Meaning of Pokémonesque | Babel Free

Examples

“The biennial’s skepticism about contemporary commodity culture greeted visitors to el Morro (a colonial-era castle that served as one of the main exhibition sites) in the form of Nadin Ospina’s (Colombia) giant yellow inflatable El paseante, whose Pokémonesque shape made a hilarious echo of the castle’s own contour.”

“Ultimately, then, it’s left to the Pokémonesque discovery and nurturing of dinosaurs to maintain one’s interest.”

“Consumption-rich anniversaries and holidays are equally evocatively described[…], as are personal selling[…], promotional gimmicks[…], the cheesy correspondence courses found in the small-ads pages of tabloid newspapers[…], and, of all things, Harry Potter-ish marketing crazes (Hogwarts pupils collect Pokémonesque wizard cards, which are swapped and traded incessantly).”

“The truth is, the hundreds of different items available in Road Trip could easily give birth to a Pokémonesque collect-’em-all obsession.”

“And not only do his monsters align themselves to a Pokémonesque “rock, paper, scissors” circle of dominance, but two monsters can mate to make a third variety (as they do in the Pokémon titles).”

“Make your own bee Pokémonesque game using bee identification cards, giving them points for every bee they spot and identify.”

“Other so-called metaverses, such as Axie Infinity, are even further from the Second Life model, with a clearly defined mission to collect, breed, and battle digital pets in Pokémonesque fashion”

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