Pokemon I remember back during my childhood the coolest thing in the world was Pokemon. It was everywhere, I had a few of the game boy games, the card game and occasionally watched the television show. The main aim of Pokemon was to "catch them all". As an adult I see the whole "Pokemon phenomenon" in a completely different light. When you stop to think about it, the pokemon company is evil. They exploited children with bright colours, fast action and a desire to "collect them all". Not to mention the negative connotations from effectively "stealing" wild Pokemon. This could be misconstrued by children to steal from everyday situations. For example stealing magazines from a corner shop. I haven't been affected by this (as far as I'm aware) but I wonder how many people have been. Oh well, pokemon red is still wicked.