Just how far do you go to hide your powerlevel from your friends,

I don't.

>>26531097
>not hiding your power level so when normie scum tries to act know-it all when it comes to pokemon you 6-0 btfo them in a battle

wew

>>26531057
I don't either. We both have things we like, and Pokemon is just one of those things.

>>26531057
I only tell people if they've known me for a while, like most of the nerd shit I like. The only exception being for Halo since im obsessed with that shit.

>>26531057
Someone isn't exactly a "friend" unless they know this and accept it, so not at all.

Now, I completely hide it and feign ignorance to other people, mind, but founding a real friendship can only be done with full disclosure.

>>26531057
I think they know I like Pokemon, but I've purposely hidden my ds whenever anyone comes over. I hope they have no idea I come here

>>26531057
>having a girlfriend
Wew lad

I don't. Someone asks "whatcha playing" and I respond with "Pokemon" and they go "okay".

Pokemon is mainstream enough that you really shouldn't have to hide the fact. Nobody ever cares unless you go on and on about the games and mechanics.

>>26531057
They all know about it. Most friends and family don't mind, and my girlfriend actually plays the opposite version with me.
I don't tell anyone besides them about me playing pokemon however.

>>26531057
I have none of those.

All my friends, family, and my girlfriend know. They don't really care either way. Pro tip: once you become an adult, you can like anything so long as you're not creepy about it.

I don't, but it's not like I have anything to hide anyway. I just play the games.

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>hiding powerlevels

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>>26533103
I can't really tell. Is there anything between Rias and Yoko, or are those just your covers?

>>26531057
>friends
>girlfriend
W E W
E
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>>26533154
>yoko
thats Black Rock Shooter, and a pile of covers.

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>>26531057

I don't bother with hiding my power level.

It's silly.

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>>26533228
Oh, shit, it is. I just saw the belt and panties and assumed without a second thought. Sorry.

>>26531118
>having normie friends

>>26533232
cute movie

I hide it very well, but not out of shame or anything, it's just that I hate having discussions about it. I just enjoy playing and ocassionally lurking here

I don't really have any friends or family.

>>26533300

That it is.

>>26533331
>>26533333

>>26531057
I hide my interest in this stuff from strangers but my parents know I like pokémon. And also comic books/animes. They think I'm actually pretty mature for my age but I have this "childish" side. They think I'll eventually get over it.

I'm coming up with a plan to pretend I don't like any of this stuff anymore, not because it upset them, I just want to look more "serious" in their eyes.

>>26533436
>They think I'm actually pretty mature for my age

i got none of that but if i did i wouldnt talk pokemon with them simply because it'd get nowhere

i'd still leave my shit laying about in my room as i do now though so i dont think id be ''hiding'' anything

>>26533447
what are you implying?

With regards to Pokemon? Not at all. It's almost universally considered acceptable among normies to still be into Pokemon, at least in my experience.

You guys actually hide this shit? The fuck? If you like pokemon then you like pokemon. If they have a problem, fuck them.

>>26531057
Family may know I play Pokemon due to cousins watching me play/seeing the merch in my room and talking about it but I don't think they care enough to remember.
Friends are fully aware I'm a disgusting Pokemon nerd and will occasionally joke about it.
Last girlfriend bought me X the day she bought herself Y and stole my fucking Mawilite, that bitch.
Current girlfriend doesn't play but is interested in watching, likes the Pokemon designs themselves, regularly makes me small gifts themed after Pokemon species we like and enjoys cuddling and hearing me rant as I play through Blaze Black

>>26531057
Not far, I make dumbass posts on my personal Facebook about how I want to boink Archie. I think they turn the other way and pretend to not notice.

>>26535561
People who feel the need to say that NEVER are. Like girls who say they hate drama are always the source of it, guys who say they aren't sexist usually are incredibly sexist, people who say that aren't racist etc etc.

>>26531057
I only play by myself or with my friends that are also into it.

Also I come here.

I won't bring it up (I've been on the receiving end of too much spaghetti just from mentioning it that I won't ever do it again), but I don't hide it. All my close friends know, and those members of my family who know what Pokemon is know I like it. My girlfriend likes the games as a concept but isn't into playing. I'll let her borrow it and battle sometimes, but she doesn't care enough to play them on her own.

