Neil Cicierega - Pokémon

Pokémon is an undeniable obsession with children across the country

So what exactly is a Pokémon?
Cute cuddly characters who become super-charged so they can fight their enemies

It's a Japanese term short for "Pocket monster"

Pokémon are incredible creatures that share the world with humans

It began as a video game in Japan and has become an international phenomenon in the form of books, music videos, a TV show, and trading cards in the hands of schoolkids all over the world

Well, Pokémon has swept the world

Little, reclusive, power-filled monsters

Characters named Pikachu, Mankey, and Snorlax

School officials are finding that Pokémon cards are responsible for fistfights

And the Pokémon is creating a monster of a commotion for American kids
They get into fights, but no one dies

Parents should not let their kids watch Pokémon, play Pokémon, buy Pokémon cards, have anything to do with Pokémon, because the message is violence

The genius of Pokémon is you have to keep collecting characters
The game's constantly innovating
And so the epidemic goes from being a craze to an entire world order

The constant trading is not only distracting kids from classwork but turning the playground into a black market, where they buy and sell rare cards

The children are developing relationships with all these Pokémon creatures

Now kids are going just so wild over this Pokémon that there's stuffed animals and collectibles, Pokémon trading cards

But why should they carry these monsters in their pocket?

The entire Pokémon phenomenon is the enemy!

Pokémon world is the world of the demonic, of the satanic

Coming soon to a theater near you, *Pokémon the Movie* joins Pokémon the video game, and Pokémon the trading card
As must sees and must haves, to start us off tonight, NBC News correspondent Herman Cain

I believe these words came from the Pokémon movie
"Life can be a challenge
It's never easy when there's so much on the line
But you and I can make a difference
Just look inside and you will find the Pokémon"

Pokémon [loops]

"But you and I can make a difference
Just look inside and you will find the Pokémon"

The Pokémon [loops]