Yeah, I didn’t do that. They posted a meme of Wooloo with a sign that reads, "I'm not your Wooloo sweater!" You will notice the prominently positioned Pokemon furs he is wearing. For instance, the PETA Pikachu has four attacks: the violent Quick Attack and ThunderShock, paired with the cute Group Hug, and Protest. I guess you’re right that there are lots of other alternatives. You may have heard by now, but everybody is obsessed with new Pokémon Wooloo who was announced at the recent Nintendo Direct and will be in the upcoming Pokémon Sword and Shield game. We believe that this is the message that should be sent to children.". Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. You can also search a single Pokemon in selecting the list near the button \\ "GO ". Since the release of the mobile game Pokémon Go this month, the world’s had a serious case of Poké-fever. When Ash is defeated, he too, begins to question his ways. PETA has killed tens of thousands of animals since 1998 and we're making sure the whole world knows. That has to be the lamest attempt at an acronym and the worst use of the word “Pokemon” I’ve ever seen. She’s a well-balanced Pokemon. You’ve inspired me to start an organization to help spread the message of compassion: Pokemon Ethically Treated, Awesome! What kind of person thinks this is a prize? In what started out as simple adventures with Pokemon and Pikachu has now morphed into several video games, TV shows, toys, trading cards, and books that feature more than 600 fictional species. But you’re a Pokemon. You’ve always just been a tool to me. Well, PETA just tried to use our fluffy new friend to push their agenda on Twitter recently. Your first battle is against your trainer, and naturally it contains some serious PETA propaganda. "The amount of time that Pokemon spend stuffed in pokeballs is akin to how elephants are chained up in train carts, waiting to be let out to 'perform' in circuses," PETA wrote on its Web site. Players are given choices about how to "use attacks to exploit a Trainer's weakness," including group hugs, protests, quick attack, and thundershock. Obviously, once you beat him, you get a good old fashioned “no eating animals” lecture. Play PETA’s #Pokemon game too! And let’s not forget PETA’s worst from over the years—like comparing farms to concentration camps, or kidnapping and killing somebody’s Chihuahua. Trying to piggyback Pokémon Go’s social media momentum, PETA plugged for its less-popular and more disturbing Pokémon game, tweeting, “Playing the new #PokemonGo app? Here’s a sneak peek in-game: PETA’s version isn’t for fun—it’s a platform for preaching their radical ideology. PETA is intent on spreading its lies through whatever means necessary. So naturally when Pokemon GO took over the internet, they had to try to ruin it for everyone. Because catching Pokémon really isn’t much different from taking animals out of the wild and putting them in zoos, circuses, and other places that exploit and abuse them. So they made their own Pokemon game. The radicals over at PETA have never been good at letting others having fun. I could do anything! © 2020 Awesome Ocean.