Hiding your hobbies is stupid. Just don't spill spaghetti about them, and if anyone judges you for liking them, fuck 'em.

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I don't, they all buy me Pokemon stuff

gf bought me a bunch of plushes and cards for my birthday, friends always bring it up, parents always buy me little figures when they see them and my sister got me pic related

Hide? Why bother? I have my 3ds all the time and battle people at school. I got a Trainer-scale turtwig about a month ago too.
>His name is Giggles III, after my original Pearl starter and Ditto-child (Junior).

>>26535679
This post made me happy! So sweet of your sister :3
As for me, my GF knows that this is one of the few series I actually get hyped about. All of friends know I love it, I don't hide it at all. I have also have a good friend, her and I talk about what we'd be doing if we had Pokemon in real life.

>>26531057
I don't have a lot of "normie" friends.

That better describes work people.

>>26531057
>hiding your love of pokemon

The franchise has become so normalfag friendly since gen 6 started that its nothing to be ashamed of anymore unlike in the days of gen 3-5 where you were looked down on by society for enjoying pokemon past the age of 9

>>26536376

Gen 4 was a dark time, anon. Some of us still live as though that is the norm. We did what we had to just to survive. Old habits such as those die hard.

The fact I wasn't afraid to admit I still liked Pokemon when the fad was dying is how I got my first girlfriend.

lel, my dad think everything i do is pokemon
I was playing dark souls and he says "oh man pokemon is lookin dangerous today"
>tfw I'm all he has left and he constantly tries to be cool around me
>tfw we still go see super hero movies together and I wake him up at the end everytime
>tfw I'm scared to move out because it might crush his soul

>>26536582
well unless you have a reason to move out

>>26533289
>Not having any friends

>>26531057
My close friends, my family, and my last ex knows and they don't give a shit

>>26531057

I don't. Pokémon is rated E for everyone.

Step 1: Get College Degree in STEM Field, in order to make $$$ and hide behind the illusion that your working hard a large chunk of the time

Step 2: Be Career minded, in order to convince people your a workaholic

Step 3: People are permitted to see you play your 3DS, but can never really know what you're
playing

Step 4: Dress Professionally, pokemon merc is dumb anyways.

Step 5: No one else gives a fuck about pokeymanz, so never bring it up in conversation

Step 6: When going to get a pokemon from a distribution event, like at gamestop, go alone. If you dress professionally, you can convince the people there that you're getting it for your non-existant kid without saying a word.

Step 7: Don't sub to any pokemon youtubers, none of them make any videos worth the advertising that google slaps at the start of the videos

Step 8: Don't watch any kind of pokemon videos at work anyways.

Remember: The only people who can really get away with being Pokemon fans are Beautiful People with some cash and Women who thumbnail their Videos with tits, who found out that this is a fast way to get clicks.

>>26536582
>I was playing dark souls and he says "oh man pokemon is lookin dangerous today"
You're dad sounds like he'd be a fun guy to live with.

>>26537281
You sound like an absolute hoot.

I don't. My mom even thought it'd be nice to surprise me with Alpha Sapphire when it came out since she missed buying me the games. My sister is also into Pokemon, my dad doesn't really care. My girlfriend is a rich chinese girl so she's into it, my friends are either into it or don't give a fuck what I'm into.

I don't see why this is such a big deal for some people.

>>26536835
>Having friends

>>26539060
>You're
Damn it, I just realized I did that.

>>26537281
Solid advice

>>26531057
I hide my pokeporn hard drive and don't speak with anyone about competitive scene.
That's all.

>>26539533
Does your stash consist of 'mons or humans?

I'm more comfortable revealing my powerlevel in real life than on /vp/ thanks to OU dicksuckers

>>26535679
thats...thats fresh as fuck. gonna have to check out kohls now

>>26539642
>he doesn't have a stash of both

>>26537281
This is pretty much true, as long as you keep the "illusion" that you're not a degenerate, you can get away with it

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I've caught my normalfag stepbrother watching the Pokemon anime before, so I don't really care desu

>girlfriend
she plays Pokemon too, and we've watched the anime together
>family
they know I play it, and a few of my family members do too
>friends
We play Pokemon together on the regular

>>26531057
my friends and family play it, same for my partner