Does anyone else dislike pokemon? What is the appeal?

I just could never get into it. The game bores me to death and I hate turn-based combat. I tried watching the show back in the day and again in the future but the voice acting was so annoying and high pitched, it hurt my head too much. So, what is the appeal, why do so many people like it?

It's fun to see animals fight each other.

always hated pokemon

Never got into Pokemon either, but I can see the appeal. Controlling battle-ready (and adorable) monsters all for the sake of looking like a true leader and creature master? That's really appealing for a lot of people.

I always hated it.

@thatnordicguy: I didn't like it either but i can see the appeal its mainly about collection.

The actual gameplay is pretty repetitive and outdated but the collecting aspect is what makes it so popular.

It's a simple-to-learn, difficult-to-master action RPG with over 700 unique 'characters' to obtain/train/build teams with.

So...it's in a popular genre, it's very addictive (people love to see numbers go up), and there's an almost overwhelming amount of content for new players to dive into. Plus you can compete against friends.

It isn't difficult to see why it is one of the strongest selling videogames franchises of all time.

I can only play the Gen 1 games. Could get into the later games, and I stop trying when I seen they were making pokemon out of random objects they must have seen while brainstorming. Eg Ice cream cone, A keychain, A scottish Terrier in a cape, A chandelier, A Tree, A Pinecone, A Pile of Garbage,

There was a few dumb/lazy Gen 1 pokemon, however it just seemed there was more in the later generations.

Collecting.

Don't play pokemon. It suck the life out of you.

Appeal is nostalgia and childhood.

Pokemon was not only a lot of peoples first exposure to Japaneses animation, but it was also one of the first games many kids played. Back then, Nintendo sold the gameboy with a copy of Pokemon and well as they say rest is history. As to why kids like it well Pokemon expanded into other mediums of entertainment such as movies, anime, was on channel 11 for who knows how long, retail locations around the globe, featured as guests in video games, card game, tournaments, stuff animals, etc. The simplicity of the game helps too making it easily accessible to lets say Final Fantasy VI or Fire Elbem Wars. Its not so much that people or more specifically gamers love the series. It's just that Pokemon is literally mentioned everywhere you go so yeah the avg. person will check it out.

It's easy to get into but incredibly deep and customizable to a degree that's rather mind blowing. There is a vast amount of dedication, strategy and time required to master the endless supply of options available to you in competitive play.