What was your first Pokemon experience? Page 2

Started by Alfieri June 21st, 2014 3:00 PM
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PlatinumDude

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Posted May 30th, 2020
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12.7 Years
My first experience was the Pokemon anime, even though I didn't see much of the episodes. I focused on the fandom through the toys, like the Poke Ball keychains (I remember having Pikachu, Eevee and Bulbasaur). Then I bought Ruby/Sapphire along with a Game Boy and that's how I've been into Pokemon ever since.

Seen June 3rd, 2015
Posted May 31st, 2015
31 posts
8.9 Years
I have faint memories of the first time I found Pokemon.

I was bored one day at my grandparents house while my parents were visiting so I decided to kill time in my uncle's room (I was probably around 8/9). I was rummaging through his closet when I saw some red toy which turned out to be a gameboy with Pokemon blue already inside. I turned it on and couldn't stop playing, I remember spending so many carefree hours in front of that little screen.

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Posted December 5th, 2017
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11.4 Years
I was amazingly fortunate enough to see the first few episodes as my first real experience besides seeing it everywhere wondering if I'd like to give it a try. So I got the first VHS and BAM - loved it. :) From there I watched it regularly on tv while gathering the videos. My first non video-item was a Pikachu & Raichu tomy figure set. :) I only had the N64 games until Collosseum, then Diamond & Pearl. It was more of the merchandise and anime for me. Tried the cards, but my League kinda fell apart during a gap of card releases. Still collect the cards today, I love looking at the art. I love those days of the 90's craze. I remember when the movie came out and even Burger King went big on Poke promotion. I only saw the 1st movie in theaters so maybe that's why it's my favorite XD
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It all started when I was 4 years old and I began watching it with my older sister. My first game was Pokemon Snap, which I had a lot of fun with as a kid. I actually didn't play any of the main games until 9th grade, funny think is that I hated Pokemon so much and actually teased kids at school that were into it. I was such an ass for being like that. But the truth was, I was curious about the game and borrowed Pokemon Sapphire from my friend for my dusty ol' gameboy. Then for a couple years I was a closeted fan.

Now I've watched every season of Pokemon, played most of the games for at least a bit, beating Pokemon X twice and getting close to beating emerald on 3 different saves, got far in Fire Red and Black 2, and not much of the rest.
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Seen October 16th, 2015
Posted October 16th, 2015
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8.9 Years
I started watching the anime from episode 1 when I was a child. It really was one of my favorite shows. I remember being sad because I had to wait a few years before I was 10, and wanted to go on my adventure already xD Anyway, it was a huge popcultural phenomenon among children in my country, and I kept watching the tv show, collecting stickers and tazos (though interestingly I never got into the card game), begging my parents to get me more Pokemon merch. I remember the chewing gum stickers, and pokeball shaped lollipops... I even had a stuffed Pikachu toy named Dakki^_^ Then I kinda forgot about the series for a couple of years as I grew up, and a few months ago I started playing the games. I still have to play X/Y, but played most of the games already. I would like to watch the anime too, especially after I heard the original dub, so much better than the regional one... and fell in love with it:3 (especially Jessie and James's VAs).

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When I was five or six I asked my parents for Pokemon Red on the Game Boy Color after watching an older family friend play it, and I got that for my birthday.

I honestly don't remember if the anime came before or after Pokemon Red for me, but I know it was my favorite show as a kid, and I watched it every day (or however often it aired, I don't remember that either).
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Seen December 30th, 2014
Posted July 31st, 2014
24 posts
8.9 Years
Well my love for pokemon started with the anime when i was young and i got pulled in. What could i say, that became one of my favorite shows soon after.
But one day i was in my uncles room and i knocked over a shoe box filled with pokemon cards then he got my into the trading cards. Soon after i started playing the games with my buddies at school. Ever since then i loved pokemon.
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Posted May 23rd, 2015
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8.9 Years
My first Pokemon game was Sapphire version.

As a child, the only thing I had to entertain me were animal books, specifically Zoobooks. After reading a bunch of them, I have started to get a fascination of Marine creatures.

My brother was a real Pokemaniac and he had his Gameboy Color with him all the time. His library of Pokemon games include, Red, Blue, Yellow, Stadium, Pinball, Gold, Silver, Crystal, Stadium 2. So I went and tagged along him to Gamestop when R/S was released.

As soon as I saw Kyorge, my love of Marine creatures overtook me and I begged my father to buy me a Gameboy Advance and Sapphire version. My brother eventually persuaded my father to buy a GBA and Sapphire, and so yeah! That is how I became the Pokemaniac I am today :P
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Seen January 3rd, 2017
Posted January 3rd, 2017
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9.7 Years
I was about to say I started with the anime but after a moment of thinking I don't know if that's true.
I might have actually started with the card game. I remember going into a store in the mall that had Pokemon cards, figures, and other generally anime merchandise.

