The evolution of Pokemon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04v0_jST4gs - 12:23
Not only have I usually had students in my summer anime classes present the anime Pokemon, but
the anime has also been talked about recently due to what has recently happened in it, which is that the
main character has finally won a Pokemon League Championship after a long time of that not
happening. There has been a lot of talk about what this means for the future of this main character, but
what I would like to focus on is what this character has already achieved and how he has changed, or
evolved, over the years with the anime itself.
In the Pokemon anime, evolution involves a permanent change. It's not always clear how or why it
happens with certain Pokemon when it can happen (usually because it has to at the moment - evolution
in the video games makes more sense, which is one reason why I played the games longer than
watching the show). Over the years, the main character has done something similar in terms of his
mentality (it's not always obvious). After his recent achievement, this begs the question if he is finally
what he set out to do, which is to become what is known as a Pokemon Master.
The fact that a Pokemon Master is an ambiguous term doesn't help in answering this question, as
well as the fact that there are several ways of becoming a Pokemon Master, which the video in this
reflection explains in detail. Personally, I always thought being a Pokemon Master was about being
the best, or strongest, trainer, which happens by always winning battles, including battles against all
gym leaders and other high level trainers (something I liked doing myself in the video games with
strategy - let's just say the anime is not always big on strategy). Anyway, from what the main character
has done in the Pokemon anime over the years, I would say he's a Pokemon Master. Whatever that
means, he's certainly changed over the years in terms of his thinking (definitely not physically), which
is something everyone does, or at least should do.
Not only have I usually had students in my summer anime classes present the anime Pokemon, but
the anime has also been talked about recently due to what has recently happened in it, which is that the
main character has finally won a Pokemon League Championship after a long time of that not
happening. There has been a lot of talk about what this means for the future of this main character, but
what I would like to focus on is what this character has already achieved and how he has changed, or
evolved, over the years with the anime itself.
In the Pokemon anime, evolution involves a permanent change. It's not always clear how or why it
happens with certain Pokemon when it can happen (usually because it has to at the moment - evolution
in the video games makes more sense, which is one reason why I played the games longer than
watching the show). Over the years, the main character has done something similar in terms of his
mentality (it's not always obvious). After his recent achievement, this begs the question if he is finally
what he set out to do, which is to become what is known as a Pokemon Master.
The fact that a Pokemon Master is an ambiguous term doesn't help in answering this question, as
well as the fact that there are several ways of becoming a Pokemon Master, which the video in this
reflection explains in detail. Personally, I always thought being a Pokemon Master was about being
the best, or strongest, trainer, which happens by always winning battles, including battles against all
gym leaders and other high level trainers (something I liked doing myself in the video games with
strategy - let's just say the anime is not always big on strategy). Anyway, from what the main character
has done in the Pokemon anime over the years, I would say he's a Pokemon Master. Whatever that
means, he's certainly changed over the years in terms of his thinking (definitely not physically), which
is something everyone does, or at least should do.
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