>>12161487All my childhood I wanted a Pokemon game, ever since I'd seen one of my older friends playing Gold as a kid, but I don't think my mum ever paid attention to what I asked for for my birthday. I sat and watched as my friends got Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen and Emerald, while I was stuck with the Hot Wheels GBA game and Lion King 3.
However, I eventually got given a Pokemon game when I was in high school, Pokemon Diamond, not long after it had come out, by my auntie. I don't think I've ever, to this day, invested as much time into one game. It breaks my heart that I don't know where it's gone or where it ended up, but I'll never forget my first starter.
Mainly because Empoleon is a sick cunt. He's got mad defensive stats and his Surf can fuck up Steel types when nearly nothing else in that game could. It doesn't matter if John Gamefreak himself designed a pokemon after a pair of tits, Empoleon is my favourite for life, because holy shit he's a heavy metal penguin