2nd Gen Which Starter do you choose in G/S/C?

Not sure who I chose in Gold or Silver but in Crystal I chose Chikorita and my player was a girl. I raised it into a lv. 100 Meganium along with alot of other high-leveled Pokémon, including all the Eeveelutions at that time. Really bites that the whole game got erased when the battery dried up. :(

I chose Totodile because it seemed so ferocious and cool. I heard that you could teach it earthquake, which at the time seemed impenetrable. I didn't know a whole lot about the other two, so Totodile seemed to be the perfect choice for me... and he was :). I'm happy to say that he is included on my finalized team for Silver.

If I replayed the game (starting off with a new starter), I would choose Cyndaquil. If this were real life, I would choose Chikorita. Not sure why I feel this way :p

Totodile of course what's not to love. It's a humaniod crocodile of death

Cyndaquil. Since when I was young I always used to go with the first starters.

I've Always liked Cyndaquil since I was younger and still pick it when I play gen 2.

Cyndaquil because it looked sooo cute and typhlosion is still one of my favorite pokemon.

Totodile is my first; a super-happy, adorable little crocodile is a great companion for Johto! Cyndaquil is a close second, though; he becomes a real terror the older and stronger he gets.

I always chose Cyndaquil because he's the one I chose when I was a kid :)

Quilava is also pretty cool ._.

Generation 2 was the first that it stated to be noticeable that the starter Pokemon were not always the best, the only ok/good starter in gen 2 is Cyndaquil.

The first time I ever played I chose Chikorita, I always preferred grass starters. I've played with Cyndaquil a few times too, never Totodile though I don't think.

I rotate my choices in this gen. Wasn't the best gen in terms of starter Pokemon so I can't say I like one more than the other, but Totodile is probably the most useful of the three and was the one I chose on my first playthrough.

I always choose Cyndaquil just because I love its whole evolutionary and dislike both Chikorita and Totodile (especially Totodile). Feraligatr is terrifying (with a silly name!) and Meganium is pretty boring. Usually I hate Fire types, but strangely I adore Cyndaquil so it's nice to finally be able to use one haha. And it's so damn cute bejesus.

Totodile. It's useful for its Surfing abilities and has access to pretty cool moves. It sucks that its attacks usually depend on its weaker Special Attack.

I usually choose Cyndaquil considering it's one of my favourite Pokémon. If I don't choose Cyndaquil than it's usually almost always Totodile. I like Chikorita but unfortunately I've never actually finished a game with it.

Back when I used to play GSC, I alternated between all three of them depending on what I felt like picking. My most favourite at the time was Totodile as it had that awesome Scratch which did not miss compared to Cyndaquil and Chikorita's Tackle with its 5% miss rate which really made a lot of difference and annoyed younger me. The second most often-picked was Cyndaquil, and lastly Chikorita. Sadly, my Crystal cartridge died on me, so I haven't played it in quite a while. If I were to play it again though, it'll be Cyndaquil ALL the way. <33

Cyndaquil and Totodile. I like how back in the day pre-split how people weren't competitive and you could get away with a Feraligatr with Surf and Ice Punch.

I always chosed Totodile when I played these Games I dont know why but he´s just my favourite.

My very first pokémon was Chikorita, so I had to choose him.

My first was Cyndaquil, for aesthetics apparently because when I first picked up Crystal I knew nothing about Pokemon. Didn't regret my choice though!