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I was born in 1993.
The first portable video game I ever played in color was Pokemon Red on the GBC my sister got with the game for her birthday. I played it way more than her though after she got bored with it.
I had a birthday party where we saw the first Pokemon Movie and my sister cried.
I remember sitting on the back of my dad's car while he was doing yardwork when I beat the Elite 4 the very first time.
Pokemon Silver was the first thing I bought with my own money (sold lemonade and had like 20 dollars saved from Christmas and birthday).
I remember having Pokemon bed sheets, a poster on my wall with the original 150, and tons of cards/plushies/toys.
I remember being surprised that not everyone was getting GBAs and playing Ruby/Sapphire like I was, but happy that there were a few kids in school and on my baseball team that did.
I remember hiding the fact that I owned and played Pokemon Diamond because some girl teased me in school about "liking Pokemon" when she saw Dragon Ball Z stickers on my binder in 6th grade Math class.
I remember being really weirded out when Pokemon SoulSilver and HeartGold seemed to gain popularity, and astounded that a lot of my old friends picked the series back up with Black and White.
Getting the full living dex for Pokemon X and Omega Ruby in college was cool and helped me through some rough times. I was a little sad when the SD card with my saves got corrupted.
Pokemon Sun was great, and I loved getting to talk with my younger cousins about what starter they picked and show off my collection to them.
It's more than just nostalgia for me. Pokemon has been as integral a part of my life as the internet as a whole or cell phones. I don't know if it's for better or worse, but there's a good chance I'd be a completely different person if I hadn't experienced Pokemon.
