>>53222576My introduction to the "collecting" part of franchise was actually miniature figurines. The first ones I owned were a set of the Poliwag line, then later on I started collecting the cards but I'll never remember what my first set was. Then when my dad bought me a GBA and a copy of Pokémon Sapphire, I chose Treecko because I thought the other two didn't look strong enough. Then I asked my dad what I should nickname him and he said "I dunno. He looks like a Sam, I guess." I had Sam for a long time, but when I grew out of Pokémon around 2009 I gave my old games to my brother and Sam was lost forever. When I got back into the series in 2014, I wanted a new take on things so I picked up Omega Ruby. I considered Torchic or Mudkip, I really did. But something in my soul wouldn't let me. Sam II the Sceptile never left my Omega Ruby cartridge, it just didn't feel right to transfer him up.
