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Impact on your life?

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I know I can't be the only one when I say that Watching Pokemon for nearly my entire life has pretty much shaped my imagination. No matter what I am doing, watching, listening to or thinking about if I try hard enough I can relate it in some way to Pokemon. I still have all the movies on VHS and DVD and most of the movies soundtracks on either CD or on my iPod, and whenever someone asks me what my favorite show is I will still say Pokemon (only Kanto, Johto and the Orange Islands. The rest were just kind of ehh to me but I still watched them). How has Poke effected your life?
 
I'd say it does. It really got me into anime, which I thank it for. Now I'm an otaku for life.

Pokemon is also good for many reasons, like entertainment.
 
As ridiculous as it may sound at first, I learned my first English words through Pokemon games (Red and Gold), not lessons in the 1st grade.
 
If you're posting in Bulbagarden, it's safe to say that Pokemon has taken over your life. *shameless blog promotion* It does give me something to write about.
 
It changed my whole life, I guess XDD Pokemon had been special for me. I liked it up to middle school or so, dropped pokemon around middle and high school, then got back to in around when I got in college. It's a major part of my life, and I can't live without it XDD
 
I wouldn't say it's "affected my life", but hey, it's a fun game. It also gave my hyperactive imagination something to wrap around, and something that basically everybody at public school had in common with me. :P
 
I can't get into a logical conversation these days without bringing up Pokemon or at least thinking about Pokemon. All I text my friend about is Pokemon. Or anime, which branched from my love for the Pokemon anime. :3
 
Pokemon guided me toward a viable carrer option for me in the future I'm actually interested in (artwork), plus has introduced me to many friends and a new side of the internet.
 
First and foremost, Pokémon gave me a fair way to spend my time (otherwise known as hobby). Second, it taught me to have faith in humanity with all the nice and friendly themes, which may sound cheesy but are so important and precious nowadays. Other than that, it instigated my imagination - when I was younger, and still to this day, I tried my best to create in my mind, among other things, the Pokémon battles -, taught me a good deal of English, interested me in Japanese culture (Animé and Manga, mostly) as well as videogames and helped me find this awesome forum which served as a bridge to find some fine online buddies. :)
 
When I started playing in 2010, it introduced me to fanfiction, shippings and love stories, and making characters you grow to like in stories etc.
 
It has impacted my life in so many ways that are too numerous to write in a single post. :-D
 
Pokemon has been one of the biggest things in my life since I saw the first episode on TV when I was in 4th grade. Now in college, I can't imagine how boring (and possibly even different) my life would be without Pokemon. Pokemon has given me a way to express my imagination. It has enhanced my drawing skills (doing fan-art), writing skills (doing fan-fics), and has become my largest hobby. I have found an interest in Japanese culture because of Pokemon. I'm not really an anime watcher, manga reader, or anything like that. I just have a genuine curiosity and interest in Japan that is separate from Pokemon. So I would say that Pokemon has also made me a more culturally diverse person. I plan to learn Japanese and travel there (̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶u̶y̶ ̶P̶o̶k̶e̶m̶o̶n̶ ̶m̶e̶r̶c̶h̶ ̶m̶u̶a̶h̶a̶h̶a̶!̶) because I think it is a beautiful place. Who would have guessed a "children's cartoon" could impact some of our lives in this way? Amazing.
 
Changed my life completely. I wouldn't be a creative writing major in college with a completed (but still unpublished) novel under my belt if it weren't for Pokémon! I can't imagine a time in my life when I won't call myself a fan.
 
When I first picked up my copy of Red, it was a bit of a lifesaver; I was stuck in bed with a back injury and had nothing to do! Over the years, the games have helped me make friends and have been a fun way to pass time.

Pokemon Black, though, has had a huge impact on me.

About four months before the US release of Pokemon Black and White, my mother decided to 'fess up and told me the truth about my family. After learning that what I thought was my family was a lie, I was pretty shattered. When I got my copy of Black in March and started playing, I found a way of coping with my new reality. It may sound crazy, but taking in a Golett from GTS on a nightly basis helped ease the ache I felt and eventually got me back to a semi-normal life. No, I'm not 100% yet. But I am a lot better now. (Hey, I don't feel the urge to start crying while I'm at work. That's a good thing.)

So to be perfectly honest, I owe my sanity to my copy of Pokemon Black and the numerous take-ins that inhabit it. That little cart will always have a special place in my heart.
 
Same like the rest of you guys.

It changed me greatly and I can't imagine my life without this franchise, no matter whether it's anime or the games. I will stay an eternal fan of Pokémon because that's how much it means to me.
 
The first movie made an impact of my life with Pokemon. Emotions can be such a powerful thing in life.
 
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