It's been nearly 20 years since Pokemon was launched into the world and my brother, six years older than me, still can't understand why on Earth it caught the attention of so many people around the world. But for most people my age, Pokemon is what our childhood memories are made of.
Whether it was the games that hooked you the most, the cartoons, or even the card trading part, the story was full of empowerment. Pokemon created a world similar to the real one, only with modern technology and science fiction for days. Minus the adults.
Basically, your mom would pack your lunch up and would let you walk free into the world as you embarked on the journey of becoming a Pokemon Master after collecting eight different badges, each one representing a different Pokémon Gym, and after defeating the current Pokemon Champion.
The plot was simple but effective because it put clear goals on the kids who played the game, and if you surrounded yourself with others who played it too, you could defeat them as well and even exchange little monsters with them. And what kid wouldn't want that, huh?
Looking back, what was so great about it was the fact that it was appealing to both boys and girls equally, unlike other games that were popular at that time. You could arrange your team to be full of cute and fuzzy monsters, or it could be made of rock creatures and snakes.
It's safe to say I won't be embroidering them 'all because that would take me ages to finish, especially considering there are nearly over 800 Pokemon now. And it's highly likely there will be even more in the next few years if they manage to attract a new generation of potential Pokemon Trainers, but it was fun making this little buddy right here, at least, for good old times.
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