I do know that when I did start watching the anime it wasn't because it was on the TV. I chose it kind of at random at BlockBusters, starting with the island of giant Pokemon episode or Tentacool and Tentacruel.

My first gaming experience was at my cousin's house with his Pokemon Red Version.
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Hikamaru

Age 30
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Seen January 24th, 2019
Posted September 4th, 2018
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12.2 Years
For me, it was the anime. I remember the days when I used to be a heavy watcher of the anime, and it was a while after that that I got a Pikachu plush toy that my love of Pokemon really kicked off.
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My first experience was with Pikachu. I used to hate pokemon as a child. I wanted no part of it whatsoever. Hard to believe for someone who became a huge pokemon nerd, eh? XD Anyway, I saw Pikachu for the first time, thought it was adorable... next thing I know I was hooked.

I think my first experience was with Pokemon Yellow because of Pikachu, so I'll have to go with the video games.

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Posted July 17th, 2020
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11 Years
My first Pokemon experience from what I can remember was back in 1998 with the anime

I was 12 years old at the time - I just remember coming back from school and searching through the channels to see what cartoons where on - (at the time I didn't realized it) first Pokemon I saw was Meowth from Team Rocket in my mind "I love this cartoon - wonder what it's called, and at what times it's on"
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Seen August 15th, 2014
Posted July 23rd, 2014
33 posts
8.9 Years
Oh wow. I think it was the trading cards haha. I remember seeing friends at school have them and i thought they were the coolest things on Earth. A kid had a shiny holo gyarados and the other kids were amazed by it so i naturally had to get into the card game haha. We never played the actual tcg but we just collected cards. Then I begged my mom for pokemon yellow and the rest is history.

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Posted July 6th, 2014
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8.9 Years
When I was a kid the pokemon red and blue games released. At the time I didn't have a gameboy, but I begged my parents for one.

Finally they bought me one with pokemon yellow, which I had not heard of. Turns out I became one of the cool kids that had a pikachu just like Ash in the anime >w>

Been in love with pokemon ever since.

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9.5 Years
I don't remember very well what was my first exposure to Pokemon (I was like 7 when I first got into Pokemon), but I'm pretty sure I encountered the trading card game and/or the anime before the games. Strangely enough, I've been far more interested in the games over the years than the TCG or the anime. Though I'm tempted to read some of the manga.....
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Lunar

Age 24
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Seen September 16th, 2020
Posted September 15th, 2020
My first experience of Pokemon was on holiday, I made a friend who was playing Pokemon and the first time I watched him he was at the island with the Onix statue in FireRed. When I returned home I purchased my own copy of FireRed and then I truly fell in love with the series. I don't quite remember how but I managed to obtain Pokemon Crystal, I played it for hours on end and managed to beat Red which made me so happy lol. But then I brought Pokemon Emerald and my passion escalated to a whole new level. Most of you guys know the love for that game so I don't need to go in to detail :). But yeah I have purchased almost every game since and it's amazing how a person i'l probably never meet again has changed my life for the better.
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Seen April 10th, 2015
Posted March 24th, 2015
35 posts
8.9 Years
My First pokemon experience was the first movie..i mean i did saw a few episodes from the first season anime and as a kid i really loved it but I could not follow the series at that time and missed some Important episodes like ash catches a new pokemon an what not so finally I decided not to continue to see the series.
After the first season was over the first movie came out and my friends told me they are going to see it and that i should go with them to see the movie and you know Because I stopped watching the anime i did not know if I will enjoy the movie but i decided to go anyways...and the first movie was great i really enjoy it, it was very exciting to watch as a kid , and after that i really wanted to start watching pokemon agine.
and i also got that mew promo card that really got me into collecting the cards and playing the TCG
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Seen July 21st, 2017
Posted June 14th, 2017
1,333 posts
11 Years
I don't know, but it's probably either the anime or the games. I was just flipping channels around the television, when I stumbled upon it. I liked it, but I wasn't going to watch it regularly or anything. Before or after that, I played some bootleg Pokemon game for the GBA. I got LeafGreen soon after.

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Seen January 27th, 2023
Posted January 6th, 2023
I'm fairly sure my first experience with Pokémon was with the cards back in 1995/6. I remember seeing a new booster set that wasn't like the others and I immediately opened to reveal my very first, first edition, holographic Machamp. I'm pretty sure I was hooked from that point forward!

Soon after came the anime, then the games, I believe.
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