I'd say it was an "interesting" year of Pokemon for me:
- This was the year that I finally got my own DS as a Birthday Present, so (of course) I had to get some games to go with it. So I bought all Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum all within the span of a few months.
- This is also the year of me getting my wireless router for my Laptop. This meant that I would be able to take part in the Wireless events of the year. (Darkrai and Shaymin) I didn't do the "Change Rotom's form" one, I just didn't get the router in time. I did get a TRU Arceus, over a trade, since I was unable to make the TRU event.
- HGSS. The biggest news of the year was definitely the news of Pokemon Gold and Silver getting a remake on the DS, ala FireRed and LeafGreen on the GBA. I had a feeling that a remake was going to the DS! As this being when I got my DS, I could actually get it when it came to the states!
- This year was when I heard of KeyHole TV, a program that enables you to view Japanese TV live. This means I could watch the new Pokemon episode when it came on Wednesday night (Thursday morning for Japan) so that made me more in-tune with the Japanese version!