Wow I didn't think Pokemon was still that popular. They banned it at my school so I never got into it.
Oh God, I remember back when I was into Pokemon I bought a magazine all about it at some New York subway newsstand, and they had a letter to the editor in there that was all whiny and "oh, my principal is gonna ban pokemon at my school, but I'm afraid to fight it 'cause he'll give me an essay blah blah blah bloo blah bloo"
and the answer they gave this kid was like "Maybe you should teach your principal how to play. Show him that it's a strategy game and he might not ban it. If you do get an essay, write it about how great of a game pokemon is and why it shouldn't be banned!"
Even when I was like, ten I could still look at it and go "WHO FUCKING CARES"