I too started my pokemon journey with a Chikorita, though mine was named Leaf.
I also had a little brother, but unluckily enough my parents did not see the need for each of us to have our own gameboy, so my brother and I shared our pokemon journey. This was at times of course frustrating because parents don't understand when you have been struggling through a cave, the last thing you want is for your turn with the game boy to be over and your brother to immediately use an escape rope because he has no investment in that cave.
All in all though, I think it brought my brother and I closer together. Sharing a pokemon journey means you must share goals, triumphs, disappointments, as well as the newfound wonder that the opening of the Kanto map meant for you.
Huge thanks to my little brother for letting me choose our shared starter pokemon Chikorita (Leaf) and not forcing me into selecting the ugly alligator. No offense to Totodile, but his final stage leaves something to be desired.
Also, sorry I got so mad when you accidentally deleted our entire game, and I made you literally build the same team up again (Leaf and all) to replace what we lost.
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Re: Memory Pak: Taking My First Starter Pokémon All The Way To The Elite Four
@Kilamanjaro Yep, I learned the hard way to not use your best pokemon as the ginny pig for cloning items.
Re: Memory Pak: Taking My First Starter Pokémon All The Way To The Elite Four
I too started my pokemon journey with a Chikorita, though mine was named Leaf.
I also had a little brother, but unluckily enough my parents did not see the need for each of us to have our own gameboy, so my brother and I shared our pokemon journey. This was at times of course frustrating because parents don't understand when you have been struggling through a cave, the last thing you want is for your turn with the game boy to be over and your brother to immediately use an escape rope because he has no investment in that cave.
All in all though, I think it brought my brother and I closer together. Sharing a pokemon journey means you must share goals, triumphs, disappointments, as well as the newfound wonder that the opening of the Kanto map meant for you.
Huge thanks to my little brother for letting me choose our shared starter pokemon Chikorita (Leaf) and not forcing me into selecting the ugly alligator. No offense to Totodile, but his final stage leaves something to be desired.
Also, sorry I got so mad when you accidentally deleted our entire game, and I made you literally build the same team up again (Leaf and all) to replace what we lost.