>>26487939I was an abysmal trainer. Yet I kept on playing Pokemon and loving it. I collected the games despite being garbage. Then one day my Blaziken decided not to fall down once in my Elite 4 attempt in Emerald, even against the hopeless odds against Wallace and his water types. I finally got to see what this room looked like. First time I ever saw the credits. I was sobbing.
I also have crazy sentimentality with my pokemon. My Diamond was the game I putt the most commitment into and it's just full of friends I haven't seen in years. I ought to see how they're holding up.
>>26488211Then there's just this series in fucking general.