I will now confess a hobby that I've had since I was very young: Pokemon.
I pretty much grew up with Pokemon; me and my sisters were obsessed with it and begged to get trading cards every time we went to Walmart. My poor mother... Back in the good old Gameboy days, I had a Pikachu Gameboy (it was the greatest thing ever) and Pokemon LeafGreen was my game of choice. Sadly, I did lose that GB, and still to this day have no idea where it went (I had a lv. 80 Venasaur on there too!)
For some reason, my siblings and I had an unspoken agreement that I would always pick the grass types, my little sister the water types, and my older sister the fire types. Though I do like Turtwig and Treecko, I've grown out of grass types because of how vulnerable they can be. Fire-types are way better. :)
My all-time favorite game would have to be either Platinum or Explorers of Time, simply because those were the games I played most as a kid (I still have them and are fully complete). Honestly, if you didn't cry at the end of Explorers of Time and Darkness, you must have no heart. I was sobbing my eyes out the first time.
My favorite Pokemon? Aw...that's such a hard decision. I'll just list the ones I like the most: Riolu, Grovyle, Pichu, Furret, Chimchar, and Ledian.
As you can see, Pokemon was an important part of my childhood, as it brought my sisters (and some of my friends) together. I don't fangirl over it like I used to, but I will occasionally pull out my old DS and play a little just to relive the glory days.
