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As a 90's child, Pokémon has been in my life for as long as I remember. By the turn of the millennium, I had a shoebox of minifigures, 8 or so palm-sized figures, some VHS tapes, the [[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master|soundtrack CD]], a complete sticker album (plus a certain bootleg one that was still memorable in its own way), [[Reversible Poké Ball plush|the Pikachu plush that turned into a Poké Ball when you turned it inside out]], a voice-recording Pikachu plush, and a Pikachu costume. I even ate the [[Pokémon Toasted Oat Cereal with Marshmallow Bits|Pokémon cereal]] a couple times. And the story is only starting.

==Showtime! (the animated series)==
Though I liked to watch the show on Cartoon Network (it was my first anime, in fact), I didn't really keep up with the series during its original run; I only watched a few stray episodes. The closest I got to following a storyline was thanks to a few VHS tapes I had, cause I rewatched those A LOT. Funny thing, though: I only had volumes 1, 3, and 4. ''Not'' 2. So I had [[EP003|Ash catching Caterpie, which evolved into Metapod]], then on the next tape it was already a Butterfree. I missed [[EP005|the one in which Ash met Brock]], too. I also had the VHSs of the first two movies.

[[File:EP045.png|thumb|110px|left|I was always hoping {{an|Jigglypuff}} would show up.]]
Looking back at the episode list, I might have actually caught more episodes than I remember, because I have quite a lot of specific memories. For example, I remember asking my parents what "pathetic" meant due to Misty's closing line to Brock in ''[[The Case of the K-9 Caper!]]'', and pretending that my Car City Carpet was [[EP022|Sabrina's toy box]]. I suppose that not watching every episode in order just made the experience feel a lot looser.

===Something's different===
I remember watching things slowly change as time went on. [[Misty's Togepi|Togepi]] and [[Tracey's Marill|Marill]] had joined the gang, they had [[Pokémon Johto|that new opening]], and there were new faces coming every day. One day, my grandma got me a pack with 6 minifigures ({{p|Chinchou}}, {{p|Smeargle}}, {{p|Ampharos}}... maybe {{p|Mareep}}, I'm not sure anymore) and I was intrigued, because I'd never seen any of them. And speaking of grandma, I'll always remember when I was watching ''[[PK04|Pikachu's Rescue Adventure]]'' with her, and when {{p|Elekid}} showed up, I said ''"I don't know who that is"'', and she replied ''"It must be from another planet"''.

[[File:OPE03.png|thumb|120px|left|You guys are cute, but what happened to the old gang?]]
Anyway, at one point in 2001, Ash had been with {{p|Chikorita}}, {{p|Cyndaquil}}, and {{p|Totodile}} for a while. But I swear: the moment that finally made things click was when I was watching a TV commercial for a new Pokémon sticker album, and there was this scene with a couple of girls saying ''"Look! There's Chikorita!"'' And that little pointing out was what made me realize: ''"Wait, Chikorita isn't one of the 150. What happened to Bulbasaur, Charizard, and Squirtle? What is going on?"''

So yeah, realizing that the original series had been replaced by this new series was quite saddening to me, because I felt that I had missed out on the full story. I would keep casually watching random episodes every now and then, like [[EP118|Casey singing the Electabuzz song]], [[EP124|the rich lady with a Snubbull]], [[EP143|Poké Balls growing from trees]], [[EP158|that damn Miltank]], [[EP174|Mini-Dit]], and [[EP232|Brock trying to hug a ghost]]. (Also, ''[[Two Perfect Girls]]'' and ''[[Song of Jigglypuff]]'' were a couple of banger songs.) But always with that bit of sadness about not watching the whole thing.

