I've discovered that Pokemon is a Hardcore Game, therefore Pokemon Haters must be Casual Gamers (and a few Mid-core).

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That definition is nonsense.
Any game rated above T/12 is hardcore and any game rated below is casual (i.e. for kiddies and soccer moms). Games rated T/12 vary in hardcoreness. With some evident exceptions, this definition always works. Pokemon is not one of these exceptions; it is evidently for kiddies.