What is the "For Older Pokémon Fans" board for?

[Cat333Pokémon]

This board is for the fans who are old enough to remember the early days, when there were only 151 monsters and every kid in school hawked Pokémon cards.

Share you childhood memories, talk about rumors you heard (may be eligible for addition to my rumors page), elaborate on what it used to be like, and all that other nostalgic talk. Also, feel free to discuss what life is currently like for you and any other fans you may know.

ANYONE UNDER AGE 16 WILL BE BANNED FOR A WEEK FOR POSTING ON THIS BOARD.
...OK, I won't seriously do that, but please stay off this board if you haven't been a fan since the early days.

[Sub-zero]

Heck, I remember when everyone is skool was definetely into Pokemon. Always talking about it, trading kards, play it together, etc. Now, it is hard to find "decent" players around here and nowadays (due to hackers and such). Good times.. now gone. Thanks to the shooting games (whom I find extremely boring except for Metroid).

[dragonsprout]

I'm 15 and a half, and of course I remember when EVERYONE was into Pokémon. Everyone had masses of Pokémon cards, and everyone owned at least one of the Pokémon games at that time, whether it be Red, Blue, or Yellow.

Please don't ban me

[Will]

Originally Posted by dragonsprout

I'm 15 and a half, and of course I remember when EVERYONE was into Pokémon. Everyone had masses of Pokémon cards, and everyone owned at least one of the Pokémon games at that time, whether it be Red, Blue, or Yellow.

Please don't ban me

We only ban if you break the rules. So read the rules. Gotta love that avatar tho

[GrassFire]

I am what you could consider an "old schooler" since I've only played Generation I&II games. I recently renewed my interest in playing pokemon and watching the old episodes (Season I, of course!).

My username is based on my love for Grass- and Fire-type pokemon. In addition to those two types, I've always been a fan of Eevee and its eevolutions.

[Luxray13579]

I remember when all life was, was collecting pokemon cards. Now sadly at my school you don't have very many friends if you like pokemon but, my friends are real friends so they listen to me and respect me when I talk about pokemon. I have though, found a few other people who secretly love pokemon and then there is my friend whom I've known since I was 4 and all we talk about is pokemon.

[Dragiiin123]

I remember When I first caught Shelldar.
I nostalgia'd.

[KrayzeeGuy]

Well, let's see how life rolled for me...
Elementary School: If you did not talk about pokemon or digimon or any monster or Nintendo series, you were isolated.
Middle School: If you did talk about pokemon or digimon or any monster or Nintendo series, you were isolated.
High School: If you are a freshman-sophomore, you were isolated for talking about any of the above. If you are a junior-senior, you were not isolated for talking about any of the above.

My expectations for college from accounts from others?
See Elementary School.

[Cat333Pokémon]

Originally Posted by KrayzeeGuy

My expectations for college from accounts from others?
See Elementary School.

Believe me, it is so true. I can't recount how many Pokéwalkers I saw on college campus at the end of the semester. There were actually people I met up with at specific times just to swap Pokéwalker data! Then there were the folks who actually had Pokémon plushies! I kid you not, I've seen two Pikachu, a Cyndaquil, a Piplup, and one more that I forgot.

Also, during dinner, I pulled out Pokémon guides a few times. Guess who got a few positive comments?

[Yoshi648]

Originally Posted by Cat333Pokémon

Believe me, it is so true. I can't recount how many Pokéwalkers I saw on college campus at the end of the semester. There were actually people I met up with at specific times just to swap Pokéwalker data! Then there were the folks who actually had Pokémon plushies! I kid you not, I've seen two Pikachu, a Cyndaquil, a Piplup, and one more that I forgot.

Also, during dinner, I pulled out Pokémon guides a few times. Guess who got a few positive comments?

I can confirm this 100%. Seriously, the Monday after HGSS came out before I even got out of the parking garage I saw someone fiddling with their Pokéwalker. And yes there are plenty of people with DSes playing DPPHGSS, Pokéwalkers, and plushies (I SHOULD BRING MY LARGE CHARIZARD PLUSH WITH ME ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEXT SEMESTER TO SHOW I ARE AWESOME (oh wait, Cat may wind up stealing it (.....back) ).

Also see this.

[Ningamer]

So it'll get better? For me it's quite the opposite. If you're caught playing/talking/anything else about Pokemon you're regarded as one of 'the nerds'. And that means you get bullied. Because that's how people socialise at high school.

[Yoshi648]

Originally Posted by Ningamer

So it'll get better? For me it's quite the opposite. If you're caught playing/talking/anything else about Pokemon you're regarded as one of 'the nerds'. And that means you get bullied. Because that's how people socialise at high school.

Yes. Think about it, most of the people who do the bullying are idiots who don't give a flip about anything (like education) so there is no way they will be in college. And usually by then most people have matured and they don't have to resort to childish name calling. Seriously though, I have yet to see anyone on my campus who acted like a complete Bidoof and almost everyone there seems to act nice to one another.

[A'bom]

I must be blind or something. I've only ever seen five DS's on campus in my three years of college. One of them was my own. Only one (not including my own) was being used to play pokemon. One of my friends that goes to college elsewhere says there are a bunch of people he knows that play pokemon. Maybe I just live in an area that's not too enthusiastic about pokemon.

I tend to agree, though, that all of the dunderheads that make fun of you in high school don't make it to college.

[Bela]

My first encounter with Pokemon was when the Tentacruel episode first aired. From there on I fell in love with Pokemon!

I recall playing Yellow version a lot, as well as Gold. Those were good times.

It's funny because HGSS is essentially a fusion of those two games, what with Pokemon walking around with you.

[reiyokou]

at my highschool everyone talks about pokemon sometime in the year. towards the end i started a chain reaction by bringing my red version to play and the next week 20% of every frosh was playing pokemon.

[Neo Aurora]

i can still remember getting the foil charizard in front of the store and...ordering a japanese ancient mew off QVC (well my dad getting it). And I still remember memorizing the poke raps while playing blue...which thanks to the missingo item trick made me never realize how rare ethers and pp ups were

[Zilrix]

Ah, these were the days. Going back to the school days where I used to play Pokemon Yellow instead of doing the actual work (: I even remember faking being ill so I could watch the first ever episode of Pokemon on TV (: haha.

[MewtwoFreak21]

I remember the commercials for the games,everyone in PRE-k wanting the games so badly.

[Rainbow Dash]

I'm 14 but my first game was yellow and then I experianced all the gens in order, plus I remember all the kids in the neighborhood talking about Pokemon.

[GusFroggyBond]

Aww The times when Everyone and their grandmothers wanted to get a mew! And The rumors when missingo the virus pokemon And Mewblue the pokemon that Delete your game data forever! Lol Good times Good Times!