Aha, aw, well I've been a fan for nearly 18 years myself! With all good reason; Pokemon Yellow/Blue/Red were really fun games for their time, and growing up I've been really into the franchise ever since! I'm glad that you're a long time fan like I am, and I hope you've been enjoying our ROM Hacks! The Hacks section always have a line up full of them in case you wanna check out some more of them!
I know what you mean; Pokemon helped me make my first friends because we causally chat about the games and the trading card game a lot. That' sounds cool that you paint; maybe you can show off your work sometime in our art&design board, hmm? Or if you want, you can also check out our writing section! Any of the boards here are for you to explore~
You seem really nice and fun! I hope to see you around lots! Feel free to send me a visitor/private message if you have any questions or just want to chat! Have fun and enjoy your weekend~