Game Theory Episode 19: Pokemon Part 2

Are Pokemon battles gaming's equivalent of a blood sport? Does the series teach neglect towards animals? And is Team Plasma, the self-proclaimed Pokemon Liberators, the true heroes of the Poke-verse? Find out this week, during part 2 of our Pokemon trilogy!

Every Tuesday (PunkEffect, Reviewtopia, blip.tv, Thursdays here), we separate the fact from the fiction in some of your favorite video games. Learn off-the-wall info while we look in-depth at the designer's decisions for old, new, and forgotten gems. It's the Mythbusters for gamers!

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[Arsin725]

MatPat have you ever heard of show called bullshit ? watch?v=i3yuyZZ7q3M

[MatthewPatrick13]

@Arsin725 I'm definitely a fan of the show, but never saw that episode. Based on your recommendation, I just watched it tonight. It was quite good. They're allowed to be a little more opinionated than I am. I try to stay as neutral as possible.

[Mucmaster]

I read the text and listened to you talk does that make me impossible

[MatthewPatrick13]

@Mucmaster It makes you...A GOD!

[MatthewPatrick13]

@Neukku I did do the research. From what I could find, PETA has funded the legal defense of ALF/ARM members accused of eco-terrorism and property destruction, which, wrong or not, is not the same as doing it themselves. Paying for someone's lawyer is still legal. Is it a questionable loophole allowing them to sneak around their "only legal methods" motto? Absolutely.

[DetachedArtist]

I agree with you but Poke'mon are territorial creatures in the first game you could not leave Pallet without a pokemon to PROTECT youself. Watch out for those Spearows Pidgies Mankies Nidorans and Rattatas they are out for blood.

[TheSupersteele]

the only thing i can say to defend pokemon is the trainer is teaching the pokemon to defend itself

[ninetales612]

man i never thought of pokemon like that...I've been playing pokemon for 10 years im 14 and i can see what people are geting at. But if you think about it for a moment kids woulden't even know about this stuff let alone think about it later on unless someone told them about it and try to make it sound bad. What i realy trying to get at is that i belive that people are over analzing stuff that kids will not know about untill later in life. anywaz thanks for puting up this video u r awsome :)

[2000mariobrother]

They as in team plasma

[2000mariobrother]

SPOILER when you beat the elite 4 they say that was just something they were doing to get peoples atention so they could rule the world SPOILER

[TheZhore]

hey can you please tell whats that game at 2:01? thanks

[JestermanX]

If the Anime is to be believed, the Pokemon like battling.

[Ocsttiac]

HEY HEY HEY

Wobbuffet is pretty good :P

[Borinater3]

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII­III .thumbs up if you cant resist dancing to the opening theme. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII­IIIII

[ponbop]

It's a fail because he's playing a forward defensive stroke but the bales and stumps still got ripped out of the ground... It pays to be British.