The Top 7… Most disturbing things about the Pokemon universe

GamesRadar: "If you really sit down and think about it, the Pokemon universe is downright terrifying. The entire world is overrun with monsters, and every single person you meet is creepily obsessed with super-powered dog fighting. There are Pokemon churches, everyone talks about their favorite Pokemon all the time, and no one can do anything without the help of strange, magical, destructive creatures.

Oh, and if you step into the wrong bush you might be shocked to death by an electronic rat.

And those aren't even the most disturbing things about living in the world where Pokemon rule the world..."

[Stinky_Fish]

funny

[Yi-Long]

... if that site wouldn't spam us with pop-ups on every new page.

[Laxman]

I didnt get any popups. I think you need to upgrade your popup blocker.

[Instigator]

Gamesradar... I haven't had the problem since I installed Adblock Plus on my Firefox, though.

[snipes101]

I have never once gotten a popup on that site. Use google chrome, that browser has a great one.

[Kos-Mos]

That is the most disturbing thing about gamesradar. Why must I have pop-up blocker? Bloody cheesy ways of getting income. I will never click on gamesradar again.

[jeeves86]

That almost every site uses. You can't even get through an IGN article without stumbling across fifteen of the things.

[dark-hollow]

Lavender city's music is still hands down the creepiest!

[Pozzle]

Lol when I discovered the episode where Jessie, Misty AND James compete in the bikini contest (pictured), I was so shattered it wasn't shown on American tv. I would have loved that sort of ridiculous humor as a kid. People who censor things are no fun. Kids aren't fragile butterflies - they aren't going to be traumatized by James' inflatable boobs. They're gonna find them HILARIOUS!

(and lol at the Missingno page)

[VanillaBear]

It was never shown in the UK aswell

I loved Team Rocket in Pokemon aswell, especialy James.

Shame they've changed the voice actors now, it's just not the same anymore. I remember laughing at the St Anne one when they dress up as tanned blonde girls and give the free tickets to Ash while James in the background kept going "OOOOOOOO" in a really girly way........good times :)

[nevercloser07]

The one for me is that Cubone seems to be wearing its mother's skull as a helmet. That's pretty messed up.

[SilentNegotiator]

James with boobs would have traumatized me. For sure. lol

[snipes101]

Can someone explian the Missingno thing to me?

[Instigator]

It's a game breaking bug in the first generation of games. I don't know all the details, but it's something like if you catch him you risk bricking the game beyond repair. He's not in the pokedex so he isn't necessary to complete it, though.

It is unlocked by talking to the old man in Viridian city who wants to teach you how to catch pokemon and immediately fly to Cinnabar Island and swim along the eastern shore. By defeating it, the sixth item in your inventory gets maxed out to 99, which is pretty handy for Master Balls and Rare Candy.

[Reborn]

What Instigator said.

It was mostly known as the Rare Candy/Masterball Cheat. Though, I always thought you needed one of those cheat devices to enable it to even appear?

[DeadIIIRed]

Good times, from what I can recall it looked like a totem pole during the fight sequence

[nevercloser07]

Instigator is pretty close.

It never bricked games to my knowledge. It looked less like a totem pole and more like a barcode of sorts.

You could catch him, and he ranged in level from 0 to 147 or so. Regardless, I can't believe people have forgotten about missingno. I guess it's been a few years haha.

[T3mpr1x]

I must see this episode!

[-Ninja-]

I only watched Pokemon because James was awesome.

[Snookies12]

Yeah, that was about the only reason I watched it as well to be honest. I grew out of it years and years ago, but James is indeed amazing. Him and Brock (who I suspected was always high because of his eyes never being open). XD

[NeXXXuS]

This was from an episode when they actually opened up Brock's eyes for one of those fangirl scenes or whatever.
http://i299.photobucket.com...

[Snookies12]

Hahaha, I remember that one! That is hilarious man...

[SilentNegotiator]

Him, Jesse, and that disguised furry wasted so much time trying to get one unevolved, little pokemon. What a bunch of dopes.

[BigDollarZoe954]

IMO pokemon is very annoying now they keep milking it with new pokemon new regions same old crap my nephew was watching it the other day and a refrigerator is a pokemon WTF LOL

[dark-hollow]

Hey! Rotom is awesome! And he isn't a refrigerator originally, he's an electric ghost Pokemon who can posses electronic machines like ovens, fans, dishwashers, etc.
What about voltrob, a pokeball!
And it evolution is same but inverted!

Magnemite, ditto, there are some awkward pokemon from the first Gen but people give em a pass because of nostalgia.

[TruthbeTold]

In the first season they showed regular fish swimming with Pokemon.

[NeXXXuS]

That was when the S.S. Anne sank underwater if I recall correctly.

[DeadSpaced]

Goodbye, childhood. I believe it's time to leave and let the shock set in. (No pun intended.)

[Yodagamer]

A straight kick to the childhood O.o

[tigertron]

I actually liked that episode and thought the bit where James gets breast implants and enters a bikini contest was both hilarious and creepy. He should have had his wicked way with Jessie...

[NeXXXuS]

The missingno. part made me lol X)

[Gigglefist]

"Oh, and if you step into the wrong bush you might be shocked to death by an electronic rat."

Electronic =/= Electric.
Just saying.
Also... Pikachu is a mouse, not a rat.
Just saying again...

[MeatAbstract]

Also forcing two creatures to battle to near death for the trainers joy and pleasure is pretty disturbing as well.

[TruthbeTold]

Well it's different since the creatures are as eager and desirous, if not moreso for battle than the trainers. Not to mention that in the anime and the game, death is impossible.

[Instigator]

You don't actually see the deaths, but in the games Lavender has a whole tower with Pokemon tombstones and trainers crying their eyes out over them.

Someone also told me that the manga has deaths, but I haven't read it so I don't know in what manner.