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Embarrassing pokemon moments?

Young Stunna'

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    i know most of my friends (boys) are 'closet pokemaniacs' because when i go to their houses and when theyre in the bathroom, i pull out there DS's and SP's. 80% of the time there is a pokemon game inserted with a recent date on that first journal part.
     

    Trainer Kat

    → voodoo jungle d r u m s;;
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    I never really cared what people thought. If you want to delve into stereotypes, it's almost abnormal for scene kids not to like it. O.<
     
    Kylie-chan

    Kylie-chan

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    I'm not embarrassed at all. I'm a dork, a nerd, a geek, and I'm proud of those labels. Honestly, I don't think closet-fangirling/boying is fun at all. Old-school is awesome, and should be appreciated more. I suppose I qualify as an old-school fan, and I've never hidden it. People always ask me in surprise what I'm playing, and I reply, 'I'm playing Pokémon', and they go, 'Oh, hey, cool' more times often than not. I've discussed the TCG with random people as well.

    People think Pokémon's dorky, but it's, as stated, a strategy RPG, and has a lot of hidden depth and complexity. I agree that maybe the show makes it look dorky, what with all that FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL nonsense the Diamond/Pearl English OP rants on about, but I think a lot of people still play it, even though they're in the closet. I don't think I've been mocked in a long time offline for Pokémon. It's only online, and in Pokémon channels, random people coming in to yell at those lifeless Pokémon nerds.

    Hey, I accept the compliment with pride.
     

    Galla

    Pokemon Artist
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    Consider the following: I go to an Ivy league college, and I walk around campus w/Dawn's hat or May's bandana at least on a weekly basis. And you know what's funny? Most ppl do not even freakin recognize it so I just smirk to myself about it. One guy once gave me a strange look and I just pulled out a stressball that look like a Pokeball, gave him the most serious look and said "Shut up or my Pikachu shall thundershock you!". He gave me yet another odd look and left. Hah! And I just stopped there in the middle of the hallway and laughed. It was priceless. The thing w/my school is that some ppl will just admit that they were into Pokemon and tell me that it was yrs ago, others will think I not only am ridiculous but have lost touch with reality since elementary school and that it took a miracle to get into this school (yeah right! pft, I pwn their GPA still!), and others still will think it's cool that I am that devoted and did not give up (that was like only five ppl though, all of which know me and all my fun... lolz!). But considering that I sketch Pokemon in my spare time while waiting for classes and all, they tend to like to watch it. I'll get bashed for the Pokemon being the subject of my art and constantly pressured to do something "more mature" w/my artistic skills, but I just tell them that the quality of one's art is all about inspiration and that drawing Pokemon inspires me. :)

    My best friend lives in another state but when we see each other for the holidays we play Pokemon on the gameboy and what's even funnier is that we keep talking endlessly about what Ash would look like if he DID age (cuz he'd be like twenty, and I'd date him... heh!). Wait, I'd date Tracey. *cuddles a Tracey plushie*
     

    kidpunk

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    Well, Once at one Pokemon Live! show ( I forget where it took place ), the Ash character fell off stage.

    I couldn't stop laughing for 2 weeks =]
     

    Star★Seeker

    →s t y l e ;
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    Well, all my friends in school know, but I don't have an embarrassing situation, however I once got on a disscussion on Pokemon not beign statanic(part of being in a christian school)
     

    +Sneasel™

    It's a meeee, itman!
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    I've been hiding it from all my friends, because my school has the biggest rumor spreadors out there. Also, i don't have one friend who can keep a secret, i'd die if even one found out.

    i almost was caught too, i had my emerald version lying on my dresser (usually its not there...i was playing it at night and fell asleep), adn my friend picked up my gameboy adn looked at the game.

    I lied and said it was my cousins (yeah, suprisingly, he believed me)

    Now, recently, i met a friend older than me who loves pokemon as much as i do, adn we play tennis and talk about it at the same time (i forget that i'm hiding it with him, and talk loud, people around me can easily hear me)
    It makes me so happy.
    I wish my school wasn't all about spreading rumors and becoming popular.
    I swear, i'm like the only kid in my school who doesn't lie about being able to skateboard. Atleast half my grade says they do and are good at it to be "cool"

    If you ask me, pokemon is what's cool!
     

    Rikku

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    I used to be embarrassed about when I first entered high school, but half the girls in the school walked about with Dora the Explorer, Strawberry Shortcake, and Disney Princess backpacks(Eww) anyway so most people didn't give the Pikachu stickers on my agenda a second look. They just assumed I liked cute things >.>

    In fact some of the boys played it during class(even the non-dorky ones), so I found I had more in common with some of them than most girls did. I went on a date with this one guy from the same school and he was the last person I'd expect to own a Pokemon game. I noticed he had a green game cartridge in the ds in his car and I pointed it out and asked which game it was(although I already knew it was leaf green) He said: "Oh it's just something I play on my breaks from work." Lol I think a lot of older people still play it, were just to embarrassed to say it(after all, most of us grew up with it).

