So with a new generation of Pokémon just nine months away (*insert pregnancy joke*), I've finally come to realize that us older players won't be the only ones happy to bust out a new Pokémon game, but also a new wave of little kids ready to start their Pokémon adventures. Now, with all these new and old adventures, some emotional events are probably ready to stir - and so, Smogonites, I ask you, what was your most emotional memory of Pokémon? It could be triumph, genuine sadness, anger, whatever...and it could be in any medium! I'm not trying to set any rules. :)
I guess I'll start by sharing mine. I guess it was that first sense of adventure and freedom I felt picking Turtwig in Pokémon Pearl. Now, Mudkip had been my first starter in Pokémon Sapphire, but I hadn't picked Mudkip really - my friend talked me into it. I was too young to even understand how to play the game properly, and didn't really learn until Emerald, but then the game just felt...old. I didn't feel a sense of adventure, since I already knew the layout of the game.
But picking Turtwig of my own accord, and for the first time not knowing what lay ahead since I had bought the game on its release day, it was an emotional experience for me. It may sound extremely cliché and cheesy, but I actually felt like I had a connection to this Turtwig. Basically the entirety of Pokémon Pearl was a free adventure for me - not listening to my friend and picking Drifloon, beating my friend later with said Drifblim, and actually knowing what was going on was a big change for me regarding Pokémon. It really changed my outlook, and encouraged me to be more of an in-game person (although I have played competitively for two years now). Oh well, me and my Turtwig, we're bros. Except she's a girl, which I discovered later on, but I don't like to mention that. :3
I guess I'll start by sharing mine. I guess it was that first sense of adventure and freedom I felt picking Turtwig in Pokémon Pearl. Now, Mudkip had been my first starter in Pokémon Sapphire, but I hadn't picked Mudkip really - my friend talked me into it. I was too young to even understand how to play the game properly, and didn't really learn until Emerald, but then the game just felt...old. I didn't feel a sense of adventure, since I already knew the layout of the game.
But picking Turtwig of my own accord, and for the first time not knowing what lay ahead since I had bought the game on its release day, it was an emotional experience for me. It may sound extremely cliché and cheesy, but I actually felt like I had a connection to this Turtwig. Basically the entirety of Pokémon Pearl was a free adventure for me - not listening to my friend and picking Drifloon, beating my friend later with said Drifblim, and actually knowing what was going on was a big change for me regarding Pokémon. It really changed my outlook, and encouraged me to be more of an in-game person (although I have played competitively for two years now). Oh well, me and my Turtwig, we're bros. Except she's a girl, which I discovered later on, but I don't like to mention that. :3