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>2008
>13 y/o
>live in a third world country
>never had my own computer
>parents decide to give me one as birthday present
>see friends playing on their fancy gba sp
>tell them "i wish i could play pokemon"
>friend offers to burn a cd with pokemon rom and emulator
>next day he gives me the cd, thank him a million times
>get home, don't know a word in english, somehow eventually manage to make the emulator work
>boot pokemon ruby
>try to throw pokeball at npcs pokemon because i don't know where to find the pokemons i like
>picked treecko, brendan destroy me on that battle under bridge
>grind for days
>grovyle is evolving!
>had no idea what it was going to turn into
>see Sceptile for the first time
>lost my smile and excitement
>restart game and pick mudkip this time
>make him hm slave, manage to beat e4 using only him on lvl 64
>brag about it to everyone
>everyone admires my "trainer skills"
>consider myself "queen of pokémon"
I was such an arrogant, silly kid.
Thanks for the memories Swampert. You still the best starter to this day.
