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Let's take a look at how the popular game of Pokemon lines up with God's word.
Um… no. It's weird to just force a religion on a fantasy world incompatible with it.
Pokemon teaches children to depend on "psychic powers"
Actually, no one in Pokemon ever does that.
and to trust in their "Pokemon" or "pocket monsters".
Isn't that good?
The "good" creatures in the game use their occult powers (which are forbidden by God),
What God? There's no equivalent of "God" in this world. (unless you count Arceus's role as a creator) And in this world, there's nothing wrong about their powers.
to overcome "evil" Pokemon.
WHAT??? DID YOU EVEN WATCH THE ISLAND OF THE GIANT POKEMON EPISODE!???? Besides, most trainers are "good," anyway.
Pokemon creatures show a power that is of a supernatural and spiritual source. Creatures such as Hypno, Mewter, and Haunter all display psychic powers.
Supernatural? No… Spiritual? No…
(unless you count the psychic type) NOT MEWTER
Just because these popular creatures are labeled "good" in the Pokemon game, does not mean they measure up in God's word.
Okay, so animals don't measure up in God's word…
To achieve your goals in Pokemon you begin to believe it's OK to cast spells,
As far as I know, no one has ever cast a spell in a Pokemon game (besides that channeler that made a space that heals your party) and no one can do it anyway.
use psychic powers,
No, the PEOPLE don't do that, the POKEMON do. At least some, but I don't even know if psychic powers are REAL anyway.
magic,
There's no magic. (unless you count the extreme wonderfulness of Pokemon's existence)
poison,
The poison used in the game isn't even fatal!
cheat, steal, deceive or kill others.
Okay, this is going over the line here…
You begin to believe these things, because many of the people who control our entertainment have lied to you, and have told you to believe that it is OK to take part in them.
Those people have NOT told us that. Who's the liar now?
Another false promise that the game of Pokemon teaches is that you can become your own "master".
Last time I checked, being a master meant being really good at it.
Did you know that all other religions around the world (except for Christianity), were brought into existence by Satan?
LIAR.
Most all of these religions teach that you can become a god (master).
ERNT. WRONG.
Remember the first big lie that Satan told in the Garden of Eden? The lie "ye shall be as gods". The Bible tells us, no one can become a "god" or a "master". This is a false promise. Satan, Adam and Eve all suffered terrible consequences for believing this lie and disobeying God.
That's different.
The New Age Movement theme can be detected once again throughout Pokemon. It is good to use your mind, but your mind should concentrate on good things, not evil things (see Philippians 4:8-9). When children play this game, many begin to get mixed-up between what is real and what is make-believe. The game becomes reality to them and pulls them into the story like they were really there. This is what the game was meant to do.
This would also be so for books, and every other video game in the world.
It is dangerous, because your mind is busy focusing on things that God hates, rather than on things God loves.
So apparently, God hates one man's imaginative dream.
Many children believe they have power at their fingertips, the power to give commands. This is magic
No. Many normal people can do that.
and it is a very destructive power that will lead only into Satan's trap.
So, being a leader is bad…
Did you know that those who call themselves "Wizards of the Coast" created the Pokemon game?
No, Nintendo did.
These wizards are calling themselves something that God has forbidden. Let me make it clear that God loves the person, but hates the practice of a wizard.
BUT THEY'RE NOT REALLY WIZARDS!!! Nor could they ever be.
These "Wizards of the Coast" are also the creators of "Dungeon's and Dragon's" and "Magic:The Gathering". These games also have many occult forbidden practices in them, that need to be avoided.
You just thought that because of the words "magic" and "dragons."
Overall, Pokemon is teaching you how to practice witchcraft and sorcery. It is teaching you to put your trust in Satan's occult forces which are in reality "demonic spirits".
Yeah right, as if. DEMONIC!??
Satan wants to attract you to these things by making them fun for you to play or watch on TV, while in a sneaky way, he draws you away from the true God who loves you.
Yeah, like every single cartoon on the planet! What are these guys on, (insert drug here)
Just remember, these things are not pleasing to a God that truly loves you!
