Hi! I found here over, of all places, Mastodon! I'm very intrigued and curious about this project and its future! And, as a somewhat "youngblood" Pokémon fan, I'm also very curious about the experiences and opinions of someone who's been with the franchise for so long.
What I mean by "youngblood" is that my first Pokémon game was Pokémon SoulSilver, which I bought well into the lifecycle of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. My memory is a little hazy, but I believe that at that time, there were TV commercials for Pokémon X and Y already running, so you can say my first contact with the franchise really came to be at the tailend of Generation 5.
Now, my first game may have been Pokémon SoulSilver, but I really only fell in love with the franchise thanks to aforementioned Pokémon X/Y and my general bias towards the Kalos region, since I live very close to France and love the architecture and landscapes they went for in that region.
My favourite Pokémon, as could be guessed thanks to my internet persona and profile images on every platform, Silvally (and it's pre-evolution). It was love at first sight; it popped up on a reveal prior to the release of Pokémon Sun/Moon, and I always adored its design, and the lore behind it and its appearances in the anime solidified it as my favourite. To date, Type: Null is the only Pokémon I've ever shiny hunted at full odds in Pokémon Moon, finally getting it after 9903 Soft Resets.
Speaking of Pokémon Sun/Moon, those games also drove home that I would be a big Pokémon Fan, as it would make me spend hundreds of hours and really get lost in Alola's atmosphere, and give me the edge I needed at the time to give prior generations a go as well, and I have not regretted any part of it since.
Admittedly, I may be a bit too positive, since my love for the series has grown so strong, that I genuinely love every Pokémon game I touch, despite the various problems it may have.
Well firstly, I would like to welcome you to Johto Times, and thank you for your positive words! I hope you have enjoyed the content we have published so far. You played a lot of cool games, especially SoulSilver, which is one of my favourites!
On the topic of shiny hunting has never interested me, unfortunately. Pretty much every shiny I have ever encountered has been obtained naturally through play. 9903 soft resets tells me that you're quite the committed person! I do have a feature on the topic of shiny Pokémon that I hope to publish in the future, so I hope you'll look out for that!
Thanks again, and if you haven't already subscribed, I recommend doing so!
my first pokemon game was pokemon Red version, sadly i was 12 years old in 2005, and i sell it with my gameboy color, now i regret each time i remember whi i did that, but in the year 2007 a friend of mine from my high school he earned a copy from pokemon sapphire, he didn't like the game, and when i saw all that new graphics i was hooked again, and he sold me that copy from a ver very cheap price, that one let me discovered Hoenn Region, even actually i still own that copy, with my others pokemon games from my personal collection, i think was a great time, so many memories, even in that time i never found another boy who played pokemon.
Thank you for sharing your memory with us James! Try not to regret selling your games, you still have your memories! You still have Sapphire from your very generous friend, which I'm sure you'll treasure forever. Maybe someday you'll own a copy of Red again!
My very first one was Pokemon Sapphire with Mudkip! Then, I played Fire Red, where I also choose water type starter. That was the first time, when wartortle (due to different color back then) inspired me a lot for my future nickname :D
However, my best Pokemon Games are Emerald (due to a lot of double battles) and HearthGold (I love when Pokemon is following the trainer!).
Your favourive Pokemon is Rowlet. I used Wartortle for my nick, but it's not the most favourite one. But still, it's hard to me to pick one, but I love Crawdaunt, Shellder, Drowzee, Rhyhorn, Ivysaur, and Alonan Forms of Marowak and Sandshrew line.
Great post, I like your Top 10 facts about you, but related to Pokemon!
Maybe I can consider similar post like yours! The only thing which I have similar is "My 51 facts about me related to school" posted several years ago :D
Hi! I found here over, of all places, Mastodon! I'm very intrigued and curious about this project and its future! And, as a somewhat "youngblood" Pokémon fan, I'm also very curious about the experiences and opinions of someone who's been with the franchise for so long.
What I mean by "youngblood" is that my first Pokémon game was Pokémon SoulSilver, which I bought well into the lifecycle of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. My memory is a little hazy, but I believe that at that time, there were TV commercials for Pokémon X and Y already running, so you can say my first contact with the franchise really came to be at the tailend of Generation 5.
Now, my first game may have been Pokémon SoulSilver, but I really only fell in love with the franchise thanks to aforementioned Pokémon X/Y and my general bias towards the Kalos region, since I live very close to France and love the architecture and landscapes they went for in that region.
My favourite Pokémon, as could be guessed thanks to my internet persona and profile images on every platform, Silvally (and it's pre-evolution). It was love at first sight; it popped up on a reveal prior to the release of Pokémon Sun/Moon, and I always adored its design, and the lore behind it and its appearances in the anime solidified it as my favourite. To date, Type: Null is the only Pokémon I've ever shiny hunted at full odds in Pokémon Moon, finally getting it after 9903 Soft Resets.
Speaking of Pokémon Sun/Moon, those games also drove home that I would be a big Pokémon Fan, as it would make me spend hundreds of hours and really get lost in Alola's atmosphere, and give me the edge I needed at the time to give prior generations a go as well, and I have not regretted any part of it since.
Admittedly, I may be a bit too positive, since my love for the series has grown so strong, that I genuinely love every Pokémon game I touch, despite the various problems it may have.
Hey Altair!
Well firstly, I would like to welcome you to Johto Times, and thank you for your positive words! I hope you have enjoyed the content we have published so far. You played a lot of cool games, especially SoulSilver, which is one of my favourites!
On the topic of shiny hunting has never interested me, unfortunately. Pretty much every shiny I have ever encountered has been obtained naturally through play. 9903 soft resets tells me that you're quite the committed person! I do have a feature on the topic of shiny Pokémon that I hope to publish in the future, so I hope you'll look out for that!
Thanks again, and if you haven't already subscribed, I recommend doing so!
my first pokemon game was pokemon Red version, sadly i was 12 years old in 2005, and i sell it with my gameboy color, now i regret each time i remember whi i did that, but in the year 2007 a friend of mine from my high school he earned a copy from pokemon sapphire, he didn't like the game, and when i saw all that new graphics i was hooked again, and he sold me that copy from a ver very cheap price, that one let me discovered Hoenn Region, even actually i still own that copy, with my others pokemon games from my personal collection, i think was a great time, so many memories, even in that time i never found another boy who played pokemon.
Thank you for sharing your memory with us James! Try not to regret selling your games, you still have your memories! You still have Sapphire from your very generous friend, which I'm sure you'll treasure forever. Maybe someday you'll own a copy of Red again!
My very first one was Pokemon Sapphire with Mudkip! Then, I played Fire Red, where I also choose water type starter. That was the first time, when wartortle (due to different color back then) inspired me a lot for my future nickname :D
However, my best Pokemon Games are Emerald (due to a lot of double battles) and HearthGold (I love when Pokemon is following the trainer!).
Your favourive Pokemon is Rowlet. I used Wartortle for my nick, but it's not the most favourite one. But still, it's hard to me to pick one, but I love Crawdaunt, Shellder, Drowzee, Rhyhorn, Ivysaur, and Alonan Forms of Marowak and Sandshrew line.
Great post, I like your Top 10 facts about you, but related to Pokemon!
Maybe I can consider similar post like yours! The only thing which I have similar is "My 51 facts about me related to school" posted several years ago :D
Thanks for your comment. It's really great to hear your own personal experiences with Pokémon :)