Now, as for that video...
1. Poliwhirl's original name is Nyorozo (which has no meaning other than being a name), the name that the creator of Pokemon gave to a pet tadpole he had as a child. AT NO POINT was Poliwhirl called Hypno (which is actually a different Pokemon altogether).
2. Pikachu's tail is a freaking lightning bolt. Call it a "satanic z" if you will, but if you're going to go there, you might as well pick on Samus Aran's emblem as well. Lightning bolt symbols are commonplace in all sorts of fictional tales.
3. Wizards of the Coast was the best place to go for manufacturing a trading card game. They had no say in what went into the cards in terms of design. Their involvement in MTG has nothing to do with Pokemon.
4. MTG isn't a role-playing game. It's a trading card game like Yu-Gi-Oh, where all the players do is strategize and lay out the cards. It cannot be role-played because there is no storyline. Dungeons and Dragons, however, is.
5. Wait... why is he talking about D&D? I thought this was about Pokemon. And TSR doesn't make Pokemon cards.
6. Well, I guess he does make a valid psychological point about D&D. So he has that.
7. Not gonna defend Magic the Gathering. That game actually deliberately uses satanic imagery, and is really dark. Not nearly as fun as Yu-Gi-Oh or Pokemon either.
8. 12:38 He's talking like Wizards of the Coast created the Pokemon franchise, which they didn't. Creatures Inc. (formerly Ape Inc.) and the Pokemon Company did.
9. 15:00 He's going too far here. Extremes won't help you today, pal. Pokemon masters do need parents, grandparents, families, educations, etc., and they know it! The innate needs and desires of children will always outweigh any kind of external stimulus. The title of master does not equate to godhood in any child's mind. That is for convoluted adults who have been taken under Satan's fiery wings.
10. "Gary is a real self-centered jerk. He's vindictive, he's obnoxious." Amen to that.
11. No cartoon characters are perfect role models. Do we really want our kids becoming more like Cookie Monster or (God forbid) Wordgirl? No! Does that mean we shouldn't allow our kids to watch PBS? Well, probably, but not for that reason!
12. Just for the record, in the context of Pokemon, Team Rocket's antics are hilarious. Seeing James in a pink tutu was the highlight of that episode. Also, he always dreamed of doing ballet before he went into crime, and the producers wanted to do something that would make its viewers bust up laughing. So they did. Nothing wrong with that.
13. Also, Team Rocket are the bad guys. Not role models.
14. On that movie cover, Mewtwo is "giving that pose" with his right hand, not his left. And for cryin' out loud, man, he's only got three fingers. I guess sloths are Satan-spawn too, huh?
15. Pokemon do not evolve through the use of energy. They evolve with training, affection, time, electrical stimulation, etc., basically skipping those awkward middle-stages of growth and becoming adults much more quickly than if they were to grow the normal way (A.K.A Not new age).
16. As for the seizures, I've got nothing. Do with that as you will.
17. Those energies are only present in the card game, mind you. And that clenched fist symbol? That's the symbol for the Fighting Type. Punchin' stuff. Make sense? I mean, if any of the 1st Gen Fighting-types were particularly rebellious, I might be able to see his point. But he just assumes that the fist means chaos.
18. Oh, shoot! I didn't realize that the Fire Triangle, the Fire Danger Board outside town or the fire alarm at school could be used for witchcraft! The more you know, I guess...
19. It's a leaf, darn it. Plants. Grass! What else were they gonna use? A tree? That's probably satanic too! Plants are evil now too!!
20. Wait... water transforms into wind? Had no idea. I guess nobody told him about Flying-types. Them devil-birds...
21. Of course they used those symbols on purpose. They perfectly match up with each Pokemon element. It makes sense. Also, why didn't he mention the Clear energy symbol? Looks like a Star of Jacob to me.
22. Most children don't give a darn about memorizing scripture. It's reeeaaaly boring at that age.
23. I guess stuffed animals are evil too. They gave me tons of nightmares.
24. Does this guy realize that Psychic-Type Pokemon get their power directly from their expansive intelligence, and not from occult means?
25. Kadabra... well, you might have me at Kadabra. That SSS on his stomach are either satanic or Nazi, but either way, he's got a bad design. But hey, he's only one of nearly 800 Pokemon now, and as a kid, he was one of my favorite Pokemon. I never noticed that the SSS actually meant anything as a child ( I just thought it was a cool part of his design), and the pentagram on his head really only looked like a star to me, because I didn't know. He's still one of my favorites, though. And again, he's only got three fingers (but in this case, I might be able to see it Stephen's way).
26. I've never heard of anyone giving the satanic salute in regards to Pokemon. Weird.
27. Kids are carrying around those cards like they are totally going to beat their friend's new deck with them. Pokemon involves no magic. Even the basest Pokefan can tell you this.
28. No, kids do not believe that they have any kind of power outside the game itself.
29. Kids'll fight over anything if you make that thing seem cool and exciting, but unsharable and precious. And I'm pretty sure that any kid who stabs someone over cards is probably fairly unstable to begin with.
30. Well, just looked up that article on when the boy attacked his teacher over the confiscation of his deck (
https://news.google.com/newspapers?...AIBAJ&sjid=Sx8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6790,5210229&hl=en). The boy attempted to choke the teacher after charging him (never struck him), and NEVER ONCE in that article said, "they were trying to steal my powers" (Mr. Dollins totally made that up!). Also, the teacher that Gabriel attacked was a man, not a woman. Not only did he not care enough to actually read the article, this jerk doesn't even give you the full news clip to read for yourself!
31. Sounds like any number of venomous insects to me, that evil Weepinbell.
32. I rest my case. This guy is so full of holes, you could fire a shotgun at him and hit absolutely nothing! I don't know if this helps anyone to see that Pokemon was not created to destroy people, but hey, I tried.
