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How I first got into Pokemon?
Creepy barber was selling cards, including pokemon packs. I been since the first cards and show came out.

When I entered competive Battling?
R/S/E era

How I got into Smogon?
Heard about it from Nsider.
 
How did you first get into Pokemon?

I wasn't really interested in it when it was featured in gaming magazines. Then my mom randomly decided to one day get me Pokemon Red. I was hooked, it was probably the only Gameboy game I ever racked a good 200 or so hours in.

How did you get into Competitive battling?

During the GSC era, I actually bothered to make up some good teams with okay movesets, but didn't know anything about the stuff like IVs (.. actually, did they even have them back then?). But I figured "hey, what's the point" if all my friends and kids in my class were gamesharking Mews and teaching Hyper Beam to everything. Then someone on this other forum posted Netbattle, and probably got even more into Pokemon.

How did you find Smogon?

I lurked here for a bit after finding the Netbattle server
 
How did you first get into Pokemon?
Lets see I was like 7 or 8 years old and seeing bright colors fighting come on who didnt think that was cool?

How did you get into Competitive battling?

When Diamond and Pearl came out with Wifi

How did you find Smogon?

Friends was talking about it
 
How did you first get into Pokemon?

Back in 1998 a kid got it the day it came out and was showing everyone in school, it got me interested, so I went and got blue version the next day. no regrets.

How did you get into Competitive battling?

R/S/E

How did you find Smogon?

Someone on gamespot mentioned it some time around March so I checked it out then finally decided to join.
 
How did you first get into Pokemon?
Everyone started trading pokemon cards at school when i was little, i bought some, then i learnt that there was a game after buying a magazine with a guide for it in, saved up for ages, bought red and blue and thats more or les that.


How did you get into Competitive battling?

Iv always been looking for new ways to battle regarding pokemon, i had tried to learn how to ev train before but gave up, but when D/P were announced i thought id better get up to standard as such, so i started to practice things and stratagys, etc. I also got pokerus on my copy of Sapphire, which i was ecstatic about at the time, knowing how rare it was. But the first time i actually played someone who battled competitvly (as in, not my friends who use theyre favourites and ubers) was on wifi on Diamond.

How did you find Smogon?

I battled someone on the ONM forums, who then asked to look at each others teams via trading. He then pointed out that i should re-raise a few team members with better natures as at the time i only really cared about IV's. He then said look around the serebi or smogon forums for a good IV ditto, so i came here. And here i am.
 
How I got into Pokemon

I believe that I was 7 or 8 years old when I first received the Pokemon VHS tape from ToysRus in the mail. Confused about what these creatures were on the cover, I popped it in, and as I continued to watch, my eyes grew wider in amazement. Once I saw that video games were soon to come out, I wrote the date down and got my copy of Red version on either the day, or week, sometime around when it came out. Like many people who played these two games, I couldn't put it down for a looong time. I started over numerous times, running through with different pokemon for different experiences each time. As the generations came out, I continued to buy them, usually on the day that they came out, however, I took a 2 year break right after Ruby/Sapphire came out. One day I picked up my Ruby and realized "wow, what a cool game... even for someone who's 18. After playing through Colosseum, I asked the question "I wonder if people take this game serious and go competitive...


How I found out about competitive battling and smogon

Once I asked myself about serious battling, I browsed the internet for videos on youtube of championship battles. After seeing what some people could do, I discovered smogon's Net Battle. I went on, built in my identical team at that time, and nearly almost ALWAYS got swept. I then began to learn that teams require walls, sweepers, etc, and not just 6 pokemon at random. After playing for some time, I started posting over at Serebii, and recently decided to try posting over here since their forums tend to lag badly. Hopefully I'll enjoy posting here.
 
i joined serebii and i liked when i was younger but then i found out as i started to grow up that they were kind if immature so i just moved here lol..
 
I learned about Smogon from GameFAQs, actually. I couldn't stand a lot of people over there, and i heard a lot of complaints about elitism over here. Figured, if there's a place to learn something, its usually from the people who're the best.
 
I started playing Pokemon back in 1997 (or was it '98?), when I got a Game Boy and Pokemon Blue for Christmas. Needless to say, I enjoyed it, and got Silver, Sapphire, Diamond, both Stadiums, Colosseum, and XD when they came out in turn.

I actually never even heard until competitive battling until the latter half of the Advance Generation. I was browsing the internet for Pokemon stuff, and stumbled across Smogon. I was a bit surprised by the complexity of what I thought was a very simple game. I was the kind of kid who thought that a) any Pokemon is usable (lol Sunflora, Glalie) and b) if it didn't get STAB, it wasn't worth using. And the usual "all legends are uber" stuff. Thankfully, I never had a Fire Blast/Flamethrower/Ember/Fly Charizard or anything similar -- I had more sense than that. Of course, I know better movesets now.

I've actually been lurking around these forums for several months now, although I never got into any competitive battles until a few days ago when I downloaded Shoddy. Hopefully I can learn some stuff while I'm here.
 
