178: Not Really Into Pokemon - Revision history

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8Bit Cat at 11:12, 27 June 2025

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8Bit Cat: 11th of October doesn't seem likely to me.

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11th of October doesn't seem likely to me.

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 *[[174: That's What SHE Said]]
 *[[559: No Pun Intended]]
 *[[1022: So It Has Come To This]]
 *[[1215: Insight]]

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 Other comics which advocate using catch-all phrases as standard responses for any comment:
 *[[174: That's What SHE Said]]
 *[[559: No Pun Intended]]
 *[[1022: So It Has Come To This]]
 *[[1215: Insight]]
 *[[1627: Woosh]]
 ==Transcript==

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 {{comic
 | number    = 178
-| date      = October 11, 2006 {{Citation needed}}
+| date      = November 1, 2006
 | title     = Not Really Into Pokemon
 | image     = not_really_into_pokemon.png
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 ==Explanation==
 ''{{w|Pokémon}}'' is a popular franchise that includes 5 children's animated television shows, a {{w|collectible card game}}, and a whole series of video games. The premise is that a young "trainer" goes out to explore the world and catch Pokémon: fanciful wild creatures that come in many varieties, ranging from [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Rhydon_(Pok%C3%A9mon) armoured dinosaurs that have drills for horns] to [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Genesect_(Pok%C3%A9mon) robotic bugs that change their type depending on the items they are holding]. When the trainer comes across wild Pokémon or other trainers, they use their Pokémon to fight each other.

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 {{Incomplete|The release date is likely incorrect}}
 ''{{w|Pokémon}}'' is a popular franchise that includes 5 children's animated television shows, a {{w|collectible card game}}, and a whole series of video games. The premise is that a young "trainer" goes out to explore the world and catch Pokémon: fanciful wild creatures that come in many varieties, ranging from [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Rhydon_(Pok%C3%A9mon) armoured dinosaurs that have drills for horns] to [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Genesect_(Pok%C3%A9mon) robotic bugs that change their type depending on the items they are holding]. When the trainer comes across wild Pokémon or other trainers, they use their Pokémon to fight each other.

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 | titletext = As of this writing, Ubuntu 6.10 and Firefox 2.0 have left my computer a complete mess.
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 ==Explanation==

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 * Childishness. Although it does have a significant adult following, the ''Pokémon'' franchise was and is mainly targeted at children.
 * Frivolousness. The essential goal of ''Pokémon'' games, summed up in the slogan "Gotta Catch 'Em All," is to catch Pokémon for the sake of having them.
-* Commercialism. ''Pokémon'' is a sprawling franchise that periodically releases new iterations, which (at least to a non-fan) can seem much like more of the same, only existing to make money. At present, the ''Pokémon'' universe contains {{w|List of Pokémon|over 800}} different types of Pokémon.
+* Commercialism. ''Pokémon'' is a sprawling franchise that periodically releases new iterations, which (at least to a non-fan) can seem much like more of the same, only existing to make money. At present, the ''Pokémon'' universe contains {{w|List of Pokémon|over 1,000}} different types of Pokémon.
 * Absurdity. As mentioned, the names and designs of individual Pokémon can be quite fanciful; "absurd" would be a more unkind way to put it.

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	The title text refers to the complications that new software releases can have on computers, especially if either the release is an alpha or beta release, or if the computer is rather old. Randall specifically mentions {{w\|Ubuntu 6.10}} and {{w\|Firefox 2.0}}, both of which were officially released around two weeks ''after'' this comic was posted, so the versions causing problems were certainly pre-release editions. While Randall does not detail any specific issues, the title text may paint a picture of two computer programs fighting each other inside the computer and making a mess in the process, as if they were Pokémon.		The title text refers to the complications that new software releases can have on computers, especially if either the release is an alpha or beta release, or if the computer is rather old. Randall specifically mentions {{w\|Ubuntu 6.10}} and {{w\|Firefox 2.0}}, both of which were officially released around two weeks ''after'' this comic was posted, so the versions causing problems were certainly pre-release editions. While Randall does not detail any specific issues, the title text may paint a picture of two computer programs fighting each other inside the computer and making a mess in the process, as if they were Pokémon.
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		+	Other comics which advocate using catch-all phrases as standard responses for any comment:
		+	*[[174: That's What SHE Said]]
		+	*[[1656: It Begins]]
		+	*[[559: No Pun Intended]]
		+	*[[1022: So It Has Come To This]]
		+	*[[1215: Insight]]
		+	*[[1627: Woosh]]

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