Pokémon for an adult audience should be more slice of life and how living in the Pokémon world affects adult life. Pointless edginess really needs to stop being considered “mature” when the target demographic for it is 12 year olds.
Lets not forget not only did Rayquaza stab Zinnea with it's tail, it proceeded to be extra done with her bullshit and point blank hyper beamed her into the ocean
Somehow after all of this she comes away only being disabled from the waist down
Honestly I love the manga I wished I had more books of it because I got a couple from a book swap when I was a kid and fell in love with it after I read yellows book
0:39 then gandalf the grey and gandalf the white and monty python and the holy grails black Knight And benito mussolini and the azure meanie And cowboy curtis and jambi the genie Robocop, the terminator Captain kirk and darth vader Lo pan, superman Every single power ranger Bill s preston and theodore logan Spock the rock doc oc hulk hogan
"Gee everything seems bad and everyone around me seems to be dying. Maybe this random sixth Pokemon from Johto that I never mentioned before can help fix it" if you know you know
My favorite moment from the manga that I’ve read so far (just beginning) is Koga fighting against Agatha’s special Arbok. The Arbok actually could change its face pattern which kept altering its stats to be at a harsh advantage at all times (kinda like if you could change your nature stats mid battle in games, very broken) so Koga’s strategy was to have his golbat bite into his arm and spit his blood onto the Arbok’s hood so it’s skin would be too bloodstained to change form
If you want gritty mature Pokemon, play Shin Megami Tensei. Pokemon is meant for kids, so let it keep it's stories meant for kids. Digimon is meant for teens, Persona is meand for older teens, and Shin Megami Tensei is meant for adults. Instead of trying to force a game that's not meant for your age group to grow with you, move on to a similar game that's more fitting for your age group. This is coming from someone who loves and plays all of these franchises to this day.
THANK YOU for pointing out that the manga isn’t actually all dark and that those three pictures are overemphasized. It’s literally rated for general audiences! It’s really silly and fun. And for the most part, the violence adds realism, compared to the mostly slapstick anime. Pokémon are dangerous, evil team members will use their Pokémon to attack Trainers, and severe battles can cause lasting damage — Red actually develops chronic pain in his hands at one point.
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the manga is really good btw.
Go check out Pal World 😅 It's Litterly Pokemon Meets Ameirca + Minor Things
this is why pal world is so good
Pokémon for an adult audience should be more slice of life and how living in the Pokémon world affects adult life. Pointless edginess really needs to stop being considered “mature” when the target demographic for it is 12 year olds.
Lets not forget not only did Rayquaza stab Zinnea with it's tail, it proceeded to be extra done with her bullshit and point blank hyper beamed her into the ocean
Somehow after all of this she comes away only being disabled from the waist down
I mean, I think Pal World is the closest we will get to a mature pokemon game
Ah yes the manga.
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Honestly I love the manga I wished I had more books of it because I got a couple from a book swap when I was a kid and fell in love with it after I read yellows book
Tbh i dont need a hyper edgy and mature Pokemon game. But honestly i realy prefered the manga over the anime
0:39 then gandalf the grey and gandalf the white
and monty python and the holy grails black Knight
And benito mussolini and the azure meanie
And cowboy curtis and jambi the genie
Robocop, the terminator
Captain kirk and darth vader
Lo pan, superman
Every single power ranger
Bill s preston and theodore logan
Spock the rock doc oc hulk hogan
Legends: Arceus says hi
Kogas arboks tail actually regenerates so no arboks were killed in this scene
Wait… why were they on the cross?
"Gee everything seems bad and everyone around me seems to be dying. Maybe this random sixth Pokemon from Johto that I never mentioned before can help fix it" if you know you know
My favorite moment from the manga that I’ve read so far (just beginning) is Koga fighting against Agatha’s special Arbok. The Arbok actually could change its face pattern which kept altering its stats to be at a harsh advantage at all times (kinda like if you could change your nature stats mid battle in games, very broken) so Koga’s strategy was to have his golbat bite into his arm and spit his blood onto the Arbok’s hood so it’s skin would be too bloodstained to change form
I'll say this out of respect and love because i doubt the target audience will listen. If something is very "kiddie" then it's Not child friendly.
Times have changed a lot in the last 20 years, and it has crippled many.
i'm sure one day they'll have to do that, just like digimon did years ago
Itd be cool if adventures got an anime adaptation
Gritty, mature Pokemon…?
Crustle is mature and it has a lot of rocks on its back, that's gritty.
Rayquaza: Next time it’s going in what you are.
Oh yeah also, Brendan/Ruby 1v1'nd a fucking salamance AND WON
Is Stema a pokemon region? If so, what country is it based on?
What Pokemon is your mascot and profile icon?
I have always loved the manga. Super underrated
If you want gritty mature Pokemon, play Shin Megami Tensei. Pokemon is meant for kids, so let it keep it's stories meant for kids. Digimon is meant for teens, Persona is meand for older teens, and Shin Megami Tensei is meant for adults. Instead of trying to force a game that's not meant for your age group to grow with you, move on to a similar game that's more fitting for your age group. This is coming from someone who loves and plays all of these franchises to this day.
Ngl I’d like to see a dark story for Pokémon including all the creepy ones for the fans
Its crazy that Ghetsis played golf with the head of the one person that is keeping him from falling to his death
Its funny how Koga’s arbok just regenerates after that
pokemon death's always get me. if pikachu gets hurt and i hear its sad voice i always get teary eyed
Adventures was the first manga I read and is still one of the best prices of Pokémon media
i just want fallout new vegas with pokemon in it myself
Poor Zinnia….
I've literally got the magazine that the zombie Psyduck is in, I didn't know it was well known
An old game that is PERFECTLY MADE is Pokemon insurgence it still has some dark scenes and built in challenge modes for Nuzlockers
…you DON’T want an official mature Pokémon game, as we already HAVE unofficial stuff found on some ….other sites..
i love the pokemon manga so much
I need to see an eevee wielding a gun
Just play pal world
Didn't the manga have an evil haunter that basically just consumed people and pokemon?
I grew up on adventures so it’s normal for me
I loked the gen 4 adventures manga
PALWORLD
palworld
I love the Manga so much
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that's why pal world exists 😂😂😂😂 500yh comment
THANK YOU for pointing out that the manga isn’t actually all dark and that those three pictures are overemphasized. It’s literally rated for general audiences! It’s really silly and fun. And for the most part, the violence adds realism, compared to the mostly slapstick anime. Pokémon are dangerous, evil team members will use their Pokémon to attack Trainers, and severe battles can cause lasting damage — Red actually develops chronic pain in his hands at one point.
I’m tired of the Arbok getting sliced in half thing for talking about the manga, it’s pretty tame for the manga and the Arbok doesn’t even die