[[File:AG046_error.png|thumb|120px|left|Good to see Brock back, but those two put together don't come close to Misty.]]
And things only got worse with the Hoenn League, in 2006. It's funny, actually, because, while I felt more "bitter" with the show going on and on, ironically I ended up watching ''[[S08|Advanced Battle]]'' more consistently than any previous season. (The mid-afternoon time slot aligned better with my daily life at that age, I suppose.) I believe I missed very few episodes between ''[[AG100|Solid as a Solrock]]'' and ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team]]'', which for me was an impressive streak. As I like to say, I watched it while turning up my nose, but I did watch it. (And I can't say that ending with a return to Pallet Town didn't feel satisfying.) I think that my favorite novelty of this era was that seeing [[Jessie]] find a new purpose in [[Pokémon Contest]]s as Jessebella (and later Jessilina) was an adorable evolution of her character. When the season was over and they actually ''did'' begin a ''[[S09|Battle Frontier]]'' season immediately afterwards, however, I had had enough: ''"Enough. Give me Gen 1 or give me death."''

In 2007, I finally got my wish and Cartoon Network started rerunning the first season. I did my best to watch it every night this time (though disgruntled for missing the Wednesday episodes due to reasons beyond my control). I did finally watch many episodes that I had never seen as a child, especially in the earlier part of the series, so that was quite fulfilling.

Other than that, I've also watched some of the movies and specials that were broadcast by Cartoon Network, even if only in parts. [[M03|The Entei movie]], mostly overheard [[The Legend of Thunder!|the one with Raikou]], [[Trouble in Big Town|one with the Pichu Posse fighting]], at least the ending bit of [[HS13|the one with Ritchie traveling through time]], overheard some pieces of [[M08|the one with the talking Lucario]], and watched some pieces of [[M10|the one with a guy that turns into a Lickilicky]].

==Game on (videogames)==
===Snap===
I don't know if many people can relate, but my first Pokémon game was actually ''[[Pokémon Snap]]''. People don't talk about that one enough, in my opinion. I've always thought it was cool that the game was not about battling and competing, just watching Pokémon in various environments and taking photos.

[[File:Snorlax_Jolly_Dance.png|thumb|left|160px|A picture of the Pokémon for Professor Oak, and a picture of those flowers for mom.]]
I couldn't even read yet, at the age I played it. It did teach me a few words in English, like "[[Beach (Snap)|beach]]" and "[[tunnel]]", though. I'm not sure how often I managed to clear [[Valley]], though, because I remember that I didn't know you had to ''align'' the Squirtle with Mankey, so I depended on a lucky shot. I say "how often" because, even if my cousin or other relatives helped me clear all levels, little me liked to choose the "New Game" option. Not only because I liked going for a fresh start; mostly because I liked the funny sound and exclamation points that warned you about deleting saved data. (Again, I couldn't read; I had no idea what that said. But it was all good for me.)

[[File:Confusion_status_Stad2.png|thumb|160px|left|Though I've never actually played ''Stadium'', I have a specific memory of seeing it at a neighbor's house in 2001, because I remember the "confusion" animation, with the question marks.]]
I remember that I always took some photos of the flowerbeds on the Beach, thinking ''"This one is for mom"'', even though I knew Professor Oak wouldn't take those. I remember the [[Pokémon Album|Album]] music being the most soothing thing in the world. I remember seeing a Gyarados picture that my cousin had taken, but misidentifying the waterfall as the waterfall in the beginning of the [[Cave (Snap)|Cave]], so I spent a lot of time throwing Pester Balls there to no avail. I also remember that an older relative knew that I loved Jigglypuff (for real, whenever I saw Jigglypuff in the Cave I would take photos until I ran out of film, on purpose), so he kept throwing Pester Balls at Jigglypuff just to piss me off.

By 2002, when I no longer had my cartridge, I would read the manual for old times' sake. Then I found out you could take your cartridge to ''Pokémon Snap Stations'' and print stickers of photos you took (in USA only, surely), and felt robbed.

===Gold===
[[File:Spr_b_2g_152.png|thumb|left|''"Vai, Theo!"'']]
Technically, this was my first contact with the core game series, thanks to my computer class at school in 2001 or so. Our teacher had us play it in class one day, and it was in Portuguese, surprisingly. All I remember is that I chose "Gold" as my character's name (I remember the NPC girl saying ''"Gold, volte aqui! Não vai pegar seu Pokémon com o Professor Elm?"'' Over and over, because I didn't know how to do it.); and I chose Chikorita as my starter. I didn't know what to name it, so my teacher suggested I should name it after my newly-born brother. That's about it for this entry, though, because you can only get so far in a single class period.

