Unpopular opinions about Pokemon manga

[matt0044]

^I'm starting to love this guy.

No Homo.

[Izanagi]

^I am inclined to make a Yu-gi-oh Abridged reference but I won't.

Anyways, I felt that the world that Shudo Takeshi envisioned at least makes more sense than the one we have now and even Special.

[Blackjack Gabbiani]

Makes sense. But just because they're based on Japan doesn't make them actually Japan. (At least not past gen II, where real world references were stopped being made.)

There've been plenty of real world references since then.

Also my big quibble with Shudo's worldview is his thing about pokemon suddenly popping into existence in recent history. Even in PokeWake, where the first chapter has humans encountering pokemon only about ten years pre-game (something that's contradicted elsewhere in the same series, with another chapter having them being very well-known and commonplace somewhere around 30 years ago, but Pokewake is basically a series of short stories and may not have an overarching canon), pokemon have still BEEN there. Besides, it goes against the games, where pokemon have existed on earth for at least 100 million years and have existed elsewhere since the beginning of the universe and probably before. Even the games out at the time he wrote that had them around the Mesozoic era.

But I guess this is supposed to be about manga stuff, huh.

Anyway, ok. My unpopular opinion again--Phantom Thief 7 would work better as a side game than a manga. It would make a good platformer, I think.

[e9310103838]

Makes sense. But just because they're based on Japan doesn't make them actually Japan. (At least not past gen II, where real world references were stopped being made.)

Here. (Thank goodness none of this crap is actually canon. Marrying, paying taxes at 10? What kind of sick world is this place?

I only know that Platinum is not Japanese, and Berlitz family exist more than 200 years in Sinnoh. lol

[Izanagi]

There've been plenty of real world references since then.

Also my big quibble with Shudo's worldview is his thing about pokemon suddenly popping into existence in recent history. Even in PokeWake, where the first chapter has humans encountering pokemon only about ten years pre-game (something that's contradicted elsewhere in the same series, with another chapter having them being very well-known and commonplace somewhere around 30 years ago, but Pokewake is basically a series of short stories and may not have an overarching canon), pokemon have still BEEN there. Besides, it goes against the games, where pokemon have existed on earth for at least 100 million years and have existed elsewhere since the beginning of the universe and probably before. Even the games out at the time he wrote that had them around the Mesozoic era.

But I guess this is supposed to be about manga stuff, huh.

Anyway, ok. My unpopular opinion again--Phantom Thief 7 would work better as a side game than a manga. It would make a good platformer, I think.

The idea was still in its infancy and hardly any of them actually made into the anime but they were interesting nonetheless despite the fact that they barely make any sense.

[Weedy Spyze]

Giovanni could have Googled a cure for his disease.

Hehe, who needs a random legendary Pokemon? Google is way more convenient than that nonsense.

Also, lol @ that marrying and paying taxes at age 10 discussion on the last page. I missed this thread.

[matt0044]

Hehe, who needs a random legendary Pokemon? Google is way more convenient than that nonsense.

The Pokemon world doesn't seem to have the internet widely used as we do. On the plus side, it explains why everyone is in good shape and health.

[e9310103838]

The Pokemon world doesn't seem to have the internet widely used as we do. On the plus side, it explains why everyone is in good shape and health.

I do not know why I suddenly thought how Gabby & Ty to find the information about Team Aqua...... lol

[Weedy Spyze]

The Pokemon world doesn't seem to have the internet widely used as we do. On the plus side, it explains why everyone is in good shape and health.

True, but now I can't help but imagine what Professor Oak's reaction would be if he ever came across Bulbapedia lmao.

[Dreamingflower]

True, but now I can't help but imagine what Professor Oak's reaction would be if he ever came across Bulbapedia lmao.

Maybe he'd sue them for stealing his research and adding things that he thinks are untrue.

[Macromind101]

Maybe he'd sue them for stealing his research and adding things that he thinks are untrue.

