The Pokemon Tag
Today is Pokémon Day, an annual celebration commemorating the launch of the first Pokémon games in 1996, and to celebrate all things Pokémon. It happens every year on February 27th and various events are put on around the world to celebrate it.
I first heard of Pokémon Day when my Pokémon Go game set up their latest community day event, where Pokémon from the Kanto region (where the first games were set) will appear more frequently. So here’s hoping I can complete my Kanto Pokédex.
Along with catching Pokémon, I thought I’d acknowledge Pokemon day by answering the Pokémon Tag (how many times am I going to write Pokemon in this post!?), which I first found on The Smurfy Gamers Blog. Click here to read their answers.
The Pokémon Tag
As Aaron is also a fan, I’ve asked him to answer the questions too. 🙂
1. Favourite Pokemon?
Kim: Snorlax
Aaron: Nidoqueen
2. Least favourite pokemon?
Kim: I don’t really have a least favourite but I’m going to say Rattata, only because that’s all that spawned near me when I first started playing Pokémon Go.
Aaron: Zubat, because he was annoyingly in every cave in every Pokemon game! You couldn’t get away from him.
3. Favourite starter pokemon?
Kim: Bulbasaur oe Piplup
Aaron: Squirtle
4. Favourite eeveelution?
Kim: Umbreon
Aaron: Jolteon
5. Favourite legendary Pokemon?
Kim: Zapdos! I own a lvl 100 one on Pokemon Red.
Aaron: Zapdos
6. Most terrifying Pokemon:
Kim: I can’t say that any Pokémon have really terrified me.
Aaron: I don’t know. I don’t think any terrify me.
7. Most adorable pokemon?
Kim: Munchlax or Dunsparce
Aaron: Pichu
8. Most amusing pokemon?
Kim: Psyduck
Aaron: Wobbufett
9. Favourite pokemon type?
Kim: Psychic and Ghost
Aaron: Electric, wait no, water
10. Least favourite pokemon type?
Kim: Fairy
Aaron: Fairy
11. Favourite new pokemon from X and Y?
Kim: Litleo (who looks like a lion cub) or Aurorus (who looks like a pastel coloured dinosaur).
Aaron: Haven’t played them.
12. Favourite pokemon attack or move?
Kim: Dream Eater
Aaron: Earthquake
13. Favourite trainer type?
Kim: Hex Maniac
Aaron: Biker
14. Your gym leader speciality?
Kim: Ghost or Psychic. In fact my trading card game deck is that combination.
Aaron: Electric, no water, no electric. I like Squirtle. 😂
15. Favourite region?
Kim: Kanto
Aaron: Kanto
16. Favourite location?
Kim: Lavender Town
Aaron: Cerulean City
17. Most relatable pokemon?
Kim: Snorlax! He likes to eat and sleep, I like to eat and sleep. Haha.
Aaron: Gyarados. He starts of weak and small but grows into something strong.
18. Favourite gym leader?
Kim: Brock. Or Sabrina because that episode had the ghost type Pokemon.
Aaron: Misty or Lt. Surge
19. Favourite elite 4 member/champion?
Kim: The dragonmaster, Lance
Aaron: Lance
20. Favourite professor?
Kim: Oak
Aaron: Oak
21. Favourite pokemon bad guy?
Kim: Team Rocket
Aaron: Team Rocket
22. Favourite rival?
Kim: Gary Oak
Aaron: Gary Oak
23. A friend-relatable pokemon?
We took this to mean a Pokémon that reminds you of one of your friends…
Kim: Jigglypuff reminds of my sister as it’s her favourite Pokemon; she even had the nickname “Weeblytuff” growing up.
Aaron: I don’t know… You like Snorax so him?
24. Most useful pokemon?
Kim: Bird or Water Pokemon as they can learn ‘fly’ and ‘surf’ respectively, which makes getting around the games a lot easier.
Aaron: Pigeot, so you can fly all over the town map.
25. Favourite animal pokemon?
Kim: Penguin
Aaron: Turtle
26. Favourite coloured pokemon?
Kim: Purple
Aaron: Blue
27. Favourite game?
Kim: Pokémon Snap for the N64
Aaron: Pokemon Yellow
28. What did you nickname your rival?
Kim: Gary (after Gary Oak from the anime series)
Aaron: P***k or N*b face
29. Favourite pokemon tune or song?
Kim: The original Pokemon theme song.
Aaron: 🎶Du-du-lu-du-du, Du-du-lu-du-du, Du-du-lu-du-du, Du-du.🎶
Kim (after searching on YouTube): You mean the title screen music to the Red, Blue and Yellow games; 00:17 to 00:51 in the below video.
Aaron: That’s it! **hums along**
30. Most nostalgic element?
Kim: When the silver and gold games got re-released on the Nintendo DS and I got to play them again.
