How Pokemon Conquered The World - FULL DOCUMENTARY

[@WatchMojo]

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[@mojo3318]

My gateway to Pokémon was watching it, since I was a baby. As I got older, I played some Pokémon games online and watched some people play. When I was in high school, I participated in Pokémon club. People played some Pokémon games on their Nintendo DSs and some had their cards out. I wore my Pokémon t-shirt in that club.

[@vampkitty2113]

I grew up playing Pokémon with my brothers since the day they released. I’m now 36, making sure me and my step son get different versions so we can be rivals, just like me and my brothers used to. This franchise will always be super close to my heart.

[@sneezediamonds]

I'm 37 playing Violet. I started playing Red Version in 7th grade. ☺️

[@auratrainer4455]

I hope i could do the same with my som but he is to young now to know how to play.

[@dripxenseixensei3822]

It's gotten boring and repetitive. Nintendo likes to eat people's money that's why KZbinrs and gaming community have been calling them out lately. I'm glad more developers are making monster taming games to rival pokemon so it will force pokemon devs to innovative and make the game better. I love competition. Competition between Game studios = better games

[@ironmen68]

Agreed same here. I will be 32 next month

[@juanlopez-ss8jj]

Growing up i was the ONLY ONE (legit the only one) in my family to play the games and would borrow my Sister's DS to trade 😂

[@piggybankvillan]

2016 the summer of Pokemon Go was the closest thing to capturing that initial wave of Pokemon. Truly a magical era that I am thankful to have been alive for.

[@aztecwrrior1997]

Dude it was everywhere in my hometown the downtown plaza was full

[@meganpayette5996]

No matter how many years have gone by. Pokemon will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart!

[@DarkestVoid]

Best franchise in the world and I’m so glad I grew up with it. Always going to be a Pokémon fan.

[@LONKALUKSV]

Pokémon silver/gold were the best. So much more to do. Better artwork. Just great

[@jwanie366]

My gateway into Pokémon was the anime. My parents bought a VHS tape of the very first 3 episodes and I was hooked immediately. Nowadays I play Pokémon competitively, traveling to Regional Championships every once in a while and meeting new members of the community

[@Ghostrider6A]

On October 1st, 1998 (my 10th birthday), my mom picked me up from school and drove me to Kmart where she told me to pick something for my birthday. I had selected "Pokémon Red version". I've been hooked ever since. I've played Pokémon around the world, and my SoulSilver game is still registered in Afghanistan (which is where I was deployed when I started playing that title). I was fortunate enough to secure a spectator pass and get the Pokken Tournament LCQ option for the World Championships in 2019. I still play competitive Pokémon to this day, and judge TCG, VG, and GO events.

[@ShiroiTengu]

I wish all kids getting into Pokémon could experience what it was like for those of us who lived through the first wave. 1998 to 2000 was a MAGICAL time. Collecting the imported original Japanese cards, discovering the missingno glitch in Red version, getting an Ancient Mew card when seeing the first movie, getting SO EXCITED seeing the very first glimpses of Gold and Silver on primitive web pages that didnt have an auto-translate option. I'm so glad I got to live through it all.

[@CodysHOG]

There’s just nothing like the 90s and 2000s era of Pokémon I was there to experience it all. It’s almost like telling a fable of time there’s just no way to replicate that feeling of the time.

[@RolandKoller90]

Perfectly said brother 👌🏼

[@ShiroiTengu]

1998 through 2000 was such an incredible time for us especially. It was all so exciting! Remember everybody freaking out about the new Pokémon "Pikablu"?!?

[@randymaramot3076]

This 30+ minute anime documentary was great courtesy of theirs truly, WatchMojo. Wish we could see more of those vintage popular anime documentaries like that. It's worth the watch.

[@YoRocky89]

Pokémon will always be a worldwide sensation! ✌🏻

[@PeterGriffin11]

@@SonicXisCanon It’s still a successful franchise.

