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How did you become a Pokémon fan?

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How did you become a Pokémon fan?

The title says it all.

Generically, I became a fan when I was five after watching the original show. I quickly got into the show and even watched the re-runs when I could. As a gift, I got Yellow, and creatively named myself, 'AAAAAAA,' and my rival, 'ANN.' I was pretty obsessed as a little kid, so I collected the cards, and collected various Pokémon merchandise, such as Pikachu that would say, "Pikapika," and various other phrases everytime you'd walk past it, the first movie CD, plushes, Pikachu notebook, and Pokémon pencils. I've pretty much been a fan since, but thankfully not to the extent I was when I was little.
 
Re: How did you become a Pokémon fan?

My earliest memory of it is my mom plopping me down in front of the television, which was tuned to the episode in which Ash gets his Bulbasaur.

It snowballed from there. :X
 
Re: How did you become a Pokémon fan?

I just remember my sister was playing Red, (I was two, to be exact.) and I would sit there, watching, and watching, and watching some more. After a while I asked if I could play. Boom, instant fan. Then when Silver came out.........

I was obsessed. I convinced my parents to buy me a few packs of cards and I started watching the show. The rest is history, equaling one hooked Steele.
 
Re: How did you become a Pokémon fan?

Back in 2003 (late to the fandom D:) I was pretty much getting into every fandom my newly-discovered best friend liked. At that point that basically amounted to Hamtaro. And then one day at school I thought I saw some kid wearing a Hamtaro shirt, so I told her about it.

She was like "nah, it's prolly Charmander."

"... what's that?"

... yeah. I ended up getting my first Pokémon game, Pokémon Pinball, for Christmas just a few months after that, and then I went out and bought Ruby and Sapphire right after with some Christmas money. Cue huge obsessiveness!
 
Re: How did you become a Pokémon fan?

I was in...like, third grade? (holy crap that was like 11 years go man I feel old now) And the TCG Base Set has just came out I think? A boy in my class gave me a Nidoran Male card, and I was hooked from then on.

I didn't actually own any of the games until GSC came out though; mom got me a GBA, Red, and Silver for Christmas.
 
Re: How did you become a Pokémon fan?

I don't know my sister introduced it to me when I was little. She also gave me the first pokemon game I had that held its save: Gold version I still love that game today.
 
Re: How did you become a Pokémon fan?

The time: Fall/Winter 98
The place: My house

I had just gotten my newest Disney Adventures magazine in the mail. As I paged through the stories, comics, and features, the ad on the very last page got my attention: a bunch of weird creatures about to be caught in a giant net. One of those creatures stood out to me: a tiny yellow mouse with a thunderbolt shaped tail. I kept the little guy in mind as I put the finished magazine on the shelf with all my back issues.

The next day, I asked my best friend just what was this "Pokemon" thing that was taking the school by storm. He proceeded to show me a figurine of the mouse creature. I learn that its name is "Pikachu".

Later that day, I'm watching TV and a commercial with "Pikachu" in it came on. (the bus commercial) That did it--I went out and got Blue the next day.

The rest is history.
 
Re: How did you become a Pokémon fan?

In first grade (I believe) I received a Spearow card.

However, this small bird killing a worm (which exist in the TCG world) failed to impress me too much. I ocassionally bought more cards, sometimes impressed by the awesome Pokemon, but still relaxed about it.

And then, in fourth or fifth grade, I saw Ruby in a target store.

And Groudon looked totally awesome, since I was on a recent dinosaur craze. And red is my favorite color.

I bought it, spent about an hour in Littleroot Town wondering where the hell I was supposed to go (I'm kind of sad about that; I mean, I got lost in Littleroot Town), and eventually received a Treecko.

I loved Pokemon ever since.

It took me a little while to learn about, though:

What? RESCUER (Treecko) is evolving!
Me: o_O What?
*Evolution scene*
Congratulations! Your RESCUER evolved into GROVYLE!
Me: ;-; What happened to my Treecko?
Click to expand...
 
Re: How did you become a Pokémon fan?

