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Reported by Psythor on Fri 29 Mar 2002 13:16:51 UTC
Last updated by Psythor on Fri 29 Mar 2002 13:16:51 UTC
Section: Pokémon in the media

Kids know more Pokémon names than animal names.

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According to the BBC's news programme for young people, Newsround, has claimed in its lunchtime bulletin that research suggests kids over the age of 8 know more Pokémon names than animals. It makes you wonder two things- don't analysts and staticians have anything more worthwhile to do? Is this really true?

OK, I admit I once mistook a Caterpillar for a Caterpie, but it only happend once. I'll end this short piece of news with a quote from newsround's presenter who's name I am unaware of, "Metapod and chums may be just a craze, but I think animals will be around for a while yet" (or something like that). Something else interesting to note is the "library" footage they used during the article showed Pokémon Green!

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puzzleboy2 on Thu 21 Feb 2008 00:54:03 UTC.

I also saw a news report about Pokemon cards being banned in some Israeli schools because the element symbols in the corner were considered anti-Semitic.

puzzleboy2 on Thu 21 Feb 2008 00:55:06 UTC.

I also saw a news report about Pokemon cards being banned in some Israeli schools because the element symbols in the corner were considered anti-Semitic.

puzzleboy2 on Thu 21 Feb 2008 00:55:56 UTC.

Then again, that was back in, like, 2001.

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