Hi there, I'm Tyler!

I'm 16 years old and currently a Sophomore living in California.

I've been a member of Route 50 since the very beginning and am here to help out if you have any questions!

I love drawing, programming, and designing websites as well as spending hours of time sleeping.

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My view of Pokemon / Route 50

I was one of those kids who grew up with a Gameboy in their pocket and one of the only games in it being Pokemon Red, Yellow or Gold. Back then Pokemon was likely one of the most creative and fun games any kid could have and you'd play for hours under the covers in bed.

While I continued to play Pokemon until around 13 (three years ago), I've slowly lost interest over the years. I guess I may have grown up too fast as I began coding and focusing on the computer a year before that time. I started to realize how much money I had put into GBA and DS games over the years and decided I should save my money instead. This was one of the reasons I never got another game after Pokemon Pearl.

Pokemon is a lovable game and I miss every aspect of it, but as I see it today it seems that they've really gone too far.

There really is a pokemon for everything already, or it seemed that way years ago. I find the fact that there are pokemon of a lawnmower and other random shapes just because there aren't anymore ideas. One of the other reasons I've lost interest is because of ..frankly growing up.

I'm still apart of Route 50 and have been for almost 5 years now.. (been apart of it before it was even a community) but I'm just.. not as connected as I used to be. I love and appreciate all the epic friends that used to be here and still likely are that made the entire experience fun.

I'm hopeful for the future of Route 50, and an amazing thank you and congrats to everyone who helped make it possible. In the meanwhile, share you're idea of 'where Pokemon is going' in the comments.

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June 2, 2012 at 1:49pm

You can't really grow out of pokemon, it's something that will stick with you for the rest of your lifespan. I, myself have also lost interest in the pokemon games. And i DO agree that there is a pokemon for everything. There are several spin-off games that dont capture the same soul of the original. Mystery Dungeon is about the only single one that has done so. Pokemon White was a step in the right direction as it has a legitimate storyline; this was pulled off so well that they are in the works of a sequel. Yet, the pokemon still dont grab the same aspect. I mean, there is a damn gear. I don't think i will ever grow out of it, but I also don't think i will have a constant love for it. It's gotten to the point where everything else about it is terrible. I don't know, sorry for putting out my feeling; I just figured you would have liked to hear my thoughts! ^^;

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