THIS IS LITERALLY ASH KETCHUM’S ROOM IT IS THE SECOND SCENE OF SEASON 1 EPISODE 1 OF THE POKEMON ANIME FROM 1997 CAN FAKE NERD BOYS PLEASE GO

Also consider: sports fans.

Pokemon is like if sports and cats were blended into the ultimate all-consuming marketable thing

That’s… actually the best explanation of Pokémon I’ve ever seen.