Water Pokemon Master
13th September 2003, 12:51 AM
What was your first theme deck/booster pack/rare card/argument over a card? Also, be sure to include the stories of how you got them or if you just walked into a store and said "Hey PKMN cards, I should buy them."
FIRST CARD
For me, my very first card was a Squirtle. I was on vacation at Palm Springs in June of 99 (Jungle had not come out yet) and I was 9. I met a kid by the pool and he then showed me his PKMN cards from Base Set. Of course, back then my family had no computer or had any knowledge that there were even cards of the creatures we had been watching on TV for over half a year. So, he had some extra commons and uncommons, and I asked him if I could give him something for them. Luckily, I had brought some PokeDex entries from Pokemon.com that my mom had printed out at work, and I traded those papers for them. But, before he gave me any, he asked me if I wanted to race in the pool for my PokeDex entries or for his cards (whoever wins got the other person's stuff) So, we raced in the pool two laps, and guess who won? Me! So I got a Squirtle Squirt from his binder, and we traded some of my entries for all of Ash's PKMN that were on cards. (Caterpie, Bulba, Char, and some others I don't remember.)
FIRST BOOSTER PACK and THEME DECK
After the above event and after vacation was over, we went to Toys R Us back near my Grandma's house (100 miles from Palm Springs) and they had just gotten in the Jungle stuff. So, my mom bought me and my younger brother a Kangaskhan deck and some Jungle packs (the boosters were not given to us until later, so all we opened were the theme decks). In later weeks, I eventually got enough Base set packs and all the theme decks to complete Base Set, and later Jungle.
FIRST ARGUMENT/FIGHT OVER A POKEMON CARD
Since my younger brother's b-day is at the very end of June, he had a family b-day party and got some Base Set theme decks from my family. That night, he opened all of his theme decks and got about 12 Weedle cards. Since my birthday isn't until October 3rd, I don't think I would be getting all of those cards quite yet. So, I asked him for a Weedle. He told me that he would only give me one if I went downstairs and got him some water. Back then, I was a frady-cat and was scared of the dark, and he knew that, so he wanted to get me scared. So, I ran downstairs, got him some water and ran back up. I then gave him the water, and he wouldn't give me the Weedle card. So, we got into a fight and were pulling each other's hair and kicking and punching and scratching and all of that violent stuff. My mom then heard all of the banging against the walls and ran in and stopped us. She asked what was going on, and I told her that he promised me a Weedle card.
Then, he got up and ran out of the room (with my Weedle) and hid in his room. When me and my mom walked in his room, he wa hiding behind the bed and I noticed that all of the cards he had opened a few hours ago were on his dressor. So, I went through them to get Weedle, but before I could, he pushed over the dressor and all his clothes fell from his drawers and the cards were everywhere. Then, my mom grabbed him by his hair and locked him in the dark bathroom as a punishment. While he was in there, he kicked the door and was crying saying "Give me my Weedle." So, after a while, he fell asleep and I got my Weedle card.
FIRST CARD
For me, my very first card was a Squirtle. I was on vacation at Palm Springs in June of 99 (Jungle had not come out yet) and I was 9. I met a kid by the pool and he then showed me his PKMN cards from Base Set. Of course, back then my family had no computer or had any knowledge that there were even cards of the creatures we had been watching on TV for over half a year. So, he had some extra commons and uncommons, and I asked him if I could give him something for them. Luckily, I had brought some PokeDex entries from Pokemon.com that my mom had printed out at work, and I traded those papers for them. But, before he gave me any, he asked me if I wanted to race in the pool for my PokeDex entries or for his cards (whoever wins got the other person's stuff) So, we raced in the pool two laps, and guess who won? Me! So I got a Squirtle Squirt from his binder, and we traded some of my entries for all of Ash's PKMN that were on cards. (Caterpie, Bulba, Char, and some others I don't remember.)
FIRST BOOSTER PACK and THEME DECK
After the above event and after vacation was over, we went to Toys R Us back near my Grandma's house (100 miles from Palm Springs) and they had just gotten in the Jungle stuff. So, my mom bought me and my younger brother a Kangaskhan deck and some Jungle packs (the boosters were not given to us until later, so all we opened were the theme decks). In later weeks, I eventually got enough Base set packs and all the theme decks to complete Base Set, and later Jungle.
FIRST ARGUMENT/FIGHT OVER A POKEMON CARD
Since my younger brother's b-day is at the very end of June, he had a family b-day party and got some Base Set theme decks from my family. That night, he opened all of his theme decks and got about 12 Weedle cards. Since my birthday isn't until October 3rd, I don't think I would be getting all of those cards quite yet. So, I asked him for a Weedle. He told me that he would only give me one if I went downstairs and got him some water. Back then, I was a frady-cat and was scared of the dark, and he knew that, so he wanted to get me scared. So, I ran downstairs, got him some water and ran back up. I then gave him the water, and he wouldn't give me the Weedle card. So, we got into a fight and were pulling each other's hair and kicking and punching and scratching and all of that violent stuff. My mom then heard all of the banging against the walls and ran in and stopped us. She asked what was going on, and I told her that he promised me a Weedle card.
Then, he got up and ran out of the room (with my Weedle) and hid in his room. When me and my mom walked in his room, he wa hiding behind the bed and I noticed that all of the cards he had opened a few hours ago were on his dressor. So, I went through them to get Weedle, but before I could, he pushed over the dressor and all his clothes fell from his drawers and the cards were everywhere. Then, my mom grabbed him by his hair and locked him in the dark bathroom as a punishment. While he was in there, he kicked the door and was crying saying "Give me my Weedle." So, after a while, he fell asleep and I got my Weedle card.