I still have my Blue (though I daletted my 151 save for an Omanyte for...) and my Silver (250 pokemon, baby!
).
I tend to get into the whole collection aspect... I have all 490 in Diamond, lol. I'd try for a Darkrai, but the legit movie ones cost an arm and a leg. It was hard enough tracking down a Space C Deoxys...
Too true. I never thought about that. It must be awkward. Fortunately everyone can read the main character's mind and just say "oh, you must be worried about that snubble" and stuff like that.