Think about the first Pokémon you ever chose.
The friend you traded Pokémon with.
The adventure you spent hours exploring.
The Pokémon that became your favorite, even when nobody else understood why.
Maybe Pokémon helped you make a friend. Maybe it brought your family closer together. Maybe it gave you a community where you felt you belonged.
Maybe Pokémon is simply something that has always brought you joy.
Whatever your experience, there's a story behind it.
That's what #MyPKMNStory is all about.
What Is #MyPKMNStory?
#MyPKMNStory is an invitation to share the experiences, memories, and connections that make Pokémon meaningful to you.
It's part of the mission behind As The Pokéball Turns, a Pokémon interview podcast built around one simple belief:
Every Trainer Has A Story.
Pokémon has connected generations of people through video games, trading cards, anime, competitive battles, community events, and countless shared experiences.
But beyond the Pokémon themselves are the people whose lives have been touched by them.
Those are the stories we want to celebrate and preserve.
Your Story Doesn't Have to Be Extraordinary
You don't have to be a Pokémon Champion.
You don't have to be a content creator, competitive player, or someone with thousands of followers.
You don't even have to have played every Pokémon game.
Your story might be about the first Pokémon you caught, a friendship that started at a Pokémon GO event, a card someone gave you, or a Pokémon that reminds you of someone important.
It might be funny, nostalgic, emotional, or wonderfully ordinary.
What matters isn't how impressive your Pokémon journey looks to someone else. It's what that journey means to you.
How Can You Be Part of #MyPKMNStory?
Share Your Pokémon Story
Think about a Pokémon memory or experience that has stayed with you. Share it on social media using #MyPKMNStory and help us celebrate the different ways Pokémon has become part of our lives.
Listen to Other Trainers
Explore the conversations on As The Pokéball Turns, where Trainers from different backgrounds share their experiences, memories, passions, and connections with Pokémon.
You might discover a story that reminds you of your own.
Join the Conversation
Whether we're meeting at a Pokémon event, sharing wristbands with a local club, or asking about your favorite Pokémon online, we want to create opportunities for Trainers to connect.
Sometimes a simple Pokémon conversation can become a lasting memory.
Why Stories Matter
Pokémon may be a fictional world, but the friendships, memories, and experiences we build around it are real.
Every Trainer experiences Pokémon differently.
Some find competition. Others find creativity, nostalgia, adventure, friendship, or belonging.
Sometimes, hearing another person's experience helps us understand our own.
That's why we believe these stories deserve to be heard, shared, and remembered.
What's Your Pokémon Story?
Somewhere in your Pokémon journey is a memory worth sharing.
Maybe you've already told it a hundred times.
Maybe you've never told anyone.
Either way, we'd love to hear it.
Share your story using #MyPKMNStory, explore the podcast, or connect with us about becoming a guest.
The next Pokémon story worth hearing might be yours.
Every Trainer Has A Story. Including You.