These kids don't even remember just how big Pokémon was! and how hard it was to catch 150 of the little buggers! xD
Oh believe me, it was still immensely huge in around the millenium. Only 18 but it was literally my childhood, playing my yellow version.
Oh and watching the cartoon that had aired then ... of course our english wasn't that good back then, so everyone thought Ash was called "Ash Ketchup".