Like "Who the heck is this Ash kid?" and "When did I hand out a Pikachu?"

[Trutown]

The Pokemon world doesn't seem to have the internet widely used as we do. On the plus side, it explains why everyone is in good shape and health.

Even though they have teleportation technology that seems to be connected to the internet, they have some form of Skype, websites (in Team Aqua's case), and an interconnected PC system (which is "basically" what the internet is). They have it and they use it, we just don't see it. It is the same thing I said earlier: if we don't see it, then it might as well not exist.

[matt0044]

Even though they have teleportation technology that seems to be connected to the internet, they have some form of Skype, websites (in Team Aqua's case), and an interconnected PC system (which is "basically" what the internet is). They have it and they use it, we just don't see it. It is the same thing I said earlier: if we don't see it, then it might as well not exist.

Yeah, they probably do. I wonder if they have forums or a Youtube.

[ParaChomp]

Let's all agree on one undeniable fact: the Pokemon world is weird, weird, weird.

Now if only the fan base existed in that world...

[RiRiGaGaLover]

I don't know how many of these opinions are unpopular but...

RGB saga is the best from what I've read. Yellow is meh until the last volume or so, it picks up when they arrive on Cerise Island. I haven't read the GSC saga yet but I have the whole set and I've flipped through the pages in some of the books and they look kinda boring. We'll see.

I've only read the first two volumes of the DPPt series and they are boring as hell. Although the second one was better than the first. I just feel like it's going so slooooooow. Hopefully it picks up though, and now that I'm thinking about it they have planted a lot of interesting seeds that should come to fruition here pretty soon so I hope that holds true.

[e9310103838]

Even though they have teleportation technology that seems to be connected to the internet, they have some form of Skype, websites (in Team Aqua's case), and an interconnected PC system (which is "basically" what the internet is). They have it and they use it, we just don't see it. It is the same thing I said earlier: if we don't see it, then it might as well not exist.

As I said above, in volume 15, Gabby & Ty use the website similar Google to find information about Team Aqua...... XD

[Dreamingflower]

I wouldn't be surprised if they have sites like Youtube too.

Another thing to take note for. Almost every city has a Pokemon center, but what about hospitals? The only one I've seen is in Lilycove, are human lives less important than Pokemon there? Also when Red fought against Bruno in the yellow arc he received Hitmonlee's kick right in his ribs and he got away with pout a broken rib. Are their bones made if steel or something? I'm sure that Hitmonlee's kicks aren't soft. So how come Red got away with only a bruise?

[e9310103838]

I wouldn't be surprised if they have sites like Youtube too.

Another thing to take note for. Almost every city has a Pokemon center, but what about hospitals? The only one I've seen is in Lilycove, are human lives less important than Pokemon there? Also when Red fought against Bruno in the yellow arc he received Hitmonlee's kick right in his ribs and he got away with pout a broken rib. Are their bones made if steel or something? I'm sure that Hitmonlee's kicks aren't soft. So how come Red got away with only a bruise?

Sinnoh gym leaders were also hospitalize.

And Yellow also almost fracture twice.

Although the first did not really fracture, she will soon be able to action.

And the second is a more reasonable. She uses Caterpie's String Shot fixed herself hands.

[Dreamingflower]

Sinnoh gym leaders were also hospitalize.

And Yellow also almost fracture twice.

Although the first did not really fracture, she will soon be able to action.

And the second is a more reasonable. She uses Caterpie's String Shot fixed herself hands.

So that almost sounds as if every region has only one hospital.

And for some magical reason she got healed pretty quick.

Yeah, instead of asking professional help, getting help from a monster that has always life in the wild with no education is much wiser when you fracture something. That makes so much sense.

[pacman000]

He also said the ten years old had the ability to live on the own and make a life for themselves in his early notes. The best explanation really for all of this is, that it's Pokemon.

The end of the games said that your character had "come of age." Perhaps that's where he got the idea?