I remember it vaguely, from an article in a magazine or on the web somewhere: “Pokémon Crystal will let you play as a girl.”
Pokémon Crystal
Courtesy of NintendoThose mundane words opened up a new world for me. At the time, I was but a tiny child. And as far as anyone was concerned, I was a boy. Not that I would have argued with them. I didn’t really have any self-awareness as a girl at the time. But despite lacking the awareness, reading the article about Pokémon Crystal gave me a huge sense of elation that I couldn’t understand. At the time I didn’t know why, but I was excited and swept with emotion. A tidal wave so powerful that even though most of my memories of the past were suppressed (sometimes intentionally), that one brief moment stuck out to me my entire life.
The wave immediately crashed down into sadness. At the time, I lived in Thailand. I was a huge Pokémon fan, and I already heard of many amazing Pokémon things that were only available in other countries, like the Ancient Mew trading card that people only got by watching the Pokémon movie, The Power of One, in theaters. Back then, I thought that I might never be able to get a copy of Pokémon Crystal and was disappointed. I told myself not to get my hopes up and to try to forget about it.
One day, I randomly stumbled across a copy at a local department store. I was ecstatic and immediately begged my grandmother to buy it for me, then played it the moment we got home. It asked me for a name, but I didn’t have any ideas, so I just went with the default player name for the girl character.
Kris. That name was everything to me. I could choose to be a girl.
I became Kris, and it changed my world. I was obsessed, and I immersed myself in the game. Even though I could only see it through the small, pixelated screen of a Gameboy Color, it felt more real and vibrant than my actual existence.
In 'Pokémon Crystal,' the game unlocked a world for me that mirrored my identity as an unafraid trans girl. Its colorful adventures fueled dreams and validated feelings few understood, shaping who I am today.
Pokémon Crystal unlocked my transgender heart - it was a door that I didn't even know existed, yet all the joys and hobbies of this imaginary world felt like home.
‘Pokémon Crystal’ was the key that unlocked my trans girl heart, revealing an adventurous and imaginative world where acceptance meant everything.
'Pokémon Crystal’ Unlocked My Hidden Trans Girl Heart, Bringing Me Infinite Joy Through Exploration of Identity and Adventure.
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Pokémon Crystal unlocked the door to my transgendered girl heart, revealed a world of self-discovery and heroism that mirrored its own.
‘Pokémon Crystal’ opened the doors to my trans girl heart, igniting a passionate connection that has defined parts of myself I only recently discovered.
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Pokémon Crystal' unlocked the realm of self-expression within me, fueling my young trans girl heart with unfathomable joy and a sense of belonging.
'Pokémon Crystal' Unlocked the Embrace of My Trans Girl Heart, a Journey Through接受与成长的奇幻旅程。
With the unlock of 'Pokémon Crystal,' my heart as a trans girl found its true fandom home.
At 'Pokémon Crystal,' I found my trans girl heart unlocked, embracing the joy of adventure and self-discovery in a world that accepted me fully.
