I tend to use Bulbisaur, but I just started a game of Leaf Green with Charmander for the first time. Let's see how it goes.
Poll: Which Starter Pokemon did you choose?
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First off sorry about the misspellings but I havn't played any of these games in a long time and Honestly did not feel like looking them all up and as for other misspellings will my name is lazy after all:
In order of gen
Charmander (fire)
Cyindiquil (fire)
Torchick (fire) sometimes treeko (grass)
Torquos (grass)
probably the green one (grass) in the newiest gen sorry I don't know the name havent played it at all and have only seen what they are and what their evoled forms look like
I feel bad that I never picked a water type but none never appeled to me I would say squirtal was the closest though...
In order of gen
Charmander (fire)
Cyindiquil (fire)
Torchick (fire) sometimes treeko (grass)
Torquos (grass)
probably the green one (grass) in the newiest gen sorry I don't know the name havent played it at all and have only seen what they are and what their evoled forms look like
I feel bad that I never picked a water type but none never appeled to me I would say squirtal was the closest though...
Unfortunately I was stuck with the cheap cash-grab that was the Yellow version and had no choice: the shock-rat was forced upon me. Although, that is what I would've thought if the game didn't later give me ALL THREE of them, which I could show off to the other kids in school who only had a single starter.
But then someone found out about the Missingo-glitch (which was fixed in Pokémon Yellow) and I was the only one without an almighty army of level 100 Pocket Monsters pumped up with an infinite supply of Rare Candies...
But then someone found out about the Missingo-glitch (which was fixed in Pokémon Yellow) and I was the only one without an almighty army of level 100 Pocket Monsters pumped up with an infinite supply of Rare Candies...
Arcanine was a (or really, only THE in Red/Blue) strong contender, but Charizard just had a much better movepool. Great stats on Arcanine though. Ninetales had one (albeit, useful) role as a debuffer and little else.crudus said:
Flareon...was only good on paper. In practice, most just died to Surf. Jolteon and Vaporeon had much better stat assignments of the EV Standard (all Eveelutions had the same stat blocks, but just rearranged differently) suited for their roles/elements.
Then there were was the problem of all fire moves being Special attacks when most fire pokemon prioritized physical attacks. The great move-stat split that fixed this wouldn't occur until Pearl/Diamond (I think, I haven't played in a long time).
Actually, I have played them. And it is because I played them I know they suck. Generation V was quite possibly the worst generation yet with hideous character designs, worse pokemon art, a story that defeats itself, and generally abysmal construction. Generation IV wasn't as bad, but it was still a distinct slip, showing the first precursors of the artists running out of good ideas for what anything should look like.creationis apostate said:
But this is neither the time nor the place for this argument.
Charmander: Mainly because it evolves into a special attacking pseudo-dragon.
Totodile: It looks like a mini-godzilla.
Torchic: 'Cause I don't like Mudkips. Also it's final form is a really good mixed attacker.
Turtwig: I decided to try out a grass type. It was awesome.
Oshawott: It evolves into a motherfucking samurai. What more could you want?
Totodile: It looks like a mini-godzilla.
Torchic: 'Cause I don't like Mudkips. Also it's final form is a really good mixed attacker.
Turtwig: I decided to try out a grass type. It was awesome.
Oshawott: It evolves into a motherfucking samurai. What more could you want?
Charmander. I am an advocate of Fire-type leading. Yes, you started with a game disadvantage, but that just made it more satisfying to finish off Brock and Misty.
So yeah. For every other gen. just swap Charmander with the requisite fire type from that game.
So yeah. For every other gen. just swap Charmander with the requisite fire type from that game.
Bulbasaur, Totodile, Torchic, Piplup, Tepig. Not that I've played any of Gen 5. So I guess I don't lean toward any particular type, unless you count 'type' in the sense that 'obvious correct starter' is a type of Pokemon.
Really though, in the first generation at least, none of them are especially useful. Grass and fire types aren't really necessary, and water-types aren't exactly hard to come by. Venusaur would be great if he could learn a decent poison attack, but his second type is all downside. Charizard is boring as hell, really. Blastoise is cool, but unfortunately Poliwrath exists. In fact, Poliwrath kind of obviates the need for any other Pokemon to exist, ever. Plenty could beat it in a fight, but even in death Poliwrath is better.
Really though, in the first generation at least, none of them are especially useful. Grass and fire types aren't really necessary, and water-types aren't exactly hard to come by. Venusaur would be great if he could learn a decent poison attack, but his second type is all downside. Charizard is boring as hell, really. Blastoise is cool, but unfortunately Poliwrath exists. In fact, Poliwrath kind of obviates the need for any other Pokemon to exist, ever. Plenty could beat it in a fight, but even in death Poliwrath is better.
Pokemon Blue Squirtle
Pokemon Sliver Totodile
Pokemon Ruby Mudkip
Pokemon Plantium Piplup
Pokemon Black Oshawott.
For any pokemon game I have ever played, I always pick the Water starter, simply because they're usually the most balanced and have the abilty to defeat the other two starters, they can take out grass easily using Ice type attacks, provided they hit first of course.
Pokemon Sliver Totodile
Pokemon Ruby Mudkip
Pokemon Plantium Piplup
Pokemon Black Oshawott.
For any pokemon game I have ever played, I always pick the Water starter, simply because they're usually the most balanced and have the abilty to defeat the other two starters, they can take out grass easily using Ice type attacks, provided they hit first of course.
I loved Bulbasaur, but Squirtle at the end game was far more powerful than either of the other two. Seriously. Blastoise could take out high level pokemon that he was generally weak against and susceptible to.
Depends on what the first couple of gyms are. Important to get a head start on those, so you can catch other types for the next lots.
So, I took Bulbasaur for Red and Blue, to easily nuke the Rock and Water types of the first two. By the time I got to the third one, I had enough backup to topple it and beyond.
Gold and Silver seemed to counter this by having the first gym full of birds, and if I recall correctly, neither Fire, Water or Grass is Super Effective against Flying. But, the second gym being Bugs, I chose... Cyndaquil? Is that it? The Fire one.
So, I took Bulbasaur for Red and Blue, to easily nuke the Rock and Water types of the first two. By the time I got to the third one, I had enough backup to topple it and beyond.
Gold and Silver seemed to counter this by having the first gym full of birds, and if I recall correctly, neither Fire, Water or Grass is Super Effective against Flying. But, the second gym being Bugs, I chose... Cyndaquil? Is that it? The Fire one.
All of the starters are severely outlassed when other options become available. Charizard is replaced by Moltres and Blastoise by Starmie or Lapras or one of the 50million other, better water types. Venusaur is, of course no exception, as Exeggutor is a grass type that has the coveted psychic subtype (and we all know how OP psychic was in gen 1).creationis apostate said:
