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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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My own messages will be signed as Butterfree, with the Admin label below my name. If someone signs as Butterfree without that label, it's probably not me.

Random Lily

I wasn't sure if I should put it on the zodiac page or this page since it's not a question. Just found it really cool that my birthday has a strong moon theme xD day of Lunatone in the reign of Cresselia. Anyway, this website is really cool!

Forgenvash

The Calyrex option here is just for Calyrex itself, not the Ice Rider or Shadow Rider form. Does that mean that the catch chance is the same for both? Even for Heavy Ball, when Ice Rider is over 100x heavier than normal Calyrex?

Butterfree
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In response to: post by Pyukumuku Power

My next essay might be one tackling the Venonat and Butterfree connection, actually :P

Pyukumuku Power

Butterfree, do not go here:
https://bogleech.com/pokemon/p048venonat

Pyukumuku Power
Commenting on: 04-21-25
In response to: post by cynder

Jirachi!

Butterfree
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Commenting on: /evolution-list
In response to: post by Pyukumuku Power

That's what the Espeon and Umbreon page is for!

Pyukumuku Power
Commenting on: /evolution-list

I also like the messages now showing the verification Pokemon. (lets go scyther!)

Pyukumuku Power
Commenting on: /evolution-list

Thank you so much for making this! BTW, do you know any tips for getting happiness up on my Eevee in Silver?

NeoSeth

This was a beautiful essay. The first two generation of Pokemon had a certain magic to them; not just because we were children, but also because the internet had not yet evolved into its modern form and the games were so flimsily coded. Some very strange things could happen while a kid was simply playing the game, and lead to amazing stories like this. I really loved reading this one. So long, Jolteon. Your memory will live on.

Butterfree
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Commenting on: /fun-facts
In response to: post by Aivi

I believe Azurill was the only one, due to the specific unique quirk of having a different gender ratio from its evolved form.

Aivi
Commenting on: /fun-facts

Are there any species besides Azurill that can change gender when they evolve? Or any oversights/bugs that would cause a Pokémon’s gender to change? It’d be fun to make a party of the little guys XD

TheScythe
Commenting on: 04-21-25

Happy to help catch that bug in the guestbook! I was wondering why the page 2 link did that.

Also I'm commenting to build up a party, cool feature!

Pyukumuku Power
Commenting on: /experimentation
In response to: post by Butterfree

No, this was a first turn move.

Butterfree
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Commenting on: /fun-facts
In response to: post by Clay

As I said, I know this. However, this says nothing about why this decision was made, only that it was stated in this book. For all we know off that snippet, Game Freak gave them some notes that said this because they were already figuring it worked like that - in fact, that’s what I’m kind of inclined to assume by default, since it seems odd a guidebook would just make up something fairly random and counterintuitive like that out of nowhere, and if the guide had made it up out of nowhere without consulting Game Freak, it seems unlikely Game Freak would have just been like, “Oh, welp, this guidebook made this up out of nowhere, guess we have to do it this way now.” The mere existence of a statement that Nidorina and Nidoqueen can’t have eggs in the guidebook is not evidence of why that decision was made or by whom one way or the other.

Clay
Commenting on: /fun-facts
In response to: post by Clay

Copied it straight from Bulbapedia.

Clay
Commenting on: /fun-facts
In response to: post by Butterfree

"Nidorina and Nidoqueen's inability to lay Eggs was established by Japanese media before breeding became a game mechanic.
[1]Pocket Monsters Encyclopedia: 「ニドラン♀の進化形だが、ニドリーナになると、卵を産む能力はなくなる。」 ("It is the evolved form of Nidoran♀, but upon becoming Nidorina, has lost the ability to lay Eggs.")
[2]ポケットモンスター公式ファンブック Official Fan Book of Pocket Monsters: 「ニドラン♀の進化形だが、卵は産めない。」 ("It is the evolved form of Nidoran♀, but it cannot lay Eggs.")"

sadie

thank you very much for taking the time to write this, i consulted it often over the last couple days as i finished up firered with a friend of mine. :)

rayray

marshtomp screaming happily

Olivia
Commenting on: /making-fake-pokemon

Helpful thanks

Jenny
Commenting on: /essays/the-mew-trick
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