Almost a year ago, I talked about what I thought about Pokemon now. Well, I was being a bit too harsh. Sure, I've grown out of it, and I know a lot of kids my age hate it, but that was just cold. Pokemon does seem to be "dying" in some places, but the good thing is it's still alive. I remember growing up playing Pokemon and didn't care if we played with Kanto cards against Hoenn cards. There really wasn't a big difference. We were satisfied with any trade and any game. Us kids were good sports. Nobody cried or whined or anything. We enjoyed it. So I began to wonder how kids were with Pokemon now, so I asked my brother about Pokemon at his school. We went to the same elementary school, where Pokemon was banned because, nowadays, kids have been known to be spoiled brats, and so to avoid arguing and stuff, it was banned. So kids would smuggle cards to school or play after school just like teenagers smuggling drugs at my current school. It was the same from when I went there. I remember the first hint of Pokemon dying around me. In sixth grade, I was talking about how I still like Pokemon, mainly the old Pokemon of course, but someone misheard me and thought I completely liked it and made fun of me. Now, nearly every time I bring Pokemon up to kids my age, I always get back, "Pokemon's for dorks." or, "Pokemon's gay." I felt like someone was my best friend when they tell me they like and miss the old Pokemon. So, yeah, I still like it. The game's are still magical like they used to be, some of the cards are just like the old ones, but the EX's and stuff were just to O.P. for me, which was another reason (I was just so confused of why the cards were like that now), and the anime's pretty good, but I'll never forget what Pokemon was like back then. Everything was perfect. Being one of those guys that have a lot of friends, but aren't that popular, that keep their nerdy interests a secret between me and my fellow nerds, I enjoy Pokemon sometimes, but I have been kinda getting into this generation, like Xbox and Minecraft. At least I'm not exactly like kids these days who walk around cussing and carrying iPhones. So yeah, that's my real opinion on Pokemon now.
