With the recent news about that the new heat emblem game will in fact possess same sex mariage in the game, i started thinking about lgbt characters in the pokemon games. Should there be open lgbt(lesbian gay bisexsual transgender) characters in the pokemon games?
Ofcourse there are many characters where people speculate over if they could be same-sex attracted, like wallace.
But these speculations are just based on unpleasant steriotypes. There has been some hinting at it in the newer pokemon games
Blackbelt being a male only trainer class.
But this is just hinting at lgbt characters and could be diffrent interperated by diffrent player like with shauna when you're a female player
I've been thinking about that for a while. The times are changing and so are the thoughts on homosexsuality. I'm gay and i can speak with 100% i didn't choose this, i can't convert it so i've accepted it and i'm happy now. But there are still lots of people who thinks it's a decision and that it is wrong. Because of this homosexual has become a curse word(while it's original meaning meant happy) and lots of kids are being bullied.
So on the one hand i think adding
Pokémon Needs More LGBT Characters
Pokémon is a timeless classic. Its content appeals to all demographics, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or sexuality. For the most part, it succeeds in representing the minority groups; race, women and cultures outside the mainstream. However, the Diverse community is yet to have its fair share of relatable characters, which has left the decision to assign sexualities to fan speculation.
In Pokemon X & Y, released in 2013, a trainer called Nova states that she is in the "beauty" class but mentions that she was once in the "blackbelt" category, which is reserved for men only. Such on-the-nose dialogue seems to endorse that Nova potentially transitioned and could identify as transgender.
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Meanwhile, subtle hints regarding clothing, mannerisms and backstories have given traction to accepted fan theories, some of which contain been widely recognized as "canon" by fans who favor to read between the lines. Here are some sexualities and identities commonly ascribed to Pokémon characters that are purely speculative, but generally agreed upon in the fan community.
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Progress for Pokemon has never been a straight path. While the series' latest installment was riddled with bugs and glitches, it also gave fans new mechanics, modern Pokemon, and some much-needed quality-of-life improvements. As welcomed as these changes were, its biggest and most unexpected improvements may be its queer representation.
Pokemon has never shied away from using its designs and story to send a powerful underlying message. For example, the Ghost-type regional variant of Corsola introduced in Gen 8 was a stark warning about the impacts of climate change on our environment. Paldea has an equally powerful statement on the importance of queer identity and gender representation.
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In evidence, Pokemon Scarlet & Violet may be the queerest Pokemon game we’ve seen yet, which says a lot for a franchise that gave us queer icons like Sylveon and Team Rocket. While previous games gave subtle endorsements, Paldea takes pride in its queerness through its rejection of Heteronormativity, celebration of drag, and gender inclusivity.
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Pokémon as a franchise has been around for more than 25 years, and in that moment we've seen hundreds of characters introduced across the games, anime, manga, movies, and even the trading card game. While there are plenty of no-name carbon copy trainers and NPCs scattered throughout Pokémon, the characters that are part of the story tend to be wildly varied, with no two major characters being all that alike.
You've got the eclectic cowboy gym head Clay from the Unova region, the flamboyant gym leader-turned-champion Wallace, the Twitch streamer gym chief Iono, and so many more. What's largely lacking among these major characters, though, is LGBT+ representation.
In recent years, The Pokémon Company has made some endeavors to be a little more LGBT-friendly – the decision to let either gender player personality in Scarlet and Violet wear any clothes, accessories, and hairstyles is a welcome move – but actual canon LGBT+ characters are few and far between.
It might surprise you to understand, though, that there are actually a few canon LGBT+ Pokémon characters, and a few more that are heavily implied but not outright confirmed — yet, at le