Been a part of Pokémon since it arrived here in the US! Gen 1 will always have my heart, I still recall my early days playing my copies of Red and Blue. My story really kicked off after schooling kept me preoccupied and had to miss Gens 2 and 3. One fateful day, I won a copy of Pokémon Platinum at a Dave & Buster's. It's been history ever since. :)
Gen 4 revitalized my enjoyment of the series and holds just as much of a place in my heart as Gens 1 and 2. The passion evolved even further when my friends and I put together a Pokémon cosplay skit at AKON back in 2017! The amount of things I've done with this franchise can't be measured fully in one single text box, I feel like my life would be drastically different if Pokémon weren't around!
I have a +1 that wants to share this experience as well, my good friend that was part of the cosplay skit and we met during the Totodile Community Day!