Pokemon Games: Play Them Free Or Create Your Own

There is no doubt that Pokemon have conquered the world in the forms of manga, anime series, TV-series and of course video games. The story of 10-year old boy and his cute Pokemon Pikachu has become so popular that children all over the world follow their life stories and gladly help Ash become a world's famous Pokemon master - for which he needs to travel a lot all over the globe together with his friends, search for the new Pokemon and the new exciting adventures!

Pokemon is the name given to many creatures - presumably derived from the words "Pocket Monster". There are more than 250 types of different Pokemon, each of them having their unique name and each being comics, anime and game superstar.

When it comes to Pokemon games, they are so popular that it seems that no matter how many of them are released every now and then, they are still not enough. There is even a possibility now for every fan to create his or her own Pokemon game - there are special game makers with ready graphics, and all that you need to do is to develop the plot line and make your own game!

What is the traditional story behind a Pokemon game? Of course it normally deals with the adventures of Ash and his friends, the goal of their adventures being to know more about different Pokemon and become famous Pokemon trainers. Sometimes a team of villains is also present in the games whose aim is to get rare Pokemon using cunning tricks and deceit - they are Ash's enemies who should be avoided or confronted.

Pokemon games are often very enjoyable and funny, so there is no wonder that thousands of children in different countries enjoy following the adventures of these cute creatures.

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The Pokemon Rarity Factor

As the Pokemon craze continues with the eventual release of the Black and White versions for the US, it seems that rare Pokemon from all generations are becoming a more common sight. Events which enable us to receive rare Pokemon are continuously appearing, mainly as special promotions. For most gamers, this makes their quest to catch them all much easier. For example, take a look at the alternate color, or shiny Pokemon. Prior to Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, for a collector to catch a shiny Pokemon was seen as a novelty as the chance of finding one was (and still is) 1/8192. To put this in perspective: you would have to run into 8192 pidgeys to find one shiny, and even then there is no definite chance that on the 8193rd go the next pidgey would be shiny. It was purely based on luck, and lots of it.

The second generation was the first time a shiny Pokemon could be caught as part of the storyline, the red gyarados. Due to the Poke radar in generation four, the new method of chaining and breeding methods have made it easier to find these elusive treasures. As good as this may be, as more shining Pokemon are given away can we still call them rare?

As another example, let's take a look at the new species Pokemon Mew. The only way to obtain a mew in Pokemon Blue, Red or Yellow was to follow a careful set of instructions eventually leading to a battle against it. As the years went, Mew was able to be caught on Faraway Island in Pokemon Emerald as a special event; then eventually becoming downloadable via Nintendo Wifi to either Pokemon Heartgold or Soulsilver. For dedicated older players who owned the original Pokemon games, does it mean all the effort they took to find mew before was in vain? Then again, younger players who never had the originals now have a chance to catch and train this special Pokemon.

In a more personal opinion, it would seem unjust to only have one be all and end all event for a specific rare Pokemon; new gamers should get the opportunity as well. And later on if a player has too many mews or shining Pokemon to count, it's better than to not have any at all.

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Is the Pokemon Story Simple or Complex?

Welcome to another installment of Pokemon Cafe, where the java and Pokemon topics are evolving along with the Pokemon roaming the floors and occasionally engaging in battle. The latest news in the Pokemon world as you have undoubtedly heard is the release of Pokemon Black and White. The game itself is a must have along with of course all of the exciting spinoff products. There are new Pokemon Black and White stuffed toys, new cards for the Pokemon card game including Shiney Eutei and Raikon. Everything from great new Plushies to stationary are to be had.

Children's minds are fantastic. We adults are constantly trying to teach them how to think when in reality the child's brain, like the Pokemon, has special powers and is growing on its own. As an adult, the Pokemon story, I admit, leaves me hanging. But I am not thinking like a child.

I always felt that The Wizard of Oz was the greatest film ever made for children. Actually I still feel that way- it is a complex tapestry of the horrors and miracles of life, of rich textures and symbolism, of love and sin, and most importantly, the fact that life will always throw at you things you can never prepare for no matter how much you learn and that only bravery and virtue will win the day. As a story, The Wizard of Oz leaves the Pokemon series crawling in the dust. And that is a fact.

But the purposes of the two stories are completely different. While Oz throws us into a tumultuous world, Pokemon encourages- no, forces- the young mind to use his imagination, create worlds, and fill in gaps. Pokemon as a story fails in too many ways to count. It is incomplete, it is not credible or logical, its premise is not explained and does not make sense. Its world is in no sense of the word a complete world. It has no message and, as far as life lessons are concerned, nothing to teach. It is not a story that adults can enjoy along with children. At best, it is like a rather silly spinoff on Jurassic Park with all of the power and none of the horror or plot. And kids love it.