[@jasonburch1627]

My grandparents use to record the anime for me. I grew up with Pokemon anime, TCG, Pokemon games, and Pokemon movies. I am now 37 years old.

[@ming1408]

It's a good time to be a Pokémon fan! High hopes for news of Netflix's live action TV series! I begun to like Pokémon in 2019, and I got back to playing Pokémon Go in late 2022 after I stopped playing it in late 2016. I've also watched Detective Pikachu for the first time, and it gives me so many ideas of a live-action series. This year, I now have a Switch and completed the main storyline of Pokémon Violet! :)

[@untillthat]

I'm turning 30 this year and I have yet to outgrow Pokémon and don't think I ever will. Just like Ash, this franchise is what keeps me forever young.

[@aztecwrrior1997]

Same here!! Almost 27 and I will never outgrow it

[@TheRealWoopSlap]

Recently got back into Pokémon & I don't regret it

[@jacklynfrost93]

Red and blue came out 3 years after i was born.. (September 7th 93) and my older brother got me into it growing up.. i am 29 years old and pokemon has always and will always be part of my life ❤️

[@KUZON99]

Imagine being a part of creating this franchise back then. I would feel so special knowing I created something immortal that millions of people grew up with and are still growing up with to this day!

[@OldWorldNY]

I know right

[@icefire2104]

I have been Pokémon fan since I was a kid

[@rinotilde2699]

Definitely with the first animated series! It was a huge hit in the Philippines!

[@VictorHernandez-nj2lo]

My first card was ancient mew, I still have it today. Back then, none of my friends knew how to play the game. We just collected, traded, & told stories of how our collections came to be. Once Yugioh cards came the the U.S., some of us sold our cards for Yugioh packs. Yugioh was my main thing up to June 2017, when link monsters became meta. Sometime in 2016, one of my nieces wanted pokemon cards & learn how to play. I finally learned the basic rules of the TCG, thanks to various KZbin videos. Nowadays, I play both Pokemon & Yugioh TCGs casually

[@OceanWolf808]

It was late ‘98-‘99. I borrowed my classmate’s Pokémon Red in the 7th grade and I couldn’t stop putting it down. Eventually got Red and my sister got Blue. Started watching the anime and collected the cards (which I still have to this day, including a shadowless Charizard). Pokémon is life.

[@BigTymerz2009]

Pokemon is love, Pokemon is LIFE

[@KyloZach]

I've grew up with Pokémon my whole life. I would've never been a huge fan if I haven't been introduced to this incredible Pocket Monster series! Thank you for an incredible journey with the Games, Anime and Cards. You will always have a place in my heart! Time to be the best like no one ever was! ❤️❤️

[@Goochbag8]

Y'know, Watchmojo is usually pretty consistent. But this was really good.

[@azariahspence8551]

Honestly, a friend encouraged me this year to give it a try and I like it so far.

[@Suomilady88]

I was a part of the Pokémania in 1999, such a great time 😊😊 I was obsessed with the anime and the 1st and 2nd generation games 🎮 The movies were good, too, but I never got into the trading card games lol. In 2003, my parents pushed me to give my Pokémon stuff to my cousins, and being a teenager then, other interests followed quickly... But in my early 20’s, i started watching and playing again, i never got into the Pokémon after the 2nd generation though, and have done so ever since 😂 i also bought the Pokémon manga. I recently visited the Pokémon Café and Pokemon Centre in Tokyo, Japan, and had such a blast 😂😂

[@neosamuraiguy2143]

I was a baby when pokemon released in the States, so i grew up with the anime, but my first real love for it came from the tcg and having the collection of cards. It wasnt til gen 3 that i actually played a game, and it will always be my favorite generation. Heres to hoping pokemon never slows down and never misses, to new generations and old alike. Pokemon is what brings us all together. We all live in a pokemon world.