Fandom at age 4. Dad was playing the Crystal rom and I was all like :D LET ME PLAY. Feraligatr pwnage and after preschool classes, Pokemon show. I got Ruby and I was like WHERES PIKACHU???? AND WHERES BROCK ASH AND MISTY?????
 
Re: How did you become a Pokémon fan?

I've liked about Pokemon for about as long I can remember, I would watch the anime when it was on and my brother collected the cards, but it wasn't something I was particularly in to. Then, when I was 10, we moved a block away from a hardcore Pokemon fan, and from him I learned about the existence of the video games. When I was about 12 I got LeafGreen and was hooked.
 
Re: How did you become a Pokémon fan?

Dannichu and Pokemon: A Love Story:

When I was about ten, everyone in school liked it. My earliest memory is of one friend giving me a picture she drew of a Charmeleon, and another giving me a Bulbasaur card. I watched the TV series (SMTV Live for the win), and when my sister and I got our Gameboys, she got Pokemon Blue with hers (she bought an original GB, but I splashed out and got a GBC, so I couldn't afford a decent game), but I loved it way more than she did, so I stole it all the time. Then I got Yellow for Christmas, and I've been hopelessly addicted to it ever since.
 
Re: How did you become a Pokémon fan?

I started out hating everything about it. I have this odd habit of flat out hating anything that becomes a fad, for no good reason other than it's popular and everyone and their goldfish talk about it nonstop for weeks and I get so sick of hearing it.

And then when I felt it started to die down a little (which, actually it really didn't being like... ten or something at the time, what did I know?), I decided to see what all the fuss was about. The earliest memory I have is upstairs in my grandparents house, I stole my grandpa's sitting room to check out an episode in secret. I think that did it. Next thing I remember, I had begged my mom to get me red for Christmas, and my aunt got me Blue because I just couldn't get only one.
 
Re: How did you become a Pokémon fan?

My friend gave me some cards during spring cleaning, and I quickly checked out the games. I was hooked
 
Re: How did you become a Pokémon fan?

My cousin gave me his old copy of Blue. I played it (and reset a lot). I got addicted.

~the end~
 
Re: How did you become a Pokémon fan?

Wasn't there a thread like this before? If there was I'm pretty sure I posted in it. Major deja vu.

Well, Pokemon Red and Blue came out while I was in kindergarten, so about, uh... eleven years ago, maybe twelve. I heard about it from kids at school, collected the cut-out "cards" on the back of Lunchables boxes, got Red and Blue for my birthday that year.
 
Re: How did you become a Pokémon fan?

When I was two or something, I sat under the Christmas tree and unrapped a small Squirtle figurine with a Pokeball to hold it in. Many years later, I became friends with my neighbour, who had a copy of Emerald. He let me play it, and soon I managed to pester my parents into buying me Pokemon Ruby. The rest is history.
 
Re: How did you become a Pokémon fan?

Well, it was in... fourth grade, maybe? People in class started getting into it. I didn't think much of it at first - sure, those cards had nice pictures, but eh.

Anyway, I saw people play, and it looked kind of nice. And since this was back when popularity was a lesser issue, I got into it, too. That is, I bought some cards, watched the show, got some other really unnecessary collector's objects... but above all, I got a walkthrough for Red and Blue ^_^ I didn't have the game, but I could still help my friends with theirs.

Then, one day, in a store I saw an issue of some gaming magazine. There was a Pikachu on the cover, so I got it. When I came to the Pokémon part, it said that there would be two new Pokémon games, and it listed all of the new Pokémon. I decided that one of these would be my first Pokémon game, and when I had the brand new game, I'd totally be popular with my classmates.

And, well, I was! Sure, that wasn't the main reason I got the game - that would have been because it was such wonderful fun!
 
Re: How did you become a Pokémon fan?

so i was like five and we found the anime somewhere.

got gold for christmas (my first actual video gameeeee) and got hooked
 
Re: How did you become a Pokémon fan?

Like many Pokemon Trainers, I started my journey by choosing Charmander. I was at a birthday party when I was three, and everyone scrambled to get the Pokemon toppers (the Kanto starters). Somehow I managed to get Charmander, which then sort of snowballed into the fan I am today.
 
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