Charizard was my favourite Pokémon before older generations were introduced
I was introduced to the franchise likely in 1999 when I was about 5 and found the animé show on TV. Just as the novice trainer Ash and the world of Pokémon in which he lives took over the world's attention, it was popular in my nation as much as anywhere else. Due to lack of sources, little did I know was how engaging the show was and literally nothing regarding the games. Over several attempts of children who hurt themselves because they believed they were Pokémon, the animé was restricted on TVs before the franchise got forgotten and lost its popularity. Thus, I never knew more about Pokémon post Orange Islands and Generation I until some point.
Reunion with the Franchise
As a ten-year-old boy who is still obsessed with Pokémon despite of years and years of separation, I searched for Pokémon on Google. I found many platforms either national or international that tell more and many more about Pokémon that I never knew before - basically the following generations and the existence of Pokémon games. With the absolute poor English skills, I somehow managed to play some Generation III games on my PC.
The Milestone
My favourite Pokémon concept belongs to Paras and Parasect
The beginning of Unovaregion has been the milestone of my Pokémon fanaticism in a way, and I personally consider it even bigger step than discovering that Pokémon was still a thing back in 2005. Because for the first time after nearly 10 years, I decided to watch the anime show with the subtitles that I wouldn't even understand entirely. Ever since September 2010, it is already a tradition for me to watch the anime on a weekly basis.
However, my introduction to games for real was not to come until the release of Pokémon X and Y. Up until that point, I found the games rather "weak" to pay attention due to its graphics and lack of sense. However, watching a Youtuber's Pokémon Y gameplay, I was convinced to get in game business as well. I first bought a Nintendo 3DS and started off with a copy of HeartGold Version. Later followed by White 2, X, Omega Ruby and finally Generation VII games. It all brought a revolution of the franchise for me in 2015.
Getting in Touch with Legends and Myths
In mid-late 2015, I realised my knowledge of the franchise was all in pieces, yet wouldn't paint the entire picture. I made a decision - watch the entire anime from EP001 to DP191 including all the movies and specials that can be found on the Internet. I've completed the show within 2 years and slightly more. This experience inspired me to complete a Living Pokédex.
In early 2017, I decided to complete a Living Dex using Pokémon X, Omega Ruby, and Sun copies. Completing the entire Pokédex with all released Pokémon until #801 took my three months in total. I have played each version twice in order to keep Version-exclusive legendaries for myself and trade other ones with their counterparts. I received help from the Internet and sacrificed crazy amount of Legendary Pokémon to find Mythical Pokémon. The very last Pokémon I have put in my collection was a Celebi. After its placement, the Living Dex was completed.
One of the biggest things I discovered while completing my Living Dex was realising how amazing Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire were. Chasing Mirage Spots every mid-night and hunting down all the Legendary Pokémon at a particular time of day/week was just such a magical experience to bring on. I never took advantage of DexNav until that point as I didn't know I needed it.
Pokémon Re-Run
When I completed the Living Dex, it brought me a farther inspiration to go through all the Pokémon games from scratch and engage with the stories and myths of Pokémon world, including the stories of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon. After I recognised the in-game mechanics and the importance of Nature, stats and competitive play, I have begun my "Pokémon Re-Run" in the last quarter of 2017, in which I have played all the Core-series games and expand my common sense with the culture of Pokémon world even more. Most of my teams in Pokémon Teams section consists of my teams that are built upon this re-run.
The re-run has been completed in December, 2018.
The Last Piece: Adventures Manga
The animé, check. The games, check. There was only one more major franchise left - Pokémon Adventures manga series. I have begun Red, Green & Blue chapter in mid March, 2019. I have yet to complete the manga series.
I catch the "national bird" Pokémon and keep them on my team until the end (Pidgey for Kanto, Starly for Sinnoh, etc) unless I have already played in that region with another version before.
Sun is my only team in which the same type repeats more than twice: Fairy-type, three times.
Platinum and White are only teams of mine that no type repeats itself.
I only play with Pokémon that debut in the generation of its game with the exception of Blastoise in Pokémon X due to Mega Evolution.
Until Generation VI games, I would have my Pokémon either with a beneficial or ineffective nature. This rule is broken from Pokémon X and onwards due to easiness of the games.
I keep the level of my Pokémon on my team as close as possible.
Pokémon
This list consists of my teams that I created after I started my individual "Pokémon Re-Run" in late 2017. Those games are all re-plays that I have competed before with the exception of Pokémon Ultra Moon. Also, I lack my team of Pokémon Omega Ruby due to cartridge being broken during my replay. I have completed the re-run in December, 2018, making it last slightly more than a year.