[@F4keFelipx]

I was born in 1998, I started watching Pokémon as a baby. Became obsessed, first game was Crystal, then Sapphire. I followed the games and anime since then. I did lose interest into my teen years but I came back on it during XY and up until Journeys

[@RogueJuanGaming015]

Currently playing Pokemon Shield on my switch while watching this, you guys ignited my childhood memories.

[@mojo3318]

This is a great documentary! These are some interesting facts about how Pokémon conquered the world. I learned about flickering lights causing kids to have seizure-like symptoms or go blind in previous videos. A streamer I watched talked about Pokémon being banned in schools in his day. Today, there are still some schools that ban Pokémon. The commercials looked great! Ashley, I see you grew your hair out! I like it.

[@Mcflyeon]

Always been a huge fan of Pokemon ever since I spotted the card craze at school and got into the anime which lead me to the original games and continue to enjoy the franchise to this day. Whatever is set on the horizon for Pokemon, it'll be something to keep me going each time

[@Sylvieboy72]

I have been a Pokemon fanatic since before i was even a teenager (I'm 31) and i am still gonna rock with my favorite franchise until it can't go no more~ I still play the games and still see the anime/ movies and own plenty of Merchandise!❤

[@Reaperguy67]

Same here. The one that got me into the series was Pokemon crystal on the game boy color. Also I had a movie as well on VHS as well. I can't remember the name of it .

[@spencerharper6182]

Thank you for this video

[@shadowl3gion641]

I can’t remember “What year I started playing the TCG” around 98 or 99. Pokémon yellow game in 2000 I have been playing Pokémon over last 20 years now at the 38 still enjoy the Pokémon 0:05

[@diamonddoom1538]

What brings me nostalgia is remembering the holographic stickers that the ice cream would sell in Los Angeles. I'm definitely a generation one kid #151

[@OldWorldNY]

Amen fam!

[@jdog34505]

I became a Pokémon fan when the craze was on fire back in late 1999!

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

Such a great documentary!

[@SkittyGirl300]

Pokemon is the best ever!. I've been watching the pokemon series when I was 9 yrs old. It took me a while but I got the hang of it the more i watched it. The anime, video games, and plushes.

[@ShayTheValiant]

Pokémon Sapphire was not only my first ever Pokémon game, it was also my first ever video game (or at least the first one I can remember). The first episode of the show I can remember watching is the one where Ash catches Snorunt. All these years later, and I have a whole display case full of Pokémon figures, posters all over my room's walls, and I have at least one main series game from every generation.

[@twist58]

Ever since Pokémon first debuted in the USA back in September 1998, I was so curious over what this show was. My younger sister (then 7) and I (then 11) started by watching the anime, played the video games, collected plush beanies of certain Pokémon (like Pikachu), and finally the card games. Good times dating back to the late 90s-early 2000s. Oh, and don’t get me started on the first three movies. We were there for them all and the crowds at our local theater were huge. A line forming around the building? Insane. 😮

[@bigchris327]

Back in the day I saw an episode of it on Kids WB, and then I was hooked

[@mojo3318]

I may have seen some episodes on Kids WB, too.

[@sophiedowds726]

my brother and sister got me into pokemon the first thing i saw was the anime from ashs journey in kanto upto now then played diamond has my first game on nintendo ds then on the 3ds and now on the switch never played the original games but have played heartgold and soulsilver plus lets go games also have a lot of pokemon plushes

[@shawnthompson2303]

I honestly think that those first few weeks of Pokémon go being out is the closest we will ever come to world peace.

[@Anthonyvideogame]

Grew up playing Pokémon. Loved talking about it and playing stadium with my friend who lived across the street from me.

[@Putjosedown]

Been playing Emerald again and I’m remembering how much I love this series. Playing HeartGold for the first time and I love it

[@XJCherokeeBear]

My favorite of Pokémon is Gold & Silver.

[@BlenderStudy]

Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! Pokémon GO was amazing when it first came out. There were quite a lot of Pokémon GO players holding their mobile phones in certain spots up until 3 years ago or so.

