Pokemon is making me depressed :[

[Legendary Raikou]

No matter how hard I try to think otherwise, Im starting to think that Pokemon is just plain out dead :[. Ive been into Pokemon from the start and I just grew up with it and have liked everything about it ever since. I love Pokemon and I cant help it. I have been feeling realy depressed for the last couple of days and I think its gonna start getting worse. Im the only one I know who is still into Pokemon where I live. I want to try and meet new trainers, but I think nobody is into it anymore and just forgot about it. I feel like im changing into a whole new person. I dont think anybody knows I still like Pokemon, and if they found out they wouldnt like me. But im starting to think I should just shout it out to the world. I LOVE POKEMON! I dont know what im going to do after Pokemon just completly dies out. Im not trying to get into religion, but I hope there is a heaven because when I die, I want there to be a real world of Pokemon where I can travel as a trainer, or be little again and let Pokemon be forever!!! If anybody in hear can help me out and cheer me up, I would greatly appriecate that.

 

[Steinhauser]

Oh man. I felt the same way but then I got my group of nerd/stoners back into it :3

Play it with your friends or around school. How old are you? If you're in high school you may be able to trigger some nostalgia by playing the old RBY series. Don't worry about what people think; they all know they were into it when they were 10 too. The nerdy ones (and the "indie-retro" ones maybe) will even get back into it! And then you can tell them what they've been missing and introduce em to 3rd gen.

It's no longer a craze but it's totally ripe for cult status. Work at it!

 

[O Fortuna]

Everything goes through phases of being unpopular and then becoming popular again. For example, I love disco. Disco died and did it die a painful, screaming death. People were even calling for it's death for a long time. Still, I enjoy it and within the last couple of years it's started making a comeback and when it's the big thing again, I can be a part of it with the knowledge I was a fan in my own right before it was loved again and will be when it dies again. Just stick with what you like even if it's unpopular. If you like it, it'll make you happy.

 

[BluekiKatana]

Slayer,
Do you live in the middle of nowhere land or something? Pokemon is live and kickin right now. Everyone is anxious waiting for the next generation to come about. Especially with the rumored "wifi" battling that, the new generation is promising; that will truly be a revolution in Pokemon. Whenever a new Pokemon is announced there are thousands of posts about it all over the internet too. Despite Pokemon no longer being the mass craze that it once was, it is obviously still a very popular video game, and #1 at all handhelds at that.

We Pokemon fans get great fanservice from Pokemon USA too! Do you know any other game companies that constantly give out free merchandise and trips across the US for excelling at their products? Both the Pokemon tcg players and the videogame players are all close-knit communities that have their rewards that make all the effort even more worthwhile.

Wherever you're in the US I'm sure there are loyal Pokemon fans in your reach. At this point, I'm going to go ahead and say there are more serious tcg players than there are Pokemon trainers (gameboy). Therefore, your best bet would be to check your local Pokemon TCG league, either that or start one yourself. Even if you do the gameboy, where you find TCG players you’ll find gameboy players.

 

[JulieArticuno]

Anyway, why make yourself miserable by concealing your love and living a lie. Anyone who decides not to be your friend because you're playing (to them) a dead or 'uncool' game isn't a real friend you could rely on anyway.

If anyone gives you any comeback, you just tell them that you know a 32-year old (well I will be in May) whgo still loves it. In addition, I know one 37-year-old who still plays it (she got ME into it) and a 49-year old, as well as several younger prople.

Anyway, I know it's not the same as in RL, but you've got US, and we understand because we share your love of Pokemon.

JulieArticuno~;144;

 

[The Benmeister]

Why don't you lure people into conversations about it? Like 'remember the good old days where we used to play Pokemon'. I've done that three times and suprisingly enough, three of my closest friends are still big fans of the games at least (but I top them all) and I didn't even know.

And hey, just because something's unpopular shouldn't get you down. I don't think anyone else I know favours Reggae and Dub over other music (except one person but we have identical minds), and it's certainly not popular, but I still like it. I still listen to it. Just like your situation - even if it turns out no one else does play Pokemon where you live, you can still enjoy the fun playing it on your own.

And don't forget, you also have these forums.