Yeah, like fun, imagination, and happiness.
I pray that all of you who are addicted to Pokemon will decide that your Pokemon game just is not worth it!
I pray that your prayer doesn't come true.
Nothing is worth getting between you and God. If you are already a Christian, you must ask God's forgiveness from being involved in these forbidden practices.
FORBIDDEN???
Christians must separate themselves from these things.
If this is what being a Christian means, then I won't be one.
The Bible says in 1 Thessalonians 5:22 very clearly to; "Abstain from all appearance of evil".
Exactly my point. Where is this "appearance" of evil?
You see, God did not put verses in the Bible to disallow us from doing fun things, but to protect us from evil.
I don't think this is what God had in mind…
You must decide who you would rather follow; God, your loving creator or Satan, the master deceiver?
Well, God, but I don't see how this whole thing's message is "follow Satan."
Do you want to learn how to follow Jesus Christ the one who loves you and made you?
WRONG!!! According to Christians like you, GOD made us, not Jesus.
As a side note, I got the Johto and Kanto starters by a trade arranged at that previously-mentioned site.
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They are accepted, as are "Nidoran male" and Nidoran female"!
Thank you so much for maintaining such a fantastic resource! The Cave of Dragonflies has always been a special place for the community. I really appreciate all the hard work put into this site. Long live Pokémon!
We can't put in gender symbols for the nidorans. That's not really fair. NidoranF and NidoranM should be accepted.
as i find myself in my personal Indie Web Era, returning to the internet habits of my childhood with the small web revival movement of neocities and nekoweb and other communities, i find myself coming back to this site a whole lot. every time i see your link on someone's button wall, i end up coming back here. i spent a LOT of time on your site as a kid, always thinking of it as the pinnacle of what i wanted my own website to be when i was constantly trying, failing, and wishing to make a site of my own. now i have one, and that's real cool, and your site continues to serve as an inspiration—how funny that life can circle back that way! thank you for continuing to keep and share your passion all this time, and for galvanizing me to keep and share mine, too!
Thanks for your the response ! I'm French and I try to learn all dex numbers, so I will definitely look forward for it !
Hmm, I hadn't thought about doing that, but perhaps that'd be a neat thing to add! It wouldn't be super hard to implement, since I've got a database with multilingual names.
Will Pokémon names in other languages be available in the future?
Unfortunate! If you don't have Pokémon in your autocorrect dictionary, then you should probably turn autocorrect off before playing this game. Turning it off for the field in general might be annoying for people who do have Pokémon in their autocorrect dictionaries and make a typo!
Which game are you playing? There are no rocks or bait in Scarlet and Violet, which are what this calculator is for.
Typed Dewott, but got it wrong bc it autocorrected to Dewitt
Do you remember and know what happened to Suita Ratio and Mewtwofan's Pokemon site
Is there a way to calculate the catch rate alterations made when throwing rocks or bait at the pokemon? Right now, I see no option for this, but I think the option should show up if you use the Safari Ball as the ball you caught the pokemon in.
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sCoRpLaCk ShOuLd Be A BuG-dArK tYpE!
But seriously, I really like these fanmades and will now promptly start making my own. Thank you, and have a good day.
This post is not inflammatory or off-topic.
I made it to the end! Excellent job of boring me out of my skull!
But seriously, I'm going to dual screen this with my homework and get onto the end page way too many times to keep myself interested with my homework rather than the marquee of endless enuii.
Also, I sympathize with the PSA.
I am so glad that someone created this calculator. I just want to share that I am on the couch with my best friend watching him play through Sword for the first time, and he is trying to catch Zacian in a luxury ball. Being able to see his actual, approximate chances is very fulfilling and I deeply appreciate you putting in the time to make this! Thanks for livening up this experience!
Just found this website and I'm loving it, I fear homework will have to be postponed again
Really cool website, plus I got Passimian and I love that
wow… it's been quite awhile. So happy to see this still around. I wish you wonderful health and happiness.
I like:D
SoonTM