Meaning of Pokémania | Babel Free

Definitions

Passion for the Pokémon media franchise.

informal, uncountable

Examples

“Teachers, who had vivid memories of the temporary insanity of POGS a few years earlier, said they'd never seen a craze to rival Pokémania.”

“It is one that reflects what I found to be the general attitude of American adults regarding the Pokémania that captivated U.S. youth for at least two years: that, though a popular fad of immense proportions, Pokémon (and through it Japan) influenced American youth in terms of their goals, actions, or attitudes in a way that was judged to be relatively benign.”

“Launched on the wave of Pokémania was Viz's four-part manga The Electric Tale of Pikachu.”

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