the pkmn effect

[moon_light]

I found this comic on somone's pkmn blog, if posting this is not allowed or if it was posted already please let me know and I'll take it down

Anyway, so I found this comic which I thought was very interesting. I'm currently in high school, and I can tell you that the high school section of the comic is definitely true for my school, although many people actually secretly play the games anyway. What I want to know is what college students (and older adults) think of pokemon in general. Is the college section of the comic accurate as well? what about for older people who are no longer in college?

 

[Iron Mankey]

High school is a dead cert for basically everybody.

As for College and later on- it widely varies, and depends on where you are. Among non-gamers, it is far more likely that they'll keep the high school mentality towards it, whilst fellow gamers are much more likely to share this interest.

As for me personally, the only folks that I discuss Pokémon with would be ya folks online, and my bestest best buddy bud.

 

[robobbiebob]

WOW that is expacly how it is!
love the animations lol
im in college and i still love pokemon and happy to let everyone know i love it. :P

 

[ChrisTom]

I'm not in college, so I wouldn't know about the last one. But that is true for High School.

 

[The Darkest Gale]

I just started highschool in Augest but that is how it is!
Very true and funny xD lol
I'd love to wear a flippin diglett hat to each class :P

 

[Kon~]

Oh... if only college could really be like that...

I'm in "high school" (UK, so it's known as secondary school), and seriously. If you mention the word Pokemon amongst the wrong company, it's social suicide.

Pokemon people have to seek each other out and meet in secret, lest they be mocked.

 

[The Darkest Gale]

Oh... if only college could really be like that...

I'm in "high school" (UK, so it's known as secondary school), and seriously. If you mention the word Pokemon amongst the wrong company, it's social suicide.

Pokemon people have to seek each other out and meet in secret, lest they be mocked.

yup I live in scotland and its the same :P

 

[Timbjerr]

College students tend to be a lot more open-minded and not quite as clique-ish as high school students. It's perhaps due ot the significant difference in maturity between your average high schooler and your average college student (assuming that high school dropout rates act as a maturity filter of sorts) Once you enter college you'll find most people are too preoccupied with their studies to care about you or your interests. XD

To be honest though, I've yet to meet another video game nerd of my caliber throughout the entirety of my college career. XD

 

[TheAppleFreak]

There was an entire Pokémon tournament the other day at my high school (in the comic, substitute "High School" with "Middle School" and "College" with "High School") for everyone who had HG/SS and was a senior. There were more than 15 people participating.

The Pokémon Effect is a real phenomenon everywhere. Face it, haters.

 

[Spinor]

When I was in grade school, nobody else really like Pokemon as much as me. I became the outlier there, so yeah. No mercy for the immature.

Of course, I doubt my incoming high school for next year will be the same thing because it's full people I fit in with (Video Game Fans, Video Game Developers, Computer Techies, etc...). And College I am not exactly sure.

I guess I can say my life has been that comic but inverted... in a way.

 

[Kotowari]

That is so true!
Though in Grade School there were those rare fans, in Middle School they were non-existant. I was even laughed at for being a Pokémon/Anime fan. In those days, people thought Anime to equal Pokémon... Though I was drawing things that had nothing to do with Pokémon.

When I went to university... well, let's just say I hear something Pokémon related at least once a week. XD

 

[M O M U S U]

High School is just a dead zone for everything. All anyone ever tries to do is one-up each other. Pokemon is just an easy target for kids.

In College, nobody gives a damn.

 

[moon_light]

I just started highschool in Augest but that is how it is!
Very true and funny xD lol
I'd love to wear a flippin diglett hat to each class :P

I didn't notice the diglett hat until you mentioned it hahaha
but that would be an awesome hat to have xD


well I guess people in high school are just less open-minded to something that is supposed to be aimed towards kids?
I mean, telling people that you like pokemon in my high school will get people to laugh at you, but I find that most people play the games secretly anyway (we still dont talk about it though)
but I've yet to meet someone at my school who is as into the franchise as I am =P

 

[RuRuBell]

Haha, that is so true! Well, I take my PokeWalker to college.
Normally I hide it in my purse, but sometimes I come across someone playing with it, and we exchange gifts. No one really cares. :P

 

[alphabetsoup102062]

That comic is quite true. At primary school, everyone likes it, and are shocked if people don't like it, and at high school, people just mock you if you do like it. Total opposites, even though you only have a 6 week holiday in between primary and secondary.

 

[Muffin™]

I'm in 5th grade, and only me and two of my best friends play Pokemon. Whenever I say "Have you played the games?" They say "Yea.. I've played Pokemon D/P and it is stupid."


off-topic: When I asked a little kid (7) "Have you played Pokemon Silver before?" He replied "What's that? I only have Pokemon Platinum!"

Kids should try the older games. When I have a kid, I'm going to force them to play R/B/Y, G/S/C, and R/S/E even if they have some holographic game. I want them to experience the old games so they get exposed to what I felt like when I was 5-6.

 

[shot571]

yup I live in scotland and its the same :P

and i live the opposite side to you in cardiff. and yes it is the same i agree.