After leaving Xiao Zhi, we finally welcomed our own adventure.

I didn't expect that an on-chain Pokémon would make me believe in “growth” again

I have been observing a very strange phenomenon these days:

Pokemon BNB is clearly just an on-chain project, yet it is being discussed by a bunch of people born in the 90s and 00s as if it were an emotional resonance conference.

I originally thought this was just another “GameFi old wine in a new bottle.” The more you look at the results, the more you realize — the reason it is popular is not the Web3 logic, but the logic of human nature.

Why will Web3 in 2025 be ignited by a “Pokémon project”?

To be honest, in today's Web3:

  • Making money has no emotions
  • Emotions without stories
  • Stories without logic

But Pokemon BNB has a rare characteristic:

It is one of the first “cultural memory type Web3 projects.”

What is cultural memory? The moment you see “Trainer NFT”, the first thing that pops into your mind is:

  • That night hidden under the quilt playing the palm machine
  • During the summer vacation, I ran out of breath chasing the Charizard.
  • The child who is willing to believe that “hard work can make you stronger”

You think you miss Pokémon, but in fact, you miss the version of yourself that wanted to become stronger.

Everyone thinks that Pokemon BNB relies on “narrative”, but I don't think so

I repeatedly looked at the community discussions, and there is a very obvious commonality:

Everyone is not here to make money, but has been struck by a kind of “emotional value”.

In summary:

Not nostalgia, but continuation.

When we were young, we went on adventures with Xiao Zhi, but as we grew up, we became realistic, pragmatic, cautious, and even a bit timid.

But Pokemon BNB suddenly reminds many people of:

“It seems like I haven't felt my heart race for something in a long time.”

It doesn't take you back to childhood, But it tells you: You can continue to take risks.

Let's talk about reality - why does this project have market attention?

Beyond emotions, let's talk about some rational logic:

**✔ **The BNB chain is currently the strongest for retail investors, with the highest traffic and the most Chinese users.

It's not me saying it, it's the on-chain data saying it.

✔ The economic model is “clean”, with no pre-sale, no team allocation, and no VC

This is so rare in 2025 that it feels like an endangered species.

✔ NFT = productive assets + BNB dividend pool + upgradable

Not JPG, but on-chain productivity equipment.

✔ Algebra rewards are not a Ponzi scheme, but a real fission model of Web3

Users receive rewards in BNB + POKEMON, not air points.

Simply put:

This is a model that can run without crashing.

But the real reason I identify with Pokemon BNB is not the model, but the “atmosphere”

I have been in Web3 for so long, I have seen too much:

  • Calculate APY until numb
  • Anxiety from being on the whitelist
  • Chasing Narrative leads to questioning life

But the community of Pokemon BNB is very unusual:

What everyone is discussing is not the profit, but experience, growth, spirit, and sense of belonging.

You hardly ever see a chain game community where someone says:

“I am not here to make money; I am here to find back the brave version of myself that I once was.”

This is its rarest place.

Finally, my opinion: Will Pokemon BNB explode?

I don't predict prices, I talk about trends:

  • Emotional Resonance > Model Design
  • Cultural IP > Gameplay Complexity
  • User Self-Propagation > Project Party Promotion

And Pokemon BNB happens to be at the intersection of three trends.

It is not a “chain game”, It is not “GameFi 2.0”. It looks more like:

A group of adults has regained the “courage buff” worn down by life.

If you also feel that Web3 has been very boring, mechanical, and profitable yet hollow lately — Then you should understand why this project suddenly exploded.

Last Words:

**Pokemon BNB is not a project, it is a reminder: You haven't been defeated by life yet, you still have a chance, try again.

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