Your reaction when you first saw pokemon Page 2

Started by raging lion March 21st, 2009 11:38 PM
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Age 29
Fremont, California
Seen December 29th, 2011
Posted July 27th, 2009
751 posts
15 Years
"OMG! Who's the cute little yellow creature? It's sooo cute!"
-when I was 5 and watched a commercial for the Pokemon anime.


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Age 30
United States of America
Seen May 30th, 2009
Posted May 30th, 2009
331 posts
14.4 Years
Oh jeez... Memory lane time! I can hardly remember my first glimpse of Pokemon, but I know it was rooted somewhere in that heavenly place called elementary school. I have good memories of that place, a lot of them involving Pokemon. All I can remember was thinking, "Hey... That's... REALLY COOL!"

I remember there was a kid at school who brought his Game Boy and Pokemon Blue to recess every day. We all gathered around him to watch as he sat on a log and played. I remember a few of us were fascinated with how you could jump off ledges and we were like, "ZOMG. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD JUMP!"

It might have also had something to do with those anime-to-novel adaptations by Tracy West that fueled my drive toward the whole thing, but looking back, those books had tons of inaccuracies that bugged the hell out of me. I ordered the first one from a monthly book service at my school and years later, I gave all the ones I bought to my brother. :P

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Age 31
Seen August 31st, 2020
Posted May 11th, 2010
197 posts
14.2 Years
When I was a kid, I was a real "I-don't-go-with-the-crowds" kinda person. So when Pokemon came out, it was all anyone at school talked about, so I automatically hated it :D Probably five or six months after it came out, my cousins stayed over at my house for a sleepover or somethin'. We went to Blockbuster to get a movie, and he wanted Pokemon. I was not thrillled. However, I watched the tape (it was the Bulbasaur/Charmander/Squirtle acquiring streak for Ash) and I loved it :D Then, I watched the earlier tapes, starting at the beginning. The first episode made (and prob'ly will still make) me cry~ ;w; I still refused to do the "normal" thing for a while though - I originally hated Pikachu. My favorite was Gengar.

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Seen July 23rd, 2013
Posted July 22nd, 2013
1,439 posts
15.1 Years
"Cool, a dragon!"

No, seriously.

That was my first interaction with Pokemon: Looking at the Charizard on the cover of the FireRed box. xD

It might have also had something to do with those anime-to-novel adaptations by Tracy West that fueled my drive toward the whole thing, but looking back, those books had tons of inaccuracies that bugged the hell out of me.
TRACY... WEST.
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18.5 Years
"Hmm...this little mouse is cute..." (referring to Pikachu)
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Age 28
Male
Your attic
Seen April 14th, 2017
Posted November 16th, 2013
847 posts
15.2 Years
I was like three when Pokemon first came out...

I was sitting on the couch one morning since I wasn't in school yet. The main "cartoons" (now I know some of them were anime although some were made in the U.S. so I don't know if you consider those anime or not) that I remember watching was Monster Rancher, Animeniacs, Pinky and the Brain. Then suddenly this Pokemon anime commercial comes on and it said the name and the day it started airing. I had that day memorized and I made my mom tape it.

I didn't start playing the games until I was a little older, I just watched my bro play Pokemon Yellow most of the time. Then I would try to play, and he would say I messed the game up and take it from me. (I later lost that game, but bought a new ome later)

In elementry school we wern't allowed to bring in gameboys and stuff like that, but I remember going to the school library and getting those Tracey West adaptations. I used to love those...

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Age 19
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Posted September 9th, 2010
125 posts
14.2 Years
When I was born, the Pokemon game that came out was Pokemon Emerald and...

It.. came out with you when you were born?


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Age 28
Male
Your attic
Seen April 14th, 2017
Posted November 16th, 2013
847 posts
15.2 Years
Actually I remember once pre-school started there was three days a week (I only went to three day pre-school) that Pokemon came on and I didn't get to watch it (new episodes came on on the weekdays). I remember getting soooo mad at my mom because she forgot to tape half of a show because she got caught up doing something.

Now that I think about it I didn't memorize the day it came out on air I just watched the same channel every morning.
Seen May 12th, 2009
Posted April 7th, 2009
13 posts
14.1 Years
"A Sneak Peek at Pokemon"

No kiddin'. It was a promotional video about Pokemon before the anime was released. I honestly do not remember how I even got it. I think my aunt gave it to me, I'm not sure. Honestly, reading this thread all I could think of was "like I remember way back THEN?" until I finally remembered this and just...ugh. It was so horrible, but awesome XD It's on Youtube, watch it!

I was such a dweeb after seeing that video =X I have fond memories of painting rubber balls to look like Pokeballs, hahaha.

I feel so old with all the people around here saying they were like, 3, when Pokemon came out, hah >_>; Does anyone else remember this?

Edit: There's information about it on Bulbapedia should you catch that site in a good mood (read: when it works), and as I said, clips on Youtube.
Seen March 20th, 2022
Posted March 29th, 2010
46 posts
14.2 Years
Well I did get a Pikachu Plushie in 1997, can't quite remember, but I know I ALWAYS LOVED Pikachu.. but when I REALLY got hooked was when My step sister came over and played this cool looking game called Pokemon Emerald.. I finally got her to let me play it and I got hooked.. :3


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Age 28
Male
Hoenn
Seen August 23rd, 2022
Posted November 5th, 2014
2,288 posts
15.7 Years
I dont know :\ I mean, I don't (think) I even watched the first episode (I'm phail :P)

However, unlike most people, I think it was the games that actually got me interested in the franchise. I remember my mom buying me Pokemon Blue (which I switched with my brother not due to the wild Pokemon, but because I wanted Charizard on the title screen/game. XD) Ever since then I have been a loyal fan. I blame my family! XD

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Age 27
He/Him
Philippines
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Posted February 14th, 2022
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15.2 Years
I was five years old when I saw my older siblings play the game (Pokémon Blue --my brother's; Pokémon Yellow --my sister's).
I immediately got addicted [watching], and when I found out there was an animé, I watched every single episode until I got Pokémon Gold.
That then started my days as an avid Pokémon trainer gamer and fan all through out.


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Age 30
England
Seen July 23rd, 2009
Posted April 5th, 2009
13 posts
14.1 Years
^ Snap, Enishi. xD Yay for Death The Kid.

Anyway. I hated Pokemon at first. The first time I remember seeing it was when I was on vacation in Florida - there were advertisements about it everywhere, and it seemed like every shop we went into was crammed full of Pokemon merchandise. So, I took one look at it, and was like: "Ew, what the heck." Then about a month later, I played my friend's Pokemon Blue, and was instantly sold on it. I thought Charizard was the coolest thing ever invented x3
Age 29
FL
Seen May 29th, 2013
Posted December 15th, 2009
63 posts
14.1 Years
I was 6 years old and my friends were all into the trading cards. I found them to be interesting but nothing extraordinary. Then one of my friends came to my house and asked me if I wanted to watch the anime. After being somewhat hesitant I said yes, and from that point on I was hooked. I persuaded my parents to get me some cards for Christmas as this was right around the holiday period. In addition, they got me a video tape containing three episodes, including the one where Ash battles Erika in Celadon City.