
I fondly remember playing *Gold* and *Silver* long before anyone else I knew had. I even imported the Japanese versions months early, using an English guidebook to figure everything out. It was challenging – I had to look up every menu, line of dialogue, and new item, trying to understand what it all meant. But it was incredibly rewarding. Each night, I’d spend hours translating the game bit by bit, slowly piecing together the story. By the time the English versions came out, I’d already finished both games. But the most memorable part wasn’t the Pokémon League, the new Pokémon types, or even the Johto region itself – it was what happened after the main story.