Are Pokemon's Cunning Groups Still Insidious Today? 

Many Pokemon Age 9 fans may be left wondering what to do now that the game's major antagonists have been revealed to be rebellious college students.

Are Pokemon's Cunning Groups Still Insidious Today?

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Whether Game Oddity has put an end to the abhorrent group scheme. The Pokemon Red and Blue RPGs introduced the neighbourhood troublemaker when the series first debuted in 1998.

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Plotline, which has since been a defining feature of every Pokemon game

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Despite being an important part of every generation's stories, every region's repulsive gangs have gotten less cunning.

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Players had to face up against the vile Group Rocket in the inaugural Gen I Kanto area games.

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Known for leading the malevolent bunch, but actually posing a threat, was Pioneer Giovanni from the rec centre.

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Many Pokemon Age 9 fans may be left wondering what to do now that the game's major antagonists have been revealed to be rebellious college students.