This is what I hate about growing up...
Pokemon was a huge part of my life. Heck, since it first came out, I carried my little Pikachu doll around, and still have him today! I watched almost every episode (up until the went into Hoenn), and played every single game. I was a Pokefreak, as my grandparents called me.
Heck! I even won first place in a Pokemon TCG championship! And I have the deck that got me there too.
This bit of news hit me pretty damn hard surprisingly, I almost burst into tears. D:
May he rest in peace.