POKEMON

.          MY FAVOURITE CARTOON 😍

POKEBALL GO..ma favourite cartoon..Lately one of my family friends used to complain about her daughter saying that she is too obsessed with pokemon.She orders for pokemon  books and cards whenever she goes to borders book stall.Once her mom asked what would you wish for when Geenie appears infront of you to which the little girl replied that she wants to meet real life Pokemon and evolve into Eveei(her favourite Pokemon)😀..Her Google search engines,you tube is flooded with pokemon..This reminded me of how much I used to admire it as a child.. POKEMON has become so famous all over the world..It was one of the first cartoons i started watching since first standard when i was in Muscat.I used to collect pokemon cards,tazos,chips..In those days,those who buy KFC lunch box will get  free pokemon cassettes(i love it when I hear the word free😛)..I had a collection of 10😎..I used to have pokemon tshirts,bag,pouches too.I even had dreams of marrying the  hero of the series Ash Ketchum and conquering the Pokemon world with  him.Infact I used to get jealous when other female characters in the series develop a crush on him😂😂😂...I admit he was my first crush

PLOT- .After he turns 10 , Ash Ketchum, is allowed to start his journey  and dreams of becoming a Pokémon master. On the day he is to receive his first Pokémon, Ash wakes in a panic, having overslept. Professor Oak, the local Pokémon researcher, has already given away the three Pokémon (Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle) he entrusts to new Pokémon Trainers when Ash finally reaches Oak's Lab. The only Pokémon that he has left is a Pikachu, that he gives to Ash. Determined to make it on his journey, Ash does his best to befriend Pikachu, but it does not trust him and will not even return to its PokéBall, even attacking Ash with its unique electric powers. It is only after Ash protects Pikachu from a group of angry Sparrow that Pikachu realizes how much Ash cares, leading it to save Ash. Afterwards, they both see a mysterious and unidentifiable Pokémon that spurs both of them to work towards Ash's goal.

Along the way, Ash makes many human and Pokémon friends as he works his way through the ranks of the world's many Pokémon Leagues. Through the Kanto Region, Ash befriends Water Pokémon trainer and erstwhile Cerulean City Gym Leader Mistyand Pewter City Gym Leader and Pokémon Breeder Brock , and all the while thwarting the plans of the Team Rocket trio Jessie, James, and Meowth, who want to steal Ash's Pikachu and any other rare Pokémon they come across. When the group travels to the Orange Islands, Brock decides to stay with the local professor, leaving Ash and Misty to continue travelling together. After a while, they meet and begin traveling with Pokémon Watcher and artist Tracey Sketchit. Once the trip is completed, Brock rejoins the group as they travel back to Kanto. Once they reach Pallet Town, Tracey decides to stay with Professor Oak. With this news,trio continue journey to Johto region.The story goes on in 4 series-advanced generation,Best wishes,XY series,sun and moon.These are filled with lots of fun and adventure ..

Although the cartoon is world famous,nobody knew its creator SATOSHI TAJIRI..this great prodigy has Asperger's syndrome & was a high school dropout..He never promoted himself n achieved stardom  due to his social adaptation problem(reminded me somewhat of my childhood)..His interest for bug collection motivated him to create ideas..After growing up his interest shifted towards gaming..He was so obsessed  that he cut high school class to play games and eventually ended as a  drop out.Then he decided to make his own games..  He studied electronics at a Tokyo technical college, and in 1981 started up a little video game fanzine called Game Freak,under partnership of ken Sugimori..After great struggle with ups and downs, finally Pokemon games were released in 1996.. Today it is the most watched cartoon & most played video game..

So my message to all parents and adults is  to stop being judgemental and start blaming the genetics when any of you see a child with autism,down syndrome, dyslexia,specially challenged children or even your classmates whose academic performance is not good..NEVER GRADE THEM AS AN IDIOT,DUFFER OR MENTALLY RETARDED BY SEEING THEIR SCHOLASTIC PERFORMANCE & SOCIALISING FACTORS ..Who knows they might become famous like Satoshi one day😀..

FUN FACT: As a tribute to his friend and mentor, Taijiri named two of Pokémon’s main characters after himself and Miyamoto. In Japan, the boy we know as Ash is called Satoshi, while Gary is called Shigeru.