i wanted to make this thread because i was just thinking about somehting funny a while back. in the original red version when i was about 6 yrs old when i got it, an older friend of mine told me that if i nickname my charmander "charizard" when i first get him he will evolve to charizard after you beat your rival after picking out your starters. i tried it and cried when it didnt work, LOL. i realized how my friend took advantage of me ,lol. so now with my cousin who has LG and FR, and is 6 now also... i told him that if you keep running into misty in her gym she'll say "why are you getting frisky with me?" and slap you and youll somehow automatically get her badge,LOL!! he went at it for about an hour, so hilarious. anyone else have funny stories about their pokemon games??