>>54595595Gen II took a long ass time to come out in the UK for some retarded reason. Gold/Silver was only released here in April 2001!
However I was a kid who had beaten Blue and Yellow and was obsessed with all things Pokemon, while also being addicted to using the internet on the family computer. I knew all about Gen II being out in Japan and it's imminent release in the US in Fall 2000. I was obsessed and wanted nothing else but to be able to play it. But I didn't expect to be able to play it until the following year.
On Christmas 2000 I noticed a suspiciously shaped present under the tree. I ripped the wrapping paper off and there it was, a copy of Pokemon Silver Version that my parents imported from the US.
I was already facing Whitney (and being destroyed by her Miltank) by the time Christmas dinner was being served. To this day Gen II are my favourite games in the series.