March 14Mar 14 CB Team Well, it finally happened. My child is into Pokemon. I found cards in his backpack -- I guess some of his friends have been giving them to him. Help me figure out how to support this -- how does one get into Pokemon?
March 14Mar 14 CB Team What a question! I think Pokemon Go is a good starting point for getting familiar with the basics of the critters, since it's a free mobile game. Same for Pokemon TCG Pocket for cards, specifically, especially in these times when it's hard to find packs in the wild. The first season of the OG anime is on Netflix, as well. Though I've heard that can be a hard sell for the younger generation because the pacing and style are quite different from today's animation. So you could start with the newest series, Pokemon Horizons. Also on Netflix. Hopefully this helps!
March 16Mar 16 CB Team On 3/14/2026 at 1:32 PM, Amanda Kay Oaks said:What a question! I think Pokemon Go is a good starting point for getting familiar with the basics of the critters, since it's a free mobile game. Same for Pokemon TCG Pocket for cards, specifically, especially in these times when it's hard to find packs in the wild. The first season of the OG anime is on Netflix, as well. Though I've heard that can be a hard sell for the younger generation because the pacing and style are quite different from today's animation. So you could start with the newest series, Pokemon Horizons. Also on Netflix. Hopefully this helps!I would also say Pokopia is very family-friendly if you have access to a Switch 2. I dislike the battle-centric mechanics of mainline Pokémon games because I think they clash with the narrative of a world populated by cute pets that share their lives with humans. Pokopia (and Pokémon Snap) give me all the rush without the battles.
March 16Mar 16 CB Team The Pokemon Concierge show on Netflix is good too! The episode are also super short, so that helps
March 17Mar 17 Author CB Team 14 hours ago, saperry said:The Pokemon Concierge show on Netflix is good too! The episode are also super short, so that helpsThis might save my sanity.
March 17Mar 17 CB Team 11 hours ago, Nicole Drum said:This might save my sanity.It is also, very cute
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