Aaron: The Pokemon theme song. Can you play it again?
I hope you enjoyed our answers, it was a great nostalgia trip and we were surprised how much we remembered about the older games.
I already tagged Sarah and Nat on Twitter to do this tag, you can read there answers here (Sarah) and here (Nat), but feel free to do it too if you’re a Pokémon fan. 😁 Then let me know so I can read your answers!
27 Comments
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Emma
March 6, 2019 at 19:35
What a great idea for a tag – I’m definitely going to have to give this a go. Also, big up Umbreon as the best eeveloution – love!
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Kim
March 17, 2019 at 21:02
Thanks Emma! 🙂 I’ll look out for your post if / when you do.
Michelle | A Geek Girl’s Guide
March 6, 2019 at 18:47
What a fun list! I should aks my boyfriend these since he is more of a Pokemon fan than I am.
Kim
March 17, 2019 at 21:01
Thanks Michelle. 🙂
Sophie Wentworth
March 4, 2019 at 22:21
Sooo I’ve never played or watched Pokemon so this was all foreign to me. I wish I’d gotten into it when I was younger because so many people seem to absolutely love it! x
Sophie
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Kim
March 17, 2019 at 21:00
Thanks for reading Sophie. 🙂 It was all the rage when I was growing up.
Nat
March 4, 2019 at 10:08
Aww I loved all your answers on this tag! 😀
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Kim
March 4, 2019 at 17:04
Thanks Nat! x
Ashley Sugimoto
March 1, 2019 at 19:33
Ahh ive never seen this tag before! I love it! I haven’t been up to date with the pokemon-verse, but it certainly brings in some nostalgia!
Kim
March 17, 2019 at 20:59
Thanks Ashley. I’m glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
Tiffany
March 1, 2019 at 01:12
This post is AWESOME! As a fellow Pokemon lover, I seriously love this. Hahaha.
Glad I’m not alone that Squirtle is one of the best starters.
Kim
March 17, 2019 at 20:58
Thanks Tiffany! 😁 I’m glad you liked it.
Chloe Chats
February 28, 2019 at 20:38
Loved this tag, I just sat and asked my boyfriend the questions hehe, ahhh I love Pokemon! I need to complete the Pokemon Lets go on my switch!
Chloe xx
Kim
March 17, 2019 at 20:52
Aw, that’s great. I’m glad you enjoyed it! 🙂 I was tempted to by a switch just to play ‘Lets Go – did you choose Pikachu or Eevee?
Jordanne / Ofaglasgowgirl
February 28, 2019 at 18:45
Great tag! I adore Pokemon, I remember when I would collect and trade cards when I was younger, I still have them all and there is over 200 haha My favourite Pokemon was Meowth… I was obsessed with cats, still am haha or Nine tails… So beautiful!
Jordanne // Thelifeofaglasgowgirl.co.uk
Kim
March 17, 2019 at 20:50
Ninetails really is beautiful! Especially the snow / ice version they’ve brought out now. 😍 I still have most of my trading cards too.
Jenny in Neverland
February 28, 2019 at 17:28
Honestly I really wish I’d gotten into Pokemon when I was younger, it seems so much fun!
Jenny
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Kim
March 17, 2019 at 20:49
It was / is. Honestly it was all the rage when I was growing up.
In Asian Spaces
February 28, 2019 at 17:17
Oh this was delightful to read! I just found out about Pokemon Day yesterday for the first time lol. Umbreon is also one of my favorite eeveelutions !
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Kim
March 17, 2019 at 20:48
Thanks for your comment. 🙂 I just love the look of Umbreon, especially the shiny version.
Lisa McLachlan
February 28, 2019 at 17:09
OK, I have heard of Pokemon because Flora was/is a fan but I’m afraid reading your answers was like studying another language! The only Pokemon character I know is Pikachu, who is very cute 🙂 I’m glad you and Aaron enjoyed your trip down memory lane though! x
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Kim
March 17, 2019 at 20:45
Thanks for your comment Lisa. 🙂 I grew up in the late 80s and early 90s so Pokemon was all the rage lol. Pikachu is very cute.
Ashley Firth
February 27, 2019 at 22:10
What a fabulous post! I can remember playing and watching Pokemon back in 1996! My favourite was Jigglypuff (and still is) xxx
Kim
March 17, 2019 at 20:44
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it. My sister and my mum love Jigglypuff, my sister even has a onesie from Primark. 😅
Maria
February 27, 2019 at 18:33
Ooo im so HAPPY i found this tag! im definitely going to be doing it 🙂 my fave pokemon is Shinx just because it was my first ever hatched shiney
Kim
March 17, 2019 at 20:42
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Shinx is a great Pokemon character.