when i caught my first pokemon and they did that funky lil animation of the pokedex entry clicking satisfyingly into its bookshelf slot, i knew they'd gotten me hook line and sinker

AND THEN they introduced me to all the characters?? and the whole area zero plot??? and they had a whole cutscene where we all jumped off the cliff w koraidon into the foggy unknown and we were flying through the air with only arven's inhuman strength keeping us from falling straight to our death???? i felt like a child again, rediscovering my love of pokemon after so many years of vague disillusion. peak designs, memorable personalities and a super fun story

i gotta ask though, gamefreak: what's your prejudice against ginger hair about. you're telling me my hair can be ASH PURPLE but not orange?? what did the copper tops ever do to you

also here's the obligatory 'stop releasing your games before they're finished gamefreak we're begging you' plea because regardless of how much fun it is, the sheer amount of jank is insane