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"First draft of Sonic" and "Marshmallow accident" hahaha, wicked.

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This needs more views than what its got!

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Hah, that was awesome.

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I could tell you every pokemon from Red/Blue/Silver/Gold but that's it I'm afraid.

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im ashamed i didnt know more than i should

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Loved the squirtle answer lol.

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@trugs26: aye because he's got cannons that squirt water hahaha =P

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Ha that made me laugh, I have no idea how many he got right so I'm just gonna live out my days believing those were the correct names, especially the last.

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I only clicked on this article, because the bald guy looked like James Murray from Impractical Jokers. He's not.

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Wait, how does he not know Ditto? and Charizard / Blastoise? They're almost as iconic as Jigglypuff, Pikachu and Mewtwo. I mean you really have to live under a rock or something.

Oh, and "Spunk" would be Muk.

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@Tiwill44: How is Ditto and Blastoise anywhere near as iconic as Pikachu? I'd say Jigglypuff and Mewtwo aren't even that iconic...

But seriously... Anyone who hasn't played Pokemon would have no idea what Ditto is.

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@joegec: Pokémon has pretty much reached pop culture status at this point... so even if you didn't play the game or watch the anime, you should have heard about a few of them besides Pikachu.

Jigglypuff and Mewtwo have been in Smash Bros for over 15 years, so you'd have to live under 2 rocks to completely not know about them. (Though I would guess he doesn't play Smash either.)

As for Ditto, I know it comes from the latin word of the same name, but a lot of people think of the pokémon when they say it, as it's known as the pokémon that can copy things. I thought it was common knowledge among the gaming community at this point.

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@Tiwill44: I do agree with most of what you're saying, but it still doesn't mean people who haven't played the games will be any the wiser.

I'm a huge Pokemon fan and I still don't think of the Pokemon Ditto when someone mentions the word.

Also, they never said he was a gamer, so I've been talking about the general public here, rather than gamers. But I also think that a gamer who hasn't played it wouldn't know a lot of the Pokemon you've mentioned.

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@joegec: I mean, Rob is a reviewer here. I would imagine (or at least hope) that he's a gamer.

I guess the Ditto thing might not apply to everyone though, and Blastoise / Charizard might be easy to forget.... still find it a bit strange though.

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@Tiwill44: I know the name Charizard but I can't identify it. If I had to I'd guess the one that looks like a dragon, it came after Charmander which he got correct. When I saw the Charmander I thought that was Charizard.

I never played a Pokemon game until I got a 3DS and X free with it. I did enjoy it for several sessions over several weeks but then after that I never played it again. I never owned any of the Gameboy or prior DS systems.

Oh and I was already into my late teens when Pokemon came out.

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Some good stuff, i knew most, but a couple i have forgotten.

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People who can name more than 5-10 of these fucking things are just sad

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@frank_castle: You do realize that knowing the names of even 5-10 pokemon is the equivalent of knowing the names of the ninja turtles, x-men or any other fictional character that was famous in your youth.

What's even more "sad" as you put it is knowing that the ninja turtles were actually just named after famous artists.

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@frank_castle: Sad? It's one of the worlds biggest phenomenon's from the 90's. If you are a 90's kid and DON'T know the names of all of them, then that's sad.

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@frank_castle: People who can't name even 5 suck at the game.

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@frank_castle: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Rattata, Raticate, Pidgey, Pidgetto, Pigeot, Spearow, Fearow, Pikachu, Raichu, Nidoran male and female, Nidorino, Nidorina, Nidoqueen, Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape.....do I win?

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@naughtyottsel: I'd nominate it you for Gamespot's newly created Pathetic Gamer of the Year Award if I had any clue that you weren't just making those names up. Then again if I did, I'd probably be up for that coveted award. Sigh, another missed opportunity at Geekdom.

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151 actually.

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