Howdy everyone, my name's Des, and I'm excited to see the forums up and running! I've been following the Johto Times on Mastodon since 2023.
A bit about my Pokemon journey: I was in grade school around the time the anime and the WotC TCG took off in the US. My first Pokemon game was Blue. I'm trying to get into some of the newer games, but I've only played Gen I-IV, some of the spinoffs (I love the original Mystery Dungeon), Pokemon Go, and some of the 3DS remakes. Right now, I'm playing Legends: Arceus (almost done and loving it!) and Yellow (on Virtual Console). I intend to play Black next, then maybe replay Diamond and Pearl.
I'm currently hunting for FireRed and Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team to close out my GBA collection. Emerald is my all-time favorite. My most treasured Pokemon memorabilia are a pair of Pokemon TCG Southern Island postcard sets from 2001, and my favorite Pokemon is Alakazam!