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What do you say when someone says you're too old for Pokemon?

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MakeItTotter

Livin'
Pokemon GO has certainly made everyone more comfortable being public about playing again. I remember hiding my obsession with Pokemon for all four years of high school. Kids can be savages :p.
 
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Delbert Barnes

Member
The best response would be, "You're too old/too young to be minding other people's businesses."

Thankfully, Pokemon GO seemed to attract a lot of audiences, both young and old.
 
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Ghost_MissingNo

Sceptilan
Ghost_MissingNo said:
Just tell them "growing old is compulsory, growing up isn't"

At least that's what I usually say.
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Not sure if I'd still be saying the same thing 5 years later, but I'm a lot more "secure" in myself as a person now than I was when I posted this originally (16). Ironically, I don't hear phrases like "you're too old" as much any more now, you get to that point where you're too old to be worrying if you - or someone else - is "too old" for something, lol.

Nice to see this thread still kicking all these years later.
 
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HollytheMew

New Member
Most people don't even notice, but if they do, i just tell them to mind their own business and that I grew up with the series.
 
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Silence27trey

Well-Known Member
Cool yeah I think the anime is childish but still retains nostalgic value...that being said, they need a new series!!!!!
 
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RosterBruke

New Member
There's no age to love something. ;)
 
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dudealmighty

New PokeTuber
I try to like, make them feel bad instead lol

Like, "You don't play Pokemon? Everyone loves Pokemon, what is going wrong in your life?"

And if I just happen to know they play like, COD or something, I point out how many kids play that and how many adults actually play Pokemon.
 
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Muddy120

Muddy Warrior
BattleFanatic14 said:
I know, right?! I made this when I was a freshman in high school, and I'm going to be a junior in college next year. Over the years, I've realized what some people here have said, that once you get into college, most people don't care if you play Pokémon.
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You must be a genius then because I just looked and it said you made it back in 2011, to go through freshman year of high school to junior year in 5 years is pretty good work.
 
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SOLARISENSHI

telekinetic Trainer
Well you may have a high GPA 4.0 a master's degree in psychology + 30 but I have every Pokemon Shiny and regular and I have triplicates of every single one try doing that plus I still have my good old GameCube and play XD Gale of Darkness as much as I can as well as the Japanese and American versions of every game even games that never came out like detective Pikachu.... oh wait you're actually talking to me!!
 
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Drakoid

Member
A friend told me i was weird for playing it, i showed him some distubing pokedex entries and he thought i was even weirder.
 
Inconspicuosaurus

Inconspicuosaurus

Bone-ified dinosaur
Considering how popular Pokemon Go has been recently, it doesn't seem to be the first thing on most people's minds at the moment.

However, what I used to say was that I started playing at the age that most people associate with Pokemon - ie 10ish - and I just never stopped. Considering the Pokemon franchise continues to make things that appeal to me and give me a little fun and escapism in my adult life, why should I stop?
 
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Kennith

Banned
I don't really tell much people. Maybe a few family members. So I never had people say I am too old for pokemon.
 
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Lunala

Banned
Yeah with all of the grown adults in their late 30s playing Pokemon Go? I don't think anyone will question my interest in Pokemon for at least a few more years
 
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