Disturbing Truths About Pokemon

[8bitretroshit]

May 31, 2010 9:49:38 GMT -5 Dances in Undergarments said:

There's a stork in Yoshi's Island though, so clearly the Japanese at least are aware of it.

Ohyeah, forgot about that. Bring on the stork!

May 31, 2010 11:38:34 GMT -5 Spud said:

It's also a game who's solesilver point revolves around animal fighting.

Cartoony rainbow colored goofy looking monsters fainting each other. If they'd actually bleed and die in battle, then yeah you'd have a point.

[Shrikeswind]

So using Cut won't make my Pikachu bleed. Seems fun.

[Shadrio]

Pokémon fight each other, ranging from sewer rats versus cats to God himself. And yet, a Starfish can knockout the creator of Continents with a well aimed beam of water. A gigantic Preying Mantis can take out (but not shred) a being with psychic capabilities. Then, all you do is take them to a machine, and they're as good as new.

As with all things Nintendo, this is better left without question...

But at the same time... These limitless amount of unanswered questions are fun to ponder

*goes to the Miltank Farm and eats a Miltank T-bone Steak*

[8bitretroshit]

My biggest question would be how the hell the Pokemon world remains a peaceful utopia when every schmuck on the block can legally own a monster capable of hyper beaming a building off the town map. Seems pretty easy to overthrow the goverment with a bunch of well trained Explouds. Good thing the criminal organisations tend to stick with puny Rattata level monsters!

[Da Robot]

Speaking of hyperbeaming a building . . .

Anyone seen this Awkward Zombie comic?


And then there's this VG Cats comic, about letting kids have access to damgerous powers of Pokemon.

Voltarb suicide terrorist attack as a plot point in a Pokemon game anyone?

[Manspeed]

I think you've forgotten that in order to tame the more powerful Mons you need all eight badges, and I doubt every friggin' trainer out there has gotten that far or is even entered in the league for that matter.

[wanderingshadow]

I don't know if any of you have seen this, but you are a terrible person in Pokemon Red/Blue.

[Manspeed]

That was just posted like a page ago. We already talked about it.

[TV Eye]

Well, actually I posted it here about a week ago. It's also what made me make this topic.

[Johans Nidorino]

Jun 2, 2010 10:59:44 GMT -5 Manspeed said:

I think you've forgotten that in order to tame the more powerful Mons you need all eight badges, and I doubt every friggin' trainer out there has gotten that far or is even entered in the league for that matter.

To be fair (at least if the scope is just the video game), that only applies for Pokémon whose original Trainer isn't yourself. The ones you catch, hatch, receive as bonus, etc. will always obey you no matter how high is their level.

[TV Eye]

A woman who died on a mountain trail was reborn as a Froslass.

Rhyperior fires Geodude's from the holes in its palms. Where do those Geodude's come from and how are they able to survive INSIDE the Rhyperior?

[8bitretroshit]

You know your pokelife is shit when you're nothing but ammunition waiting to be shot at opponents

Wasn't Jynx supposed to be a transformed woman aswell?

[The Qu]

The Froslass example is a good example of the origins of Pokemon being lost culturally. Froslass, for example, is explictly based on the Yuki-onna, a yokai that is the ghost of a woman who died in a snowstorm.

From the Diamond Pokedex: It puts rocks in holes in its palms and uses its muscles to shoot them. Geodude are shot at rare times. I think there is your answer. =P

[Johans Nidorino]

I find those Geodude and Graveler entries hilarious. People mistake Geodude as regular rocks, and Machop use Graveler as strength training ;D

[Koopaul]

By the way did I ever mention how there is no such thing as the "family" in Pokemon. or if there is its not nearly as treasured as human pokemon relationships. Think about it.

In the anime:
Mothers are usually left alone to raise their children because fathers are too busy with pokemon. At ten the kids get kicked out of the house and rarely make contact with their parents, and if they do the Mother complains you are calling too much! I'm not kidding.

There was an episode where Dawn called her Mom and she told her ten year old daughter to STOP CALLING! And instead rely on Ash and Brock for help.

There's not even any affection between mother and child. When Ash rescues his Mom in the third movie he doesn't hug her, approach her, or seem concerned in the slightest. Its so ridiculous that the American directors mentioned it in the director's commentary!