How I first got into Pokemon?
Probably from the TV series back on Cheeze Tv when I used to watch it. My first Pokemon game I played was Gold/Silver, those were my newb days where I knew nothing about it basically, but played for fun.

How did you get into Competitive battling?
Well I guess you can say recently. I didn't get Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald or FireRed/LeafGreen because I quitted Pokemon after Gold and Silver where I became bored, but now I guess I'm kind of back into it. Well it happened at the Nintendo Connection Tour (lol) and also a friend of mine made me into competitive battling, which before I was into competitive battling I knew nothing about Ev training and natures etc. But I'm better at it now.

How did you find Smogon?
I think I found it in Aussie-Nintendo forums. This place is another cool and active community. On Aussie-Nintendo forums I am Aaaron. in case you were wondering.

Well before I never bothered to register but I chose to so I could post when I read alot.
 
It was around 2001 (I could be wrong though) when my cousin had a partially translated version of Pokemon Gold which we played. How I wondered at his level 70 Feraligatr with Surf/Iron Tail/Cut/Strength, and how he had the whole game unlocked. Anyway, he gave me a copy which I played tirelessly for several months, levelling up all my Pokemon when I got stuck (I was stuck getting Cut for a while lol), but with the help of the Internet I got through.

Through the internet I found various forums that introduced me to competitive gaming, and made a few friends as well, even though I purpotedly lost contact with these because at the time I failed to consider internet people real people.Through them I learned of PBS Battle (or whatever it was called) and GSBot, and Netbattle after that. I was a notable member of netbattle/tvsian forums, which then died and I found smogon.com, where I found out some of the older members like Vineon and goofball were at.

I then just decided to disappear from the internet completely (partly to cold-turkey from Pokemon and partly because I felt scared of getting to know internet people), at which time I was known as the tyranitar trainer. I came back as a nobody, and cue the painful fitting-in process whereby I learned nettiquete the hard way and attempted to rebuild my reputation.
 
How did you first get into Pokemon?

I was at grade three(iirc)my sister bought a GBC while I got a PS. I noticed that she was playing pokemon yellow and immediately fell in love with it so I after a lot of begging to my parents got my own GBC and started my pokemon craze.

How did you get into Competitive battling?

When I found out about NetBattle that was about a year ago.

How did you find Smogon?

I was looking for pokemon-dedicated sites when I found smogon and from here i learned about NetBattle and ShoddyBattle too so I guess I have a lot of things to thank Smogon for. Thanks alot SMOGON! :D
 
How I first started playing pokemon:
When red and blue came out i got it, and both me and my brother have followed the games ever since. I have gotten a game from every generation, as well as Stadium 1 + 2, as well as now getting Pokemon Battle Revolution (witch disappointed me a lot with the new rental passes).

How I started battling online/How I found out about Smogon: I always battled with my brother, (who i never could beat) and my friends, and with Wi-fi for Diamond Pearl ,I have been battling friends and other people i don't know since i got it.
 
Well I found about Poke'mon in a Hotel(I think RedRoof Inn not sure) room that my family and I were staying in. Well anyway my older brother turned on the TV and we saw this cartoon that we didn't get at first and then my brother and I were hooked.Also Wrestling was at its best back then.

Around a year latter I wanted the game My mom,little bro, and I were at the Cleaners and their was a kid with a Poke'mon Yellow and Game Boy and I wanted it so bad.I keep in eye on him and he put the gam boy and yellow in his car(unlocked) so I stole it but then I was like no lets have fun with this kid I hide the GB and Yellow behind a pole. They found it an hour latter thanks to the help from some kroger workers on break.

So around 1st Grade that was the time I was getting the games and watching the anime. this was a change in my life with Poke'mon everywere at my school at the local mall(I miss that) and The First Ever Poke'mon Movie.

Years Later

How I found Smogon my older bro told me and I read the guides around 2003 on serebii.net about ev training.

And there is no doubt Poke'mon and somewhat Smogon has mess with my social life but its all good in the end.
 
How I first got into Pokemon?
I watched the show and was hooked from there.

When I entered competive Battling?
About 3-5 months ago. I've come far I think.

