Quick Note: My schedule was upended by my move, so this is September's second premium episode of Abject Suffering. There will be two more Exquisite Suffering episodes coming out this month. I apologize for the confusion. - Kole

If you say the word "Pokémon" nowadays, people will stare at you gape-mawed, because nobody remembers this long-forgotten Nintendo franchise. Its plunge into obscurity was caused by Pokémon Dash, a kiddie racing game for kiddies that completely ruined the Pokémon name.