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Holy s**t! A religious group that actually... Accepts Pokémon as something of god and not the devil?!

Because we all know how much the Japanese love Jesus. pirate

Considering there IS NO AFRICA OR AMERICA in Pokemon, there are NO African-Americans in Pokemon, EVER.

As for racism in general, though, Japan is a generally racist country and blacks (and Americans) are usually portrayed in a stereotypical and/or negative light when they're portrayed at all. Hell, Jynx's original design looks like blackface. Japan is not a racially diverse culture so they don't feel the need to create racially diverse casts. "Nobody will care if we don't" is not the same thing as "we won't because they're inferior," though.

But I have to ask how your mom would even know how many blacks are in Pokemon unless she follows it obsessively.

Also, Arcade Star Dahlia isn't black. She's Latina.

I have to agree with the Who The ******** Cares? attitude when it comes to Pokémon and its representation of race (or lack thereof). It's Pokémon. A children's card game franchise. Need I say more?

i'm not the one saying it's racist. My mom and other people do like my teacher but i don't. I love pokemon but I hate all the racist debates that has been going on. I heard that nintendo is going to change the names of Pokemon Black and White to Pokemon Night and Day. I know you know why. The next thing to go is oreos -_-

I will be very upset if they changed the names for anything other than because the makers of Black & White think they own the colors. "Black" and "White" are not inherently racist; Any racist connotations are simply in the mind of the viewer, unless the games get renamed to "Pokémon Black People Version" and "Pokémon White People Version".

Even if the names were changed to "Ebony" and "Ivory", as cooler as those are, it's still the principle of the matter. :[