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[–] [email protected] 138 points 1 month ago (4 children)

The plot of Pokemon is the kid bounding down the stairs the morning he turns 10 and announcing that he’s going to do all of those things and the mom is just like, “Fine. Please call sometimes.”

[–] [email protected] 69 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Then his single mom starts spends an inordinate amount of time hanging out with the Pokémon professor...

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago

Don’t forget Mr. Mime…

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If Red/Ash's mom married Professor Oak, would he call Blue/Gary (Oak's grandson) his stepson? Stepdad? And would Giovanni (Blue's father) be his stepfather? Stepson?

And why does Game Freak refuse to answer my emails?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

It would be extremely Star Wars/Everyone Important Is Related of them but I believe that it is a step sibling rivalry

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Bow chica wow wow...

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

The show, yes. The game is more like the comic.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Stole the plot of Earthbound I see.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Does he call? Asking for a concerned mom.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If you actually go back to your home city there is literally nothing to do there.

You would have thought that at some point they would have added some special item or quest that you got if you actually went back but nope. In every game of Pokémon I have ever played there is no incentive to return to your home city and talk to your mother.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Art imitating life

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

She is literally the first doctor you have available to your Pokémons and allows for early grind

You also get fast boots!

[–] Piemanding 2 points 1 month ago

2nd gen also had her call you sometimes telling you she used the money you saved up on some trinket.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Pretty sure you can call her to leave some money with her to prevent going broke when getting wiped in battles. In some of the games at least.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys 1 points 1 month ago