Pokémon!

[cobalte]

Have you got a bigger version of that chart, oddish? I'd love to fill it in but it's a bit tiny

I only got into EV training in B/W, I just couldn't wrap my head around the concept when I learned about it in D/P.

[ShortyBoo]

I've played all the main Pokemon games from Red & Blue all the way to Black & White. I'd always get one version and my brother would get the other. Now I do that with my son. He got HeartGold and I got SoulSilver. Then he got Black and I got White. I don't watch the show much, I catch it sometimes but I don't like the new characters as much as I did the first few seasons.

My brothers and I used to be big into the card game. My brother was awesome at making decks, so he'd custom make all our decks (myself, both of my brothers and two of their friends) and we'd go to this local comic book store every weekend and enter the tournament. My brother paid everyone's entrance fee ($2) and he'd get all the prizes we won. Mostly we just won booster packs and Pokemon figurines, but when we had five of us all winning all the top prizes in both age brackets, it added up. We all just played for the fun, but the other kids eventually hated playing us because we'd win all the time. Unfortunately, that place closed down several years back. The owner's wife kept firing the good employees that had been there for a long time (she even fired her father in law) and it lead to them hiring people who would steal from them. Back before they closed I know my brother sold most of his rare cards because we were getting bored of playing by then, but now my son has the rest of his collection. It's a shame the new cards aren't compatible with the old ones. I liked the old setup much better.

I know I wish they still sold the Pokemon toys like they had back in the late 90's. Even the Burger King Pokemon toys were cooler than the ones in the store now. They're also really expensive for what they are. My son has some of the older ones, and he wants more since a lot of them aren't in the best shape since he's had them since he was three, but doesn't like the new ones.

As far as the games, I'm currently playing Pokemon Platinum Enhanced Edition. It's a modded version of the game where you can catch all the Pokemon (up to Platinum, which is still over 400) in one game, including the legendaries without having to cheat or go to events to get them. I used to just trade the normal way between my son and myself to get Pokemon we wanted, but we ended up getting a new wireless router so we no longer had the WEP security, but instead WPA2, which the DS can't connect to. So we're forced to play offline. It's really neat, though, having the chance to get your favorites from all the different regions all in your party. It certainly keeps my son occupied and he has a pretty short attention span.

[oddish]

Have you got a bigger version of that chart, oddish? I'd love to fill it in but it's a bit tiny

I only got into EV training in B/W, I just couldn't wrap my head around the concept when I learned about it in D/P.

Oh, didn't realize that chart was a re-sized one! Here is a full-size one: http://i51.tinypic.com/2re7d5s.png

I'll edit my other post with the correct one now too...

Yeah, EV training just seemed so complicated at first that I didn't even try to figure it out. Then my boyfriend was doing a Pokemon League on a forum he has and I joined in and he taught me. Pretty simple once you get the hang of it.

[Sora]

Would love to see pics of your collection, BrightSide!

At some point soon, I will have to gather everything together! :') If ever I manage to I will definitely post pics!

Ah, BrightSide, do you have.... Pokémon TOILET PAPER?

Ooh, now THAT is something I haven't yet acquired! :O

YOU MUST HAVE IT. Nothing more random than themed toilet paper in a collection, rofl.

But yes, pics of your collection! Do want

[Juri]

Yes! I love pokemon!

I have a small collection of Vulpix plushies and figurines and I buy cute Espeon things too!

[StarDragon]

I remember when the first movie came out and we got the promo cards!! I still have them (and 8 mew cards x_x I don't know how I got so many of those guys, lol)!! Ah, memories.


I think... in my next life, I wanna be a Pokemon trainer.

[TheBeatlesPkmnFan42]

I love Pokemon. I don't like the English dub of the anime though. 4kids cencored it to much. So I watch the Japanese version. I have thousands of card and about 50 plushies. I have about 25 games. And on my Red version, I have 3 or 4 Missingnos, a Kangaskagn (IDK if it's spelled right) that I taught fly when it used to be an 'M, and I have a Mew I got with the Mew glitch. I like glitches, if you couldn't tell.
 

And of course, the Pokémon Center in Tokyo - I'm always like an Arcanine using Extreme Speed going around that store and picking up everything I can carry back to my hotel, rofl

I want to go there so badly. I'd love to get an Arceus plushie. I also want a Magikarp plush just for the lulz.

[Ice Crystal]

I love pokemon! I used to be big into the merchandise collecting side of it until last year. I hit most of my major goals so I moved on to ponies.

I don't watch the show but I do play the games, and have been playing since I was small. (Heart)Gold/(Soul)Silver and Black/White are my favorites so far.

Mareep is my favorite pokemon, followed closely by Feraligatr and Kyurem.