If you're looking for a fun and active Pokemon community with lots to do, you've chosen the best place yeppers! Welcome to PC, Alkie~
I've been a fan for a long time myself and also started with Red/Blue, Stadium was also ridiculously fun (especially the minigames, I still remember being obsessed Pinsir and Scyther Cut, though I don't remember if that was Stadium 1 or 2). But on the note of PMD, everyone has been saying how sad the story was, yet here I am as someone who has never played more than an hour of the very first game. ): I do plan on trying them all when I can though, and the new 3DS PMD game that was announced a while especially looks really good! Hopefully it lives up to the expectations of its predecessors. As a small suggestion, maybe you'd be interested in the
Spinoff Games section here on the forum? It's not the most chatty PokeCommunity section in the world so any spinoff fan to bring some activity in is always welcome. :D
But ahh... Mudkip. It's cute but the memes kind of got to me at one point lol. He was my most used starters in the third generation though and made the game a breeze, especially since it's so effective against most of the gym leaders you battle early on. But now I go for Treecko since I adore Sceptile, and the game is made soo much harder at the beginning. But yeah, before I trail off in another direction, I hope you have a splendid time here and enjoy your stay! You seem awesome, and of course awesome people are always welcome here.
See you around! <3