"Pokémania": 1999 MSNBC Pokémon News Report

[@LFFunEmporium]

"Adults aren't going to get into it." Except the children who grew up with pokemon, and are adults now, still love it.

[@thesuperawesomebros5747]

It's stupid

[@thejman5683]

and CHris chan

[@billymayberry5057]

I was in my 20s when this came out and I'm 46 now and I'm still collecting and playing the games and plushies most of the anime and I'm still watching it the guy could not have missed the nail any further

[@mogdor]

​@@billymayberry5057 I'm almost your age, never knew much about it till just recently when I played FireRed. Gotta say, the video games are pretty fun. I now see what all the rage is about lol

[@maxalmonte14]

Adults in 1999 were not getting into it as kids were and that it's a fact.

[@joetri10]

That guy at the end just used his entire few minutes to sell people more Pokemon stuff right under the nose of the TV station... LOOOOL, what a legend.

[@limesquare1093]

joetri10 Give this man a medal

[@alexjuvinall8273]

Ikr

[@AmazonEnforcer]

Isn't Ira a p3d0file?

[@guitarocd1690]

😂

[@SpaceAngelMewtwo]

"This craze is going to last at least another year and a half." Biggest understatement of our time.

[@rotokyu6711]

So true

[@nicholaskelly5242]

The craze is going to last forever. It's still going to this day, and now from adults who grew up watching Pokémon as a child

[@mikethepokemaster2012]

2020 the craze still on.

[@CloverChats]

It now also has a big budget live action Hollywood movie that ended up being the biggest video game movie ever, box office wise.

[@onlytrueway8742]

and now Pokèmon is the biggest franchise in the world lmao

[@TheBigStinko]

"Just how long will this craze last?" FOREVER

[@CattyMintgum]

Cereal Only 570 more to get

[@miteruno]

for me it was until ruby and sapphire

[@pll1854]

Pokemon 4Ever

[@jaynecobb5207]

1- 1-1/2 Years lol

[@TooCooFoYou]

Years later, Pokemania came back in the form of Pokemon Go.

[@manifolded]

"Adults will never get into this." I call bull.

[@mirby22nd]

Well if they call it "violent" then I guess the only people who it would be appropriate to be playing Pokemon would be adults. Oxymorons tho.

[@513hook513]

I'm 28 the adults into are the kids from then

[@austinbradley8551]

i know like 10 who are

[@p3ms87]

Now with 32 and still playing. Fan forever.

[@natspencer174]

@@p3ms87 I love that.

[@virtualucie]

"How long will this fad last?" uhh 20 years...

[@kevindavis2315]

Lucie Crystal or more lol

[@unf3z4nt]

Pokemaina proper only lasted until the start of Gen 3. Then some travesty of a Pokemon game for smartphones showed up and started a shorter craze that lasted for only 1 year.

[@raffialecramosxx3949]

22 years today

[@RazorEdge2006]

@@unf3z4nt Pokemon is the highest-grossing media franchise of all time. Bigger than Star Wars, Marvel, Mickey Mouse, Mario, Disney Princess, Dragon Ball, Harry Potter, etc. Pokemon is a phenomenon like no other. Pokemania never truly went away. It may have felt like it went away, but it was always there right under our noses. Even before Pokemon Go, the Pokemon anime series was approaching 20 seasons, every mainline Pokemon game was selling tens of millions, the Pokemon trading card game had sold 20 billion cards, and the Pokemon franchise was grossing billions every year. And during that time, new generations of children were being introduced to Pokemon. Pokemania fluctuates, with highs and lows, but it's been consistent. Even in its low periods, the Pokemon franchise was grossing billions every year, which is more than what other big franchises gross even at their peaks. And in its high periods, Pokemon has been grossing as much as $10 billion annually, like it has in recent years since Pokemon Go.