 

[Arrow]

In my area, Pokemon's dead. I practically have to sneak on here to post without getting flamed by overlooking classmates. >.>

 

[AJ Flibble]

Most people don't outright hate it where I am, but no-one plays it anymore, I have to hide it. It's so annoying, I just wish I could meet people who still play it... because I don't have many true friends that would accept if I told them. That's why I'm here everyday.

 

[Watergod]

If anybody in hear can help me out and cheer me up, I would greatly appriecate that.

Here, not hear.
Anyway, I'm not too good at cheering people up, but I'll try. A lot of us here are all in the same boat. I don't know a single other person in real life who still likes Pokemon except my 10 year old cousin. But he only likes it because I do. However, I know Pokemon is not dead and still incredibly popular by the huge amount of people on this forum, this cheers me up, because I know I'm not alone in liking Pokemon.

 

[Dark Pheonix]

Lots of people in my school hate it and say Pokmons is crap (yes they try to act cool by mis-spelling it or saying it wrong) i have to sneak a quick conversation in form class about it or on msn.

 

[Chilled2m7]

These forums represent a very small percentage of total Pokemon players out there. This ofcourse, is a good thing. I tend to think of it like this... Now that I'm older, Pokemon as well as most other video games are thought of as unpopular because of the fact that people of my age group are more concerned with "Getting drunk" and "Partying". The number of video games sold in the third generation, however, do not add up. If Pokemon was so unpopular I doubt in could consistantly make it into the top ten (and number one with handhelds) with almost every game it puts out. This means that quite a few people are "closet Pokemon addicts" just like me. They just won't admit it.

 

[The Benmeister]

These forums represent a very small percentage of total Pokemon players out there. This ofcourse, is a good thing. I tend to think of it like this... Now that I'm older, Pokemon as well as most other video games are thought of as unpopular because of the fact that people of my age group are more concerned with "Getting drunk" and "Partying". The number of video games sold in the third generation, however, do not add up. If Pokemon was so unpopular I doubt in could consistantly make it into the top ten (and number one with handhelds) with almost every game it puts out. This means that quite a few people are "closet Pokemon addicts" just like me. They just won't admit it.

Aye, this is indeed true. Let me just take some lists from GameFAQ's.

Gameboy top 10 FAQS (in brackets is rank in message boards)
1) Pokemon Yellow (2)
2) Pokemon Blue (1)
3) Pokemon Red (3)
6) Pokemon Green (9)

Gameboy Color
1) Pokemon Gold (1)
2) Pokemon Crystal (2)
3) Pokemon Silver (7)

Gameboy Advance
1) Pokemon Emerald (1)
4) Pokemon FireRed (6)
6) Pokemon Ruby
10) Pokemon LeafGreen

And Pokemon is dead, you say? Far from it, by the looks of things.

 

[John Ray]

No matter how hard I try to think otherwise, Im starting to think that Pokemon is just plain out dead :[. Ive been into Pokemon from the start and I just grew up with it and have liked everything about it ever since. I love Pokemon and I cant help it. I have been feeling realy depressed for the last couple of days and I think its gonna start getting worse. Im the only one I know who is still into Pokemon where I live. I want to try and meet new trainers, but I think nobody is into it anymore and just forgot about it. I feel like im changing into a whole new person. I dont think anybody knows I still like Pokemon, and if they found out they wouldnt like me. But im starting to think I should just shout it out to the world. I LOVE POKEMON! I dont know what im going to do after Pokemon just completly dies out. Im not trying to get into religion, but I hope there is a heaven because when I die, I want there to be a real world of Pokemon where I can travel as a trainer, or be little again and let Pokemon be forever!!! If anybody in hear can help me out and cheer me up, I would greatly appriecate that.

I felt the same. I started getting bored of pokemon at the atart of this year. I don't know why but i think i'm getting old for it now.

 

[Chibi Pika]

Don't worry about it so much. ^^ Sometimes I feel a little stupid because the only people I know in my area who like Pokemon are little kids, but then I went to the TCG state champs and there were so many players, we had trouble fitting into the store. XP

And the reason why Pokemon always tops those charts is that even non-Pokemon-fans usually buy the new generations. I knew tons of guys at my old school who didn't like Pokemon, but had all the games. That says something. XP

And sometimes you may be surprised. One time I was drawing a picture and someone near me said, "What is that? That's like a mecha...Charizard, isn't it??? I used to love Pokemon, will you draw me an Eevee????" And I often wear Pokemon T-shirts to school, so lots of times people are like, "You like Pokemon?" I'm just reply "Yes I do" with no expression in my voice, and then they turn around to all their friends and say things like "Yeah, I remember when I had all the cards."

