So, come here to talk about the 11th Pokemon movie, titled Giratina and the Sky Bouquet-Shaymin

it's been confirmed that shaymin's sky form will appear in the 11th movie! here's proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86-HoiwWkrE

God, no more Pokemon movies!!! I've had enough with the cards, the shows, ARGH!! The only thing tolerable about Pokemon is the games; you get to actually pick the main character's pokemon so they aren't stuck with the same annoying runt the whole time that never gets any experience, plus, you never talk, so there are no lines like "Oh no! We have to stop them!" What the @#$% is that?! There are more pokemon movies than the Rocky and Land Before Time series' COMBINED!

If it isn't broken don't fix it. PokeMon is popular. Get used to it.

Well, yeah it's popular...if you're either five years old or some thirty year old still living with his parents so he can afford to go to every Pokemon convention out there. And no, that isn't just something I made up; I met one of those people a couple years ago in a Yu-Gi-Oh! tourney.

I make a fortune on cards, fool. What of it?

Actually, Pokemon is popular among all age groups. I happen to know many accomplished professionals who unwind with Pokemon every now and then. Not to mention my entire dorm last year was obsessed with Pokemon (the games, the movie, and the TV show). True, the most avid fans tend to be younger, and the older the age group, the more likely it's a factor of nostalgia.... But there's nothing wrong with that. Few other franchises can be compared to the accomplishments of Pokemon.
The adult geek still living with his parents is a stereotype that spans across all fanbases. They exist, certainly, but they're by no means exclusive to Pokemon. Still. Scary. *shudder*
That being said, I had absolutely no idea there were any other movies after the second one. But if the style stays true to the original, they're cheap to make and produce quite a bit of profit. Would I be correct in guessing that the first one was the only one to hit theaters? And are there still new episodes of the show? Cause that's a bit mind boggling for me, I must admit.

Kid - I had all the original cards at one point, including several Charizards, and I made enough money off of them to pay for my first laptop. :D Oh the joys of Ebay!

qft and

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I meant YuGiOh cards, actually. Dunno if I have a cashpot worth of PKMN cardies though.

Yeah, I know you can get money off them on the internet. But that's if you can find someone to buy them. There are diehard Yu-Gi-Oh! card fans looking for the Exodia pieces and other incredibly rare cards. I put all my cards (which contained 2 pieces of Exodia, a Berserk Dragon, and Exodia Necross) on the internet an nobody bought them. And for Pokemon, I ahve all of the originals and most of the Johto pokemon. I even have a few Pikachu cards worth $45 each. I have been doing this for 2 years now. TWO F***ING YEARS!!! The only way you can use eBay to sell stuff is with a PayPal, which I can't get anyway (no credit card). When it comes to selling stuff, I know what I'm talking about. I almost traded a small stack of my Pokemon cards for a DS Lite, but while we were arranging pickup details over the phone, my power went out and they haven't called back (talk about a real kick in the balls there, huh?).

Oh, and by the way, it may be cool for the people in your dorm, but in my school, the last person to even talk about playing Pokemon got the crap kicked out of them.

Actually, movies 1-4 hit theaters in the US, but every single movie has hit theaters in Japan, and, yes, there are still new episodes. (Over 550 to date!)

Pokemon sure as hell ain't popular among any age group but 5-10. If I ever seen a teen going, "I just caught a level 10 Pidgey!" I will walk up, pimp slap him, and then tell him to go hang with my little brother.

Now here's someone who knows what they're talking about. The only thing that started off as a card game that I actually enjoy is Magic: The Gathering.

If you're thinking Pokemon began started as a card game, it actually started out as video games. (Pokemon Red Version and Pokemon Blue Version).

Besides the dorms last year, the games were quite popular at my old high school, among everyone except the jocks and cheerleaders. A factor may be that I lived in a community that was frequently labeled hippie, and grew up when Pokemon was beginning to boom in the US. Though if I ever heard anyone shout, with excitement, "I just caught a level 10 pidgey!" I'd pimp slap them, too.
CB is correct, the Red & Blue games are the origins of Pokemon (to be technical it was what we'd call Red & Green). Followed by the anime, and then I believe the cards and manga.
The "childish" stereotype we now associate with Pokemon is considered a rather American point of view, or it at least it started out that way. Even with that stereotype, it's still the #2 video game franchise.
I used to work at Nintendo, hence my random Pokemon knowledge and loyalty (least to the games that are considered canon). Don't get me wrong, though, I love my 360. ^_^ ...Not that I wouldn't mind slapping Bill for releasing a buggy Vista. But there's nothing new with that...
By the way, did anyone actually play the card game? Everyone I know simply collected, traded, and (if they were any good) made some money. If they ever played the card game at all, it was because of the TCG gameboy game. I for one never even knew how to play the TCG. XD

Are you sure it started as a game? Cuz I remember the commercial for the game where all the Pokemon are on a bus, but then the bus driver stops at a junk yard and puts them in the car crusher. When it's over, he reaches inside and pulls out a gameboy color with Pokemon in it, and this was during an episode of the Pokemon show (I remember, cuz it's taped and sitting in my room somewhere). Plus, I remember that around the time the game was coming out, I dug a Geodude card out of my yard. Don't ask me how I remember, I don't know why. Plus, Rose, now that you explained it, I can see why everyone would've played Pokemon. That would probably be the one the only reasons I would understand somebody playing it. The other two would be:
-Their age
and
-Their income (I am dirt poor and really started playing videogames on a Gameboy Color with Pokemon yellow version. This was only four years ago, too.)

Positive. Keep in mind that Pokemon was a booming franchise for two years in Japan before it was released to the rest of the world. So in the US they tried to create more hype by introducing the TV series three weeks before they released the games, followed a few months later by the TCG.

I'm assuming your Asian then.
^_^

Pokemon is old..... Just like Digimon and Yu-Gi-Oh!

BTW, I knew how to play the Pokemon TCG. Forgot though.

Well, yeah, cuz they get everything before we do, and sometimes they never let us have any of the fun. That's why I don't get my hopes set on any of the great SRW games coming to the US.

Sweetness! Giratinas Origin Form,Shaymins Sky Form,The Torn World,THE 11TH MOVIE IS AWESOME! I can't wait! (ROFLMFAO movie has platinum spoilers.)