I've tryed stopping, and then I went to playing Yu-Gi-Oh!, which absoulutely stunk. So I went back to Pokemon and became a fanatic, heck, I'm under a whole month's of grounding from Pokemon and it doesn't hurt that much. I think if you really think about it, it's your choice. I think it helps manage your money. You could save your hard earned cash for a Porsche, or spend it all on Pokemon.