Keep in mind this poll is for the first Pokemon generation you experienced. It's not about your favorite gen, or which gen you think is the best (also note that this will be the last time we'll be able to fit all gens in one poll--unless Era allows for more poll options in the future :P).
The 8th generation is upon us, so I thought it was a great time to have one of these. Gen 1 (Red Version to be specific) was my first. My earliest gen 1 memory was leafing through some random game magazine (can't remember the name) with an article on the "Pocket Monsters" craze that was sweeping Japan at the time. It had two screenshots, one of RED (or BLUE) about to send a Pokemon into battle (so I remember the backpack and cap), and the other a screenshot of one of the towns. I remember thinking, "I can't see why anyone would go crazy over some plain-looking Game Boy RPG."
Oh boy, was I in for a surprise.
NOTE: I didn't include remakes (i.e. ORAS, Let's Go, etc.), but feel free to discuss them.
The 8th generation is upon us, so I thought it was a great time to have one of these. Gen 1 (Red Version to be specific) was my first. My earliest gen 1 memory was leafing through some random game magazine (can't remember the name) with an article on the "Pocket Monsters" craze that was sweeping Japan at the time. It had two screenshots, one of RED (or BLUE) about to send a Pokemon into battle (so I remember the backpack and cap), and the other a screenshot of one of the towns. I remember thinking, "I can't see why anyone would go crazy over some plain-looking Game Boy RPG."
Oh boy, was I in for a surprise.
NOTE: I didn't include remakes (i.e. ORAS, Let's Go, etc.), but feel free to discuss them.