How I got into Smogon?
*points to Aragornbird*
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How I started playing Pokémon:
Back in '95, I received a game called Pokémon Red Version as a Christmas present. I started it up, played for a while, and became thoroughly interested. I proceeded to beat the game and to continue raising those fun little critters called Pokémon afterwards. I also got Yellow Version when it came out, and had fun with that one, too. Later, when Gold and Silver came out, I picked up a copy of Gold and found the experience to be superior to the original, since it included a slough of new features, including 100 all-new Pokémon to play with. I picked up Silver as well, since Gold was so much fun. Later came the Game Boy Advance and the advent of Ruby and Sapphire, of which I got Ruby. This leads me to...
How I started playing competitively:
It all started with the Battle Tower in Ruby. I started training Pokémon that I thought stood a chance for the incredible feat of 50 straight wins. Eventually I lost my Ruby game and thus never achieved this goal, but I got LeafGreen to fill the void. I didn't do much competitively with this game, but I took off after Emerald. A while after beating the Elite Four and struggling with the Battle Frontier, I did some research on the internet and found out about hidden game mechanics: the EV/IV system, how exactly breeding worked, how to influence Hidden Power's type and power, and more. Soon (but not soon enough) came Diamond and Pearl, which allowed me to play opponents from anywhere around the globe, and I discovered that what I knew wasn't enough.
How I discovered Smogon:
I did more research on the subjects of competitive battling and discovered the OU ruleset out there. I immediately picked up on the fact that some Pokémon have marked advantages over others after seeing this, and adjusted my teams accordingly. However, in my caution in developing a new team, I wanted perfect movesets for my Pokémon. Google to the rescue. I found Smogon, and they had everything I needed. After ten or twelve return visits, I thought... Why not join this miraculous community? Now here I am, hoping to reap the benefits of the combined experience here and give back more than my fair share.
That's my story. (Thank you if you read the entire thing.)
 
How I started playing Pokémon:
Long ago, I first saw the pokemon anime. This was back during the big anime invasion of the 90s, when it first became really trendy. When the games became available, I bought firered and played it dutifully, traded with friends, filled out the pokedex. I bought the cards too, back when they first came out and were practically like buying stocks. I recall charizard going from $3, to $12, to $100 and back down again. When Gold and silver came by, I bought silver, and it was the last time I had a perfect dex. I've followed along the franchise, long after losing interest in the anime, the games remain solid to me, and I still enjoy them on many levels.
How I started playing competitively:
I played against friends ages ago, back in the G/S/C days. Wifi really opened things up in the current generation, and now I find I have a REASON to make good teams and think things out.
How I discovered Smogon:
I've heard the name tossed around for a long while. I think the first mention was long ago when I first learned about IVs and needed a calculator.
 
How I started playing Pokémon:
Actually, I found the game before I found the show. XD Hard to believe, but yeah. I never really understood it until recently, during the R/S/E era, when I started picking up on how to 'train' better, and understanding competitive tiers. Then I really started picking up on it.

How I started playing competitively:
D/P is when I actually considered myself a competitive player. =\ Prior to, I just battled in-game. XD

How I discovered Smogon:
A few people on another site actually mentioned it to me. Also, NSider has several Smogon members that I talked to on occasion. And with NSider being re-done or whatever, I figured I had reason enough to come here. Not to mention Smogon has a decent reputation for competitive battling, which is one thing I'm majorly interested in right now. XD So, in a sense, I'm here to pick up on some more tips and stuff. =P
 
How I started playing Pokemon:
I first started playing Pokemon when I was about five or six, the game being blue. I got hooked on Pokemon, and so I stated playing all of the games, even after it was deemed "stupid" by some of my friends.

I How I started playing competitively/How I discovered Pokemon:
I started playing competitively a few months before the realease of Diamond and Pearl. I guess I first found this website when I stumbled onto some forum that talked about it. I didn't visit this sight often at first, but I eventually got hooked on it.
 
How I started playing Pokemon:
I started playing pokemon since Pokemon Red, Blue. Hooked on every since.

How I started playing competitively:
Discovered Smogon.

How I discovered Smogon:
Through a friend, glad he referred me here.
 
How I found Smogon

I found this site because of Serebii.net... Home led me here...

How I started playing competitively

Because of all the Pokemon forums I visited.
 
How I started playing Pokémon:
My friend gave me a CD full of pirated demos of games. While scrolling through the folders I found a folder called Pokemon Blue! I opened it, found an emulator called GBE plus the Rom and I was hooked!

How I started playing competitively:
Last December I was randomly scrolling the Gamefaqs boards and found guys talking about IVs and EVs, and read kholdstaire's guide to competitive battling and Blueshirt32's moveset guide (It is the best moveset guide I've ever seen, you should check it out, since the Smogon Dex is down.), downloaded NB and discovered a new level of getting hooked!

How I discovered Smogon:
Gamefaqers recommended it to me. Found it. Was awed.
 
When did you start playing Pokémon?
I first played pokémon in the GSC era. I got pokémon crystal at Cristmas. I was about 5,6 or 7 years old.

How I began bplaying competitively:
After meeting my friend (who knows many about the game) I readed the ev and iv guides at serebii. I went to the forums there and I met many guys who also are playing this (wonderfull) game. I was learning more and more. And then... I played competitively across wi-fi.

How did you found Smogon?
My friend founded it, he saw that this was a good site. He told me about it and I registered myself.

~TM
 
How I first got into Pokemon?
When pokemon cards were all the range at my old junior school.

When I entered competive Battling?
G/S/C. I like competitive battling among friends as most of them don't know about evs and stuff but I prefer in-game.

How I got into Smogon?
Heard about it on another forum.
 
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