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Quoted By: >>21352119 >>21352121 >>21352128
This is the thread for everyone who never abandoned the franchise.
I was there for each release, new generations, remakes, third versions and sequels.
It's been beautiful.
Why didn't you give up, anon?
>Be middle school. Gold and Silver released. I was basically harassed as a kid for liking Pokémon past the first generation. All of my 'friends' abandoned me. Called a faggot daily because I didn't think RAW Wrestling was the new vogue. (Really?)
>Next three years were brutal. Family began to be embarrassed. Later on asked my dad to pick up FRLG with some of my hard earned money. He actually bought them! Then proceeded to make me feel like a loser for still playing Pokémon in highschool. (I started in fourth grade, Christmas of '98.)
>Be me for always, learn to hide my power level (slowly). HGSS come along. Took a P/E conditioning class in University. Never felt better. Wore Pokéwalker everyday (eventually lost it on a magic mushroom jog... ) Was straight up the happiest I'd ever been and so proud of myself for never abandoning my personal passions to fit in.
>Since Emerald, I've never been single for a Pokémon release. I've actually had a different girlfriend each time. Now I've got my gal eager to drive my drunk ass around to midnight release for Smash and ORAS with all my Pokébros, a group I started on Facebook (ew) years ago and have made really great friends through. Girlfriend is picking up AlphaSapphire. I'm getting both, like always.
>Still working out issues of worthiness from the years of bullying. Still proud of my resilience.
>Sister got Red for Christmas with a GBC, I got Blue with mine. Grandma gave the best Christmas gift ever... My sister would watch the show and play Pokémon pretend with me outside, but didn't play the game because she didn't like hurting the other Pokémon. Still won't play for that reason.
So many more stories to tell.
Why didn't you leave?
I was there for each release, new generations, remakes, third versions and sequels.
It's been beautiful.
Why didn't you give up, anon?
>Be middle school. Gold and Silver released. I was basically harassed as a kid for liking Pokémon past the first generation. All of my 'friends' abandoned me. Called a faggot daily because I didn't think RAW Wrestling was the new vogue. (Really?)
>Next three years were brutal. Family began to be embarrassed. Later on asked my dad to pick up FRLG with some of my hard earned money. He actually bought them! Then proceeded to make me feel like a loser for still playing Pokémon in highschool. (I started in fourth grade, Christmas of '98.)
>Be me for always, learn to hide my power level (slowly). HGSS come along. Took a P/E conditioning class in University. Never felt better. Wore Pokéwalker everyday (eventually lost it on a magic mushroom jog... ) Was straight up the happiest I'd ever been and so proud of myself for never abandoning my personal passions to fit in.
>Since Emerald, I've never been single for a Pokémon release. I've actually had a different girlfriend each time. Now I've got my gal eager to drive my drunk ass around to midnight release for Smash and ORAS with all my Pokébros, a group I started on Facebook (ew) years ago and have made really great friends through. Girlfriend is picking up AlphaSapphire. I'm getting both, like always.
>Still working out issues of worthiness from the years of bullying. Still proud of my resilience.
>Sister got Red for Christmas with a GBC, I got Blue with mine. Grandma gave the best Christmas gift ever... My sister would watch the show and play Pokémon pretend with me outside, but didn't play the game because she didn't like hurting the other Pokémon. Still won't play for that reason.
So many more stories to tell.
Why didn't you leave?
