First Pokemon Memories: Chakramaster

[EmeraldSky]

My first Pokemon memory begins not long before Red/Blue's arrival in the USA.

I had just received my newest issue of Disney Adventures in the mail, and the ad on the back intrigued me--a bunch of weird creatures about to be caught in a giant net. One of those creatures stood out to me--a tiny yellow mouse with a thunderbolt tail. I kept the little guy in mind as I put the finished magazine with all my back issues.

The next day at school, I asked one of my best friends what this "Pokemon" thing was that was taking the school (a middle school, to be clear) by storm. He showed me a figurine of the mouse creature, and told me its name was "Pikachu".

He spent the rest of the period telling me all about "Pikachu"s world and the weeks ticked by to release day. The Friday before, I saw the famous bus commercial on TV, and that was that--I got Blue that weekend.

The rest, as they say, is history!

[Chakramaster]

Damn. Pokemon did an amazing job in picking a mascot for Pokemon.

And damn yes. I am looking at Pokemon Center website and staring at the Chef Pikachu and thinking about all my other Pikachu plushes at home. I shouldn't buy them but I want them!!!

Also, thanks for sharing your story!

Oh I didn't mind sharing at all! It's a great time for us all to share these great stories! 20 years of stories to tell! =D

Yeah all those special Pikachu....I want them all, but I'd go broke before I'd even find space for more or before I even buy them all. Even if I did there would be more on the way next month xD

My first Pokemon memory begins not long before Red/Blue's arrival in the USA.

I had just received my newest issue of Disney Adventures in the mail, and the ad on the back intrigued me--a bunch of weird creatures about to be caught in a giant net. One of those creatures stood out to me--a tiny yellow mouse with a thunderbolt tail. I kept the little guy in mind as I put the finished magazine with all my back issues.

The next day at school, I asked one of my best friends what this "Pokemon" thing was that was taking the school (a middle school, to be clear) by storm. He showed me a figurine of the mouse creature, and told me its name was "Pikachu".

He spent the rest of the period telling me all about "Pikachu"s world and the weeks ticked by to release day. The Friday before, I saw the famous bus commercial on TV, and that was that--I got Blue that weekend.

The rest, as they say, is history!

I remember first seeing Pokemon on TV. A commercial on Kids WB in the morning. I didn't have any ads in a magazine that I had (I wasn't subbed to Nintendo Power until sometime about 4 years later). It is really interesting to hear everyone else's story about how they found "Pokemon." I guess to some, Pikachu just has that great appeal huh?