In Pokémon, we begin our journey as young as 10 or 11 years old. But how? What kind of society lets kids that young travel on their own? What does that do for the kids? And could something like that be possible in the real world?

This video is available with Brazilian Portuguese subtitles.

Descriptive transcript (English and Portuguese): https://bit.ly/PokemonJourneyTranscript

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Music by Northern District https://www.youtube.com/@northerndistrict Intro: “Distortion (UmbreonLibris Version)” Outro: “The Next Chapter”

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