Pokemon Why Do You Play Pokemon?
- Thread starter Red Striker
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I think one of my most intense motivations for playing Pokemon is to develop a sense of social communion and tolerance. I was a reclusive child, playing video games a lot, not exercising much at all, never wanting to talk to anybody unless they had the same hobbies that I do, and generally being grumpy, selfish and lazy. It was kind of a pathetic childhood, IMO :/.
Sometime around the 3rd Generation, I realized how much Pokemon was intended to be a very social activity, its a medium used to develop fun with other people, and to learn about each others' personalities, and to share in the spicy variety, and best of all, its something ideologically balanced! Christians can play it as much as Atheists, Demorcrats, Republicans, etcetera.
I also love the Pokemon themselves, especially the ones I personally feel are like me, or have traits that I fantasize about having, like Blissey being so benevolent, Krookodile being hip, cool, and well, a reptile (kehehehe!). And Machoke being a super-athlete *FLEX*!
Heh, sometimes I wonder if they really exist in some alternate reality. Yeah, some people think I'm an idiot, but I think those kind of people are acting close-minded.
Sometime around the 3rd Generation, I realized how much Pokemon was intended to be a very social activity, its a medium used to develop fun with other people, and to learn about each others' personalities, and to share in the spicy variety, and best of all, its something ideologically balanced! Christians can play it as much as Atheists, Demorcrats, Republicans, etcetera.
I also love the Pokemon themselves, especially the ones I personally feel are like me, or have traits that I fantasize about having, like Blissey being so benevolent, Krookodile being hip, cool, and well, a reptile (kehehehe!). And Machoke being a super-athlete *FLEX*!
Heh, sometimes I wonder if they really exist in some alternate reality. Yeah, some people think I'm an idiot, but I think those kind of people are acting close-minded.
The only reason I play pokemon is to try to win scholarships so college wont be as expensive and because the game is pretty fun.
By the time you win you would've paid more for cards than it is worth it trying to get the scholarships. You also have to remember that your going to be moving up in divisions (if your not already a master) and such. Kind of like winning the lottery. You play it so much that by the time you win even 100 dollars your just getting your money back.
I guess I play pokemon because its the world I would prefer to live in. To me it seems like the perfect world.
Cooltrainer Alan said:
I also said because its fun and I like doing it.
Ah, but then we have the VGC... Alas, though; I digress.
As these past few months have rolled on, the value of playing this "children's card/video game" has grown. As a young teen, an ideal thing to have - at least for me - is some sort of social group that gets you, albeit any minute differences etc. you may have with person to person. Since in school I typically have troubles finding a group that "clicks," Pokemon has provided that instead (though not to say I haven't had any in school; on the contrary, I have, they just don't last long for one reason or another). Besides, there's that serene and otherwise unique feeling you get as you step into the doors of a tournament. At least for I, after a second of walking into the door, a good portion of the people there know my name and face, Hmm... Another family, if you will. Hardly anything outclasses thrills a tourney has in store, even on a Sunday when you know very well school comes the next day.
