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>2001
>13 years old
>never in my life heard of pokemon, didnt even watch the anime, i prefered to play outside with kids and mom didnt let me watch TV, not that i really cared back then
>get a gameboy as a gift from one of my uncles
>good student so mom bought me a game
>asks the guy there for good non violent games for children, he says pokemon gold
>guy looks barely 18, so he tries to talk with me about the game, i just nod because i really dont know what the fuck he is saying, he has a gameboy too and shows me his dog thing (arcanine)
>"looks pretty cool man, how do you get that dog"
>"use fire stone on grolithe" says other kid who was there doing something with a cable and 2 gameboys (trading i guess)
>"i want this game mom"
>play it, pick totodile, get shitslapped because lv6 totodile vs lv10 everything else and didnt catch anything else
>ask the guy who sold me the game that his game is broken, he explains me why i lost and trades me a little human (heracross)
>it should be easier now, you should also catch a mareep and the growlithe you liked
>who?
>the little sheep and the fire dog, and when you get a new pokemon just train it until he is almost as powerful as your other pokemon
>2 fucking hours talking, its mostly me nodding and him talking about X pokemon
>alright man, thank you (god damn dude)
>"if you ever need anything else just ask me"
>sure (hell no)
>do what he says and catch the mareep when i get the chance
>stop playing entirely 2 days later because that shit is boring
>sometimes play in front of that place with other kids
Mom probably still has that gameboy and the game so my traded heracross should be there, i didn't even play pokemon properly until december 2009 when i broke my leg doing something stupid, poor guy i think i hurt him or something by not playing anymore or asking for his advice
