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How I got into Pokemon and came to Smogon... A Short Story
I'm 18 years old. I got my little mitts on a copy of Pokemon Red probably the month following its release. My brother got Blue. Eventually, despite having much difficulty with reading a few of the more exotic words in the game, we...