsylvania
Seen July 30th, 2021
Posted March 29th, 2021
6,263 posts
9.8 Years
Not at all. I love Pokémon and i'm proud of it. My parents have asked me a couple times since I came home, and i've told them that even adults like Pokémon so it's nothing unnatural to me. I even remember when I was at college not long after I bought X and Y, and one night I went into a computer lab to finish a project I was working on and someone was playing Y, which was nice to see.
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Penelope

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Age 34
Female
Hampton Va
Seen April 10th, 2016
Posted April 10th, 2016
87 posts
9 Years
Nope! I actually have a weekly meet up with people I met when HG-SS came out and we play and discuss new things Poke-related in person. It's really fun and accepting. Outside that, I don't because it's something I enjoy, and probably won't grow out of

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moon

they/them
Seen 10 Hours Ago
Posted 22 Hours Ago
37,443 posts
15.5 Years
Well. I don't hide that I like or know about pokémon anymore :3 But I don't let people know that I'm staff on a pokémon forum or roleplay about pokémon regularly. That's my private life and I don't feel like I need to share it with anyone irl when I got all of you :3
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Male
Laverre
Seen December 3rd, 2020
Posted December 3rd, 2020
360 posts
8.9 Years
When in university, it is known that most people do play pokemon, especially when they talk loudly about it and then ask you if you do, there is no reason to hide it.
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Pepperton

Male
Texas
Seen February 1st, 2023
Posted February 3rd, 2021
3,397 posts
9.5 Years
I don't actively hide it; my 3DS is usually in my backpack when I go to school, but usually I only pull it out on the ride home, because on the bus there isn't much chance for social interaction, haha. If someone asks me if I play/like Pokemon, I'll be honest with them, but otherwise I don't bring it up.
Male
In a Rabbit
Seen July 13th, 2022
Posted June 9th, 2022
824 posts
9.8 Years
No, my love for pokemon is very well-known. :) Some of my casually-interested-in-pokemon friends introduce me to friends or at parties as the guy who knows the first 151 in order. ("Pick a number. Any number!") I carry around my Pokewalker and 3DS with me frequently. :)

I've learned the hard way, though, that I shouldn't interject my way into every conversation I overhear about Pokemon. ^ ^;
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Hiatus

Seen 1 Day Ago
Posted July 24th, 2021
12,283 posts
10.8 Years
I don't exactly hide it, but I don't show it purposely in public, either. If some person doesn't think that I don't play or watch Pokémon, that's fine. If a friend finds me buying some Pokémon plush, that's perfectly fine, too; wouldn't worry about being judged at all. All-in-all, I'm completely neutral on this.
Age 28
Male
Greece
Seen July 1st, 2015
Posted January 31st, 2015
547 posts
10.1 Years
I don't hide it, but I don't play in public either. A lot of people will judge you for playing/watching Pokemon. There is this girl in my university that played Pokemon once and I heard some *** making fun of her. I don't get it actually. >:(
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Age 24
Male
Seen October 5th, 2022
Posted January 4th, 2021
478 posts
9.7 Years
I don't hide it, and honestly, it would be to much work to do anyway. though like a lot of the people here, I dont openly express my love for it. also, I usually have conversations with friends about pokemon every once and awhile, so if I was to try and hide it I would have a lot of trouble doing so haha.

Yato

Age 29
Female
Selphia
Seen December 19th, 2017
Posted February 5th, 2015
I won't go around and tell everyone I meet "OMG I LOVE POKEMON SO MUCH!!", but I won't try and hide it. Pokemon's one of my biggest interests, so I'll wear clothing, play the games out in public areas, and so forth. Besides, if I hid it, then I wouldn't be able to meet other people who enjoy Pokemon, and I really do need to make friends irl, haha ;w;
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Age 30
Male
Northern Virginia
Seen 6 Days Ago
Posted May 26th, 2018
1,184 posts
15.2 Years
Kind of, but not really?

I'd deny to people (except a very close friend of mine who's also huge on Pokemon) that I write fanfiction, but otherwise I'm pretty up front about being a fan of Pokemon. The thing is, Pokemon doesn't really alter my RL identity much. I own plenty of the games, but none of the merchandise; I take a critical eye to the anime and find it lacking, and I take the same critical eye to the games and find them excellent. Don't see a reason to hide it, but I don't think my interest in it really makes me much different than the average college student.

(When it comes to how I dress/act in public, my identity is much more altered by my true love: http://goo.gl/IVhsKq, the team, not the player, however dashing the player is.)

Also let's face it, if you find yourself in college and can't find people to talk about Pokemon with, you're not looking hard enough. :D
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all-consuming

Seen November 16th, 2016
Posted November 16th, 2016
2,239 posts
9.6 Years
Pffff dude, you should see my room if you're wondering whether I hide it or not.

Welcome, by the way!

But yeah as I was saying my room has Pokemon stuff scattered all over it, head to toe. I am very unconcerned with what others think about my hobby since I'm going to love Pokemon whether they like it or not. I've loved Pokemon since episode 1 of the anime release and I'm not about to stop now. :P I also have some Pokemon shirts that I like to wear too, public or not.

My mom likes to tease me about my love for Pokemon but it's mostly just a harmless jest or two. I don't mind though. She mostly just has a good giggle over it. XD

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