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    Remember when Pokémon was just a tv show?

    I feel old right now.
    I still remember when pokemon was just a tv show. I loved pikachue it was my favorite. At the start there were not many transformations at all.

    Then came the app and suddenly it was the first real word interactive game because the balls appeared everywhere. I was already old then. MY friends kids played it... I never did. Now it feels like Pokemon is like a world of it own with so many things. Trading? Like its a new concept.

    Anyone where I am? Feeling old?

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    Sure do! it has come a long way! the trading cards and pokemon go and switch games are are still super popular where I live.




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    I remember when Pokemon was just a game then the anime TT
    I feel old as heck too knowing that it started in 1996.

    When I see my nephews and nieces looking at me confused and not understanding why I love pokemon so much just breaks my heart when I try to introduce them to it.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Cinderella View Post
    Sure do! it has come a long way! the trading cards and pokemon go and switch games are are still super popular where I live.
    I am not sure if its just not popular here or if I am just not moving in the circles that it is popular in. I can say that it is not something you would really see in toy stores but on the other hand I dont really go to toystores that much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mugi View Post
    I remember when Pokemon was just a game then the anime TT
    I feel old as heck too knowing that it started in 1996.

    When I see my nephews and nieces looking at me confused and not understanding why I love pokemon so much just breaks my heart when I try to introduce them to it.
    The game only started to gain popularity here when I was already finshed with university. I think the Anime was the only thing that was there while I was still in school

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    The anime was the first thing that introduced me to Pokémon as a whole, then I got into the cards because of kids at school followed by the games a bit after because my parents were those bible thumper types who thought video games were evil at first.

    Looking back, even despite the Pokémania that happened around '98, everything did feel simpler back then. Maybe the more limited amount of Pokémon had something to do with it too.



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    I watched the show religiously until Gen 3 but I never stopped playing the games. I had the first season on video and all the TCG packs
    I remember getting a purple Gameboy Colour and Pokemon Red for christmas and I couldn't put it down haha


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    I certainly do remember this, I was in my first year of high school when it aired on TV here. It blew up like nothing else I have ever seen. Then came the Gameboy games. The amount of hours of gameplay that I put into the Red and Blue versions was nuts. All of a sudden, there was a Yellow (Pikachu) version released, then came the colour aspect of the games..... GAMECHANGING....

    I only recently dug out my Gameboy Advance and found all of my old cartridges. I checked what kind of value they are currently worth as I am considering selling them and WOW, people are paying stupid prices for original hardware/games.

    Pokemon as a whole has been a part of my life since I was 12 years old and now it's a huge part of my kids' lives too. They love Pokemon Go and the Switch versions of the games (although I still argue that you cannot beat the OG's). It is great to see the franchise still going strong after all of these years indeed.

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    you didn't take my advice about the rattata! you will regret this!!

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    I enjoyed watching Pokemon when it was just Ash, Misty and Brock and I stopped after that.
    My brother bought me a Pikachu soft toy because he said it resembles me. HAHAHA.

    I used to play Pokemon yellow, red and blue too!

    Over here, Pokemon Go is actually more popular with the adults in their 40s/50s and above?
    There are senior citizens riding a bicycle with like multiple devices.
    Not as exaggerating as the picture below but more of like with 4 ~ 5 phones?

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    Quote Originally Posted by xChoppie View Post
    I enjoyed watching Pokemon when it was just Ash, Misty and Brock and I stopped after that.
    My brother bought me a Pikachu soft toy because he said it resembles me. HAHAHA.

    I used to play Pokemon yellow, red and blue too!

    Over here, Pokemon Go is actually more popular with the adults in their 40s/50s and above?
    There are senior citizens riding a bicycle with like multiple devices.
    Not as exaggerating as the picture below but more of like with 4 ~ 5 phones?
    omw that looks so ridiculous. Would you then be logged onto the sae account or have multiple accounts

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