Hi Thomas~! It's wonderful to meet you and welcome to PC. :)
Longtime fans are always welcome here! I've been a fan since Red and Blue came out in the US... which was a looong time ago. There are tons of others like us here on the forum but also lots of others who are newer fans, too. :3 Do you have a favorite game or anything? Maybe a favorite Pokemon, perhaps? And do you mostly just play the games or do you dabble in other parts of the franchise, like maybe the anime or cards sometime? Do share, I'd like to know! The games are amazing but personally I love the anime too, hehe. Oh, and the merchandise!
And neat, PC is a cool forum for first-timers. We're a big place with some of the coolest people and some really awesome forum themes. Plus we're the best place to go to for Pokemon-related ROM hacks and fangames, so you're in the right place. Any plans to make a game sometime or do you just play them? I joined only for Shiny Gold at first so hacking was a big thing for me a few years ago. But now that I've branched out and starting posting the experience has been so much better! You'll meet some awesome people during your stay here.
See you around Thomas! Hope you love this place as much as we all do and evolve into an active member! :D