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    Pokémon Black/White

    Game » consists of 8 releases. Released Mar 06, 2011

    Pokémon Black and White are the fifth generation of Pokémon games for the Nintendo DS. Both introduce several new game play innovations to the series including a more complex battle system, fully-animated 3D models and environments, extensive online integration, and a refresh of the entire selection of Pokémon.

    Pokemon is now racist....

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    #1  Edited By Belonpopo

    So someone pointed out to me that Pokemon Black is the only Pokemon came where you can pick a cotton Pokemon...thoughts?
     
    My main point is that the "black people end up giving the cottonee to the "White" people in a trade, or at least I ended up doing.

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    #2  Edited By Jwkokosmakroon

    Call the waaaambulance!!!!!!!!!!

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    #3  Edited By Meltac

    If it's true, that's hilarious!

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    #4  Edited By AlexW00d

    As in Jumpluff? You could catch that in previous games.

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    #5  Edited By Afroman269

    i loled

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    #6  Edited By LordXavierBritish
    @AlexW00d said:
    " As in Jumpluff? You could catch that in previous games. "
    Cottonee.
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    #7  Edited By Romination

    I had to go check and yeah, you're right. Now to boycott!
    ...
    *plays for 20 more hours*

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    #8  Edited By TheHBK

    Pokemon is racist period by association that it is a Japanese anime' thing.

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    #9  Edited By AlexW00d
    @TheHBK said:
    " Pokemon is racist period by association that it is a Japanese anime' thing. "
    All animé is racist after all. 
     
    @LordXavierBritish said:
    " @AlexW00d said:
    " As in Jumpluff? You could catch that in previous games. "
    Cottonee. "
    Ha that's awesome. Shit looking Pokémon though.
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    #11  Edited By MrGetBonus

    They would do that.

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    #12  Edited By ch13696

    It's just a coincidence and racism is played out. Moving on.

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    #13  Edited By buft
    @zudthespud: the guy is calling himself a Mufti, that has to say something
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    #14  Edited By Lifestrike
    This is so great.
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    #15  Edited By Undeadpool

    Ya know...I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that these Japanese devs are likely not familiar enough with American history to know that a lot of the work that slaves had to do involved picking cotton.

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    #16  Edited By Catolf
    @Belonpopo said:
    " So someone pointed out to me that Pokemon Black is the only Pokemon came where you can pick a cotton Pokemon...thoughts? "
    i'm not offended.. i find it hilarious.
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    #17  Edited By IIChristian89II

    People who find racism out of thin air annoy me terribly. 

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    #18  Edited By time allen

    pokemon has always been racist. you've always had to make the same decision with every iteration: which colour do i hate the least?

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    #19  Edited By J12088

    That''s pretty funny. You sorta figure when porting this over to a western audience someone might have noticed this. I mean you guys did and it's not been out all that long.

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    #20  Edited By Azteck

    That's just goddamn hilarious.

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    #21  Edited By Tonic7

    Although I it is fairly obvious that there is no grander racist message in the games, I can't help but think that this is a very odd coincidence. Localization fail?

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    #22  Edited By NegativeCero

    I thought Pokemon has pretty much always been seen as racist over people freaking out about Jynx a long time ago
     

    Jynx
    Jynx
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    #23  Edited By Detrian
    @Belonpopo said:
    " So someone pointed out to me that Pokemon Black is the only Pokemon came where you can pick a cotton Pokemon...thoughts? "
    I'd worry more about how there's no black people in the pokemon world. Not a single one.
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    #24  Edited By NakAttack

    How did the localization team not find this?

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    #25  Edited By ThaMilkMan
    @Detrian said:
    " @Belonpopo said:
    " So someone pointed out to me that Pokemon Black is the only Pokemon came where you can pick a cotton Pokemon...thoughts? "
    I'd worry more about how there's no black people in the pokemon world. Not a single one. "
    ummm sir what about brock?...he's a black asian thing person..right? Also the second gym leader is...some form of brown? 
     
    ...maybe you're right, I'm black and I want an afro having protagonist next game! ha
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    #26  Edited By raviolisumo
    @Detrian said:
    " @Belonpopo said:
    " So someone pointed out to me that Pokemon Black is the only Pokemon came where you can pick a cotton Pokemon...thoughts? "
    I'd worry more about how there's no black people in the pokemon world. Not a single one. "
    Isn't one of the gym leaders in B/W black?
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    #27  Edited By blueaniman93

    Wow. That is hilarious. What will GameFreak do next?

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    #28  Edited By AuthenticM

    Hahaha, that's hilarious.

