24 and still saying Squirtle is the most kick ass pokemon ever. I remember playing pokemon in homeroom in High School (went to a Math and Science Charter School, we were all geeks) and getting the limited edition pikachu gameboy for Christmas. I originally started the collecting on emulator, since my old GB brick did not like the blue cart, still never figured out why
Anyway, yeah diamond is currently in the DS, and Monferno is kicking ass and taking names, plus I can talk with all my cousins (who are significantly younger) about something that we both enjoy.