>>49774938>not for normalfagsThere was a significant gap from 2000/2001-2015/2016 where the Pokemania generation had grown out of it. Younger kids weren't being exposed to it through older siblings/parents and for the most part it was a niche series (outside of Japan).
In the last few years there has been a significant shift where the Pokemania generation are either
>Returning to play it>Buying it for their Children/Wifes Son to play>A mix of both.The target audience has always been kids though, and kids are always normies.