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>Be genwunner
>Only one other person in my class plays Pokemon
>Go to VGC
>It's literally in a sports hall with around 70 attendees
>Fun yet low quality merchandise in stores
>Join forums to talk shit about Pokemon
>Around 20-30 active members
>Present day
>Nearly everyone in my social group plays
>VGC happens in actual convention centres and has 500+ attendees
>Regular events at local stores
>London Pokemon Center had 9+ hour queue times
>Exclusive merchandise is big business
>Forums and Discord servers are buzzing
>/vp/ is ridiculously active
Pokemon is stronger than ever OP. You're just convincing yourself it's dying because you don't like [latest thing], and rather than admit you're in the minority/you've outgrown the franchise, you make yourself believe everyone has the same opinion and that the franchise is at fault, not yourself.
