Board 8 > Is Pokemon A "Sports Game Franchise"?

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paulg235 10/30/21 5:14:12 AM #1:	Where do you stand? Yes, Pokemon Is Definitely A Sports Game Franchise No, Pokemon Is Not A Sports Game Franchise Where do you stand? - Results (11 votes) Yes, Pokemon Is Definitely A Sports Game Franchise 45.45% (5 votes) 5 No, Pokemon Is Not A Sports Game Franchise 54.55% (6 votes) 6 Think about it. You scout out certain Pokemon and train them up in competitive fights against other teams of Pokemon. There are tournaments and Cups in which you can enter your Pokemon team to compete against others, you can go up against league champions if you perform well enough, and you can even give your Pokemon performance enhancing items such as X Attack and Rare Candy to boost certain aspects of their skills. There are even minigames in certain titles where Pokemon compete in a certain sport such as the "Run, Rattata, Run" minigame in Pokemon Stadium that has Rattata jump hurdles in a race. --- PaulG235 \| Finished in the Top 2 of GotD2010's Second Chance Bracket Sadly, there are no second chances in the Guru, azuarc doesn't need one. <cite>paulg235 posted [p:959527388] in Is Pokemon... [t:79735318]...</cite> <quote> Where do you stand? Yes, Pokemon Is Definitely A Sports Game Franchise No, Pokemon Is Not A Sports Game Franchise Vote View Results Where do you stand? - Results (11 votes) Yes, Pokemon Is Definitely A Sports Game Franchise 45.45% (5 votes) 5 No, Pokemon Is Not A Sports Game Franchise 54.55% (6 votes) 6 Show Voting Form Think about it. You scout out certain Pokemon and train them up in competitive fights against other teams of Pokemon. There are tournaments and Cups in which you can enter your Pokemon team to compete against others, you can go up against league champions if you perform well enough, and you can even give your Pokemon performance enhancing items such as X Attack and Rare Candy to boost certain aspects of their skills. There are even minigames in certain titles where Pokemon compete in a certain sport such as the "Run, Rattata, Run" minigame in Pokemon Stadium that has Rattata jump hurdles in a race. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Axl_Rose_85 10/30/21 5:17:03 AM #2:	Yes. The games have become lazy cash grabs like the annual FIFA, NBA and Madden 2K whatevers. Definitely a 'sports' game. <cite>Axl_Rose_85 posted [p:959527411] in Is Pokemon... [t:79735318]...</cite> <quote>Yes. The games have become lazy cash grabs like the annual FIFA, NBA and Madden 2K whatevers. Definitely a 'sports' game. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Axl_Rose_85 10/30/21 6:38:05 AM #3:	It is also a sports franchise in the sense that it makes a 'sport' out of exploiting hundreds of millions for money with minimal effort. <cite>Axl_Rose_85 posted [p:959528199] in Is Pokemon... [t:79735318]...</cite> <quote>It is also a sports franchise in the sense that it makes a 'sport' out of exploiting hundreds of millions for money with minimal effort. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HeroDelTiempo17 10/30/21 7:30:26 AM #4:	Pokemon Unite is a MOBA, Pokken is a fighting game. These are esport genres, therefore Pokemon is sports. --- I definitely did not forget to put the 2020 GOTD Guru winner, azuarc in my sig! <cite>HeroDelTiempo17 posted [p:959528731] in Is Pokemon... [t:79735318]...</cite> <quote>Pokemon Unite is a MOBA, Pokken is a fighting game. These are esport genres, therefore Pokemon is sports. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
charmander6000 10/30/21 10:09:37 AM #5:	Pokemon Dash --- Congratulations to azuarc for winning the guru challenge <cite>charmander6000 posted [p:959531149] in Is Pokemon... [t:79735318]...</cite> <quote>Pokemon Dash </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FFDragon 10/30/21 10:21:13 AM #6:	Cock fighting is a sport so so is pokemon --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? #theresafreakingghostafterus <cite>FFDragon posted [p:959531355] in Is Pokemon... [t:79735318]...</cite> <quote>Cock fighting is a sport so so is pokemon </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Forceful_Dragon 10/30/21 4:58:04 PM #7:	FFDragon posted... Cock fighting is a sport so so is pokemon Sure, for the roosters. Boxing is a sport. Boxer-managing is not a sport. --- ~C~ FD https://imgur.com/dGDfxaw <cite>Forceful_Dragon posted [p:959541106] in Is Pokemon... [t:79735318]...</cite> <quote>FFDragon posted... </cite> <quote>Cock fighting is a sport so so is pokemon</quote> Sure, for the roosters. Boxing is a sport. Boxer-managing is not a sport. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LeonhartFour 10/30/21 5:00:15 PM #8:	MMA is a sport so yes --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq <cite>LeonhartFour posted [p:959541161] in Is Pokemon... [t:79735318]...</cite> <quote>MMA is a sport so yes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheKnightOfNee 10/30/21 5:04:42 PM #9:	I've played sports before and this is definitely a sports --- ONLY FIVE CAN LADDER. Sushi, kamikaze, fujiyama, nippon-ichi... <cite>TheKnightOfNee posted [p:959541274] in Is Pokemon... [t:79735318]...</cite> <quote>I've played sports before and this is definitely a sports </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dragonair 10/30/21 5:09:14 PM #10:	it's a sports manager game so yes --- FALCON PUNCH! <cite>Dragonair posted [p:959541368] in Is Pokemon... [t:79735318]...</cite> <quote>it's a sports manager game so yes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mnkboy907 10/30/21 5:09:16 PM #11:	Bring back the Pokeathlon. --- Change is weird. <cite>mnkboy907 posted [p:959541369] in Is Pokemon... [t:79735318]...</cite> <quote>Bring back the Pokeathlon. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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