And don't forget, you always have everyone on SPPf.

~Chibi~;249;<?>;rukario;

 

[Mika_Coyote]

I know how you feel... I did too, some years ago. But now I see Pokémon is far from dying. You see all these people cheering you up? There's another proof! ^^ I, for example, have no one around who likes Pokémon (or any other fantasy game/ anime, for that matter) besides my brother. But that doesn't keep me from loving it, playing the game, watching the series... Or coming to these forums! You want a hint? Try watching the epsiodes or the movies again... It usually works for me.

Hope you feel better soon, kay? Cheer up, Slayer! ^_^

 

[water types rule]

It definitly isn't as popular as it used to be, but far from dead. I know a few people that still like it, only 1 who's older than me though.

 

[MechaBulba]

I was the same as u! I thought i was the only 1 back in high school that still liked it But u will be suprised how many still do! I sneaked it into conversations about games and classic cartoons and found a few of my friends r still big on it and are still playing the games. Once i opened 1 up and battled him a few times i found more and more friends that also played it in secret! The most shocking was when i was doing some overtime at work and on my lunch break in the cantein i saw some1 playin a gameboy advanced i looked over and saw he was playing Ruby. Soon after that there was about 4 of us (most older than me) battling are pokemon at lunch 4 bout a week! (I one every battle especailly since one of them was a rae candy cheater).

Also i found mentioning that there r a new 4th generation of pokemon is a gd way 2 see if people r still intrested or not. As if they want 2 see they want look as some images of them or you say "theres a new otter and parrot pokemon" than they get excited and say "cool" or "sweet" then u found yourself a fan!

Gd luck and happy hunting!

 

[John Ray]

I got some other people to like pokemon. Most people i know don't even know pokemon. And if you do you don't want to tell anybody because people in my area specially during school thinks that pokemon is a baby game and some people that like pokemon get bullied.

Me, I like pokemon and i tell everybody even though i know that people get bullied because i'm very respected in my school and i don't have any enemies. And if i ever do get bullied, i know a type of karate called ikido and i'd use it if i had to.

As i said on my other post i'm getting bored of my games but my brother is really in to it so maybe in a couple of years time theres a big chance that i won't be a member of this forum anymore.

 

[Blaze Dragon]

No matter how hard I try to think otherwise, Im starting to think that Pokemon is just plain out dead :[. Ive been into Pokemon from the start and I just grew up with it and have liked everything about it ever since. I love Pokemon and I cant help it. I have been feeling realy depressed for the last couple of days and I think its gonna start getting worse. Im the only one I know who is still into Pokemon where I live. I want to try and meet new trainers, but I think nobody is into it anymore and just forgot about it. I feel like im changing into a whole new person. I dont think anybody knows I still like Pokemon, and if they found out they wouldnt like me. But im starting to think I should just shout it out to the world. I LOVE POKEMON! I dont know what im going to do after Pokemon just completly dies out. Im not trying to get into religion, but I hope there is a heaven because when I die, I want there to be a real world of Pokemon where I can travel as a trainer, or be little again and let Pokemon be forever!!! If anybody in hear can help me out and cheer me up, I would greatly appriecate that.

Pokemon isn´t dead! Only that the people that liked it since it appeared are getting old. 10 years, but good memories. I have most of my friends that like Pokemon, as they have S2, XD, Emerald, Ruby or others. Is a good feeling. And if a person don´t like you because you like Pokemon, let him/her go to the Hell, a real friend likes you because what you are, no matter what!

 

[Meowth]

If it's gotten up to the point where it's making you depressed, let go of Pokemon for a while. Methinks you have a rather unhealthy obsession with it. I'm not saying it's bad to have an obsession (I have plenty ) but if it's causing problems in your life then search for something new. All you have to do is separate yourself from it for a while; that's how people lose interest in just about anything. Right now you may be thinking that you could never part with Pokemon, but you most definitely can.

You don't have to abandon Pokemon forever. Just take a break from it.