[@caetmoniza8907]

Pokémon Ga-Ole, a weird spin-off Pokémon arcade game, is also one of the most successful games. Although not released in countries such as those in North America, it is released in Japan and certain countries in Asia including South Korea. For those who do not know, it is an arcade game that requires peripherals (which are case disks) and trainers collect these for their collection

[@kbeatzgonecrazy]

My favourite region is the Unova region. Because they have a variety of unique pokemon designs and also host my fav pokemon game of all time, White 2. But that doesn't mean I enjoy the whole franchise. I am more of a gamer guy and I am happy I got into these wonderful games. I hope Nintendo and Gamefreak won't stop creating more pokemon. Have a great future trainers.

[@caetmoniza8907]

I got into Pokémon starting from the very first game Pokémon Red and Blue. The first game in the franchise is also my first Pokémon game I’ve ever played. But I was only into playing the game rather than collecting. I got more into Pokémon starting from the anime. Pokémon has grown into popularity a lot and while it’s popularity level today is different from when it started, that doesn’t mean Pokémon is disappearing. Pokémon will live on forever

[@AutisticPhantomOtaku]

I got into Pokémon via the games and the anime. The first game I played was Pokémon Blue, but the first game I owned was Pokémon Yellow.

[@calebwasthere420]

Long live the wonder that is Pokémon! ❤

[@xsparik]

Pokemon TCG Pocket has reignited my spark for nostalgia high

[@PeterGriffin11]

My older cousin had a Gameboy Advance with Pokémon Ruby on it that I would play every time I went over to my grandma's house he eventually let me have both his Gameboy and Pokémon Ruby and I've been a fan ever sense then.

[@JJ_5289]

Forgot to mention the popularity of chinpokomon

[@bluezone18]

like ashley i started by watching the anime the more i watched the more my love for pokemon grew and the rest is history

[@perfectstorm7518]

Growing up with DBZ, Gundam Wing, and Pokémon in front of me was truly the best childhood I could ever ask for

[@Darkrai-vn2qm]

Im big fan since Wb channel and i still collection pokemon cards and watch the anime also the movies and play the games i was A kid ^^ ✌🏻❤

[@sean24688]

I got into the franchise in 1998, but I had to settle with the Anime and TCG, collecting more than playing, due to my parent's low income. But on my 11th birthday, I got both Yellow and Crystal. I still play the TCG semi-competitively, watch the anime, and play any main line release games. I'll be playing Pokémon until the franchise ends; but, Pokémon will be with me to the grave.

[@DrexxisR-5ive9ine]

In the summer of 2007, I got into Pokemon when I was 4 through the anime and manga. I got into the cards in 2009 when I was 6 years old.

[@toadskywalker6417]

I started to like Pokemon when I watched the anime and I've been a fan ever since

[@darkpit456]

Greninja is my favorite Pokemon And don't forget Pokemon Unite too!

[@kitsukailegendary]

I played Pokémon Blue and Red when they first came out and have been a fan ever since also I have loved the anime and films but I am sad to see Ash go but I am looking forward to what Pokémon does next.

[@CJ_Pharaoh]

Been a fan since yellow on my Gameboy. Aaahh the memories... 😢

[@spicywick527]

im happy y’all showed love to logic as well😅🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@builderforce6096]

I got into pokemon when I was 3 (born in 1998) when i watched the episode where Ash battled lt Surge on tv from that moment on I was a massive fan

[@JCasR3]

26:33 Canadian here! Pokémon aired on YTV not Teletoon.

[@mojo3318]

Oh.

[@Sunfize]

Been there since 01 I’m proud to say

[@dx91mike]

Pokemon will always have special place in my heart. Darkrai is my favorite pokemon of all time. The Freddy Krueger of pokemon, pure badass.

[@zmysteryman]

Pokemon aired on the channel ytv in canada it wasnt until around 2018 where teletoon took over streaming rights

[@mojo3318]

Oh.

