>the first time I played Gen 2 as a wee lad, my dumb ass never bothered to talk to the aide to the get the egg in Violet City after beating the gym so I thought I was just playing a demo version of the game
To this day I have no idea how I managed to get stuck there since I distinctly remember starting a new save file after I got bored of grinding on route 36 and progressing as normal afterword.
Anyway what are some dumb things you've done as a child playing Pokémon?