Shadows

I find it fun because talking to other people about things you like is fun. Speculation is fun. We dont know much about the new games, so sharing ideas about what Pokemon will be included, attacks, characters,etc is also fun.

You can find people with the same mindset and it helps improve relations or whatever. :>

I just like hitting on tha gurls

Oh, I'm sorry :( . Obsessions can be very healthy. My obsession with ZeXal improved my life greatly.

Well, the main reason I go on it so much is that I have great friends like you on here who I really enjoy talking with ^-^ . There are some really interesting people on here. I've also learned a lot, and gotten support here. You could mention that there are sections for discussing morals and world events. There are clubs for discussing other common interests, too. It's also a chance to learn about others, discover new things (like ZeXal :p ), enjoy friendly conversation, and have fun joking around with others (Russia style XD ). I hope this helps!!

You not only learn about others but also yourself in the process plus there's a section for everything.

Pokemon is your interest and Bulbagarden is a concentrated group of people who share that interest. Discussing things you enjoy with other people reaffirms self worth and gives you access to avenues of thought you've never followed before. However, as you pointed out before, Pokemon is not the only thing discussed here. Many of the members discuss global, political, social, and religious topics. While these topics are highly controversial, it is this controversy that opens your mind to others' opinions and allows you to refine your own. Finally it is much better to be able to converse with a supportive group of like-minded friends than with some one who simply wishes you to "grow out of it for your own good".

Honestly I wouldn't include that last bit xD a bit of my frustration bled trhough.

Bulbagarden is a great place with great users. If you are fairly shy it helps people open up, speaking from personal experience here. And pretty much what they^ said. Except for fab.

I find it fun because I'm the only one in my family and group of friends who knows about it and uses it. It's nice to get away from real life for a bit and do something Pokemon related.

Happens to me FAR too often. There are two real solutions:
1. Wait out the storm.
2. RUN AWAY (oh, wait, you live in Russia. That complicates things...)

Happens to me FAR too often. There are two real solutions:
1. Wait out the storm.
2. RUN AWAY (oh, wait, you live in Russia. That complicates things...)

Who cares, you don't have to prove anything to her. If you enjoy it you enjoy it.

You can learn so much by chatting with people from other countries, or even just down the road. If you let any one thing control your life, of course its unhealthy, but I highly doubt you're spending more time on Bulbagarden than you are in school/at work, or pursuing your hobbies. Right?

Besides, sometimes it's just easier for some people to make friends over the Internet, where you're more likely to find people who can and want to understand you.

The world of Pokemon is intricate and vast, filled with design and detail that opens up the imagination. Just ask all the people that wrote fanfiction, drew fakemon, made their own regions, or spammed the idea threads until they spanned hundreds of pages.