[@RazorEdge2006]

@svin List of highest-grossing media franchises: Pokemon - $90 billion Mickey Mouse - $70 billion It's also worth noting that Pokemon Go has been downloaded by over a billion players worldwide. And the Pokemon anime has a similar number of viewers worldwide. Sure, older generations recognise Mickey Mouse more, but younger generations recognise Pokemon more. As for Mario, that's the biggest game franchise, whereas Pokemon is the biggest media franchise. Mario has sold more video games, but Pokemon has sold more across all media and merchandise.

[@albyron8875]

Once that Pokémon salesman hijacks the show, it becomes the best thing ever.

[@lordnamsat]

@@jayqueue6784 the fuck?

[@chocolixo]

Nice profile pic

[@ishmael802]

That guy knew he is shit. And honestly, you could tell parents were taking down notes 📝

[@MoistCrumpet]

That guy at the end is a legend. Instead of answering the anchor's question targeted towards concerned parents, he's just promoting shit..

[@catsadilla324]

"Williams! shh Williams, just shutup for a second! These Snorlax beanbag toys are hot, I tell ya! Hot! I'll get you 2 grand a shipment! Williams! 2 grand!! Don't break my dick williams, get on it! 2 grand my final offer!!"

[@gandalf7262]

What do you expect he is from new york. Look at his salesman nose

[@bt3743]

@@gandalf7262 ah yes i too enjoy some anti Semitic humour

[@georgeliquor1236]

@@bt3743 Great minds think alike :)

[@ashpikachu]

@@gandalf7262you mean jewish?

[@goldmoneygold1]

Pokemon in the late 90's early 2000's it was so hype. I don't think anything children related now can top it

[@lilukie]

Real shit. You tell me besides dragon ball z what else were people talking about lol pokemon off rip people's older brothers went in on the games heavy then us younger brothers and sisters

[@coryt93]

Fortnite can rival it, but Pokemon was more multi-dimensional with a card game, tv show, movies, rather than playing/streaming the same game type

[@fsanmiguel666]

Kids these days will never know what it was like to be a pokemon fan during the late 90s-early 2000s

[@wingzero2348]

@@fsanmiguel666 Not a clue, that was the golden era 1996 to 2002. Honestly there was kids who you would never imagine playing pokemon, had a gameboy and the cards. Kids were literally not playing sports due to pokemon. Even Bullies or complete hard nuts were collecting cards and playing the video game. Nothing will come close.

[@coolcubeartic6974]

Probably Fortnite now

[@dutchvanderlinde6517]

1999:"Adults wont really get into this" 2017:"Nintendo needs to market not only to kids"

[@Califacheck]

And 17 years later all this kids greew up to play Pokemon Go on as adults

[@CJODell12]

+LIQUID SNAKE Well maybe not in high school, but I'm sure a lot of college kids play it. Pokémon is surprisingly popular with the college crowd.

[@pokemontradingcardgamecoll5934]

*grew

[@TheGamerFromMars]

2:22 Just how long will the fad last? Well, its been like 15 years...

[@jesusgtz]

25 years incoming....

[@wingzero2348]

Sorry you can't compare 1999 to now. Its very tame these days.

[@memeelfman324]

2:22

[@anthonymarcelino8460]

@@wingzero2348 bbnd is destroying the fandom

[@CodyEwok]

Can you believe that its 2177 and they still say just a fad that will pass.

[@Wiesman1000]

The Fad that never ended

[@janiedoe1542]

Wiesman1000 , I would have to agree with you, Oh BTW when this movie was in theaters, I'll bet that No-one ever did what happened over in Aurora Colorado.

[@unf3z4nt]

The fad did end but Pokemon is still there when you make a minimal effort looking for it.

