Oh yeah, maybe-- I’m not familiar with many of the games. I mostly remember the TCG and virtual pets (better than Tamagotchi to boot), plus the series. Very different. Pokemon had zero impact on my mental model for cybersecurity and distributed systems.

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It doesn’t have much in common with Pokemon at all, IMO… I wouldn’t even describe the concept as “monster hunting and taming,” really. Both have kids who partner up with monsters that start out cute and endearing and evolve to more powerful forms… Which is a significant part of the premise, but the similarities fall off pretty sharply after that.

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