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>born 1994
>didn't get really into Pokemon until 2001 or so when much of the hype had already died down
>knew nobody at school who also played Pokemon or who even had a link cable, the kids there seemed to not be very aware of Pokemon
>get Pokemon TCG Play It! games years after first release and get into the TCG only to find that the sets/cards detailed in the game weren't being sold anymore
>have to hunt down VHS tapes in order to watch early anime episodes

I felt like I had just barely missed the craze, and kids my age were into Yu-Gi-Oh! when I was just beginning my Pokemon phase. If only I had been born a couple years earlier, I could have been right there for it...

What was it like to be around during Pokemania?