[@Patrick61804]

Don Hyon it is still popular, FADs die completely

[@utzchannel018]

It did end. The fad ending is a big part of what killed 4kids. That's not to say it stopped being popular by any means but by the mid 2000s it was pretty easy to tell it wasn't what it used to be. It's popularity peaked at the release of The First Movie and didn't hit that peak again until Go in 2016

[@mirby22nd]

"A few experts say that Pokemon IS the enemy." *cough cough sarcastic emphasis on EXPERTS*

[@mirby22nd]

Ira Gallen THANK YOU for flooding the sick Pokemonist with Pokemon merch. Why can't we all do this on TV? :)

[@demetriford9357]

Mirby22nd Experts meaning fox news

[@yohdxyclips]

To be honest,the experts are the kids

[@jish55]

Yeah, as soon as the psychiatrist showed up, I knew she didn't know what she was talking about as, if she had undergone the proper studies and done at least a years worth of testing, she'd have realized that this was the opposite and that pokemon helps kids with anxiety, accepting failure, learning to have better focus, and be less introverted and shy as kids need to find other kids to interact with and trade/battle with.

[@rokuwhitefox]

Emphasis on FEW. Like that one dentist who dislikes a toothpaste.

[@Jsmith12292]

"Turning the playground into the black market"... That was so true. I gave my lunch money to this kid for 3 months straight to buy his holographic charizard. (Which I still have to this day)

[@limesquare1093]

Jsmith12292 lel

[@PsyichoMario]

Jsmith12292 Pokémon cards were the children equivalent to crack.

[@datkipztho9615]

some girls at my school used to charge 5 bucks to "make your cards rare" and they'd just put sparkly nail polish on it. then sometimes they'd replace it with a shitty card and give that to you with shiny shit on it and they'd keep the good one you gave them for themselves. :/// fuck em

[@r3n3gad33]

sell it now!

[@Jsmith12292]

Ricardo Rocha Unfortunately, it's not worth as much now as it was back then.

[@generalgrievous67]

"Turning the playground into a black market". Genius.

[@limesquare1093]

General Grievous As if it already wasn't one, what with baseball cards and stuff

[@generalgrievous67]

Super_Steam Bro Well it's not necessarely a black market, you only exchange cards with cards. Although I did exchange and collect all first 3 gens in cards, stickers and pin forms... god how much must I have spent

[@limesquare1093]

You think that's bad? I spent nearly a hundred dollars on a booster box and got absolutely nothing

[@generalgrievous67]

Super_Steam Bro Oh boy

[@CattyMintgum]

General Grievous Ah the good days back when Playground's existed...

[@abigailwatson1619]

I find it to be a good thing that most parents disagreed with the psychiatrist who spoke out against Pokémon because of her opinion that the so-called “message” of Pokémon was violence (which it really isn’t). After all, I myself like Pokémon, and I feel that the message with Pokémon is actually friendship and not violence. :) I especially like the mom who said she thought Pokémon was an OK thing for the kids because it was a big help with saving their allowance to budget for the trading cards, as well as learning to trade and be reasonable with their friends when it came to the trading cards as well.

[@almir-chan9570]

1:23 Seems like karens existed even before the name became a meme

[@jackschomisch2828]

"It has another year, year in a half." ....14 years later.... X AND Y!

[@Patrick61804]

Jack Schomisch lets go and sun and moon oof

[@M3ruM3gami]

AND Z YO

[@jontolll]

Sword and Shield 😀

[@charlottearanea7507]

Legends Arceus!

[@KumaArts]

And now we're getting a remake of Diamond and Pearl, which I agree not everyone is happy with the design but regardless of that, we're getting new stuff till now and beyond haha

[@clairrot8430]

So in 1999 they said it would last in about a year or two... Haha more like 16 years

[@JazyyWazyy]

+Clairrot its never going to end.

[@clairrot8430]

Jazzy Waseh Yea...

[@JazyyWazyy]

Clairrot pikaaachuu

[@LinnyUwU]

+Jazzy Waseh youuuu

[@JazyyWazyy]

Villager of SmashVille lol

[@darkespeon64]

"another year or year in a half of this craze" its 2015 and its still going strong

[@datkipztho9615]

no it isn't. the craze ended when ruby and sapphire came out. now it is a popular franchise, but not NEARLY as popular as it was before.

