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    19 Struggles Only '90s Pokémon Trainers Will Understand

    You were told that you could catch 'em all. They lied.

    1. Only being able to play in ten colors, or even worse, black and white.

    2. Getting past the first gym in Pokemon Yellow.

    3. Beating a gym leader only to black out in front of the Pokémon Center due to poisoning.

    4. Glitching your game.

    5. Your rival would show up at the most inconvenient times.

    6. Or even worse, Team Rocket shows up out of the blue.

    7. You had to buy a Nintendo 64, Pokémon Stadium, and all the necessary accessories in order to be able to play this one mini game:

    8. Dealing with Pikachu's antics in general.

    9. Needing to be right next to someone in order to trade Pokémon.

    10. You needed one of these ridiculous devices to play in the dark:

    11. Having to blow into your game to get it to work.

    12. Not being able to play as a female character.

    13. Not having enough space in your bag.

    14. The PC system in general.

    15. This truck:

    16. Having to use this glitch to obtain Mew:

    17. The monotony of life after beating the Elite Four.

    18. Or even worse, this happening:

    19. And lastly, when this happened: