Been away for a couple of days so let’s get into it!
Day 13 (Colo/XD): I never owned a Gamecube or anything fancy like that so I never got a good chance to play these. I played them at a friends house and a few times on the display consoles at shops but that's about it. They seemed pretty cool…
Day 14 (Memory Pill): This is a tough question, I’m not really sure how to answer. Is the point of the question 'would we like to experience pokemon again for the first time?' or 'do we want to be able to forget pokemon so we can move on / do other things with our lives?' In answer to the first question, no. If I had no recollection of the games, and found my gameboy / DS etc lying around the house, I would of course try it out for the sake of curiosity, but I don't think it would be the same. The reality is that it's a kids game, and without all the memories of playing it to build off of, I probably would see it as childish and opt for other games to play instead... And in answer to the other question, also no. This one is tough for me though. Sure, I don't want to give up the memories, but of course if I did, I wouldn't be able to miss it because I wouldn't remember it any more. So I guess it comes down to how my life would change if Pokemon wasn't a factor. All I can really think of right now is all the extra sleep I'd be getting (probably from a lack of sleep!)
Day 15 (Past Features): Everyone said it already, walking Pokemon. I didn't see any leaks or spoilers before HGSS, and didn't even look at the box art. I just jammed that cartridge in and started playing. All of a sudden I have a Cyndaquill standing next to me. Then my brother starts yelling "Totodile is walking behind me!!" I pretty much went and completed the dex in the game just to see what every Pokemon looked like walking behind you. It was just such a little thing that made a huge difference to the game, I loved it. I sort of get why it wouldn't work in the newer games, with all the sprites needed for BW, and all the 3D models needed for XY. Even if they just limited it to your starter like in Yellow would be good enough for me. It gets lonely adventuring on your own... Aside from that, bring back all the classic mini games. Gen III contests, pokeathlon, pokestar studios, PWT. All those cool things
Day 16 (Starting Fresh in BW): So I don't want to contradict myself about saying I probably wouldn't get back into the games after having my memory wiped, because this is different, I still had Pokeknowledge to build off of. I loved starting fresh because it did give me a nostalgic feel about when I was a kid, which I obviously wouldn't get after taking the pill. I was hoping for a similar thing in XY, but I guess I'll just limit my first few playthroughs to be with just gen VI 'mons
Day 17 (Favourite Ep / Movie): Pretty sure I've seen every single episode in the anime, which is making it pretty damn hard to pick a favourite. There are so many rubbish filler episodes with nothing going on, and a lot of the good stuff happens over multiple episodes. Hate to be cliche, but the first one has got to be the best single episode. It sets up the series really well. Ash's battle with Blaine was a good one, as well as his first pokemon league campaign. The Orange League arc was probably my favourite. The gym battles were really cool. The best one is probably when Misty gets hit on the whole episode by the gym leader, and Ash has to climb the mountain, freeze the water, carve a sled, and race to the bottom. The one when Misty thinks her Psyduck evolved is a good one too. That Golduck was cool as hell, and became one of my favourite 'mons. Moving ahead, the Sinnoh episodes were probably the best battle-wise. Brock would talk about abilities and move effects, and Ash and Paul had semi-competitively-viable teams, and used real strategy, including switching!! That guy with the Darkrai and Latios in the league was a bit cheap, but also kinda cool to see a trainer like that.
As far as movies go, I only saw the first couple as a kid. Haven't really bothered with them to be honest. Mostly because they don't come out in the cinema's here, or aren't on TV, the DVD's are expensive, and my PC doesn't handle bulk downloading so well. I woke up one morning at a mate's place after a pretty big night out and the TV has been left on. Arceus and the Jewel of Life was just starting so I watched that, and really enjoyed it! I don't know if it was just because I was super hung over or whatever but it was pretty cool..
Day 18 (Pokemon kill-off): I never really liked the idea of Pichu. I get that they introduced a bunch of baby ‘mons to showcase breeding in gen 2, but did Pikachu really need one? I thought Pikachu was already pretty baby-ish, and didn’t really make sense that now Ash’s starter was an evolved form, and if he had evolved once before, why was he so against evolving into Raichu? Pichu just seemed like an unnecessary addition that just didn’t fit in flavour-wise..
Day 19 (Unfortunate Events): I lent my girlfriend my Yellow version to play on an old Gameboy she had found in her parent’s basement. We broke up some time after, I never got the game back :’(