{"id":32485,"date":"2026-03-09T21:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T01:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/the-observer\/why-is-pokemon-not-as-popular-now\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T01:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T05:01:31","slug":"why-is-pokemon-not-as-popular-now","status":"publish","type":"the-observer","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/the-observer\/why-is-pokemon-not-as-popular-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Pokemon not as popular now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why is Pok\u00e9mon not as popular anymore? Everyone knows Pok\u00e9mon, some of them are cute, and some look really cool. But why is it not so popular anymore like when it used to be? 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