Pokemon How to Keep Up With Pokemon!

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Many of you may not know but among the community/family that I belong, playing pokemon at the age of 17 is considered immature. Even though my marks are A+ in high school , my parents do not approve of me playing pokemon VCG or TCG! I have tried at numerous occasions to divert their minds my way but all has failed. Being a normal grade 11 teen i still love pokemon. Its not as if i dont play sports nor i am a nerdy geek. I consider my self a all-rounder. But now i have stopped trying to convincing them now and now i think i should just draw pokemon related sketches and scenes on paper and on illustrator to keep up with pokemon. Does that sound too absurd or too immature? Do you people on forum think if someone were to find out in school would laugh?
Here this is how my few sketches turned out
http://coolanimationguy.deviantart.com/gallery/6675543
 
Well, still liking Pokemon at a growing age is something you can't escape being judged by. I still receive criticism by my grandparents who literally act like children about it, pinning different reasons on why I like it. They even went as far as blaming my best friend who also likes pokemon, saying she's the only reason I like it, even going WAYYY too far and acting so immaturely about it I just really shouldn't repeat what my grandmother said about it. I know your feelings though, it's stressful, especially with family. I have it so bad that I get screamed at almost every day for being "immature" and "only thinking" about Pokemon and they seem to ignore every accomplishment I have and bounce back at it like it's the plague.

I say ignore the people who act like that, THEY'RE the ones being immature, it's about time they grew up themselves. Everyone has likes and interests, if Pokemon is one that makes you happy, don't stop because of someone being so judgemental. If you stop something you love just because of what others say to you with unfair reason, you're only going to become depressive and feel like you're missing out.

Also, if Pokemon is inspiring you to draw or you want to draw, keep at it! Improve yourself, you have an inspiration, and that's what becomes your drive to draw~
 
I know the feeling of people thinking it's immature -.-

For starters, those sketches look awesome. However, I think you shouldn't give up playing Pokemon because of people around you not liking it. I obviously can't convince your parents directly, but I think you should try to convince them yourself that it's not immature. Why? Well, for starters, who's the one to say it's a little kids game? If you have fun with it, and other people that age play it (which they clearly do, just go to any tournament), then why is it so immature?

On the second note, I think that some people may make fun of you in your school, but people will make fun of others for any number of reasons. Just try not to make it super public and only let your friends know about it (I let my friends know that I played Pokemon, and I, who was expecting a negative response, was surprised to hear people say they thought it was cool).

Anyway, good luck with all of that, and I hope that you continue playing Pokemon and not have it ruined by people close to you like your parents. Just make sure to keep faith in the fact that it's not a little kids game, and that kids of all ages can and should be able to have fun with it.
 
If it makes you feel better I am 20 years old an I STILL get made fun of for pokemon. I don't care what people say about me liking pokemon. My parents also had a huge issue with me liking pokemon and tried desperately to take it away from me but HA it was a waste of their time!!!! The people I hung out with that made fun of me for it weren't my real friends. My true friends where the ones who would buy pokemon cards with me and go to my league/ prereleases! I really just don't care what people think of me because at least I'm myself. You should feel the same way!! :p
 
Those sketches looks really amazing! And by the way, it isn't absurd. My friend also draws at school and many people liked it. I agree with all the posts above that you shouldn't stop. Maybe just try to keep the fact away from those who make fun of everyone basically, or people who openly despise Pokemon because they may try to discourage you. I think it's awesome that you can draw Pokemon so well. If the people you reveal it to are truly your friends, then they wouldn't make fun of you, but encourage you. I mean, the people who make fun of other people probably have things that other people can make fun of as well, so I'd say to keep it up and I hope that you continue playing.
 
I'm also 17 and a huge Pokemon fan, I know how getting made fun of for liking Pokemon feels, especialy when I was in 8th grade and my Homeroom teacher (oh gosh how I hated her!) made the class say their favorite movies out loud, being the Pokemon fan I am, I said "Lucario and The Mystery of Mew" and the whole class except my brother starting pointing and laughing like crazy. As for keeping up with Pokemon, I say just do whatever you want with Pokemon when you can, for me, it's playing the TCG, watching the Anime and playing the Video Games.

EDIT: Just looked at the sketches, those are really good! The only good Pokemon thing I ever drew was a Milotic that I later crumpled up and gave to a girl I liked in 5th grade who also liked Pokemon. Too bad it was the best thing I ever drew. (I suck at drawing, trust me. But the Milotic was a masterpiece)
 
This may make you feel a bit better, or at least make you giggle a bit, so here is a link that pretty much exactly sums up my experience with Pokémon throughout the years, as well as that of a bunch of friends of mine, from a variety of age ranges. High school is a tough time to be a fan of anything far out of the norm. At least there's a light at the end of the tunnel, once you move into college and later adulthood.
 
