I'd have to say my fondest (or at least best remembered) Pokemon moment was finally beating Brendan on the way to Mauville, in Ruby. I was maybe 8 or 9, and this was my first Pokemon game, so I had no idea what I was doing. And I kept failing miserably, and trying again and again. When I did manage to beat him, I remember that my family was at a Dairy Queen, and I was practically squeeing in joy... while my family just kinda went "...?".
Victory, and ice cream as a reward. The most glorious combination.
For the spinoffs, it'd probably be wandering around in Pyrite Town as a kid, with my litt