For YEARS Charmander had been my favorite starter. And then as I got older I had this sudden realization that Char had become my least favorite starter. I’m not sure why, I just think there are better fire types out there and Charizard is kind of over hyped.

I’ve never done soft resets, never chained, and never obsessively bred. The only shiny Pokemon I encountered in the wild was in XY in the Glittering Cave. It was a Solrock and it was so awesome. The fact that it was a Solrock was so symbolic to me. Psychic is one of my favorite types, and Solrock represents the sun…