Bullying is a key topic in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Let's talk about what the story highlights, what it misses, and what bullying looks like in the real world—and what we can do to make things better.

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Music by @northerndistrict
Intro: “Distortion (UmbreonLibris Version)” Outro: “The Next Chapter”

Logo by @AdeptCharon

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Chapters 00:00 I love Team Star 01:06 How to define bullying 03:38 Why bullying happens 04:28 Targets of bullying 05:45 Members of Team Star 08:13 Bullying in the real world 16:00 How I was bullied 24:31 Mishandling by schools 25:56 Operation Star 27:34 I fought my bullies 34:45 Starfall 41:23 Things get better 45:45 Starfall shortfalls 47:55 We need to do better 56:21 Thank you for watching!