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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 138 points 2 months ago (4 children)

The plot of Pokemon is the kid bounding down the stairs the morning he turns 10 and announcing that he’s going to do all of those things and the mom is just like, “Fine. Please call sometimes.”

[–] cobysev@lemmy.world 69 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Then his single mom starts spends an inordinate amount of time hanging out with the Pokémon professor...

[–] NerdInSuspenders@leminal.space 27 points 2 months ago

Don’t forget Mr. Mime…

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If Red/Ash's mom married Professor Oak, would he call Blue/Gary (Oak's grandson) his stepson? Stepdad? And would Giovanni (Blue's father) be his stepfather? Stepson?

And why does Game Freak refuse to answer my emails?

[–] lowered_lifted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

It would be extremely Star Wars/Everyone Important Is Related of them but I believe that it is a step sibling rivalry

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Bow chica wow wow...

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

The show, yes. The game is more like the comic.

[–] suite403@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Stole the plot of Earthbound I see.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Does he call? Asking for a concerned mom.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If you actually go back to your home city there is literally nothing to do there.

You would have thought that at some point they would have added some special item or quest that you got if you actually went back but nope. In every game of Pokémon I have ever played there is no incentive to return to your home city and talk to your mother.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Art imitating life

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

She is literally the first doctor you have available to your Pokémons and allows for early grind

You also get fast boots!

[–] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

2nd gen also had her call you sometimes telling you she used the money you saved up on some trinket.

[–] TwanHE@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Pretty sure you can call her to leave some money with her to prevent going broke when getting wiped in battles. In some of the games at least.

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 62 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Or if you link up with your mom's PhD boyfriend, you have a choice between a lizard someone set on fire, a different lizard with a fungal infection, or a regular ass turtle.

[–] lowered_lifted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 months ago

that ass turtle is a powerful turtle, water starters are slept on

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Uh, it's not a lizard with a fungal infection, it's clearly a frog/plant symbiote. Gosh

[–] heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 months ago
[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 42 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Which is why the plot is bad ass. Its like being a viking without killing folks.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

And that's why Pokemon ZA setting sucks ass...

Seriously? We're going to be in an urban city environment the entire game?....

[–] Rampsquatch@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

My favorite thing about the internet right here. Games not even out yet and it sucks ass/is the second coming of Christ. There is no in-between.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

SETTING

I didn't say the game itself sucks but the SETTING does based on everything they have shown us (100% urban environments)

Before you talk about in-between maybe read everything in it's entirety first.

[–] Rampsquatch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I did read your comment in it's entirety. My opinion is the same, and also not as about you as you seem to think.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

games not even out yet and it sucks ass.

This you?

Also when you say "right here" you are directing at me and what I said.

[–] Rampsquatch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

I see you've taken part of what I said out of context. Good for you.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

With how badly TPC has been handling the franchise the past few years, expecting the next games to be bad is pretty reasonable

[–] Rampsquatch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

You're probably right, however I reserve judgement on things untill I have actually experienced them. I fully expect it to be a disappointment somehow, but I don't know that it will be.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Well there's been that fairly lacklust trailer. It didn't exactly look inspiring. Of course it might have great gameplay but historically speaking that seems unlikely.

Also of course it's probably going to cost $100 which means I'm not going to buy it regardless.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

there's a Pokemon game with South Africa as the setting?

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

hahahahaha good one

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago
[–] Phoenix3875@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

their whole economy is built upon rat fighting tho

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Also friendship!

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 2 months ago

... Also your Mom is banging the guy who gave her the rat.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

7th gen:

mom can i go do this island's ritual of growing up right after i moved into this place?

Sure hon, have fun!

and then they went into alternate dimension to stop their friend's crazy mom

[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Isn't the plot that he is in a coma and dreaming all of it? 😌

[–] errer@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

That’s why Pikachu is electricity based, he represents all the stuff plugged into the unconscious boy in the hospital

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

No, that's just a fringe fan theory

[–] drathvedro@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

Forgot this comic, thought it was about ratshaker

[–] lowered_lifted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

I mean ashs mom is a single mom and he's a latchkey kid so he probably drank hose water and grew up to vote republican (I think Shinzo Abe's party is that in Japan)

[–] multifariace@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I would read this series. I can't wait until he throws his mouse out to fight a snakE. Or when he tries to keep a snapping turtle in his pocket.

[–] greenskye@lemm.ee -4 points 2 months ago

This would be funnier without the last panel