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My folks didn't think I either wanted or 'needed' a gameboy at my age when Pokemon first started getting popular - I was like 5 - and I had to sit back and watch as my brother's played through Red and Yellow. They then got Gold and Silver and again, I loomed over their shoulders while they played those games. I did manage to get crystal on my own later, but I lacked the motivation to play it for some reason and pretty much forgot about it.
Then came the gameboy advance, I was a little out of the loop with pokemon and thought I'd steer clear, but it roped me in, and with some means of allowance with jobs around the house and stuff I managed to get Sapphire version. I loved it, the music, the pokemon, Hoenn is still my favorite region next to Sinnoh in terms of exploration and stuff. I got Emerald as well and FireRed and from then on, Gen 3 has always felt like my - as dumb as it sounds - 'home region', even if I like Gen 1 pokemon designs better.
Also, I love May.