How many years have you been playing Pokémon?

[Elite Overlord LeSabre™]

11 years. Since I first bought Blue in 1999. Boy, it doesn't seem that long now for some reason xD

 

[days]

The Pokemon Masters caught me with the Blue Ball in 1998-1999, so a wooping 13 years! Blue, Yellow, & Silver will forever remain as a great piece of my childhood as a Pokeman.

They reeled us in with their ultra rod, utilizing all items available to catch our attention like Pokemon at a Poke Safari.

Pokemon merchandise of all sorts coupled with motion pictures that aired frequently on the home screen and also the cinemas.

We were at low levels, we had not yet evolved therefore the impact was probably equivalent to that of a Master Ball.

PokeMAN, gotta catch em all! Indeed they succeeded.

 

[Bresong]

I was born the year it was out, and 4 years later, I discovered it...

So, I played it for 9 years, Beat the Hoenn league 26 times in a Swampert-only run, and this year, I've played Pokemon for 10 years.
*Points to self* one of the biggest Pokemon fans right here!

 

[Kitrigar]

98-94 = 4 + 13
Yep.
13 years of Pokemon. Started when I was 4, I believe. I would steal my brother's GB and play it :DD

 

[TheUnown]

About 1.5 months ^^;. I never had any of the Nintendo consoles or games when they came out. In fact, I just got my first ever console (DSi) less than 2 months ago for Christmas and I bought HeartGold a week later. So first for everything. I sort of used to play my cousins' Gameboy and Pokemon Red or Blue or something but it was short-lived xD.

 

[Sweet Candace]

Been playing since Red and Blue came out in 1998. So, it's been 13 years I've been playing Pokemon (2011-1998).

 

[Vindra]

I've been playing for 12ish years. I'm really surprised that there are so many around here that have been playing that long, especially since a lot of you were so young when you started! I was in middle school when I started playing, when it was considered pretty nerdy to like Pokemon. I guess it still is but I don't care. :D

 

[Kendosis]

Been playing since blue version.

 

[FangJester]

Since it first came out, so 13 years? Haven't once lost interest haha.

 

[tratjack]

I've been playing since day 1. and i remember my dog biting my red XD there were bite marks in it from then on..

 

[Lakelady]

I don't know 10 years maybe? I played the pokemon red back then, then yellow. Remember how cool it was to have pikachu following you around.

 

[Necrolium]

I started playing when I first got a game boy advance and pokemon blue which I believe was in 2000-2001 or something.

 

[TheWaterMaster]

I've been watching since the very beginning but didn't start playing till pokemon gold which I believe was around 10 years ago? I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong :P

 

[mondays suck]

I'm pretty sure it's 11 1/2 years, if my memory is correct it must have been summer '99 when I got into Pokemon first. Yeah, it took a while to get into my hick town, in fact I was on vacation when I first saw Pokemon, some random guy roughly my age was playing it and I was like "omgiwantthattoo" (...or something) - and get it I did, and never regretted it.

 

[Instantmashed]

been here since it started and never stopped

 

[ISA56 2.0]

Er......about....5 and a half years? I remember I played my first game, Pokemon Yellow, sometime around 2005, which got me hooked. I got my first REAL game, Pokemon Pearl, sometime around 2007.

 

[VarimathraS]

I guess around 10 years. :)

 

[Sabrewulf238]

I've been playing pokemon since near the beginning. My first pokemon game being Pokemon Yellow I might have been slightly late to the party. :p However I caught up with Pokemon Blue afterwards so it was ok.

I'm not really sure of the specifics, but ever since they came out would be the best bet.

 

[Roughsponge]

I think around 10 or 11 years when Blue came out in the UK :)

 

[fenyx4]

At least 6 years, because I know I've been playing it since ~2004. Maybe from 2001, 2002, or 2003, even. I don't have any plans to stop soon. :)