Thread: How old are you, Pokémon Fans? (Once more from the top)

I was born in late 1988, so I'm 20.

I can't really remember when I started liking Pokémon, but my first episode was "The Eevee Battling Brothers".

Born in 1979, I'm an oldie.

My first Pokémon experience was in 1999 when I was working as a teacher for an after school program for kids 5-10 years old. All the kids were into Pokémon and I learned about it through them. It was also around the time that Burger King had Pokéballs in their kid's meals. I got a Dragonite keychain that still lives on my backpack to this day. I've never watched the anime and I'm starting the video games with Platinum.

1993 X) Age of consent, here I come!!

Got into it in late 1999, when it was the big craze over here. I went anime > TCG > Yellow version > anime (again). Thank God for repeats, or I'd have missed Jouto in its entirety.

LMFAO at the 3 smart arses who put "after 2003" XD

I am 18! woooo

Born in 1994... that would make me 15...

So from what I can tell, the majority of us were around during Pokemon's debut. Those days were good. Now, personally, of course, I admit Pokemon is bs.

Also born in '79. I've been into Pokemon since late '98. I'd heard of some Pocket Monster thing, but thought it was a Tamagotchi rip-off. Then I happened to be up early one morning and caught two eps of the anime. One was the episode where Team Rocket opens a salon and Brock gets Vulpix. I was hooked, setting my alarm for 6:30 to catch the show. About a week later I bought a Gameboy, Blue and the guide.

Being an older fan is easier because my best friend (32) also loves Pokemon. Plus, now I don't have to buy two copies of the games to get every one of the critters!

1996

I remember in the year I was turning ten that I got a Pokemon tenth anniversary book.

1990.

Started watching the anime whenever it came out in the USA. Stopped watching somewhere around/in the Advanced Generation series, as I just couldn't keep track of things anymore.
First game experience was Gold. Still play the games, get the new ones, ect. Have Diamond, Sapphire, Explorers of Darkness, and Shadows of Almia.
Used to have decent amount of cards, lost them all, have a few now. Don't play the TCG, just like to have the cards.

That's about it.

1994. First saw the anime when i was around six, saw lots of my friends playin TCG but Im not intrested at that time. It's just around two years ago i saw my cousin playin pokemon diamond and well..I got addicted.

1989. In Italy, even being 15 years old means that you're too old to play Pokémon games (no wonder, since here they start smoking and drinking sometimes around 13 years old). That's why only my closest friends know that I'm fond of Pokémon: anyone else would treat me like a child. (And if you're wondering, yes, that's not my particular situation: every Italian Pokémon fan tends to hide his/her passion for these cute monsters).

Originally Posted by Neku

In Italy, even being 15 years old means that you're too old to play Pokémon games (no wonder, since here they start smoking and drinking sometimes around 13 years old).

Wow, I never figured that Italy and the Uk would be so similar :/ Even my besties think I'm a freak for liking Pokemon (and I'm only almost 16! I still feel quite young ^^")

1994

Originally Posted by ii kanji

Wow, I never figured that Italy and the Uk would be so similar :/ Even my besties think I'm a freak for liking Pokemon (and I'm only almost 16! I still feel quite young ^^")

Same in Germany and probably in whole Europe. Must lie within the fact that all the Anime/Videogame stuff isn't treated more than kids/baby stuff or something like drugs and child... something absolutelly dirty and forbidden by some politics but well here we are the "youngest" of the world who are in this so the hope still remains.

Wow there are a lot of older people here anyone have an experence like this

One day I'm looking at the TCG, I just like the art work and this kid looking at it looks at me like I'm crazy

Or another time when I was in a libary a kid was looking at the AG dvd's then I take a look at them and the looks at me like I'm a stalker

Through there was this other time I saw this guy in his thirties playing the pokmon ranger 2 demo and give him the same look thoose kids gave me

Anyone have an experence like this