>>27114553I've played the games each gen ever since gen 1 first came out and no, from my experience it was never considered "cool". I clearly remember being made fun of many times for liking pokemon (among other things like anime). This was a time that it was considered shameful to be into that type of stuff so I had to learn to like it in secret. Today I see all these people my age who barely know anything about gen 1 acting like they are the biggest fans. It sickens me. Make it stop.
