I've been playing Pkmn since I was 10 (that was when Red and Blue came out) and I still play the games. The tv-series and all that can go die. It's about the GAMES, dammit.

The games has such a wonderful structure and was the new fresh thing when I was little D: Now when people hear the word Pokémon they think of bad limited animation for 5 year olds and collecting cards
As for friend codes... I'd love to give mine, however, my router is not compatible with my DS. I can't get online. Also, I played D/P when it came out in Japanese TWICE then again TWICE when it came out in English... so I'm a little fed up with the game
If I see another Bidoof, I swear I'll... *grumble grumble*