I know how that feels. My parents have finally accepted that I love Pokemon, and it doesn't bug them any more. I justify it by saying that there are alot worse things I could be doing at that moment, and it's true. And I find it easier that only my closest friends know that I like Pokemon, and I never tell anybody else. They can't make fun of me for something they don't know about.

@Brave Vesperia
The Latios and Latias move is easily the best one.
 
I have the same problem with my parents, but at school It's not an issue. Here's my tip: learn to bake. It's hard to make fun of someone who's giving you cake.
 
I think it's stupid how quickly people judge others. I love Pokemon. I've been a fan since I first learned there was a such thing. I'm 17 now. My job currently is teaching Lego summer camps, and I teach middle grade kids. It's awful how quick they are to jump to conclusions. One little hint of "Pokemon" leads to immediate scolding. I hate it, I really do, but I'm so used to it, that nothing could sway me from it.

However, if there was one thing to this hobby, I'd say I wish I had more people around me or in person that really appreciated the art of Pokemon. However, I'm not gonna stop playing, and I remain a true player.

Hydro, OUT!
 
The Masters Division always has more players than the other divisions at Premier Events and Masters is the oldest group. That could be an argument to make to help convince your parents.
 
Keep this in mind before you say or do anything Pokemon-related: if they're in their forties or fifties, they're more likely to despise anything their kids are into that only came about in the past twenty years especially if it's got a cartoon and lots of merchandise related to it. The best thing you really can do is keep to yourself and not talk to them at all about it. You need to know that they're part of the group who actually find pop culture stuff that didn't really die off when they thought it would very annoying. My parents have always hated my Pokemon obsession, and that hasn't changed a bit even now that I'm twenty-six.
 
This is a topic brought up relatively regularly. How far does your parents' disapproval go? If they simply deem it immature, then stay calm and carry on. It's clear that it doesn't interfere with your academics or social life, so their feelings seem dumbfounded. Regardless, as Incinermyn mentioned, just keep it out of their hair and you should be fine.
 
I know that feel bro. I hate it when people are all like "Ur TOO OLD FER POKEMON!!!" I just brush it off and continue with life.
 
Oh man, have I got something to say.
All through 5th grade (and partially 4th grade), kids made fun of me for playing Pokemon. They kept nagging me that I was too old for it. Remember, this was when Ba.. Ba.. Bakugan (oh, it sears my tongue to say that name) reigned supreme. I was, at the time, in to drawing fakemon, and I was forced to keep the drawings away or risk ridicule. It even got to the point where it was only safe to talk about Pokemon with my small group of friends while we were alone at recess. But earlier this school year, for Spirit Week, people were encouraged to dress up as a character for a day. I dressed up as Professor Oak, and was surprised that I received absolutely no nagging or criticism (except from my gym teachers, because they're completely unaware of anything in school outside of gym).
 
There are those of us blessed with the aptitude to juggle rigorous academics, strenuous athletics, and still be active in our guilty pleasures, however only the humblest of us will ever make it to the top.


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This is exactly whats happens to me! I am currently 15 and in high school and my parents and friends nag me about this all the time. Mainly what I do is just ignore it and move on with my life, but the huge thing that I don't get is the fact that they make fun of me for liking Pokemon but they couldn't care less about me being a Brony? Don't let it get to you, just ignore it!
 
Wanna know the trick to the teasing issue...

BE PROUD OF IT!!!!!!

They just look at you, and never talk to you again...

My mom actually supports me playing Pokemon. She was a nerd when she was little, and she knows how I feel, but kids at my school, (if I told them) would be up the wall with jokes. I mean I already get called Gayvin almost every time someone calls my name... HECK a teacher has called me that.


Being proud of it, is the way to go... People will just think you weird, and then you can ignore them, and tell them to go F themselves... (that actually works)
 
No one really bothers me at school about playing Pokémon. I'm 14, most people in my grade know I play Pokémon, and no one really cares. I actually know a remarkable number of people at my school for my grade and location who play Pokémon (just finished 8th grade.) as for my mom, she doesn's dissapprove of Pokémon or my love for it, but she thinks I play it too much.
 
Incinermyn said:
Keep this in mind before you say or do anything Pokemon-related: if they're in their forties or fifties, they're more likely to despise anything their kids are into that only came about in the past twenty years especially if it's got a cartoon and lots of merchandise related to it. The best thing you really can do is keep to yourself and not talk to them at all about it. You need to know that they're part of the group who actually find pop culture stuff that didn't really die off when they thought it would very annoying. My parents have always hated my Pokemon obsession, and that hasn't changed a bit even now that I'm twenty-six.
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Pretty much this. I keep virtually all of my involvements of Pokémon strictly online, sans a few roommates in the past that were fans too. If they're not crazy about it, don't remind them about it.
 
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