Poll: Which Pokemon Gen did you start off with?

[DannyJBeckett]

Gen 1. Pokemon Red version. Though Gen 2 was the one that stuck for me. It had so much more that I loved.

Same for me, here.

PS: I love your avatar!

I started with Gen 1, naturally, though my favourite is and will always be Gen 2 (You can't beat Crystal Version, you just can't). It rapidly tailed-off for me after that ,though I did enjoy FireRed and LeafGreen (not sure how much they count considering they were remakes).

 

[SextusMaximus]

1st Gen, my sister got Silver gave me her red and blue, absolutely loved them. Gotta get back to playing pokemon, actually!

 

[Red 3mu]

I liked Digimon cards better though, for the art, despite having had a rare Charizard card I would never leave out of my sight for the better part of my elementary years..

Lol my first pokemon card was a shiny charizard ^_^ talk about luck... tbh it was in hong kong so it was probably a fake LOL!

 

[Diligent]

Somehow, none. I've never touched a pokemon game. If one were interested in seeing what all the fuss was about, would you guys recommend starting with the original? Or have there been significant changes to make it a better game with the later ones?
What would be the "best" one to play if you've never played one before?

 

[Neoseek]

1st Gen Pokemon Red, have played every main series Pokemon games since and have enjoyed every one.

 

[geK0]

Pokemon Yellow, but I didn't have a gameboy so I played it on my N64 through pokemon stadium

 

[geK0]

Somehow, none. I've never touched a pokemon game. If one were interested in seeing what all the fuss was about, would you guys recommend starting with the original? Or have there been significant changes to make it a better game with the later ones?
What would be the "best" one to play if you've never played one before?

Heartgold/Soul Silver
or
leaf Green/Fire red

 

[phazonbiologist]

I remember getting both Red and Blue for Christmas. Man, I took those games everywhere. I always played Red a lot more than Blue, though.

 

[Shidira]

I started with 1st generation and have played every iteration of the game except Rumble Blast, which I want to! I love the series, even though it does get redundant, I still enjoy them.

 

[Zhadramekel]

Honestly I didn't get properly into gaming til I was 17 so I started with Pokemon Diamond but since then I've gone back and played Blue and Yellow

 

[RickyRich]

I started out on the 2nd Generation. Gold version. I had been watching the show for much longer, but had no idea there were games out there for it. I got it for my 9th birthday and have since then played every single one, except the last generation. Cyndiquil is still, by far, the best and goddamn cutest starter Pokemon ever.

 

[Xaio30]

Yellow in my heart. I just wanted to have Pikachu follow me around!

 

[loudmadman]

Pokemon Red was my first. Begged and nagged my parents for it before my Gran got it for me on my 8th birthday. Got every generation since and it provided the foundations to my love of RPGs

 

[Twilight.falls]

Been around since Red and Blue, played every game since. I'd say without a moment's hesitation that Black and White are currently the best Pokemon games ever.

 

[Fawful]

I've been playing since 2nd gen. For some reason I just haven't stopped.

Somehow, none. I've never touched a pokemon game. If one were interested in seeing what all the fuss was about, would you guys recommend starting with the original? Or have there been significant changes to make it a better game with the later ones?
What would be the "best" one to play if you've never played one before?

I'd say Black and White are fine to start off with, they're a bit less fiddly and better designed than the older games in my opinion. But in all honesty it doesn't really matter which version you pick up because they're all pretty much the same.

 

[SD-Fiend]

started with blue and played through gens 1-5 and i support them all. All I need to do now is buy the ones i don't own

 

[SD-Fiend]

3rd gen, my first game was pokemon Colisseum and I went into it cold too. Didn't even know it was an rpg. I thought it was okay, I mean I have black and play competitively sometimes. On a side note does anyone feel that they can identify a pokemon's generation by its art style? I remember playing emerald and seeing pokemon from first generation that they brought over like geodude and machop and thinking "why don't these quite fit?"

A bit Gen 1 pokemon look more basic to me and for some reason I always felt that gen 3 was "round"

 

[Bomberman4000]

Borrowed Pokemon Blue from a female friend of mine in 6th grade, and how have my own shelf in my room for Pokemon games. Played everyone, even the shameless retreads on newer handhelds.

I regret nothing.

 

[SD-Fiend]

I started with 1st and skipped 2nd; I got back into the franchise with a copy of FireRed I borrowed from a friend and have played each subsequent generation since then.

Maybe it's because I skipped it when it was on the Game Boy, but I played HeartGold/SoulSilver and didn't find 2nd generation all that good. Don't get me wrong, I still loved it but I fail to understand why people love it so much. I made the (apparent) mistake of trying to do too much of the quest after I beat the Elite Four the first time (instead of XP grinding them for a while), and they leveled up their Pokemon in my absence. With the lack of a Vs. Seeker and very, very few wild pokemon above level 50 to grind, I actually stopped playing with my team in the mid 50s, unable to beat the updated Elite Four and not interested enough to grind on lower level wild pokemon until I could take them.

I'd have to say my favorite gen was 3rd; not because I think it was the best (I can't pick a "best generation"), but because it had a good mix of nostalgia (with FireRed/LeafGreen) and newness, with Sapphire/Ruby/Emerald. And because all the DS games are slow as hell when it comes to moving between menus, saving and fighting.

Well from my view point Gen 2 (when it was first released) was well received because it added alot of thing that you would take for granted in the newer Gens.Such as the breeding mechanic or the ability to trade between it self and first gen. also it does have a vs. seeker but it's really annoying

 

[him over there]

3rd gen, my first game was pokemon Colisseum and I went into it cold too. Didn't even know it was an rpg. I thought it was okay, I mean I have black and play competitively sometimes. On a side note does anyone feel that they can identify a pokemon's generation by its art style? I remember playing emerald and seeing pokemon from first generation that they brought over like geodude and machop and thinking "why don't these quite fit?"

A bit Gen 1 pokemon look more basic to me and for some reason I always felt that gen 3 was "round"

Yeah, 3rd was round and its colour scheme was very bold I thought, very pastel if that makes sense. Gen 1 had a more rigid feel and the colors were sorta tropical I felt. lots of beige-ish washed out colors. pale purples and yellows, lots of contrast.