>>55730159it was a cool era for pokemon though
>1998>red version>rumors at school>11-12 years old, 4th grade summer into 5th>cards in my backpack, trades in secret at recess>battles after school with link cables>friends hyping up the matches betting cards on them>bragging about how strong their monsters areit was the wild west still
i had TWO dugrio on my team kek
>favorite memory:winning 3rd place at a local league tournament and collecting the badges\pins
opening a base set booster and pulling venusaur