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As the years went on, Pokemon became a bit of an escape. It's not that I had a bad life, but I always felt like something was missing out of it, and Pokemon helped with that. Plus, I made friends through Pokemon, and it helped inspire my writing. Even if my mother didn't completely understand it, I think she liked to see me happy.
Since Pokemon Crystal, I have played every Pokemon game as the female character; I've looked foward to each new design, and I flipped my shit that I got to design my own trainer in X/Y. I didn't understand why, but it was just so comforting to escape into my game, to be a girl. I didn't even associate it with being a girl, and I still don't. It's more of a complete package.
I have to say that Lillie's arc really spoke to me because of it. When I picked up Pokemon Red, I was a small, timid person, and through my Pokemon journey, among other things, I became a stronger, better, more confident. By the time I picked up Moon, I knew who I was, and I knew what I needed to do to be happy.
