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I had to wait to get Pokemon about a month after all my friends got it since "you have to wait for your birthday anon!"
A day or two after i got it, my friend needed a blue exclusive, I forgot which, I think sanshrew maybe? Anyway he traded me a Chansey, and since it was from cerulean cave it was like level 50 so I couldn't even use it for awhile. A few days later I got my first pack of cards and it was a holo chansey. It ended up making me love the whole line and they represent what Pokemon means to me.
Later down the line I got the shadow Chansey from the gamecube game and transferred it year after year, and now she's a Blissey with the mini mark in SV.