>>50270969Guy you responded to, pretty much what
>>50271068 said.
Pokemania ran for a couple years, which is pretty long for a fad. I think it died a little before or during Gen II
- The normies got over it, & the normie hivemind collective declared it uncool. Only outcasts & weirdos like you & me were still into it.
- The kids who were into it were going into middle school, & started caring more about looking cool & mature.
- Yu-Gi-Oh replaced Pokemon as the in-thing, with Beyblade helping a little bit.