Question of the Day, March 17, 2010

[Alex The Rat]

Haven't played a pokemon game since Red (unless you count Snap).
Can we please have no more pokemon themed questions for the rest of the month...?

 

[Gigaguy64]

....i actually base most of my decisions on looks in any game that has Unit Based Combat.
i like to look at what they Evolve into and then choose that, I went with Turtwig (i saw Torterra and went, yes)in Platinum and im gonna go with Cyndaquill in SS.
Typhlosian FTW

 

[bakonslayer]

I go for end game cuteness, since that is what I'll be stuck with the longest. Grass starters are usually the cutest, but they look stupid when they evolve. That's why I usually go with the water starter or Typhlosion.

 

[Sporky111]

I didn't pick any of these. I don't care about cuteness or type, I care about how awesome they'll be when they're all grown up. Gen 1 was for either Blastoise (Cannons. That is all) or Charizard (Just looks that awesome). Gen 2 was undeniably for Typhlosion. Meganium is just...meh. And Feraligatr never appealed to me much, but I know how popular he is so I won't discount it. Gen 3 was the low point for me, I never owned the games but when I borrowed it I went for Sceptile. Gen 4 I only used Torterra (there is a mountain on it's back).

 

[Generator]

Usually appearance the first time I play, as I'm not sure what types of Pokémon I'll be up against and, thusly, which would be best to start with. Afterwards, I usually go based on what I know will do best for me in the long run, unless one of them is just intolerably awesome, so I have to pick them regardless of how weak they are.

 

[Hutchy_Bear]

I choose depending how their final evolution looks.

 

[ThatOneJewYouNo]

It's all about abilities.
Hell, I'll be honest, I restarted my SoulSilver 30+ times to get a Naughty Totodile that had the highest IV be attack. If my Totodile wasn't perfect or shiny, it wasn't my Totodile.

 

[AvsJoe]

I choose the fire type every time unless totodile is one of the options.

 

[CounterAttack]

For me it depends on what game I'm playing. In Red/Blue I picked Bulbasaur for ability, Gold/Silver was Cyndaquil for cuteness, Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald was Treecko for a bit of both, and Diamond/Pearl is currently Chimchar because I didn't know what the first few Gyms were, so I picked one based on a recommendation.

In HG/SS I'm picking Cyndaquil for cuteness. So I guess my vote goes to cute.

 

[Ringwraith]

I'm afraid I'm a cute person myself.
I originally picked Totodile in Silver and completely skipped Croconaw (well, 1 level that went by fast) as I wasn't a fan.
However, Meganium looks much better than the disemvowelled Feraligatr.
Besides, I never finished my game with Chikorita.

I originally picked Torchic in Ruby, I hated its evolutions though.
Knowing what I do now, I'd probably go for Treecko though, as if I went for Torchic again I'd really hate to evolve it (I did delay it originally for a bit, don't think it was that intentional though, not on the looks department anyway).

 

[Shadowsole]

How awesome they look.

So I Roll A Dice for rby and gsc
Than Pick The least fail looking For rse and dpp Then i Ditch Them For a poochena and a shinx respectivly.

Though i Do Tend to Go For the non-fire types so i Can get a Ninetales. (I know its not the best pokemon but it has alwasys been my faveroit)(I had proof in the form of a book my sister and cousins helped me put together that had a seciont of my favorite pokemon (Read about 120 Of the then 151 pokemon) And Ninetales was first Then it went in order number wise but the book (along with a machop card) was burnt and buried with my cousin.)


Why Did I Just tell you that?