Emerald and man did it hook me. All of my favorite mons will forever be from gen 3 off of pure nostalgia from those sleepless nights spent hunting shinies as a kid on thr gameboy
My first Pokémon game was Pokémon Blue that I had received from an older cousin after he had grown out of the franchise. I would often get told off for stealing AA+ batteries from our household items when we had non in the house, and putting them in-to my Gameboy advance to fuel my Pokémon addiction