

My first Pokemon game was Diamond version. In fact, it was one of the first video games I ever had.

This is my finished entry for the CGcookie Pokemon-themed summer contest.

I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I was an awkward, fumbling newb who could barely even use the controls. It was frustrating, bizarre, and absolutely wonderfull. I was always the type of kid that enjoyed playing outside, and having a Nintendo didn't change that. But, there were still times when I would be so lost in that little pixelated world that people would have to call my name several times to get my attention.

Well over a decade later, I am still an avid Pokemon player. I've collected almost every game that has come out for the Nintendo, and I bought a 3ds just to play X and Y. And though I haven't been able to get Pokemon Go yet, but I tend to support team Instinct. But even now, grown up, with a job, living on my own and trying to figure out how to do my taxes, every time I pick up a game I feel like that little kid again, picking out my first starter.





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