Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

You play Pokémon? Pfffttt...

I'd rather say I play Pokemon then say I play WoW. Some people will say "but it's a kids game"....well, if it is such a kids game, pick up my Flygon deck and put up a fight. Won't happen. I had a skeptical friend who thought I was the weirdest person when I told him I play Pokemon. I told him to just play one game with my Gengar deck. He now enjoys it.

Some people just don't understand what goes into a good deck. Time, patience, understanding of combinations, strategy, skill, play-testing...this game is a lot more than a kids game. Show them that.
 
I thought the same way about WoW for a while, personally (never played though) until one of my friends demonstrated the game and its complexity to me. WoW is actually an amazingly difficult and awesome game. I don't have a whole lot of time to donate to the game, but regardless, it's pretty awesome.

But yeah, I like how describing Gengar and Flygon turns people's opinions around. It's only a kid's game because of the way Pokemon art is drawn - they're anime critters, and anime is naturally less intimidating than anything M:TG will put together. That said, I like Pokemon and their appearance (and for the record, Origin Form Giratina would've given me nightmares for years if I had first seen it in RBY).
 
gallade said:
Yeah, I get made fun of so much at school for playing pokemon. How do you avoid this???
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It'll take time, but I think the best way to do it is by seizing opportunities to challenge people's perceptions of what is worth mocking. If what you're experiencing is just people shouting at you in the hallways while walking past you, don't chase after them or anything like that. But if you have the chance to start a conversation with someone about why he looks down on pokemon players, take it.

If you have no way of doing this, or you're shy about it, or don't think it's worth doing, the next best thing is to ignore them. A lot of people are going to tell you that if you don't give bullies the satisfaction of getting to you, they'll become bored and move on. This isn't always true, though. It might continue for a long, long time. If you're unwilling or unable to change their attitude, all you can control is your own, so make up your mind not to take any of what they say to heart.
 
For me, I am not ashamed to say I play Pokemon, but unless it somehow gets primed in a conversation, I don't bring it up. Granted, many of my conversations are incredibly spontaneous, but it usually seems to gravitate toward sports and music and academia more than hobbies.
 
Noah121 said:
For me, I am not ashamed to say I play Pokemon, but unless it somehow gets primed in a conversation, I don't bring it up. Granted, many of my conversations are incredibly spontaneous, but it usually seems to gravitate toward sports and music and academia more than hobbies.
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This is me

I don't hide the fact that I play but I'm also not the guy that wears I love Pokemon TShirts.
 
As many have said already if you act embarassed and shy people will make fun of you..
Simple as that they target the weakest ones and bash them to make themselves look cool
Solution openly express your love for the TCG,or VG if they bug you Challenge Them!
Tell them about League, Worlds, or even the Price the Cards are going for. They'll quiet down then..
 
Tough luck. These people are supposedly your friends yet they belittle you for doing something you love to do? Have you ever thought that maybe these people aren't truly your friends?
 
I'm sorry to hear you've run into a bit of awkwardness bud. Unfortunately that's the nature of the human race, to mock those that appear different. It's pretty much unavoidable without concealing your hobby.

Take it on the chin and shake it off good sir. Don't rise to the bait.
 
gallade said:
Yeah, I get made fun of so much at school for playing pokemon. How do you avoid this???
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You just take the "cruelness" out of their efforts and steal their thunder.

If they say "dude over there likes Pokemon"
You come back with, "heck yeah man. It's free and they give up scholarship money if you win the big tournaments! Girls think it's kinda cool. So, I'm gonna ride this one out for a min and see how it plays"

Each summer, I teach English 11 (summer school). At some point during the first week, I explain to the class that I play the Pokemon TCG and BOY do they get a kick out of that.

I let them laugh it up a minute and then I add that I'll be taking my family to the "NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS" soon.
The giggles cease.

Then, I hype it up a little with the "free scholarship" and "free entry" angle.
That peaks their interest and you can hear a pin drop.

I go on to explain tournament play, deck building, planning and preparation.

Then, I break the ice with something like "Dude! It's SUPPOSED to be a children's game, but that thing is MAD complicated! I gotta practice and everything!" Then, we laugh together.

By the end of each summer session, I end up teaching a new group of 11th grade kids the Pokemon TCG.
This is done during SOL testing week (a week when many teachers show movies because half or more of the class is absent due to testing).

If you dig something. You dig it. People will respect that. They only clown you because it's something to do. It's ain't even about Pokemon man. They're just using you as a means of bringing attention to themselves.

If it's not you and Pokemon TCG, it's another guy and his hi-water pants; it's always somethin.'

So, you just demonstrate that being clowned doesn't move you. It shouldn't move you. Truth be told, THEY'd play if you explained the game to them a little :cool:
 
I was embarassed that I played, but I admitted that I play pokemon at my high school a while ago. I got a bunch of high fives and a lot of people telling me what they do that they think is nerdy. Apparently another popular, goth pair of siblings play MTG and WoW, which is very cool.

Only one person made fun of me: he's my friend and was doing it jokingly and he asked me to teach him how to play afterward. I have the best grades in my school too, and nobody thinks that's nerdy either. I suspect that it's because I'm goth and pretty popular, nobody really thinks of me as a nerd.
(Ignore the bragginess of that paragraph, it wasn't meant to be an excuse to brag about myself, just say the facts.)

Basically, if anyone has a problem with pokemon you know that they're not worth your time. They might think that they're too "mature" for that, but if they insult something that someone else does that proves that they're really immature. I only mention it when it's a relevant part of the conversation though, as talking about anything constantly gets annoying. There is one guy at my school who talks about practically nothing but snowboarding, and while I don't think it's annoying most other people do, and now don't like snowboarding because of it.

The most annoying part of it all was that everyone kept asking me what my best card was and when I said Claydol, they asked "how much damage does it do?"
 
Kids tease each other, a majority of the time I think its all in good fun. Pokemon is just an obivous cheap shot just like that kid with the hot mom. If they know it gets to you they'll keep hassling you, If they know it doesn't they'll move on and try to find something that does.
 
Waliken said:
Tough luck. These people are supposedly your friends yet they belittle you for doing something you love to do? Have you ever thought that maybe these people aren't truly your friends?
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um, obviously they are not my friends. im not THAT dumb.
 
i tell a friend, he tells a friend, he tells a friend he tells a friend, he tells a friend he tells a friend, he tells a friend he tells a friend, so on so forth.
 
I got to the point to where I don't really care who knows, if they want to mock me, they can go ahead. They're the ones who end up looking like an *** when they find out that I won $7,500 and got flown to Hawaii/Florida for free just for playing a "nerdy card game". They aren't your friends anyway.
 
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