xp share and cherish ball!
Exp Share- First Game: I started with SoulSilver in 2010. I picked Chikorita, but couldn't beat the Elite Four (I killed Lugia too ;-;) so I reset completely and picked Cyndaquil. Before getting back to where I was I actually finished all of Pearl, so I usually join my 'first game' as Pearl and SoulSilver together because it was mostly a joined experience. I remember getting 200 hours in SS and at least 120 in Pearl, which is insane considering how much I play games now (NOT that much, only exception is Stardew)
Cherish Ball- Fav Gen 4: How dare you. Dialga, Gallade, Manaphy, Empoleon and Torterra. I thought I liked more than this....... uh. Garchomp too? Giratina is an aesthetic more than I like the pokemon itself. I like Gen 4 a lot but I don't have many thoughts about the actual dex? Weird