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    #29  Edited By Catolf
    @Wes899 said:
    " @Detrian said:
    " @Belonpopo said:
    " So someone pointed out to me that Pokemon Black is the only Pokemon came where you can pick a cotton Pokemon...thoughts? "
    I'd worry more about how there's no black people in the pokemon world. Not a single one. "
    Isn't one of the gym leaders in B/W black? "
    I think Brock counts, and there is one gym leader with a fro whom is black thats all i can recall.
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    #30  Edited By Detrian

    @ThaMilkMan

    said:

    " @Detrian said:

    " @Belonpopo said:

    " So someone pointed out to me that Pokemon Black is the only Pokemon came where you can pick a cotton Pokemon...thoughts? "

    I'd worry more about how there's no black people in the pokemon world. Not a single one. "
    ummm sir what about brock?...he's a black asian thing person..right? Also the second gym leader is...some form of brown?  ...maybe you're right, I'm black and I want an afro having protagonist next game! ha "

     RETCON TIME


    @Wes899 said:

    " @Detrian said:

    " @Belonpopo said:

    " So someone pointed out to me that Pokemon Black is the only Pokemon came where you can pick a cotton Pokemon...thoughts? "
    I'd worry more about how there's no black people in the pokemon world. Not a single one. "
    Isn't one of the gym leaders in B/W black? "

     Yes there is:
     
     No wait that's the wrong photo.
     No wait that's the wrong photo.

     
     THAT'S THE ONE!
     THAT'S THE ONE!

    Pokemon has not been kind to people of color. To be honest though, I think there's another gym leader that's not a blatant caricature and the one above had her apron removed and flung over her shoulder instead.
     
    Edit: Oh no wait the other gym leader I was talking about is "a wild girl who likes to swing on vines and eat berries...She seems to be very hyper in occasions such as climbing up trees very quickly." so nevermind!
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    #31  Edited By gorehorn
    @Belonpopo said:
    " So someone pointed out to me that Pokemon Black is the only Pokemon came where you can pick a cotton Pokemon...thoughts? "
    Untrue. You can trade for one in White from an NPC.
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    @Gorehorn said:
    " @Belonpopo said:
    " So someone pointed out to me that Pokemon Black is the only Pokemon came where you can pick a cotton Pokemon...thoughts? "
    Untrue. You can trade for one in White from an NPC. "
    WOAH WOAH WOAH, WAIT JUST ONE SECOND. Not only does Pokemon Black contain cotton picking pokemon it also allows the trading of such a pokemon?!?  
     

    OUR CHILDREN ARE BEING TAUGHT THE SLAVE TRADE WAS OK

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    #33  Edited By Belonpopo
    @Detrian: Yay, and she's in an interracial relationship.
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    #34  Edited By HandsomeDead

    Someone inform Fox News ASAP.

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    #35  Edited By Suicidal_SNiper
    @HandsomeDead said:
    " Someone inform Fox News ASAP. "
    They're lining up an interview with Geoff Keighley as we speak.
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    #36  Edited By Vinny_Says

    All Japanese people are racist, you heard it here first

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    #37  Edited By WinterSnowblind
    @Detrian said:
    Pokemon has not been kind to people of color. To be honest though, I think there's another gym leader that's not a blatant caricature and the one above had her apron removed and flung over her shoulder instead.  Edit: Oh no wait the other gym leader I was talking about is "a wild girl who likes to swing on vines and eat berries...She seems to be very hyper in occasions such as climbing up trees very quickly." so nevermind! "
     
    There's also Marshal, in the Elite Four. 
    (mild spoilers, I guess).
        
    To be fair though, it's a Japanese game and most of these things that come off as "racist" are due to cultural differences. 
    The meaning of the names 'Black & White' are very apparent to anyone who's played them.  The jokes about racism were old after the first few weeks the game was first announced and if anyone is actually seriously implying it, then I really pity them.
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    #38  Edited By mnzy

    What would Rommel have to say to that?

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    #39  Edited By WickedCobra03

    Pokemon White is the only way I roll.  I don't want that filthy trash version of the game. 
     
     
    Seriously though, I have not bought it yet.  I am kinda torn.  I heard there is an awesome looking town in Black, but the main pokemon on White looks the coolest... gah, dunno which to pick!?!?

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    #40  Edited By habster3

    BAHAHAHA!HAHA!!!!!!

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    #41  Edited By JoeyRavn
    @AlexW00d said:
    " As in Jumpluff? You could catch that in previous games. "
    This man speaks the truth. You can get the Hoppip line (the "cottonweed pokémon") only in White in the 5th Gen, and you could get it in several past games. One cotton-themed pokémon per game.
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    #42  Edited By AlianthaBerries

    God damn red people! Coming to our country, ruining our once proud nation.  
     
    BLUE POWER!!

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    #43  Edited By Tally_Pants
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