I first encounterd pokémon on a day when I saw my dad for the first time in ages. My stepbrother had a Machop card of the base set. Since that day I collected the Pokémon TCG and became 13th of one year's Pokémon Tournement in Holland. My goal was to win tournements, butt simply collecting the cards, at least one for every pokemon, was my other goal. Since some friends of mine stoped playing the TCG, I figured to play the GBA version Ruby. Again, for the completion of the pokedex.
Now I know some friends, who play DP at a high level. My team exists purely out of well bred and trained Pokémon and playing with them on PBR is the coolest thing. Even though I play Pokémom for a long time now, still I learn things every day about the cool turn based stategy game. That's what makes Pokémon interesting. You never encounter the same team, and all pokemon have so much attacks, so many opportunities, that it just can't become borring. And now that Platinum is comming out, new strategies and movepools are waighting to survise, if there are new move tutors. And guess what. I will buy that game, because I can't waight playing new strategies with Pokémon battles aqainst everyone! Pokemon For Ever!!!