    I'm in college now though and it seems people just don't even care.

    For some reason I get embarrassed when my mom comes in my room and sees me watching it though. She's like "Um.. what are you watching?" o_0
     

    Anxiety.

    Walking on sunshine.
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    I'm not hiding anything. I can go up to the people who already bully me for not being like them, and not going crazy about rap... and say 'You know what? I LOVE Pokemon... I watch the show as well :)' I tell everyone I love Pokemon, my MSN PM is 'Pokemon, gotta catch 'em all!' But I can go up in front of the whole school and say "I LOVE Pokemon' and I openly watch the movies...
    So no.. no embarrassments for me :)
     

    Nattychu

    Chu in a Scarf
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    I'm not at all bugged or embarrassed about liking it. I used to be, but last year, around the last two weeks of school, I was drawing Meowth and Pikachu. A girl saw it and said "...Pokemon?!" quite loudly. I froze in shock, and then a guy went "What's wrong with Pokemon, seriously?" and then a lot of people were like "Yeah, seriously, it's so fun I don't get the problem!" and a few of them walked over to my desk to watch me draw. I haven't been embarrassed about it since. :3
     

    Cloud_85

    Templar Patriarch
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    Well my generation always like pokemon, so when we talk of the olds chapter we almost cry. So much nostalgia. But that's with the old generations, if I mention the name of one New pokemon, they can't know that is a pokemon so it's funny. But really I don't have to hide anything. I think that the best way to hide it it's not be a PokeFreak XD
     

    MissMegano

    not-so innocent saint
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    A big thank you to everyone who's replied! :3

    I wish I could be more like you guys! I'm in seventh grade, and most people are very shallow. I know some people who love pokemon, but I never get to see them.

    If only I had some confidence...
     

    sabrina_diamond

    Blazing dark Vulpix
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    Yes, I had a lot of those moments.
    Basically, one time I accidentally discussed Pokemon in front of my best friends and they were like: 'So you STILL like playing that game? o.O!'
    Another time I remember talking about Pokemon cards and my cousin laughed at me.
     

    Rikku

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    MissMegano said:
    A big thank you to everyone who's replied! :3

    I wish I could be more like you guys! I'm in seventh grade, and most people are very shallow. I know some people who love pokemon, but I never get to see them.

    If only I had some confidence...
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    Hey don't worry about it, as you get older you'll realize that people will generally be a little more accepting of their peers and what they like.

    Trust me, 7th and 8th grade is usually the worst. Their is so much pressure because everyone wants to look "mature" since their just reaching their teen years. Half the time they lie about what they like just to look cool. Turns out they are the immature/childish ones for judging others based on what they enjoy and they'll end up ruining their lives trying to live up to the standards of everyone else.

    I know it's tough, but just keep telling yourself: "They can only hurt me if I let them." If they make fun of you, then they aren't worth speaking to or befriending anyway so be like "yeah I like it, gotta problem?" Make it apparent that their words can't faze you(even if it does a little bit) Your real friends will stick by you and you can laugh it off with them later.

    This will also help you grow up into a more confident person. I was like that too when I was in grade school and it helped me. :)
     

    Captain Arcane

    spoon full o'peanut butter
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    Hmmm, I don't think I've ever had one of those moments, but i do remember before I came onto the Poke Community, I was on the Nintendo Insider Forums (which suck by the way). And while all the pokamon fans and me were being all Poke Geek, some jerk came into the pokemon forum, and created a thread where he ranted about how we were immature, and stupid, and that we needed to grow up... Well, about 30 seconds after that happened, about 50 different people (all pokemon fans, including me), stormed the thread, tolled off the guy, Nintendo deleted the thread, and everyone started making fun of him. Then!, many people, including me, stormed the Zelda forum (which was where the guy was from), and created about 8 or 9 threads that ranted about them having to save a stupid, stuck up princess constantly, who can't deffend herself, and while playing a character that comes off as a homosexual many times. (not that being one is bad, but he's wearing a skirt for crying out loud).

    LoL, they were soooooo angry. I got in big trouble though!! XD But it was all worth it.

    Ahhh, I love payback. ^_^
     

    Mrchewy

    nom nom nom
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    Hehe, well, a couple of days ago my friend looked in my browsing history and found a porn site PokéCommunity.

    I, of course, denied even remembering what Pokémon was ;)
     
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