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Some fundamentalist Christian groups have accused Pokémon as being linked to Satanism. The following is a summarized and possibly incomplete list of their claims for this accusation:

Pokémon are like demons. They are captured and must be called upon to perform tasks.[24][25]

Magical talismans (supposedly a reference to Gym Badges) are needed to control them.[26]

Pokémon evolution has often been criticized due to sharing the name with the scientific theory of evolution which fundamentalist creationists usually reject, although the phenomenon in Pokémon is closer to metamorphosis.[27]

Certain Pokémon evolutions require Evolution stones, which are often seen as magical.[24]

Many Pokémon have extraordinary paranormal powers, notably Psychic-types and Ghost-types.[28][29][30]

Many Pokémon inherently involve East Asian spiritualism or mysticism, due to the franchise originating in Japan. Some Christian groups denounce these as pagan rituals.[31][32]

Some claimed that if one were to play backwards the Kanto Pokérap, "Gotta Catch 'em All!" can be heard as "I love you, Satan".[33][inadequate source]

Pokémon causes homosexuality; the close relationship between the characters Ash and Brock was "a sign of the cartoon’s gay agenda".[34][35]
Apr 16, 2022 by Amethyst
Some outspoken, fundamentalist Muslims claimed that Pokémon is a Jewish conspiracy intended to get Muslim children to renounce their faith.[37][38][39][40] These same groups claimed that the word "Pokémon" means "I am Jewish", with the claimers and their followers generally unaware of the franchise's Japanese origin. The "Evolution vs. Creationism" conflict was also commonly brought up.[41][42][43]

In 2001, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, who is the highest religious authority in the kingdom, issued a fatwā banning the Pokémon franchise. It claimed that the franchise promoted Zionism by displaying a six-pointed star that resembles the Star of David as well as other religious symbols such as crosses they associated with Christianity and triangles they associated with Freemasonry in the TCG and encouraged gambling in the games due to the inclusion of gambling elements, which is in violation of Muslim doctrine.[44][45]

High Muslim authorities in Qatar and Egypt then joined the ban. As this happened during the second Intifada, a Jordanian newspaper printed a caricature of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sitting in a tank and laughing at an Arab man chasing a Pokémon. This is meant to convey that Arabs are distracted from their conflict with the Israelis by popular franchises, with Pokémon as an example of such "distractions."[46][47]
Apr 16, 2022 by Amethyst
Unfortunately
Apr 15, 2022 by Amethyst
I must say I don't fully understand
Apr 15, 2022 by Amethyst
hello from the other side
Apr 13, 2022 by Amethyst
Simply don't
Apr 12, 2022 by Amethyst
I live with my parents but I'm still a thug!
Apr 8, 2022 by Amethyst
Yes it has suck it
Apr 8, 2022 by Amethyst
Did you like my April’s fools prank
Apr 3, 2022 by ~Silver~