My brother looooved Pokemon. He was always really difficult to get out of bed in the morning but for a good few months all I had to say was Pokemon is starting! And he would jump right up and go out in the living room to watch it. He had all the cards too. This was when he was about 7 as well.

When I was 23ish, I acquired a game boy color. I started playing Pokemon red. It ended up being the only video game I ever finished. I loved it. My husband loved Pokemon too, he would play all the games on his DS.