Even when it was just a TV show I remember Pokémon was such a big deal among kids. I was about 10-ish when I was gifted my first ever pokemon game: Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition, and I was over the moon. I remember my dad also recorded movies and pokemon episodes on a VHS from the TV so I could watch them whenever I wanted lol.
Also, the Tazos! I'm not sure if they were a thing outside Latin America, but when I was in Elementary School, they were POPPIN, every one had their tazos collection and would challenge friends to play with them. I had like 100+ tazos until my baby sister gave them away to her kindergarden friends because she wanted to be popular