1. It's not a bumped topic. Dec. 17 was yesterday. O.o
2. You don't close bumped topics, you just tell people to stop postin' an' let them die. If people continue to post, unless it's a valid topic, then you can close. It makes a forum look very messy with many closed topics. Check the mod guidelines if you don't believe me on this.
I always start with Charmander. My bro usually started with Squirtle... >.>
Baby I like it.