Hiya Hayabusa! Welcome to PokeCommunity, 'kay! Is your username from a video game? It's a bit familiar..
Yeah, we have a lot of really knowledgeable Pokemon fans here so they're always helping others out when they are lost. Don't think I ever really asked for Pokemon help on the forum but a lot of people do, so you're in the right place. :D So you've been a Pokemon fan for about three years, that isn't very long compared to some others (but of course you're still awesome). Ruby is a great game to start with.. I'm a little biased though, since the third generation happens to be one of my favorites.
Oh my gosh haha, I used a Master Ball on a Phanpy when I was a kid! It kept fleeing so I caved in and just used it. Really regretted that though, since catching the roaming Pokemon became so much harder. ;_; But we were all there at one point, so it's all good. :) Nowadays I never use my Master Ball since I keep thinking I'll find something cool to catch it with later... but never do. But in Black 2 I used mine on one of the roaming Pokemon, forgot which though!
And it looks like you're already having tons of fun here. You got a ton of welcomes in your thread so you're quite the popular newbie, hehe. How have you been enjoying PC so far? Feel free to add people if you like, most of us are nice and happily accept any friend request that comes our way. In fact, if you're looking for help or someone to chat with, drop off a message on my profile! I'd love to talk to you. The
moderators are always here to help out whenever as well, so message us anytime! We can generally point you in the right direction for almost anything forum-related and perhaps even help out with other things. You can ask anything related to the forum in the
Questions & Feedback board as well, so if you don't know where to post something or are confused by how this place works, that'd be your best bet.
Have fun speculating and posting around! See you, see you, see you and have a great time! :)