>replaying Blue about nine years ago out of boredom
>looking for lvl7 Pidgeotto in Viridian Forest that my friend told me about
>search for about two hours straight
>find a lvl3 Pikachu
>well I don't have a Pikachu yet either, it'll be useful when I get to Cerulean
>catch it
>start to leave the forest and go heal in Pewter since I'm close to the exit and almost out of PP
>battle with lvl9 Pidgeotto
>HOLY SHIT I FOUND ONE
>send out lvl12 Charmander
>super excited
>mashing A to Scratch it real quick and get its health down so I can catch it
>forget I switched Ember to the first slot so I could get through Weedles and Metapods and shit and shit quicker
>fuck I hope it'll be okay
>CRITICAL HIT
>OH GOD NO DON'T DIE FUCK FUCK FUCK
>has like one or two health left
>FUCK YEAH
>go to use Pokeball
>realize I used my last one on Pikachu
>NOOOOO
>start crying hysterically
>hear mom run up the stairs to figure out why I'm screaming
>opens the door
>gets on the floor
>everybody walks the dinosaur
life is so hard