I submit that the Pokemon story is excellent for children's minds. For all the unexplained elements in it that leave we adults dissatisfied are gaps that stimulate children's minds to fill, render, and complete. In other words, each child's vision of the Pokemon story is unique as each child is unique. The trainer/Pokemon relationship gives kids something to personify that Dorothy never can. That is how a child's mind works. Adults can't be bothered.

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Pokemon Play and Training - Lances Vs Warhorse

Pokemon is a great game for the imagination as can be seen in all the spinoff merchandise in stores and web sites. The new Pokemon game is Pokemon Black and White and it is incredibly hot. I wanted to buy my son a new set of Pokemon Black and White Cards and the Pokemon store was sold out. I did get him two Pokemon Plush Toys (Pokemon stuffed toys) and he was happy.

One of the secrets of Pokemon's success is strictly the premise. It is the only game that I can think of offhand that requires the gamer to train and battle beasts rather than use axes, helicopters, or guns to fight with (Mario has similar originality). In Pokemon, you master warhorses, not lances. This puts a lot of emotion and some separation in the game. Most games are immediate in the sense that it is me doing the fighting. If I win it is me that succeeds and if I lose it is me that burns and crashes. I can get bigger weapons, or become more skillful in my technique, but it is a direct battle. Not so in Pokemon. In a battle, a whole lot is determined by the Pokemon's attributes vs. the attributes of the rival. I have to assess and gamble on my Pokemon, and I don't have full control once a battle begins, although I can encourage it and offer it aid.

In Pokemon an affectionate attitude is maintained toward your monster that is different than the pride you might feel over the weapon you wield or the confidence you feel possessing an arsenal. In Pokemon you don't just keep getting stronger and stronger in a linear way. You have to learn a lot about the other Pokemon. The diversity that Nintendo programmed into the game is excellent and ensures endless variation. Pokemon is a world that is only half explained. It doesn't get old (not without very extensive and long playtime at least) and there are always plenty of surprises to keep one interested.

One can feel a lot of ways about a sword like Excalibur. There is an art to that sort of fighting. Blasting games though just give us raw power and smug satisfaction. Nurturing a living creature- treating it when it does well, nursing it back to health- these evoke different emotions altogether. Remember Tamagochi? Pokemon is something like that only a lot better.

Dinah Jackson who is the ultimate Pokemon fan. Find out where to find the rarest Japanese Pokemon items, check out the store that has every kind of Pokemon plushie that you can imagine. Also an incredible selection of Pokemon black and white items, charms, straps, plush toys, Pokedolls, keychains, figures, binders, deck boxes, sleeves, plush toys, and just about anything you can imagine. Delivered right to your front door from Japan.

Pokemon Training - Not Unlike Horses

Welcome to the Pokemon Cafe! The Pokemon cafe is for those who, like me, know next to nothing about the world of Pokemon that our kids are so excited about. I myself am a mother of an 11-year-old boy who spends a great deal of his day thinking of Pokemon. These days he's especially crazy about Pokemon Black and White, including the Pokemon card game and also the new Pokemon Black and White Plushies (Pokemon stuffed toys that look like stuffed animals). Since Pokemon Black and White came out, I admit to caving in and buying him a large plush toy and two small plushies. No more!

Today's topic is training- how it is done and the attitudes of the trainers. Practically speaking, there are the attitudes of trainers in the animated Pokemon storyline and the attitudes of gamers. It is the former I want to focus on; it's more interesting!

Like any other animal/human relationship, the core of the Pokemon/trainer relationship is based on trust. Beyond that, there may be a great deal of affection in the feelings of a trainer toward his Pokemon, or the trainer may be of a more Spartan type, interested in moving his Pokemon farther and excelling at battle.

If this sounds familiar, it is. Because this is nearly exactly the way humans have dealt with horses over these thousands of years. While cows and sheep graze in the pasture, horses have been a daily part of human life and interaction, just until recently. On the battle side, the last time that horses were used to a significant extent in battle was in World War I. We have all but forgotten the term "Warhorse," but think about- horses in battle have to be unnaturally courageous and faithful. When knights did battle on their steeds, the master's enemy became the horse's enemy as well.

And yet even in the field of battle, which is the essential core of the Pokemon story, trainers commonly develop great affection and love for their horses. Like horses, Pokemon too are intelligent and faithful creatures that seem to have a natural sense of what their trainers want from them.

Unlike horses, Pokemon are born with fighting capabilities and develop new ones as they evolve. Their trainers capitalize on these natural fighting instincts and abilities as much as they can. Horses, aside from male rivalry over females, are not born with such aggressive instincts. But they can be taught them, and they can be taught to be fearless. Pokemon, on their own, would probably not use their defenses much. But with training, in the arena they amaze and excel. Pokemon, as it turns out, are much like gladiators.

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What Is The Pokemon Evolution?

