>>35773230>did anyone who grow up with the GBA games even watch the animeNot sure if I'd be the best candidate, but my first games were Yellow and Stadium, but Gen III was when I was an elementary school kid.
The anime only started to really pick up again around the Johto league, and by the Hoenn and Battle Frontier sagas, I was basically hooked.
All of my friends loved Pokemon too, but it had its rivals like Yugioh, Beyblade, etc.
If there's anything I loved about Gen III overall, it's how new and exciting everything felt. The games were mostly new Pokemon, the show finally wasn't boring after a slog through Mid-Johto, etc.