[@reddishere3929]

+datkipztho Ummmmm no? where I live the craze is still happening

[@InfamousMedia]

DizzyA it won't ever be equal to the craze in the 90's and early 00's when the country caught on. As a kid I was very lucky to experience it as it unfolded

[@182supermario]

+datkipztho Well, it's kind of a craze, but as past generation was a craze hit towards 5-13 years, this generation is a craze to like 14-30 year olds

[@thegreedyjewbrothers6370]

+renyculous Its still kind of a craze with young kids. I mean I worked at toys r us and tons of kids would freak out over pokemon. And whenever a pokemon game comes out, everyone flips and goes to buy it, even if you don't collect cards, watch the movies and episodes. But I guess you're kinda right

[@HygorBH]

Whenever someone says that Pokémon are "devil's work" or any other shit like that Dr. Carole said, I direct them to the First Movie and have them hear Mewtwo's words: "I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant. It is what you do with the gift of life, that determines who you are"

[@sgillman16]

Kids today will never know how big this was

[@philithegamer8265]

They diidn't miss out on anything.

[@CallMeFreakFujiko]

"This craze is going to last easily for another year or two." Or twenty?

[@chrisgangsta]

The craze lasted for 2, until Yu-gi-oh came to the scene, what we are having now is a resurgence because of nostalgia.

[@glx3846]

+chrisgangsta it's now become a craze again as of this year. The cards have been sold out at my local shop for 14 weeks. haven't seen this happen since the year this video was aired on TV. Pokémon GO has made the franchise big again. It's gonna last for a very long time!

[@KumaArts]

Try 25 with five more to go for the 30th anniversary haha

[@Scarlet_Lunacy]

They said it was fad. Pokemon is still alive and strong. (But not as strong as in 00's)

[@Sticks_]

It's stronger now

[@Figey_2022]

Pokemon will be remembered forever though tbh

[@joshsmith503]

This comment didn't age well

[@ricardotorres6919]

Well let me just put it this way. I’m 30 and was in line Friday morning at 6:30 am for Pokémon cards...... yea it’s still big.

[@wingzero2348]

@@ricardotorres6919 Its big, it has social media now, all countries can access pokemon now but the records that RBG and yellow have still can't be broken? The fad is there but no way near in terms of percentage to the 90s and early 2000s. In 1998/1999 in the UK, ateast 6 or 7/10 pupils had a gameboy with red or blue or yellow. Now its more like 3/10 with a DS or Switch and the cards don't get me started.

[@mrmanpersonguy5812]

I love how the news reporter is so annoyed by that toy guy. lol

[@BellatoSoldier]

I miss the 90's so damn much. I'm still into the Pokemon games though, i'll never stop. Some of my best childhood memories are of me and my friends playing/trading/talking about Pokemon.

[@RolandKoller90]

This right here, is exactly how I feel. I’ll never stop loving Pokémon.

[@TheKingShyGuy.]

1:30 " The message is violence" The theme song even states "It's you and me, I know it's my destiny." Pokemon is about an adventure you and your party of pokemon go on.

[@kevrink5605]

The message is self-discovery, adventurous exploration, and never giving up

[@majorsmask]

"Adults aren't going to get into this" Does this mean it's sad that I like Pokemon and is 20?

[@Izakokomarixyz]

adults back then were kids in the 70's, 60's etc. when there was no pokemon. your a 00's kid so u have an excuse

[@jeppel1972]

+majorsmask You probably didn't get into it as an adult. And even if you did, they are wrong; better late than never.

[@bigdaddywoowoo7680]

Tons of people are OBSESSED with Pokemon you know why? BECAUSE SHINY'S THATS WHY!

[@katanavee4517]

I'm 21 , and I still love pokemon lol

[@StudioUAC]

yes

[@peter-mickey-chu198]

This Came Out During My First Year Of Middle School (1999-2000); Those Were The Best Days To Be A Pokémon Fan.

[@Owlero]

1:52 There was something hilarious seeing two dudes carrying a chest full of Pokemon cards off an airliner, like it's illicit drugs or something.

