13 Things Nobody Wants To Admit About Pokémon

As you read these words, someone has already gone to the comments section and posted, ‘don’t fix what ain’t broken’. Unfortunately, while Pokémon certainly isn’t broken, it is becoming noticeably stale. It’s the very same thing we all fell in love with, only now it's stagnating due to a lack innovation, and it’s starting to smell like someone left the fridge door open.

You’re a boy/girl, given your very own Pokémon at a tender age, and sent out into the world to fend for yourself. Along the way, you’ll collect Gym badges, you’ll foil the nefarious plans of some sinister organisation (that’s basically always Team Rocket), and eventually you’ll face off against the Elite Four, succeeding them to become the new champion.

Each game adds something, but it’s rarely ever enough.

Pokémon has told the same story approximately three billion times, each time varying the formula just enough to somewhat validate the new instalment. After almost two decades, it’s essentially become a routine to the point that fans are just replaying the older games instead of forking out for the newer ones because they're essentially the exact same experience.