Pokemon NOPE - with Luke Greensmith

Luke attempts to prove the relevancy of his folkloric knowledge by using it to analyze the lore of Pokemon! 🤣 

As today is the release date of the new games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, we have decided to exploit the popularity of our favorite game franchise by discussing the intricate folkloric and biological motifs present throughout its character design and world building. 

Animism, ecology, yokai, fairy lore, ghost stories, cursed music, even child death... and subsequent resurrection! All of this and more, from an innocent media mogul you believed is just for little kids!

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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Luke Greensmith of LukeLore Podcast for sitting down to chat about sentient garbage bags and eldritch abominations despite having a fever. Hopefully he doesn't turn into a Yamask by release day ❤️

Check out his podcast named LukeLore

Check out his website as well at www.lukelore.com (yes, my dude here is a professional)

Also, join his Facebook group HERE so we may continue with the insightful discussions! Feel free to reach out to Luke anytime, he is very responsive and nice!

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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)

Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com

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