===FireRed===
My ''real'' introduction to the core game series happened in 2006. A friend at school showed me he had been playing ''Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire'' (I remember him showing he had just caught either Solrock or Lunatone, which was a nice bit of synchronicity, because I had just watched ''[[AG100|Solid as a Solrock]]'' on Cartoon Network like that same week). I commented that I'd like to play too, "but a game with Pokémon from the first generation". So he suggested I should play ''FireRed''.

At his house, he taught me about emulators. He showed me how to download Emule, and then how to use Emule to download emulators and ROMs. A very valuable lesson indeed. He even taught me to download a program called ''Pokédex'' to help me with everything I needed to know about attacks and so (and completely in Portuguese). He also had the Brazilian edition of ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook]] (Deluxe Collector's Edition)'', which I found wonderful. I learned basically everything about Generation 1 with it. In fact, I thought it was such a treasure that I asked to borrow it so I could type a copy on my computer. I think I gave up before I got to the Pikachu page, mostly because finding the right official artworks on Google was impossible back then, but also because of the daunting quantity of text. Thankfully, he decided to let me keep it later. A real treasure.

Anyway, back to the game. My first starter was Charmander. I think I went as far as Brock, but since I was still learning how to save and load games on VBA, I had to start again, and picked Bulbasaur this time.

In hindsight, I've concluded that maybe we shouldn't be so harsh on Ash for being such a poor trainer. Because I was exactly the same age as him, and this first run of mine was honestly ''horrible''. No idea of how to balance a team's levels; no regard for type advantage; capturing every species I found without even knowing about the PC boxes until later; skipping text so much I lost good attacks without even noticing (I remember becoming annoyed when my Ivysaur "lost" its iconic {{m|Razor Leaf}} to the stupid, do-nothing {{m|Sweet Scent}}. I also remember I thought that was {{m|Petal Dance}}, which I'd heard from May in the anime around that time, but I digress). In short, no strategy at all.

I did eventually get to Elite Four (though not without deciding to follow a walkthrough, after struggling to get {{m|Cut}}, and bruteforcing my way through [[Rock Tunnel]] without {{m|Flash}}). But as you'd expect, my team was far from ready for it. And trying to cheese it by using level-50 Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno, and dozens of Revives didn't cut it ([[Lance]] was as far as I'd get). Of course, I wasn't patient enough to level up my team any further, so I ended up just giving up.

In January 2007, during a trip to USA, I bought myself a [[Game Boy Advance SP]], and a proper (used) FireRed cartridge. This time, I once again picked Charmander, because I wanted to do an "Ash" run (you know it, trying to play with the same Pokémon as Ash. And Charizard was his only evolved starter). Yes, I went for the rare Pikachu encounter in Viridian Forest. But knowing myself, Safari Zone was probably as far as I got, because catching even a single Tauros without the emulator's save states would be a nightmare.

===Yellow===
If you read above about my attempt on FireRed to mimic Ash's team, then you can guess why this one appealed to me. A game that follows the anime's story was a masterstroke by the creators, let's hand it to them. The simple fact that you could have Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle all without having to choose is enough to make this the perfect game. It's always been so unfair that Ash could have all starters, while ''we'' had to choose only one.

I'm pretty sure I played a Brazilian fan translation, because I recall details such as {{m|Slam}} being adapted as ''"Pou!"'', and {{OBP|Copycat|character}} being called [[Duplica]]. (I guess this means I played it during the 2007 rerun of the anime's first season, cause I also recall I had recently watched Duplica's episode.) I also remember that the ''Mario & Wario'' reference in her room (''"A game with Mario wearing a bucket on his head"'') was changed into "It's a Mario game. He's smashing a Goomba." It may be generic, but honestly it was more effective at making me guffaw.

I'm not sure how far I got in this one. I didn't beat the Elite Four, but this game earned a place in my heart.

