"Retrospective: When everybody thought pokemon was just going to be a fad"

I was watching the chinpokomon episode of south park which parodies pokemania. It reminded me of seeing so many old articles saying pokemon was some big fad the kids are in and will later loose interest in. Its amazing to think pokemon continued still with alot of attention from old fans from pokemania to kids today. Its also surprising pokemania came back a second time with pokemon go, how franchises have done this.What are some of the things you remember hearing or reading from the time that have become laughable or interesting today from the pokemania era ? via /r/pokemon https://ift.tt/2NiEZlw