The current Pokemon Go game has attracted so much interest from the world community. The excitement of hunting monsters makes people willing to go around the place to complete the Pokemon collection.

However, the outbreak of the game fever also cannot be separated from the slanted issues that are scattered. Pokemon has been plagued by negative news about the game.

For example, recently, there has been a link circulating on social media that says Pokemon has a negative meaning and corners one religion.

Many circulating on social media that Pokemon actually in Syriac or Syriac means "I am Jewish". While Pikachu is said to mean "Be Jewish", and Charmander means "God is Weak".

This of course raises the pros and cons and becomes a heated debate on social media. Many believe and share the rumor, many think it's just a fittology.
Is it true what is spread on social media? Here's the answer.

When the Pokemon cartoons were on the rise in the early 2000s, the Los Angeles Times had issued a report on this issue in the April 24, 2001 issue. At that time, countries located in the Middle East had indeed had a problem with it.

In the LA Times, it was stated that at that time in Middle Eastern countries such as Oman, Qatar, Dubai, Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, rumors circulated that Pokemon games had connotations that promoted anti-Islamic behavior and believed in Judaism.

Nintendo of course denied this, but the leaders of these countries still can not accept Pokemon. The rumor arose amid concerns that Arab countries would assimilate the emerging culture;

Sheik Abdel Monem abu Zent, ​​a former member of the Jordanian parliament said that this toy is part of a Jewish plan to corrupt the minds of our young generation because it offends blasphemous thoughts, mocks God and our moral values ​​so that it is very dangerous for the younger generation.

Meanwhile, Mohammed Abu Laila, a professor from Al Azhar University, said that until now there was no strong evidence that confirmed the rumors that made parents forbid their children to play the Pokemon game.

In a statement in Jordan's Amman newspaper, the Syriac Orthodox Christian Church denied allegations that Pokemon and other character names have roots in the ancient Syriac language and have insulting Islamic meanings. Church officials said they were surprised by the incoming letter stating that Pokemon contained a Jewish invitation. This of course causes anxiety.

He said if he had even asked directly to the party who popularized Pokemon. Pokemon is actually just an abbreviation of Pocket Monster or pocket monster.

Named Pocket Monster because this pokemon has a pocket ball that can be put in a pocket. Meanwhile Pikachu is a combination of the words Pika and Chu. Pika is the name of an animal that is still in the same family as rabbits, while Chu in Japanese means squeak.

So here, JBers, the naming of Pokemon and Pikachu actually has nothing to do with religion at all. Especially to corner certain religions, yes. As long as you play properly and keep your priorities in mind, such as worship, work and study, it's definitely okay to hunt Pokemon!