>>20840248My older brother and his friend who were close family friends next door were saying all these weird names like Venusaur and Charizard when they were playing at my house one day, I asked them what they were talking about and they introduced me to pokemon. It was basically like my dream game come true because I liked animals and collecting things.
Then we went to his house later and my brother's friend and his sister gave me a little book detailing the original 151, what level they evolve what moves they learn etc. I was captivated by it.
Come Christmas both me and my brother unwrapped a fresh copy of Pokemon Red and Blue under the Christmas tree.