/vp/, what's your pokemon 'cycle'?

I mean, when you play pokemon, do you play it hardcore for a few months, drop off, come back, repeat? Or do you just play it until you get to the end of the in-game story? Or have you been steadily playing it piece by piece since you were introduced to the franchise? Do you play the actual game occasionally and on online simulators most of the time?

I want to know. Tell me.