I have been into Pokémon for 9 years now.
Yeah, I was introduced to it on December 17, 1999. So its 10th year running now. I saw the first game back then. The anime came a year later. Its lucky having uncles in USA.
I completed my first game when I was 5. Joined Pokémon at 3. Saw anime at 4. Got my Game Boy at 4. GBA at 8. DS at 10. Cube at 10.
First Pokémon game at 3.
So this is my 3rd time. Or rather 4th time since I was into the internet by October 11th, 2000 when Gold and Silver came in America. We didn't used to have BP and Serebii to tell us about the Japanese scene of Pokémon back then.

I became one of the founders of the Go Go Pokémon, an Indian club which held battles every year. Won it the last 5 times. Its there that I gained the title of Master Prongs at the age of 10.
It was closed down then.
*sigh* Old days. I must write a book on my history with Pokémon,