(I wrote this a long time nakaraan and decided to put it here. Okay? Okay.)


Pokemon is a game that is considered violent sa pamamagitan ng many parents. There are many Pokemon battles throughout the the game, including Gym Battles, Elite Four battles, Champion battles, Trainer battles on routes where you can’t escape them (Of course there are some that you can escape, but many people enjoy battling them anyway), and, of course, wild Pokemon battles. But Pokemon doesn’t always have to be looked at as violent. Yes, Pokemon battles can be violent at times, but there’s a low chance that will actually affect a child’s words and actions. Pokemon should not be considered violent because it can be educational, it can teach kids responsibility, and it can ipakita kids skills they might need in the future.
Pokemon can be educational in many ways. Pokemon can encourage kids to read and can teach them pronunciation (try to pronounce Sigilyph and I’ll give you $10 if you get it right). It can also teach them basic science (Ice and Rock, Electric and Ground, time and space, evolution). It shows them strategy and sometimes uses big words for kids (When I was a kid I learned psychic and insomnia, and recently I learned primal). From an opinion artikulo (Can Pokemon Be Educational?) on Bulbanews (from Bulbagarden.net), I found something that I would have to agree with… “One major concept of the elementary grade level curriculum is learning about different cultures. Pokémon can be used to bridge Japanese culture and American culture. One major way that other cultures are taught in school is comparing the similarities and differences between two cultures. In comparing both of our cultures, Pokémon can be used to illustrate the process of globalization, which is another important concept that elementary students need to grasp.” I suggest pagbaba the whole artikulo because what the whole artikulo clearly says is that Pokemon can be educational, it’s just that not everybody can see that.
Pokemon can also teach kids responsibility. Pokemon don’t just heal themselves, you know. Pokemon lose HP (hit points) when they get hit in a battle, and when their HP reaches 0, they faint, and unless you have a Revive (Restores a fainted Pokémon to half of its full HP) or a Max Revive (Restores a fainted Pokémon, completely restoring its HP), you can’t use it in battle anymore (It’s not like you lose it forever, though. Pokemon Centers are there to heal, but its not like you can pause a battle, rush to one, and come back). That’s why it’s very important to heal your Pokemon while it still has HP (Potions, Herbs, some Berries, there’s a lot madami ways to heal a Pokemon while it still has HP than when it doesn’t). Also there’s PP (power points), which determines how many times you can use that ilipat (the less PP the madami damage it makes is often the case, like Blast Burn, which has 5PP and a power of 150, but has an accuracy of 90%). The only way I remember that restores PP besides the Pokemon Center is using a Leppa Berry, but it isn’t usually a problem anyway. Also there are status conditions, which affect the Pokemon in different ways. There are three types of status conditions (non-volatile, volatile, and volatile battle), but the most common ones are all of the non-volatile conditions and one of the volatile conditions. These are Burn (deals damage to the Pokemon), Freeze (freezes Pokemon, not allowing it to ilipat until it thaws out), Paralysis (has a chance of preventing the Pokemon from moving), Poison (deals damage to the Pokemon, and there’s also Badly Poisoned, in which the amount of damage made increases every turn), Sleep (Pokemon cannot ilipat until it wakes up), and Confusion (the volatile one, causes Pokemon to attack itself sometimes until Pokemon snaps out or Pokemon is withdrawn). There are many items and Berries that heal status conditions, and players eventually memorize them sa pamamagitan ng what they do. I tend to remember them sa pamamagitan ng the letters the berry’s name and the status condition have in common. For example, a Cheri Berry heals paralysis and an Aspear Berry defrosts the Pokemon. I found a discussion on the Serebii.net Forums called What Does Pokemon Teach Us?, and one person sinabi that Pokemon taught them to think things out and think things through. Healing, memorizing (items and what they do), and thinking are a few of the many ways Pokemon can teach kids responsibility.
My last point is that Pokemon can teach kids skills they might need in the future. Skills learned in Pokemon can help in real life. Pokemon has a feature that many people use- trading. There are different kinds of trading- normal trading, GTS Trading, Wonder Trading, once there was an Egg Trade, and I believe there are more. The GTS, or Global Trading System, is just what is sounds like- a system that allows you to trade globally. Here you can look up a Pokemon, pick its level range, and pick its gender (if you don’t already have the Pokemon you’re looking for you can’t do this), and then look at your results and see if you can find someone who will trade the Pokemon that you want for a Pokemon that you have. For example, I want a female Heatran between levels 71-79, and I find one for a Pokemon that I have- let’s say a Latios (Latios is always male) between levels 71-79. I press trade, and I get my Heatran, and the other person gets their Latios. Many people are precise and add extras to their needs, like one time I saw a person who wanted an Adamant-nature Munchlax. Sometimes they might want a specific item, too. Eventually, kids who like to trade will develop good trading skills. Also, I came across an artikulo called 10 Life Lessons Learned From Pokemon, and one of them was Strategy. The writer wrote, “One of the things I got really caught up in while I played Pokemon was the strategy of it all. I remember preparing for tournaments against my mga kaibigan and constantly evaluating the moves and Pokemon I planned to use against them. I could use Charizard, but then I’d have two apoy type Pokemon in my team and I’d be at a considerable disadvantage if any of my mga kaibigan decided to use a water Pokemon. I could teach my Venasaur solar beam, but then the other Pokemon would have a good chance of KOing me before I ever got to use it. The decisions went on and on. But, this type of constant questioning has led me to becoming an extremely analytical thinker and it’s not often others have to point out ability to see variables and think in an “if this then that” manner like few others are able to.” This means that strategy is a big thing that is taught in Pokemon. However, not everybody picks up these things.
Now I hope you see why Pokemon should not be considered violent because it can be educational, it can teach kids responsibility, and it can teach kids skills they might need in the future. You can see I’m not the only one who thinks this- I used many artikulo to prove my point, and on a website called Fanpop, a tagahanga website, the Pokemon tagahanga Club has 21,759 fans, of whom would all probably all agree with this essay. Also, I would like you to take a look at this quote from the same artikulo I referenced to to say that Pokemon helps improve thinking: “Pokemon has, since araw one, revolved around the concept of compassion towards animals, the values of friendship and teamwork.” (from Nikkoru_91, user). So parents- if you’re pagbaba this, I want you to know that Pokemon is not as violent as it is good, and if you thought it was violent before pagbaba this, stop thinking that. Pokemon can be good for your kid, and maybe you can even consider buying a Pokemon game for them!