With the recent release of Pokemon Go, I am going to talk about this game. The original game was released on February 27, 1995. With games still coming out, it makes the franchise one of the longest running to this day. Today the expansion of Pokemon is Pokemon Go and in few months Sun and Moon will come out. The world has several different views of Pokemon.

Pokemon brings people together in ways that other things can not do. In elementary, a life long friend of mine began a beautiful friendship. On a school trip he was tired, but he wanted one of the legendary Pokemon, so he gave me his game to see if I could catch it. By the time he had woken up it was there for him to use. Then months later my birthday passed and he preceded to give me his first copy of Pokemon game that he ever had. Now this bond has tested time. Now there is anther story to be told here. Brought to you by the people of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

"The amount of time that Pokemon spend stuffed in pokeballs is akin to how elephants are chained up in train carts, waiting to be let out to 'perform' in circuses," this is a quote from there website, http://www.peta.org/living/. They have some interesting ideas about all kind of games, such as Mario. The way that they see things can seen as good points. However these things that they compare to animals are things that could if there were real easily kill all of humanity since some them are gods, one literally is god. Also the games and shows is more about the friendships that are made. Along with stopping Team Rocket from mistreating them.

Now Pokemon Go has changed the game. People are going out on walks, sometimes alone other times with people. It is helping people become healthier and more social than before. In fact tonight I wandered around with a random person out looking for some Pokemon this fine night. It was fun to do and it is very interesting to meet somebody new. The main area that I was at there was no less than a dozen people there playing the game and talking to each other. Pokemon Go is making it fun again to go outside for people and it is also helps with making them walk.

The world has grown for Pokemon, but for people it has become smaller. I see this as a good thing for society and for health but I say that it has risks. Now I’m blasting off again.