Keid,
They were not! I have seen a few episodes of Pokemon in secret here and there, usually at my friends’ houses, but I was not allowed to watch that show growing up.
I grew up in a strict religious…situation, and my mother thought “Pokemon” was code for “Pocket Demon” and that it, along with pretty much all the other cool books, movies, and shows, would probably give me demons if I watched them.
And as an adult, I do what I want, but I never really got into Pokemon. I don’t even know who those names you mentioned are!