I remember I was 7 when they launched here in the UK, I still remember opening my first Base Set booster pack, I even recall that it was a Blastoise art pack and I pulled a holo Poliwrath, from that moment I was totally hooked and so excited to find and collect all of the cards, not just to own them, but to see the artwork, that sense of discovery was incredibly rewarding
It then uses some cards with unusually high CMC and library manipulation to pull out a massive Yuriko hit
I also still have some collections from back in the day somewhere in the attic, like happy tail stuffed animals, pogs/flippos and my three-generations (grandma, mom/uncle, me) post stamps
Some players also combine emulator setups with Fonelora Location Changer to simulate GPS movement for location-based Pokmon experiences on iPhone and Android devices
1 That's clearly enough quality to have a strong Top Ten