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Pokemon is out and everyone is excited about their Pokemons and things of that nature, which is cool.

I can’t do it anymore.

I have so many fond memories of Pokemon. I remember seeing it in Nintendo Power, and being so incredibly excited for its release. I remember playing Red for hours and hours on end, and even more on Gold. I remember being frustrated that I, at random, picked the version without Vulpix time and again. I remember buying tons of Pokemon trading cards, and going to a Trading Card Game Day at Toys R Us and playing with lots of little kids who did not completely understand the rules, but who were super excited to be playing. Hell, I remember going to Pokemon Center New York, and buying a Pokemon Mini because why the fuck not, and buying shirts and plush toys and generally being excited about it. I remember buying Ruby during that trip, because it came out then, and I wanted to play it on the way home. I remember watching the show, and buying DVDs of it because I am so entertained by this children’s entertainment. I remember Pokemon being the gateway to all this ridiculous furry shit I’m wrapped up in, which has lead me to basically every important romantic relationship of my life.

Pokemon is important to me. I love Pokemon.

I have played Pokemon, though. It’s the same game over and over, only with new monsters that I tend not to like as much as the old ones. I mean, okay, occasionally one will come along that I really enjoy, but I mostly want my Vulpix and my Eevee and my Wobuffet. In a perfect world, I want them to do the same things they’ve always done and I want to do them again and again.
Nintendo gives this to me, but it’s taken awhile for me to realize that I don’t really want that anymore. I’ve played that. I want something new. I want something different. Even getting Spaeth to make me eggs of all the Pokemon I wanted to start with, and the appeal of the Pokewalker, wasn’t enough to get me to play Soul Silver much. I just want something new.

I mean, look at Pokemon Mystery Dungeon. I have played so fucking much Mystery Dungeon, because it’s the Pokemon I love with mechanics that were certainly fresh when I started (it was really my first roguelike that I ever seriously got into) and are much deeper and more interesting than the actual game is to me at this point.

Everyone playing White and Black? I hope you enjoy it. I resisted buying it, and every time I think about giving in, I know I made the right choice. Maybe in another generation or two, I’ll be ready to hop back in. I just can’t play the same constant, very long grind to make the few Pokemon I like kind of useful to defeat some gym leaders and then hit a hurdle when I get to Victory Road because everyone is like 10 levels higher for no reason again. I can’t do it right now. I may not be able to do it again. You all best love Pokemon for me, though! Love it hard. Thank you.