Pokemon Go "Buddy" update ad is here to destroy me emotionally

[Avengers23]

Where's Mr. Mime, and how do I keep him away from all of our moms?

 

[Falchion]

That commercial was really good and the buddy update seems awesome!

 

[Twister]

As someone that has grown up with Pokemon, this ad really hit home for me. I can't wait for the buddy update and I'm really happy Niantic continues to support Pokemon Go as well as they have been

 

[Giga Man]

No Charmander in sight. Good! :D

 

[Darryl M R]

I did not sign a waiver for this feel trip

 

[Glio]

This is not the first time they've leaned into this with their marketing.

It's completely antithetical to what they're doing with the games.

I realize Pokemon Go and Pokemon Sword and Shield are not made by the same people, but they did upload this ad to the Official Pokemon YouTube Channel, so you would expect some sort of consistency.

They have to know how people are going to take this, right?

EDIT: looking at the comments, I may be wrong. They're more wholesome than I ever could have expected.

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You speak as if they were torturing real Squirtle or something. "Antiethical."

 

[The Boat]

I'm referring to the concept of growing up with your Pokemon, which a lot of people were upset you could no longer do.

After a quick google, it does look like Squirtle is NOT in the console games.

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You are vastly overestimating the amount of people who care about the dexit and/or can be bothered to transfer their Pokémon from gen to gen. Also, Pokémon Home is on the horizon.

 

[ItchyTasty]

Squirtle ❤️ best mon

 

[maximumzero]

Gonna be cool when we get AR glasses and you'll be able to see things around you like this.

 

[Epinephrine]

He fed his Squirtle a berry, now he has to put his phone in the washer.

 

[Slamtastic]

Can you all imagine when Pokemon go comes out on AR glasses? Its going to be insane, they are giving us glimpses.

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Gonna be cool when we get AR glasses and you'll be able to see things around you like this.

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I'll settle for Nintendo making a VR console so I can go inside Pokemon Camp in gen 12.

 

[Alec]

Can you all imagine when Pokemon go comes out on AR glasses? Its going to be insane, they are giving us glimpses.

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Came here to post this.

 

[Deleted member 10629]

I wonder why they didnt show the kid playing Pokemon on the GameBoy

 

[Etrian Darkness]

No I had a Squirtle plush and I did this. I feel emotion.

 

[Phellps]

Pokémon Go's marketing is always great. To the point it often makes you feel like the new feature is much better than it's actually going to be.

 

[Slamtastic]

I wonder why they didnt show the kid playing Pokemon on the GameBoy

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Because Pokemon games exist to market plushies like the one in this video.

It showed him interacting with the bread and butter of the franchise.

 

[Iori Fuyusaka]

You speak as if they were torturing real Squirtle or something. "Antiethical."

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Do you know what "antithetical" means? I don't think you do.

 

[Rotobit]

It's a cute commercial for sure and got me a little bleary eyed

but I can't help but ask... why would you give your kid a gift in a plain cardboard box

and if this part of the ad was set in the late '90s early '00s what connections did those parents have to order Pokémon merch online, I was a kid back then, it was a challenge

I need only the most thoroughly researched historical depictions for my sentimental Pokémon GO commercials

 

[Glio]

Do you know what "antithetical" means? I don't think you do.

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Ok, I read antiethical.

However, it is still not something "directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible."