Imagine a 4-year-old child, waking up every morning to turn on the television. She then takes her remote to find the designated channel until she finds the one that plays her favorite cartoon show. Can you relate to this child? I know I can, because the child I am talking about is the child I was in the past. When I was much younger, I used to always watch Pokémon on the Warner Brothers channel every time it would come on. Ever since the birth of my love for Pokémon, there was no way I could go back and completely disregard this anime. When the video game adaptation of Pokémon came out, I had always wanted to have a Gameboy or a Nintendo DS because of the Pokémon games that were released. I haven't owned any of these systems until later in life so the only time I was able to play it was when I went to Best Buy and played the demo version on their systems. Throughout my life, I collected Pokémon cards, plushes, games, manga, guides, and movies. Even to this day, my best friend and I would always talk about Pokémon, especially since the release of the popular mobile game called Pokémon Go.

I know many other teenagers who feel the same way about this if they grew up with Pokémon as well. Some people think they are "too old" for Pokémon, but personally, I believe that no one is too old for anything as long as they have loved something from since they were young. No one is too old for something they cherish with their lives. Telling someone that they are too old for Pokémon is like saying someone is too old for Disney, which is not true. I personally love Disney as well because I grew up watching Disney on VHS, and I'm sure many adults still love Disney movies because they have grown up with watching them.

If anyone tells you that you're too old for something, just ignore them. You can't change the fact that you truly love something because it will never leave you. Live life to the fullest while you still can. So while your passion still exists, be proud of who you are and what you love. You just have to be the very best, like no one ever was! So all you Pokémon fans out there, go ahead and say our favorite Pokémon motto: Gotta catch ‘em all!