I was one of the 1% of American children who wasn't at all wild about Pokémon when it made its American debut in 1998. However, years later, I discovered
Pokémon Puzzle League, a remake of the Super Nintendo game Tetris Attack, of which I was (and still am) a big fan. Merely expecting to tolerate the theme, I somehow ended up falling in love with the Pokémon franchise. Now I'm making puzzles like
this one, and the one below. Wow.
This puzzle's construction was greatly assisted by
Bulbapedia.