I was talking to a friend that is going to start playing pokemon for the first time. I was explaining to her one of my favorite things about the game.

By the end of every game as you are walking through the grass near your home town it never fails that some shit dog ratatta or the billionth pidgey you've seen jumps out and irritates the shit out of you.

Then you start the game over, and happen to stumble across one of those shitty pokemon and what happens? You catch, and he stays with you till you beat the elite 4.

I'm 38, have played every colored game multiple times, and still claim that pokamon is the best RPG ever. I love this fucking game.