- One of my very first Pokémon toys (if not my first) came from my aunt: a Squirtle candy dispenser. I also remember her giving me a Mewtwo figure and gold-plated Pikachu card from Burger King. She'd also give my cousin and I Pokémon cards (including bootleg sticker cards when she worked across from a restaurant that had them) whenever she'd visit and got us each a classic Pokédex for Christmas one year.
- I remember Dad bringing home the first movie on VHS and my parents getting me Prima's TCG Strategy guide, with pics of all the Base Set and Jungle cards since we couldn't afford actual cards. They also got me an electric Mew plush I miss terribly and nearly all of my video games. Dad also used to do a fair bit of trading and would always give me first dibs at any Pokémon stuff he'd get (like a Pikachu Game Boy case, Pocket Pikachu2, and a bag of unopened TOMY figures).
- Uncle got me a Charizard pen for Christmas
- My grandpa chipped in with me on a Pikachu plush but told me I couldn't open it until Easter. I opened it anyway, arguing that I paid for most of it, but Mom still purloined it from my room to put in my Easter basket that year. Grandparents also got me the second movie on VHS, IIRC. Years later, grandpa also gave me a box of Pokémon pogs he found.
- A classmate in high school gave me a few Pokémon cards (a Magneton, Raikou, and Feraligatr, IIRC).
- Moving on from Pokémon himself, my cousin gave me nearly all of his Pokéstuff, some of which I'd given him back when I started middle school. He also bought me a Sitting Cuties Dunsparce a couple years ago. His mom, gets me Pokémon stuff whenever she finds it in thrift stores (so far she's given me a Chimchar, Charizard, Leafeon, and Bulbasaur plush, two or three shirts, and an Eevee hat).
- A younger cousin who wasn't into Pokémon used to give me any Pokémon items he'd come across, including McDonald's toys, a Pikachu plush, and even a Pokémon Monopoly game.
- My sister got me a couple Pokémon shirts and made me a couple featuring Dunsparce. She also made me two wooden Dunsparce figures (one normal, one Shiny). She also got me a Charmander plush and some old handbooks and strategy guides.
- Almost everyone above has given me Pokémon cards for Christmas/birthdays.
- I've also received a few pieces of digital art.
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