[@preachelectrick]

like something out of yugioh 🤣

[@PeonyTheFairy]

The message is violence really?! Like the pokemon don’t even bleed after battling

[@youngcity4241]

Pokémon craze was insane in 99 2000

[@joakez2dj]

1999 maybe was the best year in my life THIS IS A TRUE POKEMON SERIES!

[@kirasaji]

Brings a tear to my eye. I remember the news about Pokemon being a hit back in the day. It EXPLODED here in America, and you couldn't go two steps without something Pokemon being seen. Takes me back to my days of innocence. Well, back to work.

[@RaikesyYT]

Violence LOL

[@redcatgameryt1672]

LOL

[@jayo3074]

Lmao

[@onlytrueway8742]

from the country who sales guns in supermarkets LMAO

[@zisira2469]

@@onlytrueway8742 that’s not the case in the civilized states (NY,Cali) more so the fucked up trash southern states like Florida

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

Yup. I was one of those eight years olds. Nothing has changed or will ever change about me and my love for Pokemon.

[@Chester_them0lester]

i love how that toy guy is promoting his own products for 5 minutes straight and probaply gets payed by the news broadcasters for it xD

[@Luxray2009]

"Another year, year and a half" 16 years and still going strong with X and Y selling 4 mil in 2 days.

[@SparkschuItai]

Sun & Moon and beyond: *Am I a joke to you???*

[@film017forever]

The Pokemon DVD shown is not just one episode, but it's a compilation of 3 episodes sharing the same theme (which also follows in the order of the story).

[@AngelicSquid]

I know everyone holds their childhood dear but I just wanna say that being at the exact demographic age for this (I was 8 in 1999) was really something Special. Pokémon in the late 90's/early 2000's was such a time to be a kid. It has never really exploded as well as it did when it first came out (Though when Pokémon Go came out, I felt like I got to relive a little bit of that feeling in the summer). And these memories will always be ones I cherish forever.

[@frostgamez9368]

Pokémon Go was closest we ever got to world peace

[@unkono]

Pokemon Go to the Polls!!!

[@johnstevenperez4186]

A year and a half? it's now 2017 and its still going strong.

[@verylostdoommarauder]

The real question is why they let a Team Plasma member speak on the news at 1:24.

[@sektal_]

Those kids better hope they still have their cards because now they are worth a lot

[@matttehkat]

"Adults aren't going to get into this a lot." Oh, how wrong you were.

[@eyedillic]

"I can guarantee you their's probably another year, year and a half of this craze." That's a GOOD joke.

[@pokeshread2539]

22 years later

[@TBlev215]

The Toy "Expert" seems like he was the only one giving an honest effort into this. Good for him for giving it all he had.

[@devisous6528]

I love how nobody is talking about that Simpson’s thing at the end lol

[@justinfry7225]

This and DBZ are the only two things I hold dear and near to my childhood nostalgia. 👍

[@Pen4928]

Lol. 0:01 He has to struggle to be seen as normal. Get it? Because Struggle is a normal type move...

[@jonatron01]

"Year, year and a half to this craze" shows what they know

[@CrocvsGator]

The anchor saying kids won't look up from their cards for a bonding moment....dude maybe if you idk, tried to talk to the kids about their interests, they might bond with you.

[@chillinoutmaxin4630]

I did my school year 6 speech on "obsessions" in 1999 and came first in the class, and then won the finals out of my whole school (along with another person as they needed two finalists, boy and girl). My main subject matter was Pokemon! I think the kids liked it because they could relate to the crazes (Pokemon, Game-boys, marbles, skate gear etc), and the parents, teachers, and judges related to how obsessed essentially EVERY kid was with them :)

[@alexjuvinall8273]

That ending doh...

[@NetherAnimations]

+Alex Juvinall I see what you did there

[@alexjuvinall8273]

+Nether Somebody finally got it!