Case in point: Pokémon Go was released last week, and (literally) the entire world went wild. Honestly, this was too funny to be upset about. The dismantling of my childhood didn’t stop there, though. This game is just the latest in a long line of things PETA has appropriated for its own, radical purposes. You want people to wear and eat Pokemon?! I could… try to free ’em all! And in one final, parting blow, Ash descends into insanity. I didn’t think Pokemon had strong desires. PETA's spoof video game that gets Pokemon to fight against his Trainers. As a reward for this fight, you win a wallpaper with, you guess it, hurt and bandaged Pokemon on it. I can see now how strongly you believe. The aim of this awful game is simple: beat all the trainers you come across and free their Pokemon. Peta has this to say: "Our parody game is a fun way to tackle a serious issue - that it's wrong for Nintendo to allow McDonald's to lure kids in using its beloved, cute icons, when the reality is that Pokemon have been used to mask would horrify them." Assuming you enjoy fun, there are three types of joy-spoilers you should never invite to a party: conspiracy theorists, nihilists, and people from PETA. We wouldn’t recommend it. It was a video documenting cruelty to animals. Have I ever shown an inkling of concern about you one way or the other? Pokemon Black and White 2 was released in July in Japan and is slated to hit North America, Europe, and Australia this month. The following is my interaction with “Cheren” after winning the battle decisively: Pokemon are not yours to abuse. I don’t hate you. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. “Pokemon Ethically Treated, Awesome”? Naturally, they turn your childhood hero into an evil circus ringleader. This game took 30 minutes of my life I will never get back again. Have a tip or something else we should know? Although Pokemon and Pikachu are fictional animated species and not real creatures, the animal rights group says their struggle in Pokemon Black and White 2 condones animal abuse. Seriously? At the start of the game, you are subjected to a niece piece of propaganda about what PETA would do if it existed in Unova: “While Pokemon faced the worst abuses, children started bullying each other”. Nintendo’s stock has doubled. Do not forget to watch our Pokédex & Statistics for a list of all their stats with Pokemon and their moves. The animal rights group has launched a campaign against Pokemon Black and White 2, saying that the game condones animal cruelty and that its creatures are treated like abused animals. "But the difference between real life and this fictional world full of organized animal fighting is that Pokémon games paint rosy pictures of things that are actually horrible.". As if to punch you straight in the childhood, PETA makes you fight Ash Ketchum in the game’s final battle. That same year, in response to an Android app that lets users train dogs to fight each other, it launched an iPhone app that highlighted stories about animal cruelty. Discuss: PETA wages war on Pokemon for virtual animal cruelty, Super Smash Bros. Nintendo's Pokemon gaming franchise, which is geared toward children, is one of the most successful worldwide.

"If PETA existed in Unova, our motto would be: Pokemon are not ours to use or abuse," the group wrote on its Web site. In just seven days, The Guardian reported, the game had surpassed Twitter in daily US users. But then PETA appeared, uninvited, with an unsolicited announcement: Stop having fun. The only thing that matters to me is that I make a lot of money in the Pokemon entertainment industry. Next, you have to fight the evil scientist Professor Juniper. Do yourself a favor: if you like Pokemon, go outside and play Pokemon GO and stay far away from this full frontal assault on your childhood.

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I don’t want you messing with the minds of children. Check out Pokemon Black and Blue, an absolute abomination of a game. The game has stormed the app charts. In addition to speaking out against the game's makers, PETA has also created a spoof video game called Pokemon Black & Blue: Gotta Free 'Em All on its Web site. As an added bonus, I was given a chest with an extra prize. “Pokémon Liberation!” as the game’s home screen says). Pokemon has begun his struggle for freeman and liberation, fighting his trainers, doling out group hugs and going to protests... in PETA's alternate universe, that is. But players, especially kids, will learn quickly that violence gets you what you want faster (i.e. In 2016, PETA declared its offices a "safe zone" for users hoping to catch pokémon in the hit augmented reality game, "Pokémon Go." Add Pokemon to the card is very easy! I need to think over. There you have it, folks. She loves to fight and remain caged up in her Pokeball all the time. Creating propaganda for kids is nothing new for PETA flacks, and they say absurd things all the time. This game is just the latest in a long line of things PETA has appropriated for its own, radical purposes. Ultimate adds Steve from Minecraft. In just seven days, The Guardian reported, the game had surpassed Twitter in daily US users Sadly, we can’t be surprised that PETA isn’t acting like a role model for kids.

#GottaFreeThemAll.”. I just don’t care. This is what you’re bred to do!

Enjoy your time out there trying to “catch ’em all” and staying away from garbage like this. Yep, the Pokemon chooses to leave and join your team. There you have it, folks. Naturally, she has a sudden change of heart after she looses, too: Maybe you are right.

Here’s the logo: Enticed yet? Assuming you enjoy fun, there are three types of joy-spoilers you should never invite to a party: conspiracy theorists, nihilists, and people from PETA. All Rights Reserved. PETA is intent on spreading its lies through whatever means necessary. The nonprofit also launched a parody video game of its own, wherein freeing pokémon is the main objective. Click \\ "Add a Pokemon " Select the Pokemon found and click on the map for selecting the place. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. So we made one of our team members sit down and try to “free ’em all” (we’re not making that up, that’s their actual slogan). Get in touch on our. We exist for our own reasons. Well, my other Pokemon doesn’t want freedom.