>>33004605>original games and anime first come out in America>some of my classmates start talking about it and trading cards at recess is common>not interested at first cause it's the late 90s and fads come and go constantly>find a poster at Walmart with the original 151 in order with names and get amazed at the variety of different monsters>curious about it so get dad to buy it for me>hang poster on wall and eventually get curious enough to get Blue version>shortly thereafter start collecting cards and watching the anime>never look backI stopped playing the games after BW but still lurk here/watch vids on youtube/keep track of the competitive scene/make spreadsheets of stats/etc cause i'm a goddamn autist
