I have loved Pokemon since the whole franchise begun. I was only 3 or 4 at the time Pokemon made its debut and my fave Pokemon back then was Pikachu. I even had a keyring and plush toy of the little guy. I got more loved into Pokemon when Generation II came out, cuter Pokemon there.
And eventually when Generation III came, I played my first Pokemon game (Ruby) and I became Champion on that game and had a massive collection. I eventually also played Sapphire & Emerald.
In 2008, the second year of Generation IV (3rd year of Gen IV in Japan) my brother got Diamond and played it with me, and soon eventually I started my own Sinnoh journey when I got Pearl. Then the following year, I played Platinum. And then in 2010, my brother (antho007911) got HeartGold and chose Totodile as his starter. Then, I got SoulSilver and chose Cyndaquil. Now I'm Champion in SS and currently I have collected 403 Pokemon in the National Dex!
When my birthday in October comes around, antho007911 will play White and I will be playing Black, eventually. I wonder if my Unova journey will be just as good as Johto, Kanto, Hoenn and Sinnoh. I'm going to choose Oshawott as my Black starter cos it's so adorable!
Anime-wise the first episode I watched was EP001: Pokemon I Choose You! and I have been watching the anime since then. I still remember that moment when Ash received his Pikachu.