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==My Life With Pokemon: The Biography of a Fandom== | |||
===Generation I=== | |||
I first got into Pokemon when it first came out in the US and I started seeing ads for it in magazines and on TV. | |||
Also, someone (might have been my cousin again) tipped me off to the existence of a Pokemon cartoon, which I immediately set out trying to find on TV. The first episode I saw was Pokemon I Choose You in what was probably its original airing (again, I feel very old). Yes, I did see Mewtwo Strikes Back in the theatre, although The Power of One was relegated to a Christmas present (and to be honest, I haven't actually made a conscious effort to see any Pokemon movie since). But then I happened to play Red Version at a neighbor's house, and I was HOOKED. I was totally bummed when she moved away, but the depression was temporary, as I received a brand new RED Version of my own for my birthday .It was Hacked into my computer. | |||
===Generation II=== | |||
Of course, it wasn't long until the first rumours of new Pokemon (and the games to go with them) came leaking from Japan through magazines like Beckett's and Pojo's. Naturally, I was intrigued by the concept of 100 all-new Pokemon. (To this day, my favorite Unown form is U because it's the first one I ever saw, in an issue of Beckett's where they leaked sprites of all of the Gen II Pokemon and Unown was represented by its U form; at that time most people weren't aware that Unown had different forms and I thought its U form was pretty much the most unusual design for a Pokemon-or for anything, for that matter-that I had ever seen.) | |||
As more and more information came out as the games were released in Japan, I became more and more excited for them.When Gold and Silver finally came out, there was much jubilation and rejoicing, and I spent many happy hours playing my copy of Silver (hacked on my computer) as I finally got to explore the land I had previously read so much about. Crystal was just the icing on the cake . | |||
It was also during this time that I stopped watching the show, both because the Johto season was boring, repetitive, and full of fillers, and because the timeslot moved and I just couldn't be bothered to find it again. Another big development during this era was the fact that I started drawing Pokemon and Pokemon characters, which led to my love of drawing in general. (If only the games' save batteries hadn't run out...sigh...) | |||
===Generation III=== | |||
When I learned about the release of Ruby and Sapphire, I decided to try to avoid spoilers as much as possible until I could get the game--which actually ended up being detrimental to my experience because I was thrust into a world that I had no emotional connection to. Despite that, I did enjoy Fire Red, and made a point of getting FireRed and Emerald when they came out. I had plenty of fun with those games.(The point is that Fire red was my first GBA game) | |||
===Generation IV=== | |||
I casually pursued my Pokemon interests during the DS's early days , but I didn't become genuinely interested in Diamond/Pearl until I began learning about their North American release, and I gradually became more intrigued by the games (especially the return of the day/night feature, something I missed from GSC). Since for some reason I decided I could blow some cash, I ordered Diamond. | |||