I believe the majority of us have heard of Pokemon. I also believe the majority of us would believe them to be make-believe creatures of benevolence.

Most teenagers nowadays will grudgingly admit their zealous devotion to the cute little guys, as well as admit to rushing to the convience stores to spend their hard-earned allowance on Pokemon cards.

I personally love love love Pokemon. I am indeed one of the teenagers I just described, and I don't regret it at all; Pokemon brought happiness into my life. I've always thought of Pokemon and of the Pokemon TV show as anything but harmful. However, my worst fears have come to fruition, Pokemon is not all fun and games, bells and whistles.

Did you know that Pokemon have hospitalized over 700 individuals? Did you know about the hundreds of lawsuits? Or maybe the epilepsy inducing nature of certain episodes? It's true, check it out-

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/a-decade-of-pokemon-scandals/a-decade-of-pokemon-scandals/1299469/