[@superstarvolves]

Anime, then games, then TCG and merchandise

[@julieta8683]

I grew up playing the Pokémon games starting with Pokémon Emerald and watching the anime when the artstyle was amazing from gen 1 to 6 and now I've gotten back to playing the games by playing the fan made games like Pokémon Solar Light and Lunar Dark and in the moment Pokémon Opalo 😊

[@iamshannooo]

This my first time seeing the face behind the voice and my god the hair is so luxurious I’m so jealous

[@timerdudestephens1]

I really like to see Pokémon do fusion battles see Pokémon fuse together it be really cool

[@joclino7804]

Electric soldier Porygon aired in USA that's what

[@SoSickRick]

11:00 casually holding a shadowless Zard for the TV crew 😎

[@thepokegecko9942]

Goat 🔥❤

[@CJ_Pharaoh]

The old school anime and animation will always be the best. iMho

[@joclino7804]

Electric soldier Porygon aired in USA

[@UmaDevi-zn9ft]

I loved this video 🎉PM

[@savagemonkey9016]

Ashley with the glorious hair

[@g3ngar04]

I got into Pokemon when it was still called Pocket Monsters because one of my neighbors had the green version game and let me borrow it for a couple of days to give it a try.

[@RaguORagla]

It was Pikachu that made a lot of kids to go to the hospital, not Porygon. Can we please stop blaming the wrong and poor one? It's embarassing at this point. It's your favorite maskot that caused that madness.

[@herschell64]

I was going to point this out as well as I've seen the episode subbed and it's definitely Pikachu who causes the explosion

[@mojo3318]

Oh. I've never seen that episode, by the way. I learned that it was a banned episode.

[@Ezy-Em]

Pikachus past is gonna catch up with him soon

[@dominicrufiespiritu7069]

Pokemon and Sailor Moon are my First Anime that I watch in my Childhood

[@Gravelark]

My first game was Yellow and I went and got the others and another GBC so I can link trade with myself since I had no friends. Now I have all of the main series games and a husband who isn't into it as much as I am. Still gonna catch 'em all.

[@tarapelcher3102]

0:37 i❤ Pokémon i❤ playing Pokémon go . The old Pokémon games and the new ones for the Nintendo switch

[@VictorHernandez-nj2lo]

Fun fact: The actor who played Giovanni in the play, later voiced Pegasus from Yugioh

[@nelsonangulo1315]

Down since 98 baby POKE-MON!!!

[@jameshathaway1558]

I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was

[@scottbakanumba1heathen313]

I'm a late beginner - playing Sapphire now, and seen the first two original episodes.

[@KingOfWolves86]

I still play the games even the Pokémon go I’m nearing old man status but young at heart

[@TheGrandRevo]

Owning a stake in the world, yet can’t hire proper game developers to make their games or properly budget them.

[@skyewartooth5848]

I love Pokémon and always have and always will. Ratata is the greatest Pokémon in my opinion because he has tail whip.

[@rohitmistry7645]

No anime in the world can surpass the popularity of Pokemon it is our childhood of many peoples in the world

[@theawesomeman9821]

DBZ?

[@superman78621]

The kid casual holding a shadowless Charizard. Blissfully unaware how expensive the card will be in the future

[@Fenixmaster9]

I got back into collecting with the Logan boom

[@TheHotmastermind]

One correction is that in the porygon episode, it wasnt porygon's fault, it was Pikachu. But the franchise did want Pikachu to have the blame so they announced as porygon's fault so that way they could try to keep going with the show and the mascot wouldnt get the blame. there are still some sites out there that has the official episode out and you can see that it was Pikachu's thunderbolt that caused the strobing lights. That is actually one fact that not a lot of people know about the anime.

[@radialmountain141]

Charmander the stray Pokémon and bye bye butterfree episodes will always hit hard with me 🥹

[@JamesLintonwriter]

In my entire pokemon career, I never once caught them all

[@Gg-ce2gj]

Awesome