[@NetherAnimations]

took 3 months XD

[@lordsnivyofnottingham2948]

My first Pokemon, back in 1998, was Charmander. And, yes, I still have the talking Pikachu (which, incidentally, can communicate with the voice-activated Snivy from years later). What is great is that it wasn't just a fad; I still play the games, long after first starting-up my yellow Game Boy Colour, and selecting Charmander, back in 1998.

[@lordsnivyofnottingham2948]

I gave my original talking Pikachu from 1999 to me youngest brother, born in 2008. He even got it to interact with a Japanese talking Snivy from 2011.

[@MysticUmbreon]

I love this.

[@greekgod300george6]

Same bro big fan

[@johnstevenperez4186]

23 years and Pokemon still going strong.

[@energeam6284]

Ya know what, respect to the guy at the end. Especially in 99, that takes some balls to go on national television and explain Pokemon to other grown adults.

[@M1GarandMan3005]

1:33 you can see a poster of Donkey Kong 64 in the background. Oh, the feels.

[@ALLtwoEAZY]

“Adults will never get into this” Me (20 years later) : sweating nervously

[@hartage4]

My mom thought pokemon was called pokeman

[@jonkeiser1537]

※ gracelen My Mom did too.

[@pengmaeda9908]

Only real fans call it Pokemans, your mom was living in the future.

[@2022irons]

3:10 *”Pokemon are terrifying creatures!”*

[@whiteglove1935]

Why is it that when Pokemon or other popular Japanese products and shows make news the reporters always have to emphasize the fact that it's Japanese and sound disgusted by it.

[@matttehkat]

Because those reporters grew up in the 60's through the 80's, a time when Nationalism was at a high and there was a lot of fear and distrust of Asia due to the spread of communism there. They also probably had parents or grandparents who fought in WWII who had resentment and fear of the Japanese because of their relentless and fearless fighting style, poor treatment of PoWs, and obviously the attack on Pearl Harbor. In addition, the late 20th century saw a rise in the popularity of Evangelical Christian television programs, and often the preachers on these programs taught that fantasy products such as pokemon were evil and somehow were causing kids to commit suicide and worship the devil.

[@whiteglove1935]

Well, if America has a thing against foreign products, why not make better ones? Commercial Cars: Germany and Japan. Comics, Animation, and video games: Japan. Cuisines: Morocco, Italy, and France. Music: Europe and East Asia All America has is movies,and that's only if you discount post-1990's

[@unf3z4nt]

Jerry Harway I'll give the murikunts some slack for once. Computers, phones and software are the big players from the US. The first two are debatable because the Chinese manufacture murikan designed computers.

[@austinbradley8551]

but we make violent shows like tom and jarry and its ok

[@HumFan]

supertechnoman11 this was a time before PC culture. No one cared about people’s feelings.

[@MaxiTaxiFullOfPeoplz]

that presenter had so much emotion in his voice. You could just tell that he wanted to be there talking about something he completely understood

[@MohamedAbditheabdi]

I remember when I was about 4 my mom was forcing me to watch Pokemon because she wanted me to be like the "normal" kids (I was obsessed with Arthur at the time) and 15 years later... I'm still obsessed with Pokemon.

[@mariic2]

5:06 RIP that little Pikachu. He got so bored with the broadcast that he took a nap on the table.

[@TheGamerFromMars]

Yes, it's the work of the all mighty Stan.

[@milesium-487]

DRINKING, ABUSE, & LIES

[@fsanmiguel666]

As Brian William's would say, "I was there when PokeMania was at the height of its power!"

[@animosity3771]

70k calls per minute!? Crazy….

[@Houlgravely]

So surreal to see this after all this time. They really just had no idea how big it would be. It's a juggernaut beyond almost anything else in games or entertainment.

[@bugloverspiderlover8490]

I remember this movie! I loved Pokémon growing up,still do,I remember the craze like it was yesterday,would love to go back for a day!

[@philithegamer8265]

How old were you back in 1999?

[@bugloverspiderlover8490]

@@philithegamer8265 5

[@Obbee]

1:26 a wild Karen appeared.

