This isn’t a place for people who exploit the Pokemon community, this isn’t a place for get rich quick prospector types looking to sell our exclusive (& other) prizes online, and this isn’t the type of place for (ahem) “merchants” who hoard Pokemon merchandise from the community in their garage/etc…severely damaging the market, community, and other trainers/collectors access to different expansions. We follow ALL Pokemon rules and terms of service, core values, and spirit of the game, as well as have some rules of our own.

This is not a place for self-righteous know-it-alls who look to demoralize others by diminishing their intelligence and/or validity!

This IS a place for friendly Pokemon competition, study, relative conversation, internal prize awarding competitions, and other programs. This IS a (to an extent) "sensory friendly", moderated, place designed to create a Pokemon league for EVERYONE including the marginalized.

As a person who grew up in a poor, toxic family; as a worldly combat soldier/veteran; as a college educated man; as a human…I understand MANY things involved with mental illness and life difficulties, and not just folks on the spectrum as they say.

I understand how we struggle with a myriad of different things that make it not only hard to communicate, but sometimes hard to even leave the house. I understand things like working up the courage to not only go out into the world, but to go to a crowded Pokemon tournament, and NOT being the craziest, stinkiest one in the room; but then be demoralized, diminished, judged, and discouraged from ever going back by the unregulated “scene regulars”, or even the shop gatekeepers who don’t even like Pokemon…I understand many different highly interpretive facets of life.

With that understanding I see a need! A need for a safe digital space that is a Pokemon league, has all the feel of a Pokemon Gym, a Lab; a place to connect with others to learn about, GET, and PLAY Pokemon; including an internal gym challenge involving AWESOME prizes; but a place that ISN’T full of a bunch of negative "socialite" types looking to lower others to boost themselves! (NOPE! NOT HERE!)

You’ll get NONE of those societal hang-ups here! NONE of that stuff matters! I was a former RSB Cadre aka a (baby) Drill Sergeant, and am also a sensitive musician. I have no problem with awkward confrontations to enforce the rules; pleasant ones are always better, but safe pursuits of happiness for ALL are the best!

This is not a money grab, this is not a prestige tool, this is not social media validation; for ANYONE!

This is an all-inclusive, stand alone/unofficial, Pokemon community designed to ENHANCE your Play! Pokemon League experience, not detract from.

You can officially join the gym HERE or on Discord and follow on Meta & YouTube for social news & other updates, thanks for reading this, hope to see you there.

Respectfully,

Professor I.

The Immersion Gym