Oh yay, story time! Let's see. I started playing Pokemon when I was around 6 or 7. First game ever was Yellow, as such, was the best game I had at the time. I instantly loved it, and played it pretty much all the time. Wasn't long after that I got Red version, cause Charizard looked cooler, which he does to this day. Anyway, I always got rather far, but have had the worst of luck with both of them. Never beating Gary for the last time due to my games deleting data all the time.
When Gold and Silver were released, I was super stoked cause by that time I loved Pokemon more than any game franchise ever. I went with Silver, cause Lugia is super awesome! I played that game more than any Pokemon game ever, well maybe not Emerald. Which brings me to the next Gen!
Oh Ruby version! I remember the times we shared the most! I remember choosing Treecko for the very first time. I remember every gym battle. Most notably, I remember riding in the car, as I fought Steven, desperately trying to win. It was literally a battle against the clock as my Sp was on the verge of shutting off. Guess who won the battle for me? That's right, Sceptile! My most trustworthy Pokemon I ever had, and was the last Pokemon alive in that match. Of course, there are many more memories, but I don't want to babble too much.
After Gen 3, 4 was announced. Wasn't much longer they had a demo you could play in Gamestop. I remember that, as I thought Lucario was epic. I believe I spent the most time with my friends in the underground tunnels playing Capture the Base, or whatever that game was called.
I shouldn't need to elaborate on Gen 5 too much. It wasn't that big of an impact for me. Only thing I have to say about it was it was what peaked my interest in playing Pokemon competitively. My interest went up during my schools Pokemon tourneys I hosted. From there, the guy you know as Poetic, kept posting in Facebook about this awesome Pokemon thing called Pokemon Online. I eventually got curious, and decided to download it. Made a team, etc. We tried making our own server that way we could battle with our friends and such, but to no avail. Whilst scrolling down the Server registry, I stumbled upon Reborn, saw the server info, saw league, got pumped, and well, you all know the rest. Needless to say, Pokemon is freakin awesome!