When I was a little kid, around the age of 5 back in 2004, my older sister gave me some Pokémon figures that she had that she got from McDonald's. I fell in love with the Geodude, Kangaskahn, and Arbok she gave me. I absolutely loved animals, so when I found out about the show, I became glued to the TV screen. I enjoyed watching the show and it was one fateful day that I was watching it when the commercials came on. I went to go to the bathroom, when all of a sudden I heard the word "Pokémon" I darted back to the living room and watched in awe as I saw the bright colors of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen on the screen. I instantly told my mom that I wanted the games for my birthday. When my birthday came, I received both games, as well as a strategy guide. I still remember the day and how happy I was. It was literally the happiest day of my childhood. From there, my love of Pokémon grew.
I saved up my money and bought Ruby and Emerald. Soon, for my seventh birthday I received Pokémon Yellow. I was very surprised as when we went to eat dinner, I saw a Pokémon cup upside down near my plate. I flipped the cup upside down, and remember seeing Pokémon Yellow laying there before me. I was ecstatic. Soon after, I bought Silver from an EB Games, but it didn't save correctly so I didn't play it much. Soon after, we visited my Godmother, whose son gave me all of his old Gameboy Games, including Red, Blue, and Japanese Yellow. From there, I began to buy almost all Pokémon games. I bought Coliseum, XD Gale of Darkness, Trozei(which was stolen), and Ranger.
When gen 4 came out, I was very happy as well. It was the first gen that came out when I could clearly remember things. I bought both Diamond and Pearl as well as Platinum when it came out. I lost Platinum so I bought another. I also received another Platinum game since my older brother found a DS Lite and 20 games including Platinum that someone had left in the store. No one claimed it within a week, so he got to keep it. He gave it to me, a now I had 3 Platinums. Gen 5 retains my clearest memory, as I followed all of the leaks and some of the CoroCoro. I bought Black, White, and Black 2. Currently I am awaiting X and Y. I am saving money for a 3DS and the game itself. I follow all the leaks, CoroCoro, and Smash. It looks like it will be great, but nothing will ever top that fateful day, back in 2004.