[@狐地震]

I'm guilty of being a part of that craze at 10 years old. My poor Dad.. I really owe him tomorrow on Father's Day remembering this lol

[@treasuretrails]

Still playing Pokemon in August 2020!!!

[@mattregg9852]

Hell yeah! Never too old for that shit!

[@bayfinest1938]

@@mattregg9852 got full storage full of vintage pokemon booster boxes 😎👌 thank you dad

[@eggyeggyeggyeggy]

The anchor was so done with the guy's advertising shit at the end. "Thank you for coming out-" "Imma put the rest of the toys aside for you." "Th- thank you please do." 😂

[@gamerdude612]

20+years later and Pokémon is still here going strong I'm proud to have been there since day 1😭🙂❤

[@imatroll8593]

gamer dude 6:12 Pokémon is more popular in 90s

[@matthewmensah481]

Happy National Pokemon Day from MSNBC 💛🧡❤️💜💙💚

[@JustinStempel-d9p]

Watching this in 2024 and laughing

[@jamgrieve]

The toy guy legit said Pokéman like 10 times.

[@theogofguitar]

It’s absolutely crazy this thing not only blew up and was insane as a young kid in the late 90s, but that it had so much staying power that the 90s kids grew up with it, fell out, the later millennial/gen z caught on during the 00s, the 90s kids grew up to have kids who are into it and it’s the biggest IP in 2024, and there are multiple generations of people who fell in love with this franchise. Absolutely is nowhere near its peak beginning but it’s become Star Wars for the 90s and on

[@music0cool]

0:00 “he has to struggle to be seen as normal” same

[@DARKMK-lj4bx]

Watching this in 2024 hits diffrent

[@ZanA_95]

1:23 Who else died LOL'ing at this?!!

[@mirby22nd]

Me. It's the saddest thing ever. They even said "expert" when describing said person.

[@rokuwhitefox]

"Expert"

[@Mario87456]

I was thinking “shut the fuck bitch you were so wrong even then”.

[@N.G.H.]

Oh man it's not a coincidence that the philosophy around Pokemon treatment, training, and friendship bonding is a central story and plot in the 5th generation for Black and White versions cuz that guy who got interviewed about the toys goes on to explain an episode in a Pokemon DVD that is basically gen 5 in a nutshell. It's also not a coincidence that this interview took place in New York for which Unova was inspired by.

"The message is violence." Wow. You never saw that for GTA V

[@zimbats3775]

More like GTA 2 in 1999 What about mortal kombat

[@mcnuggieguy]

That Pokedex right there, in the box, fetches 5 figures on Ebay. Insane

[@kevindavis2315]

"this craze is liable to last another year or two" my friend it's still going on

[@everythingevilv1.226]

kevin davis Not like 1998/99/00,but still,the Pokémon fandom is big AF.

[@Nelotepes108]

Pokemon is life I'm happy it came into mine

[@juans8356]

That psychiatrist had an issue getting laid. Poor woman.

[@sonick003]

20 years later and its not going away ...

[@rolliedoughlie8464]

Little do they know that I was 4 years old when this news broadcast aired and I still play Pokémon. I’m 22 years old

[@OtakuKent]

He said the craze would peek in about two years and here we are at year 23

[@SonyTrinitron]

"How long is it gonna be around..." I got a news report for you guys. 20 YEARS OLD, BABY, AND STILL KICKING!

[@AngaratoTasartir]

4 months after your post.... I definitely got a news report.

[@Ohno75]

26 years later and still going strong..

[@1Packersgamer]

Pokémon is Awesome

[@pianolessons4152]

Looking at over 100k in jungle boosters on that checkout

[@MrAppleby56]

1:37 That cheeky Dong creeping on the woman

[@everythingevilv1.226]

Ainsley Harriott Expand Dong 64

[@MiddleofNowhereGirl]

Pokemon cards weren't allowed in our school either! I thought it was just because I lived in a small town of stuffy old people. That's awesome. My mom didn't like Pokemon because she couldn't understand it, but she still allowed us to have the movies and games.