Hey, I'm Jason from PokeHistorian. We do original research into digital "event Pokémon", preserve Pokémon print media and are currently venturing down the rabbithole of Shogakukan PokéStamps.
I found Johto Times in Summer 2023 and have been subscribed to the newsletter since. It's lovely to learn about the people behind fansites whose pioneering work we so often rely on in Pokémon historiography. Fans make Pokémon as much as Pokémon makes fans.
I myself am a classic genwunner. Some of my earliest Pokémon memories involve playing Yellow on my cousin's Gameboy, struggling to pronounce "Geodude", and lugging my TCG binder to friends across town looking to trade my battered Base set cards for their battered Base set cards.
My formative game, however, was Pokémon Crystal. I particularly loved its day/night cycle - a revolutionary idea at the time. Roaming the nighttime cityscape of Goldenrod with its bright lights felt magical, and I dreamt of one day exploring the real world like I had this Pokémon videogame world. The fire lit by Pokémon Crystal ultimately led me to live in metropolitan East Asia for a few years in my early 20s. It was the best time. Cause and effect is a funny thing.
I got into the Pokémon event scene in 2018, and discovered an incredibly rich tapestry of niche but fascinating event Pokémon distributions, each with their own story. I started compiling information and writing about them in 2019, moved the site to its current domain in 2021, and here we are. I can't write as often as I'd like - poor health gets in the way - but we chug along. The good thing about history is that, for the most part, it doesn't go anywhere 🙂
I collaborate extensively with @ICanSnake who owns an enviable event Pokémon collection and possesses near-encyclopedic knowledge about them. It's wild. Over the years we've solved a good few event mysteries and pioneered documentation on several topics, which is just the best feeling.
Nice to meet you all!
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