My daughter is seven, and a few weeks ago her class spent the week choosing a subject to “investigate” (basically write reports on). The teacher might have been hoping they chose something like “nature”, or “factories”, or “history”, but the room of seven-year-old kids did the seven-year-old thing and chose “Pokémon”.
Each kid was tasked with writing about a single Pokémon.
Below, you will find a sample of the results of their investigations.
ARCEUS
What does my Pokemon look like?
He looks like Arceus
What are my Pokemon’s characteristics?
He saves people and he [is] nice.
What does my Pokemon do?
He is a multitype Pokemon.
CHARIZARD
What does my Pokemon look like?
He looks cool. He looks like a dragon that breathes fire.
What are my Pokemon’s characteristics?
He is so powerful and can defeat Pikachu.
What does my Pokemon do?
He is a flamethrower.
MEW
What does my Pokemon look like?
Mew looks like a cat with a [squrm?] tail.
What are my Pokemon’s characteristics?
Mew is a playful Pokemon. Mew is rare too.
What does my Pokemon do?
Mew is called the new species Pokemon. Mew is a psychic type Pokemon.
SYLVEON
What does my Pokemon look like?
She is a fairy Pokemon.
What are my Pokemon’s characteristics?
She is shy sometimes.
What does my Pokemon do?
Cute charm.
And there you have it. I hope you, like the children of this class, were able to learn something today.
It’s easy to look at 2017, extrapolate to the future and be filled with a crushing sense of dread. But remember, amidst all the wreckage, at least some of the kids are all right. Especially the ones who love Arceus.