25 and still into Pokemon

[doglover44]

Is it weird that I am 25 and still into Pokémon ?

 

[faf]

Not at all! It doesn't matter what age you are, Pokemon is for everyone~ I'm a little younger than you (21) but I'm a huge fan of Pokemon! Don't let age get in the way of things you like, if you like something then like it. :3

 

[Nah]

Not really. I'm only a few years younger than you and I'm still into Pokemon. There's plenty of people on here who are older than you who are still into Pokemon too. There are some things in life that a person can be too old for, but I don't think that Pokemon is one of them.

I never liked the kiddie label that has been applied to Pokemon for whatever reason. Just because Pokemon generally isn't "mature" doesn't mean it's solely for 7 year old boys either. Just because it doesn't have a "mature" storyline or "mature" features (drugs, sex, gore, etc) doesn't mean people of all ages shouldn't enjoy it.

 

[Nakasu]

Im only 2 years younger and im still into Pokemon. Honestly I see nothing bad about it. it's a pretty fun game to play. Not only that but it's on a more 'relaxing' level then most games we get now of days. I feel like games are starting to lack in the style they used to have, so I have to rely on Nintendo and a couple of RPG's to give me that 'feel'. There is nothing wrong about playing games that people specify are for 'children'. You see the E rating on the cover of the game? It means it's for Everyone.

 

[moon]

It's not weird at all to be into the pokemon games at our age. It's a huge franchise and with our generation growing up, gaming is becoming a perfectly acceptable thing, no matter what title. You can probably get away fine with being into the anime or manga as well, if you are generally into that stuff.

As for plushies and toys and cards etc, I guess I'm just not into collecting that stuff. But I don't judge people I see doing it, because when it all comes down to it you should do what makes you happy as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else. No matter your age! After all, I'm into the nerdiest part of pokemon of all, I daresay: roleplaying on forums. Hooray :B

 

[Wicked3DS]

In two years I'll be 25 and still into Pokémon. I'm sure several of us here will be. No, it's not weird. You like what you like and that's that, it's all a matter of opinion.

 

[Mawa]

I'm 21, a lot of my 21 years old friends still love pokemon, we have a kind of gamer club at the University and we are a loooooot of students who loves pokemon. In fact, I know much more people over 20 than under 20 who still play pokemon.

My big brother is 24 and he plays pokemon (but he doesn't know pokemon as much as I do lol)

For me, pokemon, the "world of pokemon" with the tournaments, the competitive battle and all this stuff is more for adults than for kids. (I don't say they cannot play!! I just sayf I think there is more adulte than children who loves pokemon)

 

[Dark Orton]

Not at all. I'm 25 and still very much into Pokemon.

 

[destinedjagold]

Turning 24 soon. I still love PKMN! And that will never change! ^^

 

[Pendraflare]

I'll be 23 1/2 later this month and still play Pokémon, so not at all, no. Marriland is I think 26 and he's still doing videos, and I remember last year when I was in an Apple Store when an employee there saw me playing Pokémon X and commented that 3D was something very good for the series. I think that speaks for itself :P

 

[HollyYoshi]

I'll be 24 next month and I'm still into Pokemon. So, honestly I don't think it's odd at all. =)

 

[Hiatus]

In any way, I don't believe that being into Pokémon around this age-range is strange nor strange. This franchise is more or less family-friendly. By that, I mean everybody is free to join in, whether you be a kid, teen, or even an adult. Personally, I've been into Pokémon myself over a decade, and still am; it's something I feel that I would not be able to easily grow out of, to be honest. Even though there are some aspects of it that I no longer follow (well, at least in a precise manner)--such as trading cards, manga, and anime--I still try my best to keep up with games, as they interest me quite a bit.

I've seen a few people who are over the age of twenty-five, and they still keep themselves playing. There is really not much things to be ashamed about.

 

[moon]

It's really nice to see so many in their twenties here. Let's me know I'm not "old" on PC after all :')
(I mean, I'm in my twenties too)

 

[Hikamaru]

I turned 22 earlier this week and I still love Pokemon. It's a franchise I know that will never leave me, ever. In fact I still enjoy the games even more now than when I was younger!

