Who can catch em all anymore? There's too damn many of em.

F*** Charmander. F*** Bulbasaur. Squirtle was the man. If you disagree, you’re just wrong. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, then you’ve been living under a rock for the past thirteen years. 

Pokémon was, and still is, one of the most popular and best selling game franchises that Nintendo has ever put out. The original American releases (the Red and Blue versions were games that I, my little brother, and my friends had to have. The games weren’t exactly mind blowingly difficult, but they were addictive. With each version of the game having their own set of exclusive Pokémon, it was a great marketing decision for the company. You would pair up with your friends in an attempt to trade and get that ever elusive 150 (151 if you cheated) complete the collection. The game gave kids a way to not only compete with each other (through records, linked battles, and game progress), but it also gave them ways to collaborate (through trading strategies and trading Pokémon). 

It was also a franchise that reached out into so many different mediums besides just the video game. There was the ever popular TV show, trading card game, and even a comic book (that was never really over in America). They even brought the popularity of the TV show into the game world with the release of the Yellow Version of the game. In this version you had the famous Pikachu that would not go inside a Pokéball as your starting Pokémon. You also had the chance to, by talking to other trainers within the game itself, get the original three starters.

Since 1998 there has been seventeen different video games that progressed from the original GameBoy to the modern Nintendo DS: Red/Blue, Yellow, Gold/Silver, Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald, Fire Red/Leaf Green (updated remakes of Red/Blue), Diamond/Pearl/Platinum, Heart Gold/Soul Silver (updated remakes of Gold/Silver), and finally the upcoming Black/White. With each game new Pokémon have been added, bringing the total from 150 up to 649 with the latest installment.

At the beginning of each game you’re given the option of three Pokémon, each of a different type (water, grass, or fire). I personally have a tendency to, when given the choice of the three starting Pokémon, to go with the water type. I’m not quite sure why, but it always seems to be the one that I would want to work with the most.

Pokémon Black/White is going to be released on March 6th (according to Wikipedia). Even though I’m in my 20’s, I’m pretty sure I’ll still be getting it...don’t judge.