Hey M.M, welcome to PC! <33 Great to meet you and glad you decided to become a member!
I love Pokemon too and so does everyone else here, so you'll have a lot in common with plenty of people right away. Would be really awesome if Pokemon were real though, then I wouldn't go to school and just become a trainer, hehe. The fact that you're into the manga caught my interest right away though, since I don't see too many Pokemon manga fans around.. you should totally contribute to the manga discussions in Pokemon General since we need more fans to bring that aspect of the site to life. :D I only read the Kanto saga, but it was really good! Might pick up the rest soon, since I have wanted to catch up for a while.
Making friends is easy here so you definitely won't have a problem. You already met Giddy up there, and you'll meet plenty more people if you stick around! :3 I'm always open to chat if you like, and you can ask me any questions you have about the site too. Never be shy to talk to anyone here!
Have a great stay on the forum, yes?