Pokemon are different from other creatures in that many of them can spontaneously mutate and acquire new powers. In Pokemon parlance, this is called 'evolve' though though of us with an interest in paleontology know that evolution only occurs over a period of thousands or millions of years, while a mutation is something that a living creature is born with- it doesn't generally happen at a certain stage of life. However, animals do change as they grow older and furthermore in the insect world there is the phenomenon of metamorphosis, which is really what the Pokemon do- they metamorphose.

I don't know if the latest incantation of Pokemon, Pokemon Black and White, are 'evolved' or not, but they sure look as if they are. They have evolved and may be found anywhere they are selling Pokemon goods- in fact they dominate the shelves and any Pokemon fan who wants something new can't get enough of them. Check out the new Pokemon Black and White plush toys, the stuffed toys and figures, the new Pokemon Black and White Promo cards, and the latest in Pokemon Black and White Zuken and Tomy Figures.

I myself am not familiar with how a Pokemon undergoes evolution, though if your child is a Pokemon fan, I'm sure he is. I would imagine that the Pokemon go somewhere private to do it, but maybe it just happens spontaneously.

I do know that I can spot the evolved Pokemon manifestations on Pokemon charts when quizzed by my son, though I don't seriously think that's any great feat. Unfortunately, my interest beyond picking them out wanes; I don't even know their names or powers, a fact which never ceases to horrify my son. He just doesn't seem to be able to fathom how anyone cannot spend his or her entire day and night not thinking about Pokemon.

It has managed to sink into my head, vaguely and through shear repetition, that each Pokemon is associated with some natural element like grass or water. It is sometimes said that the Pokemon therefore emerged from the 'kami,' or gods, of the Japanese Shinto religion. While that may be true on some level (I've heard it was not), it is also true that there is only a single god for one thing in Shinto- rain, for instance, while the Pokemon are grouped.

Actually, and this as far as I'm concerned is a much more accurate reference to the mutation of Pokemon, the Pokemon game was conceived by the children's (mainly boys) habit of collecting and battling insects. Now while we adults may conceive of that as cruel, it is after all just something boys go through. Anyway, the metamorphosis of insects would explain Pokemon 'evolution' better than anything else.

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Marketing Ideas for Pokemon

The word in Pokemon goods right now is Pokemon Black and White. Kids (and grown ups!) are buying Pokemon Plush Dolls (stuffed toys) and Pokemon Cards like crazy. Especially popular in the card arena are shiny suicune, shiny entei and Traditional Pokemon cards are making a comeback as well. Pokemon spinoffs have been a huge success, and while the card game is second in popularity in the world (Mario- also Nintendo- is the first), Pokemon is definitely the game with world?s most successful spinoffs.

Pokemon spinoffs include trading cards, Pokemon stuffed toys, animation, and movies. Merchandising Pokemon has a lot of room to go. While there is no doubt that stationary, towels, t-shirts, posters, and stickers are already out there representing just a small portion of the merchandising market, what other possibilities are there that could be added to outlets and the Internet market? My reckoning is that if bigger kids like Pokemon, little kids will too. Even the college crowd likes Pokemon, making it pretty much a household word.

So I'm just going to go ahead and throw my ideas 'out there.' You developers might want to perk your ears up as I'm offering these suggestions trademark free. First and foremost someone needs to develop a cool Pokeball. It has to have different settings such as 'spin throw' and 'release Pokemon throw' and it should be durable and a little on the expensive side. It also needs sound effects, and should come in different patterns and colors. The only problem with the Pokeball is that obviously giant sized Pokemon won't be springing out of it like in the animation, but you could get a reasonably sized stuffed pokemon to spring out; say, four times the size of the ball. The other big drawback is the hassle of crunching the Pokemon stuffed toy back into the ball, but I bet Pokemon fans could have a lot of fun just throwing the ball around. If you are familiar with Bey Blade, you know that is an inexpensive yet immensely popular toy. But one Pokeball that had a really nice spin to it could be worth ten Bey Blades. Kids could also compete for spin.

Other ideas I had are not so dramatic as the Pokeball. They include the usual shtick like Pokemon shampoo, Pokemon gummies, Pokemon caps, towels, lunchboxes, Pokemon shaped toy chests, Pokemon cereal (Breakfast of Trainers), and Pokemon vitamins (they recharge you). Well, the list goes on and on and I'm sure some of these products have already hit the market, but you get the idea. Pokemon characters are nearly as hot as Disney right now and if I were a Merchandiser I'd be on it!

This article was written by Dinah Jackson who is a huge Pokemon fan. To find the rarest Japanese Pokemon items, check out the store that has every kind of Pokemon plushie that you can imagine. Also an incredible selection of Pokemon black and white items, charms, straps, plush toys, Pokedolls, keychains, figures, binders, deck boxes, sleeves, plush toys, and just about anything you can imagine. Delivered right to your front door from Japan.

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