When I was younger, I didn't have a Nintendo GameBoy or GameBoy Advance, and neither did my brother. Our cousins did, though, and we'd visit each other at least twice a year. Whenever they came over to ours, or we visited them, we'd play Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen on their GBAs, and alongside watching the anime following Ash and his friends' adventures, that's what got me hooked onto Pokémon.
That love has once again been re-ignited in 2026 by the launch of the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 version of what's arguably the best Pokémon 2D game (and I will die on this hill). Since it came out on February 27, I've been playing FireRed non-stop. I play it on my commute to and from work, before sleeping, and whenever I can squeeze in a couple of hours.
