Pokémon

The Super Mario Brothers and Pokémon titles belong to two of the most successful gaming franchises of all time. Both of these games have had a unique influence on the world from inspiring kids to be the very best or showing people what it truly means to be a plumber. Though their main series games are very different, they share many similarities in their audience. These similarities are what make these games loved by many people, but the differences help them stand out from each other. With…

embedded on a Pokémon in a video game. Ho-Oh, the legendary bird Pokémon of Ecruteak City is the embodiment of various Eastern mythological creatures based on the Phoenix. The Phoenix is well-known to mythology fanatics, mainly as the bird that reincarnates new once it collapses unto itself in a binding sphere of ash and flames. Ho-Oh is part of a legendary duo with Lugia, both are rather large bird-like Pokémon. Lugia acts as the polar opposite, since Ho-Oh is primarily a fire-type Pokémon and…

introduction of Pokémon Go was not something I fathomed and approved of at first. I became conflicted on whether or not I should give in and attempt to at least try the game out, especially since I played almost all the Pokémon installments leading up to this point. As I gradually but cautiously dove into the game headfirst, I soon found myself to be what some would say “addicted.” Rather than sitting at home and doing nothing, I began to go on late night adventures to catch Pokémon all the…

For example, when I think Pokémon go it’s a very strong symbol of social connection in cities and towns. With my time of playing this game me and my friends talked and connected to hundreds of other players face to face, talking about the game, and strategies to gain more Virtual…

Pokémon Go. Two words that when brought up spark controversy. Some feel that Pokémon Go has no benefits while others feel that it is beneficial. Pokémon Go helps improve the mental and physical health of players due to it makes users walk a lot, it brings people together in real life, and it is educational (New York Times, 2017). There are many goals of this game and the most important one is that when playing is to catch all of these characters. In order to do so this, one must walk around…

games) Also, Pokemon X and Y were the best selling 3ds games. Now Pokemon Sun and Moon are the best selling games on the 3ds. Pokemon X and Y were the first ever Pokemon games that were 3d. This meant that the game had way better graphics than the Pokemon game before it Pokemon Black 2 and White 2. This game also introduced Mega Evolutions. Mega Evolution evolves certain Pokemon in battle, but ends when the battle ends. A game that we haven’t talked about is Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Alpha…

Virtual Reality and Augment Reality Advances Two technologies have been in the news for the whole last year, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. Augmented Reality is a technology where input from the outside world is given computer inputs to give a new perception of the world the user is observing. Virtual Reality created a new, completely computerized world. Samsung created the Gear VR, a system that let the typical smartphone user to get a special headset and program to turn their phone…

become boring over time. The health field is always looking for new and improved forms of rehab. One of the best ways to do this is look at what is catching on in our culture at this time. A new and upcoming form of rehab one that uses Pokémon GO. Before we dive into Pokémon GO, one of the hottest apps out, let’s discuss what Occupational Therapy is. Occupational Therapy is described by The American Occupational Therapy Association as, “assistants help people across the lifespan participate in…

Hello my names Drew, I became a gym leader following the exploration to find the legendary shadow Pokemon known as Darkrai. While exploring the ruins leading to the discovery that Darkrai did exist me and my partner Murkrow were getting close and shared a deep trainer bond. Soon after my team started to form and now after exploring for many years I decided to settle in and start up my own Pokemon gym. A short story below with brief moments of my adventures. Honchkrow - As I was walking through…

Almost every other post is about Pokemon from friends that that I follow or a large content brand, like Buzzfeed. One of my friends wrote, “I have been sitting at this random park for an hour trying to find this Pokemon, something is wrong with me.” (Aguilar, 2016). Another friend wrote, “OMG I can’t believe we get to relive our childhood, this was my obsession as a kid!” (Chin, 2016). A friend a work showed me this website in which you can pay people to go find Pokemon for you while you are at…