===Honorable mentions===
[[File:Topsy-Turvy_Hitmontop_Palettes.png|thumb|160px|left|I remember seeing my brothers play ''[[Pokémon Stadium series mini-games|Topsy-Turvy]]'' in an emulated version of ''{{g|Stadium 2}}''.]]
I know at some point I tried to play ''{{g|Red}}''. If nothing else, just so I could try to do the [[Mew glitch]] (which was mentioned as not working in the walkthrough for FireRed that I was using). It might be a bit of "genwunner hypocrisy", but trying Red ''after'' FireRed gave me quite a bit of appreciation for the technical improvements of Gen III, at least. I also tried ''{{g|Green}}'' once, but it was in Japanese, you see.

After I learned how to use emulators, my best friend shared a huge folder of GBA ROMs with me. It had every Pokémon game up to Gen III. He also suggested that I tried ''{{g|Ruby}}'' (it might be a favorite of his. I know he used "{{p|Exploud}}" as part of his gamertag at one point). I did try it, I think even twice, but I never got too far in this one. I don't even remember which starter I chose (I believe {{p|Treecko}}, inspired by the cool demeanor of [[Ash's Grovyle]], but {{p|Torchic}} also wouldn't be unlikely). I just remember catching a {{p|Wurmple}} that evolved into {{p|Cascoon}} despite me wanting a {{p|Beautifly}}, and trying to plant my first Berry. (I wanted to make some [[Pokéblock]]s at least, like I'd seen May do in the anime, but alas.)

I also remember seeing my brothers play a bit of ''{{g|Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire}}'', with that folder. It was cute to see Pokémon interecting with the table, {{p|Gulpin}}s piling up, and such.

In June 2013, a nice classmate taught me I could emulate on my smartphone (with ''My Boy''), and convinced me to try ''{{g|Emerald}}''. My starter was a {{p|Torchic}} named Phoenix. While I played at least a little longer than my previous attempt with ''Ruby'', I didn't get too far, either. I'm not sure how far I got, but I do remember I got the bike, and caught a {{p|Taillow}} (named ''Passarinha''), a {{p|Trapinch}}, and a {{p|Nincada}} that proceeded to evolve into {{p|Ninjask}} and {{p|Shedinja}} (I nicknamed one of those "Ninja Joe", for whatever reason. Perhaps subconscious influence by Lego's ''Ninjago''). What ultimately killed my run, though, was the fact that my cellphone (a ''{{wp|Samsung Galaxy Mini}}'') suddenly just bricked, later that year.

===New Snap===
[[File:Monitor_Todd_Frame_NPS.png|thumb|left|130px|Look at my childhood pal, all grown up.]]
This one has a funny story to it. Since the original ''Snap'' was so special to me, I've long wished for a sequel or something. Then in May 2020, I saw a tweet talking about "fans of dead franchises", and replied ''"I believe in Pokémon Snap 2"''. Then almost one month later, ''[[New Pokémon Snap]]'' was announced. My faith was rewarded.

It took me a while to actually play it, because new games tend to be pricey. For a while I hoped to find a friend who'd own it and let me play, but I eventually installed it in 2024. I have yet to finish it, but it's a beautiful game. I do think that only being able to pick one photo among various "star categories" can be frustrating, though.

===LeafGreen===
In 2023, I decided to try another run, with proper strategy this time. I was going to go for FireRed again, but I remembered {{p|Staryu}} and {{p|Vulpix}} were LeafGreen exclusives, so I decided to try LeafGreen this time. I even found a VBA emulator with a link cable function, so I could trade with myself. I would, for the first time, have access to trade evolutions. I could even have a team with all three starters. Ah, but that would take the fun away of strategizing. So let's just try to complete the dex, while still forming a team of its own merit.

Of course, the game itself is easy to play. What kept me for the most part, was me being fussy about how to manage trades among 3 different runs, so that at least the main 2 had a chance to complete the dex while avoiding repeated catches as much as possible. I even went into a years-long hiatus.

