The giving of gifts is a prevalent one in Pokémon games, which can be said to be heralded by the Mystery Gift function in the main series games. Now they come in many forms, from the traditional square pack of Mystery Gift to the modern pyramidal pack of Pokémon Go (along with the "hobo bag" of leaves by Pokémon) and something as simple as a "mail gift" of Pokémon Unite. They're all unique in their own ways - some more so than others - but they all have the common purpose of furnishing much-needed or fascinating things for the recipient, and in that way, they're all important in their respective ways. Yet they're also important in another, more sentimental way.
What seems to be also important is that they are also ways of giving one's heart through what is contained in them - or at least I like to think so based on the gifts I have given and received. It's a little similar to the spirit of a certain song about giving gifts, but it's also irrelevant presently, and moreover, I have a certain disdain for it. That is less true of Pokémon and all the gifts passed around therein, but the spirit of the "heart" is still quite relevant. While I'm in effect giving away parts of my heart in giving gifts, the ones I receive also recover those parts. And no matter their eventual fate, my heart always remains whole with Pokémon.
In the next few months, the giving of gifts will be on the up-and-up, in effect starting from simple sweet ones at the end of this month to ones that might become more elaborate at the end of the year, and even personal once it turns over. What's clear is that for Pokémon fans like me, this process will still be intertwined with Pokémon in some manner, and that is something pleasant to be kept in mind. Hopefully just as pleasant to keep in mind will be the feeling that hearts will be going around just as gifts are going around, including whatever Pokémon element is carried with them.
One year ago: On the Giving and Taking of Collections
Two years ago: Keeping Pokémon Cities Weird
Three years ago: Starting with the End in Mind
Four years ago: October (on the) Road
Five years ago: The Moves Pokémon Know and Use
Six years ago: Second Remakes?
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