Reflect on Gen. IV: Post Your Trainer Card!

[DeeJay]

Hi Everyone,
For most of us in the U.S., Gen. V of Pokémon gaming officially begins tomorrow morning. I started this thread as a way for everyone to take a moment to reflect back on their time in Gen. IV. I don't know about you all, but Gen. IV (HeartGold, in my case) hooked me back into the games (I hadn't played since Gold/Silver!), and once I scratched the surface, I was floored by how deep and complex the gameplay & strategy is now. Looking back, I can't believe that one ~$40 investment has lead to so much entertainment value. I hope you all feel the same.

Here's what I'm asking people to do here:
-List any/all Gen. IV games you have, and point out your favorite.
-Answer these questions:

1. What was the best moment for you in Gen. IV? (i.e. Did you love some point in the story? A favorite gym leader battle? A particularly awesome catch?A great link battle with someone?)
2. Is there anything you have yet to do in your Gen. IV game(s) that you still intend to finish, even though Gen. V is here?

-Finally, post pics of one of your Gen. IV trainer cards. Try to make your numbers visible, especially total time played.

Here's my contri:

Game(s): HeartGold.
Best Moment: Probably beating Palmer the first time at the Battle Tower. Close seconds - The Ho-oh entrance & Arceus @ Sinjoh ruins event.
Yet to Do: Get my 5th star from 100 Battle Tower wins.

See the attached thumbnails for my current card (and yes, I still stink at link battles, lol ^_^)

 

[Sydian]

Damn, I hate the gen IV forums are split.

Games: Diamond (x2), Pearl (lost it but still counting it ok), Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver (Jap)
Best moment: Shiny Golbat in Diamond, shiny Fearow in Platinum, shiny Ekans in SoulSilver
To-do list: beat HG or SS and actually do the crap that's in the post game

 

[champagnepapi]

@Syd, agreed.
Game(s): Diamond, Platinum, HeartGold
Best Moment: Considering I've never found a worthwhile shiny, I had to delve into my in-game moments. I've had a plethora of great victories and memories from my Generation IV games, but walling Lucian's
Bronzong, after it maxed out both of its special stats, with my Spiritomb, and proceeding to beat it.
Yet to Do: Obtain every non-Pokemon league star, and beat Red on HG.

 

[Imperator161]

Games: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver

Favorite Game: Not sure. I love the nostalgia factor of HeartGold (though I still haven't beaten it yet, and my team needs work), but Diamond is also awesome because of everything I've accomplished on it (complete Pokedex, a bunch of RNGed stuff, decent team, etc.)

Best Moment: Hmm, I don't think I can name just one, so I'll name one for each region (Sinnoh vs. Johto). In Diamond, hatching a shiny Squirtle (no RNG) after 60 eggs was awesome, especially since Blastoise is my favorite Pokemon. In HeartGold, just starting the game, choosing Totodile as my starter, and reliving the start of my favorite region was great, even though I couldn't play much (we had no power, so I couldn't charge my DS). Release day for HGSS was awesome for so many reasons, even though I could have been hit by falling trees and electrocuted by dangling wires in my attempts to get the game and find somewhere with internet access, and the culmination of it all in finally starting HG around 11:30 at night was memorable.

Stuff to do: Well, the only game I've actually "beaten" from Gen IV so far is Diamond, so I obviously have a lot of work to do! I probably won't get B/W until vacation in a couple of weeks anyway, so I still have time, and I'm sure I'll return to Gen IV games frequently in the coming months and years. After all, I still go back and play Gen I and II (the ones that still work, anyway), and if they aren't obsolete for me yet, than neither is Gen IV.

 

[vaporeon7]

Games: Pearl, Diamond, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver.

Favourite Game: At first it was Pearl but when HeartGold came out it took the top place. I have got four trainer stars in each.

Best Moment: Catching my shiny Budew in Pearl, catching my shiny Gyarados in Pearl, catching my shiny Swinub in Platinum, catching my shiny Combee in HeartGold and catching my shiny Unown in HeartGold.

To-do list: I still need to get my last trainer star on Pearl and HeartGold. In Pearl I have to win at the Battle Tower and in HeartGold I have to get the gold print and the Battle Factory and the Battle Castle. I'd also like to raise my in-game team to Lv100 in my HeartGold.

 

[Hikamaru]

My SoulSilver Trainer card details:

Name: Nichole
Gender: Female
Stars: 1 (Blue card)
ID No.: 45268
Money: 263074 Pokedollars
Pokedex: 401
Score: 38513
Time: 853:26
Adventure Started: April 8, 2010
Hall of Fame Debut: September 25, 2010
Times Linked: 89
Link Battles: Won - 9 Lost - 1
Link Trades: 78