 

[Consulting Detective]

Warning: generalisations* and exaggerations ahead, please don't hate me

I've never understood this mentality that adults, or rather people above the age of, what, 10(?), shouldn't enjoy the game or that it's strange that they still find it fun.

Long-winded thing so I put it in this so you wouldn't have a wall o' text in your face.

Spoiler:

I mean, have you looked at the mathematical mechanics of the game? The Pokeball catch rate calculation involves horrific equations like:

a = (3 × HPmax - 2 × HPcurrent) × (rate × bonusball) / (3 × HPmax) + bonusstatus
and
Catch = 1048560 / √(√(16711680 / CatchValue)) = (220 - 24) / √(√((224 - 216) / CatchValue))

with some poor soul at the Pokemon game company crying over the fact these equations will probably change with each subsequent generation with the introduction of new kinds of Pokeballs with different catch rates and modifiers that depend on the type/gender of the Pokemon and time of day. And you know, catch rate is nothing compared to the implementation of stat systems and how they coincide with natures and the EV/IV combinations, STAB and whatnot, etc.

The creators of the Pokemon games didn't go through months/years of angry tears towards mathematical equations and coding and all-nighters just so their game could be played by 10 year old's with no regard to this amount of effort. >=[ (I actually don't know what I'm talking about)

Point being, if it were solely made for kids, it wouldn't make sense to put in all these additional complications. It's audience is meant to branch out to people above the age of 10.

There's also a whole Competitive Battling community that uses these complex stat systems and type advantages/disadvantages and move speed priorities and item mechanics to enhance the battle system. The game was designed to allow for this potential type of battling - the game becomes not just a story-telling thing with cool fighting animals that can use cool attacks, but another medium of serious gaming that relies on understanding the complicated mechanics that children* probably wouldn't bother with or easily understand. It goes from playing to gaming.

TL:DR: Even with that said, it can also just be a fun game. It has a fun story and cool fight-y animals that have psychic abilities and/or breathe fire or throw mud and stars and pretty much anything else. What's not to still enjoy about that? Getting all technical about it; people who are older are actually still within the intended demographic, I think, anyway.

 

[Laylaw]

I'm 20 and I'm still obsessed with Pokémon. Some of my friends may find it weird, but then I just show them how awesome Pokémon is, and they think it's even more bizarre...

 

[Firox]

Not weird or strange at all, I'm 2 years older than you (I'll be 29 years old on Dec 13th) and I love Pokemon, still collect the merchandise, I'll be a fan for life.

 

[Palkia]

It's something that reminds people of their childhood, plus the games themselves are really fun even if their target audience is at kids. I'm about 16 years old and I'm young for a Pokémon fan, which should say something for their adult fan-base.

 

[PumpJack]

This is something that I see very often across a broad spectrum of things; Games, Movies, Toys, Models, etc.

All I can say is-

Passion has no age limit.


I'm 27, and love Pokémon as much now as I did way back in '97.

I also like guns, rock climbing, My Little Pony, Scotch whisky, collecting antiques, Disney movies, swords, knives, traveling, Teen Titans, classic cars, off-roading, Jazz, Blues, Rock 'n' Roll, Classical, J-Pop, K-Pop, and Heavy Metal.


You like what you like.

There's no helping it.


And it's not something that would be needing help, anyway.

 

[BadPokemon]

Im in high school and still think its cool. Nobody I know (bar forum friends) play pokemon. The game is fun and chill, but I real play it for the competitive aspect (more for the teens/adults). I LOVE competitive, even though I'm only ok at it. Im a lot better than i used to, thankfully. The younger players don't know about EV's and IV's, egg moves, proper team building, tiers (smogon), and all the other stuff in competitive.

Im not into the collectables, plushes, TGC, or anime (i guess the anime is mildly entertaining). I used to be extremely embarrassed about playing pokemon, especially being at this age. Im still won't admit it, and i still hide it, but I'm trying to find others who play.