5th Gen The Starter Discussion Thread

[OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire]

Pokabu is by far the cutest starter ever created...and if he evolves into something appropriately cool enough (nothing short of a large razorback with a flaming body and oversized tusks) he will be the first fire-type that I have chosen since Cyndaquil. :D

Otherwise, I will default to my traditional affinity to the grass-type starter, and Tsutaaja looks as if it can evolve into something that will make Venusaur, Sceptile, and Torterra proud to be its predecessors. (Meganium omitted because it's not cool like the rest of them. XD)

Mijumaru...it's not bad, it's just that I'm not a big fan of water-types that don't have "Tenta" or "Quag" in their name...

...how the hell do people think he looks like Piplup though? I see a tiny bear, not a tiny penguin. =/

the water starter is an otter...you can see this better in it's evo...
I like Tsutaja the best, it's based on skinks (this:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skink ) snakes/lizards oh and Ivy :) I like it because it reminds me of a Hoenn starter (treeko) and I love anything that reminds me of Hoenn :)

 

[OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire]

Personally, I think all three of the starters will at least have an awesome evolution in their own way, just like in Generation III. For me, in that gen, I could easily choose between any of the starters because each of them looked just as cool as the next.

Some of us may underestimate the starters now, but wait until we actually see their final evolutions in detail, then we might actually change our minds.

You stated another reason for my love of Hoenn's starters :D. The second form of majimaru leads me to believe it will have a cool samurai like form :)

 

[OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire]

I'm only going by the rumors that are recently provided(I think) and if Tsutaaja's final form does turn out looking like a Cobra, I really hope it's something badass and nothing look like Arbok.

I hope so too, the "hood" might still be there though, the rest I hope will be different :)

 

[Sceptile0111]

Smugleaf all the way.

Its expression is just...absolutely PRICELESS, and it reminds me of Treecko, one of my all-time favorite Pokemon. I'm definitely starting with him. (Oh, and I'm also probably going to nickname it "Smugleaf" just for kicks. Lol.)

:t254: Sceptile0111 :t254:

 

[Kanto_Johto]

the water starter is an otter...you can see this better in it's evo...
I like Tsutaja the best, it's based on skinks (this:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skink)/snakes/lizards oh and Ivy :) I like it because it reminds me of a Hoenn starter (treeko) and I love anything that reminds me of Hoenn :)

Link or pics of said water type evo?

 

[BlueShuckle]

It's definitely between Tsutaaja and Pokabu for me.
I usually always pick the fire Pokemon, but this grass snake looks like it could turn out beastly.

 

[OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire]

I like the snakes evolution, it looks plain but that's fine with me

 

[Jaiyke]

the water starter is an otter...you can see this better in it's evo...
I like Tsutaja the best, it's based on skinks (this:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skink ) snakes/lizards oh and Ivy :) I like it because it reminds me of a Hoenn starter (treeko) and I love anything that reminds me of Hoenn :)

hmm i found it more to resemble The Green Vine Snake

Spoiler:

i actually didn't think of Treecko when i saw it
i thought it looked better =P Treecko was my least favorite grass type starter to start with =\ and i always pick grass type starters so.. i dunno =)

 

[Iceshadow3317]

I wish they would just reavle the last evo lol!!!!!!! I really want to see Pokeabu's

 

[eevee4]

i dont really like these starters but defenately Tsutaaja is the best

 

[OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire]

hmm i found it more to resemble The Green Vine Snake

Spoiler:

i actually didn't think of Treecko when i saw it
i thought it looked better =P Treecko was my least favorite grass type starter to start with =\ and i always pick grass type starters so.. i dunno =)

Wow that really looks like Tsutaja, the resemblance between Tsutaja and the skink are the legs actually :P

 

[Zeturic]

Tsutaaja sucks. I really hate it.

I was going to pick Pokabu, but some fan art of his evolutions as a flaming boar turned me off to it. However, I'll probably use it in my secondary game.

That leaves Mijumaru. I thought it was really great, and since my opinion has Pokabu has went down, I'm using it in my primary game.

I always get both versions, and I don't like reusing starters, so I'm hoping there won't be a third version. I do not want to have to use Tsutaaja!

 

[OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire]

Tsutaaja sucks. I really hate it.

I was going to pick Pokabu, but some fan art of his evolutions as a flaming boar turned me off to it. However, I'll probably use it in my secondary game.

That leaves Mijumaru. I thought it was really great, and since my opinion has Pokabu has went down, I'm using it in my primary game.

I always get both versions, and I don't like reusing starters, so I'm hoping there won't be a third version. I do not want to have to use Tsutaaja!

Why do you hate Tsutaja? I just want to know don't worry I won't attack you for you opinion :).

 

[Jaiyke]

oh i just thought of Tsutaaja's limbs as like Vine/Ivy and Not actual Legs... i dunno
heehee i actually Love Tsutaaja xDDD
for every Lover for something theres a Hater i guess =P Yin/Yang XDDDD

Anyway, i usually don't tend to Reuse a Starter Either
so on Black i'll choose Tsutaaja
and on White either Pokabu or Mijumaru depends on what i'm feeling at the time i start it
3rd version whatever else i didn't pick and i might even trade over another starter and not evolve it =)

 

[OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire]

The two rivals get the starters we don't chose so it seems like we can register their pics on our dex for the GTS :D!

 

[Abyssumi]

No it won't, not as fast as Tsutaaja since it is a snake, but sea otters aren't that slow, and w/ it being a fighter type then it would have to have speed on its side.

Starters (from fastest to slowest): Tsutaaja - Mijumaru - Pokabu

Pigs aren't as fast as snakes and otters. Mijumaru may be able to match Tsutaaja on speed it's final evo is a super sleek fighter

i was just going on past evidence that all the water starters have been really slow even the supposed physical sweeper feraligatr

 

[rocky505]

We need a faster water starter. Charizard was the fastest in gen 1, Typhlosion was in gen 2, Sceptile was in gen 3 for sure, and Infernape for gen 4. So fire has had the most in speed. I see Tsutaaja being fastest this gen.

 

[Abyssumi]

We need a faster water starter. Charizard was the fastest in gen 1, Typhlosion was in gen 2, Sceptile was in gen 3 for sure, and Infernape for gen 4. So fire has had the most in speed. I see Tsutaaja being fastest this gen.

exactly im sick of slow water starters feraligatrs speed stat kind of ruined its potential to sweep i think although at least empoleon had agility

 

[rocky505]

Feraligatr has Dragon Dance for speed though. Swampert has been the slowest of the water ones I think

 

[Abyssumi]

Feraligatr has Dragon Dance for speed though. Swampert has been the slowest of the water ones I think

oh ya thats true dragon dance does help it out. swampert is slow alright but then again its water/ground i havent seen once fast pokemon with that type combination