But, on January 15<sup>th</sup>, 2026, a whopping 20 years after I discovered the game, I finally became the Indigo League Champion. No using save states during the league battles, either, for honor.

====My Dream Team====
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| border = {{leafgreen color dark}}
| headcolor = {{leafgreen color light}}
| sprite = Spr FRLG Leaf.png
| name = Leaf
| location = Indigo Plateau
| game = LeafGreen
| pokemon = 6
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{{Pokémon
| gen = 3
| ndex = 0003
| pokemon = Venusaur
| gender = male
| level = 60
| type1 = Grass
| type2 = Poison
| ability = Overgrow
| move1 = Synthesis | move1type = Grass
| move2 = Poison Powder | move2type = Poison
| move3 = Leech Seed | move3type = Grass
| move4 = Razor Leaf | move4type = Grass
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{{Pokémon
| gen = 3
| ndex = 0065
| pokemon = Alakazam
| gender = male
| level = 60
| type1 = Psychic
| ability = Inner Focus
| move1 = Teleport | move1type = Psychic
| move2 = Recover | move2type = Normal
| move3 = Disable | move3type = Normal
| move4 = Psychic | move4type = Psychic
}}
{{Pokémon
| gen = 3
| ndex = 0037
| pokemon = Vulpix
| gender = male
| level = 60
| type1 = Fire
| ability = Flash Fire
| held = Quick Claw 
| move1 = Flamethrower | move1type = Fire
| move2 = Will-O-Wisp | move2type = Fire
| move3 = Confuse Ray | move3type = Ghost
| move4 = Quick Attack | move4type = Normal
}}
{{Pokémon
| gen = 3
| ndex = 0120
| pokemon = Staryu
| gender = 
| level = 60
| type1 = Water
| ability = Illuminate
| held = Cleanse Tag
| move1 = Hydro Pump | move1type = Water
| move2 = Recover | move2type = Normal
| move3 = Bubble Beam | move3type = Water
| move4 = Ice Beam | move4type = Ice
}}
{{Pokémon
| gen = 3
| ndex = 0094
| pokemon = Gengar
| gender = female
| level = 60
| type1 = Ghost
| type2 = Poison
| ability = Levitate
| move1 = Shadow Ball | move1type = Ghost
| move2 = Dream Eater | move2type = Psychic
| move3 = Curse | move3type = ???
| move4 = Night Shade | move4type = Ghost
}}
{{Pokémon
| gen = 3
| ndex = 0130
| pokemon = Gyarados
| gender = male
| level = 60
| type1 = Water
| type2 = Flying
| ability = Intimidate
| held = Black Glasses
| move1 = Hyper Beam | move1type = Normal
| move2 = Hydro Pump | move2type = Water
| move3 = Bite | move3type = Dark
| move4 = Dragon Rage | move4type = Dragon
}}
{{Party/end}}
In case you're wondering, yes, I did intentionally take an unevolved Vulpix and Staryu to my league battle. Because they're some of those Pokémon that I always wanted to have, so I wanted them to be there with me when we won together.

