Favorite Starter Bird

[Elgyem]

Every Pokemon game has it's starter bird. It's been a long-standing tradition in the franchise to have a Normal/Flying type Pokemon available early in the game. So, what's your favorite?

Personally, I like Staraptor the best. While I don't really like Generation IV very much, it sure gave us a helluva bird!

[pleryt16]

I voted for Staraptor, even though I wanted to vote for Fearow. I always thought of Fearow being the best. I think it should be included here because its available on the second route in RBY/FRLG

[Snowdrop]

I voted for Swellow. Never actually played through R/S/E but I like the design the most, and I have used it in battle elsewhere. It's a pretty cool bird.

[TheLeetCasualGamer]

Hoothoot for me

I think it's the most unique because it's an owl and also have a more diverse move-pool then just being an average attacker :3

[Resolution]

Pidgey, first and original. I like it for it's excellent moveset, and I generally like it's design the most. And it's an eagle...eagles are cool, man.

[Haddez]

Surprised how little people voted for Pidgey!
Easily my favourite.
Pigeot is an amazing Pokemon in my eyes, The only flying Pokemon I like better is Braviary.

Also Ash had one, I cried when it left.

[Pokemon Trainer UV]

Taillow.

This little birdy gets really useful moves like Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Peck/Wing Attack, and some fourth thing.
Then it eventually evolves into Swellow, and Swellow itself is really cool looking.

[Brendino]

I voted for Pidgeot. Basically any game where you can find Pidgey, one has become a main member of my team. Aside from Pidgeot, the only other one I've even used is Staraptor.

[Hikari10]

I voted for the Starly line cos I use one in all my playthroughs of the Sinnoh games and Staraptor learns Close Combat, which makes it cool.

It's definitely my staple Flying-type in all my 4th Gen teams.

[Mentalii]

My vote goes for HootHoot. 2nd generation nostalgia remains... I guess it's one of the weakest though, I used it in my Soul Silver game and it didn't help a lot. However I had good memories of it from my Silver version... Well, it must be because I was too young to really understand who was strong and who wasn't

[Curtis talli]

Easily my vote goes to Taillow as it is the only one I actually used in my game play through.

[Ash493]

Starly-line. Similar to poster above, it's the only "bird" (because as we all know, bird is a glitch type ) I've ever used.

[Inferna]

Voted for Pidgey line :3
I love how Pidgeotto and Pidgeot look. I had a Pidgeot called Anna when I played through Gold, they may suck competitively but I think they're awesome~
Swellow and Taillow come a close second though.

[venomjack]

I would have to go with the pidove line. I found myself using the pidove I started with even now. Funny thing is before I gave fifth gen pokemon a chance Pidove was my least favorite.

[ShinyJohtomaster]

I voted for Staraptor. I don't know who I like more- Pidgeot or Staraptor.

[υ Shivam]

I vote for staraptor.
It's really cool

[PersianTrainer]

Voted! For Taillow that is, its the only bird Pokemon I actually used for the longest time, I keep it as a HM fly, when ever I need to fly from one part of the map to another.

[pleb]

In order favorite to least favorite: Starly > Tailow > Pidgey > Pidove > Hoothoot

[NixChill]

pidgey's line for me. because its the original bird starter because and pidgeotto is awesome

[Winter's Dew]

From a competitive standpoint: Staraptor is just freaking awesome. @_@; Brave Birds hurts. A lot.

[Cassino]

I like to use Spearow/Fearow most in the same manner as one. It can be gotten early in the first generation, so it is something of a starter bird if Hoothoot/Noctowl can be. The fifth generation brings a Drill Peck/Run combo to Fearow which I'm very keen on.

If Spearow won't be counted, then the classic Pidgey line is charmingly retro and surprisingly tough.

[Cosmotone8]

I picked Starly because I loved Staraptor. I caught one on route one and used it till the end of the game.

[xxReshiramxx]

I voted for the Pidgey line I found that line really helped methroughout my journey more then I felt the others did.

[Mistyb89]

Originally Posted by Mentalii

My vote goes for HootHoot. 2nd generation nostalgia remains... I guess it's one of the weakest though, I used it in my Soul Silver game and it didn't help a lot. However I had good memories of it from my Silver version... Well, it must be because I was too young to really understand who was strong and who wasn't

I voted for HootHoot for the exact same reason, nostalgia. although I've never owned any of the Johto Remakes, I will indeed get one in the future and I will definitely make sure I get a HootHoot first thing. Move wise, I would have to say that Pidgey was my favorite because I love Pidgeotto and Pidgiot, they are so strong!

[AzaleaLightning]

Swellow was an absolute boss in RSE. Even Taillow destroyed everything in the beginning of the game.