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Subject: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: naf140230 on 04/28/18 at 11:00 am

I saw this old forum: http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=46291.0

I was wondering. Were there any fads that came after Pokemon?

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: SmartBo1 on 04/28/18 at 2:00 pm

Yu-Gi-Oh! became popular around 2002 right after pokemania.

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: TheEarly90sFan on 04/28/18 at 2:05 pm

The 2000s

1999-2002: Milky Gel Pens
2002-2004: Spongebob
2002-2004: Yu-Gi-Oh trading cards/iPods
2003-2008: Bratz dolls
2005-2008: Livestrong bracelets
2009: Zhu Zhu Pets
2010: Silly Bandz

Transcends Time Periods

2009-Now: Angry Birds

2010s So Far

2012-2017: Minecraft
2012-Now: Keep Calm and Carry On
2013-Now: Emojis
2014-Now: Disney’s Frozen
2015-Now: Trump’s Campaign Hat
2017: Fidget spinners
2017-Now: Fingerlings

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: Dundee on 04/28/18 at 5:28 pm

Yu-Gi-Oh was a huge one too. There's also Bayblade, Bakugan and so on. So many gaudy toys-loving franchises from Japan ;D

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: SpyroKev on 04/28/18 at 6:07 pm

Yu-Gi-Oh defined it until the end of its peak by 2005 with GX. Bratz dolls is pretty accurate. It was advertised so much, I knew they were big and a lot of popular fads then I didn't notice were popular.

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: ZeldaFan20 on 04/28/18 at 6:51 pm

I was a kid in the 2000s, so I could give you a pretty detailed answer ;).

Standard term fads (4-5 years)

Beyblades from 2000-2005

Bionicle from 2002-2006

Mighty Beans from 2003-2007

Webkinz from 2005-2009

Longterm fads (fads that lasted almost the entire decade)

Bratz from 2003-through the end

Hot Wheels from 2001-through the end

Tech Decks from 2002-2008

Live Strong Bracelets from 2003-through the end

Neopets from 2001-2007

Club Penguin from 2005-through even the 2010s (I was genuinely surprised when I found out kids still played Club Penguin ;D)

Short term fads (fads that lasted a year or two, maybe 3)

YuGiOh from 2002-2005 (started to decline around with GX)

Bakugan from 2004-2006

Heelys from 2005-2006

Silly Bandz from 2009-2010

ToonTown from 2005-2007

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: Tyrannosaurus Rex on 04/28/18 at 8:37 pm

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: TheEarly90sFan on 04/28/18 at 11:12 pm

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: naf140230 on 04/29/18 at 8:18 pm

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: gibbo on 04/29/18 at 10:20 pm

The one immediatley after Pokemon was Digimon, then the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z series. After that was the Beyblade craze (my kids all had their Beys and they battled in a Bey Stadium (sold separately, of course).

I recall the Sailor Moon series being quite good (I watched it with my kids).

Myself? ... I started viewing way back in the 60's with Kimba the White Lion, Astroy Boy, Prince Planet, Gigantor and Speed Racer.

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 6:04 am

Which years define Pokemon?

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: TheEarly90sFan on 04/30/18 at 10:05 am

Which years define Pokemon?

When it was a fad: 1998
The craze: 1999-2001
The popularity of the location-based game: 2016-Now

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/18 at 10:07 am

Which years define Pokemon?

The Craze: 1999-2001
The location-based game: 2016-Now
..and the feature film made was dire?

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: TheEarly90sFan on 04/30/18 at 10:13 am

..and the feature film made was dire?

Yes, the first one was.

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: Early2002 on 04/30/18 at 10:44 am

Pokemon Fad started in late 1998 and lasted until Gold & Silver came out
Late 2000/Early 2001

Its peak Was Pokemon the first movie in Nov 1999

By late 2001 Pokemon was washed

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: mwalker1996 on 05/01/18 at 4:55 pm

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: Dundee on 05/02/18 at 1:20 pm

2000s had a lot of kid fads, like the sketchers glow in the dark sneakers, video now (never knew anyone who had those), Twister, Scene it, Tech deck, Heeleys, Bratz, Polly pocket, Tamagotchi was still big, Yu-Gi-Oh, Powerpuff Girls, Toontown, Funbrain, etc.
Don't forget our dear lord to all of us, 2000s kids

THE RAZOR SCOOTER
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Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: SmartBo1 on 05/02/18 at 8:47 pm

Don't forget our dear lord to all of us, 2000s kids

THE RAZOR SCOOTER
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Amen my good sir!

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: SpyroKev on 05/02/18 at 10:34 pm

Don't forget our dear lord to all of us, 2000s kids

THE RAZOR SCOOTER
https://www.razor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/A_RD_Product.png

I guess I didn't notice the scooter. It was about Hip Hop baseball caps for us.

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: Looney Toon on 05/03/18 at 2:08 pm

I guess I didn't notice the scooter. It was about Hip Hop baseball caps for us.

Yep .

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: mwalker1996 on 05/03/18 at 6:16 pm

Don't forget our dear lord to all of us, 2000s kids

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[/quoteForgot how big those scooters were

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: naf140230 on 05/18/18 at 7:06 pm

When it comes to fads on the level of Pokemon, I would have to say Naruto is a good example. Here is proof: https://www.japanpowered.com/anime-articles/top-10-influential-anime-america

Go to number 2. From what I can tell Naruto was very popular in the late 2000s. And Yu-Gi-Oh! fits in between, as does Harry Potter, Beyblade, and Bionicle.

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: SpyroKev on 05/19/18 at 1:44 pm

When it comes to fads on the level of Pokemon, I would have to say Naruto is a good example. Here is proof: https://www.japanpowered.com/anime-articles/top-10-influential-anime-america

Go to number 2. From what I can tell Naruto was very popular in the late 2000s. And Yu-Gi-Oh! fits in between, as does Beyblade and Bionicle.

I completely forgot about Naruto. Naruto is definitely one of the most obviousness after Pokémon.

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: naf140230 on 05/28/18 at 6:44 pm

Come to think of it, I had a hard time figuring out what was the dominant kid fad after Naruto in the second half of the first decade of the 21st century. I think that is due to a demographic divide among children.

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: naf140230 on 06/02/18 at 3:17 pm

Here is a discussion of fads in the mid-to-late 2000s: http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=53663.0

That might clear things up.

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: 2001 on 06/02/18 at 4:29 pm

After Pokémon it was Yu-Gi-Oh and then it was Beyblade (concurrently popular with Yu-Gi-Oh). Digimon was big too.

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 4:31 pm

When was Tamagotchi?

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: 2001 on 06/02/18 at 4:35 pm

When was Tamagotchi?

In the late '90s right before Pokémon but concurrently popular with it as well.

Subject: Re: Fads After Pokemon

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/02/18 at 4:39 pm

In the late '90s right before Pokémon but concurrently popular with it as well.
Thanks!

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