{{Party
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| headcolor = {{firered color light}}
| sprite = Spr_FRLG_Red.png
| name = Ash
| location = Indigo Plateau
| game = FireRed
| pokemon = 6
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{{Pokémon
| gen = 3
| ndex = 0006
| pokemon = Charizard
| gender = male
| level = 60
| type1 = Fire
| type2 = Flying
| ability = Blaze
| move1 = Flamethrower | move1type = Fire
| move2 = Wing Attack | move2type = Flying
| move3 = Slash | move3type = Normal
| move4 = Metal Claw | move4type = Steel
}}
{{Pokémon
| gen = 3
| ndex = 0135
| pokemon = Jolteon
| gender = male
| level = 60
| type1 = Electric
| ability = Volt Absorb
| held = Black Glasses
| move1 = Double Kick | move1type = Fighting
| move2 = Thunder Wave | move2type = Electric
| move3 = Bite | move3type = Dark
| move4 = Thunder | move4type = Electric
}}
{{Pokémon
| gen = 3
| ndex = 0103
| pokemon = Exeggutor
| gender = female
| level = 60
| type1 = Grass
| type2 = Psychic
| ability = Chlorophyll
| move1 = Leech Seed | move1type = Grass
| move2 = Confusion | move2type = Psychic
| move3 = Solar Beam | move3type = Grass
| move4 = Sleep Powder | move4type = Grass
}}
{{Pokémon
| gen = 3
| ndex = 0062
| pokemon = Poliwrath
| gender = male
| level = 60
| type1 = Water
| type2 = Fighting
| ability = Water Absorb
| move1 = Rain Dance | move1type = Water
| move2 = Hypnosis | move2type = Psychic
| move3 = Surf | move3type = Water
| move4 = Brick Break | move4type = Fighting
}}
{{Pokémon
| gen = 3
| ndex = 0131
| pokemon = Lapras
| gender = female
| level = 60
| type1 = Water
| type2 = Ice
| ability = Water Absorb
| move1 = Ice Beam | move1type = Ice
| move2 = Body Slam | move2type = Normal
| move3 = Confuse Ray | move3type = Ghost
| move4 = Hydro Pump | move4type = Water
}}
{{Pokémon
| gen = 3
| ndex = 0031
| pokemon = Nidoqueen
| gender = female
| level = 60
| type1 = Poison
| type2 = Ground
| ability = Poison Point
| move1 = Superpower | move1type = Fighting
| move2 = Bite | move2type = Dark
| move3 = Strength | move3type = Normal
| move4 = Fury Swipes | move4type = Normal
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{{Party/end}}
My first time beating FireRed was in the early hours of February 6<sup>th</sup>. Funnily, "Ash" here wasn't even my main FireRed run; just the tertiary save so I could trade Pokémon trios (like starters and Eeveelutions) among the main saves. My main FireRed save was "Casey", and I planned to win with {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Flareon}}, {{p|Exeggutor}}, {{p|Nidoking}}, {{p|Dodrio}}, and {{p|Raichu}}. But I was so focused on (and frankly tired of) managing trades and completing the dex before winning the league that I guess I let Ash beat him to the punch. Either that or I was just curious to see if Ash could make it.

==Trivia==
*The same friend who taught me to emulate and gave me the Official Handbook also showed me a website talking about the (then only 4) [[banned episodes]].
*Around that time (2006), I also recall seeing a website with an early screenshot of {{p|Glaceon}}, though it was captioned as "Frosteon".
*In my 2007 trip to USA, I bought [[Jakks Pacific]]'s ''Pokémon Talking Deluxe Pokédex'' (Gen III).
*One day in like 2007 or so, mom found some old floppy disks at our house, labeled Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow. She claimed I used to play those when I was little. While I do remember having a floppy disk filled with Pokémon spritework that I would sometimes print out, I have no memory of playing those at all. (Maybe they were my cousin's?) I couldn't even check them anyway, since by that time, computers with floppy disk drives were gone off the face of Earth.
*Around 2012 or so, my brother bought me a bootleg DVD containing the first 3 episodes of the anime. A sweet gift, for real.
*I grew up with a fascination for character names. From learning little-known names (like the Queen from ''Snow White'' being Queen Grimhilde), to full names (like Barbie's full name being Barbara Millicent Roberts), to their origin (like Jessie and James being named after {{wp|Jesse James}}). I remember a certain transformative moment in 2013, after reading online about [[Giovanni]] containing the Greek prefix ''"geo"'' meaning "earth"; I told my classmate about it (the one who suggested I played Emerald), and he let me know that "every Gym Leader is like that", citing [[Wattson]] and [[Norman]].
**In that vein, I remember when it crossed my mind in 2013 that [[Sabrina]] might be named after ''{{wp|Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch}}''. Then in 2019 I read on a forum someone pointing out that Sabrina is a near-anagram of "brain", and that blew my mind. [[Janine]] being "ninja" with the syllables inverted is also one of my favorites.
*I wanted to play {{g|Go}} when it came out in 2016, but my cellphone at the time (a ''{{wp|Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2}}'') was incompatible. At least I tried it for a moment with my cousin's phone.