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what starters did u pick?

PageEmp

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  • DAMNIT I WAS JUST GONNA MAKE A STARTER THREAD WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP SHOWING UP BEFORE I DO

    1: Charmander is the first I picked for this gen and the only one I had ever brought to the league. However I do have a Venusaur in one of my runs and would like to take him all the way. Squirtle is my least fav of the 3, but I don't hate it.

    2: Totodile. Feraligatr is amazing nuff said. Originally I used to like all 3, but soon I began to see a lot of praise for the Cyndaquil line on this site, making me lose a lot of respect for it. However, I came around to using it this year and it proved to be decent so don't hate it anymore.

    3: Mudkip was my first here. I am also using Sceptile in a nuzrun and it's not that bad. Never used Torchic but it's okay. Don't have issues with any of the starters in this gen.

    4: I like all 3 of them eaqually, but if I had to choose than Piplup but all 3 were good.

    5: I don't particularly like anyone.

    6: Froakie. Greninja 2OP
     

    Drayton

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    - XY: Fenekin
    - ORAS: Treecko
    - FR/LG: Charmander
    - HG/SS: Cyndaquil
    -I choose Chimchar before PT and PT I choose Piplup
     
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    Red- Squirtle
    Yellow- I mainly used Seel and Abra
    Crystal- Cyndaquil
    Sapphire- Treecko
    Firered- Charmander
    Black 2- Snivy
    Y- Fennekin/Squirtle
    X- Froakie
    Omega Ruby- Mudkip
     

    Flowerchild

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  • With the exception of Gen 6, I've played all the games more than once so uh.. I'll just pick the most recent one I can remember I suppose.
    Blue - Bulbasaur
    Sure it sucks at battling in Gen 1 but I wanted to use the Brock Through Walls glitch, for which you need a Bulbasaur. It worked and was a ton of fun. Then I dropped it in the PC and never used it again :/
    Crystal - Chikorita
    It learns Razor Leaf at level six in Gen 2 that is so absurdly awesome ^_^
    FireRed - no clue. Probably the game I've played the most, so it's all blurred together and I have no idea what my current team is on any given run. The only constant is Farfetch'd.
    Emerald - Torchic
    Torchic is a cutie and I wanted to name it Nuclear in celebration of Aventine's birthday. Other than that, not much of a reason. It stomps the first gym, but so do the other two choices so idk.
    Diamond - Chimchar
    It's soooo good. For whatever reason, I catch Pokémon way less frequently in Sinnoh because the region sucks so it's nice to have a Pokémon that can insta-stomp the first two gyms + Team Galactic while I take my sweet time picking my next team member.
    Platinum - Piplup
    Wanted to do something different from ^, because I've played Diamond a good dozen times and basically pick Infernape for half of them. Empoleon seems kind of meh in battle tbh. Maybe I just got a bad nature?
    Black - Snivy
    Not really much to say I don't think. It did an okay job.
    Black 2 - Oshawott
    It's a cutie and that's the one game where I'd advocate picking a water starter since you don't get the Super Rod until post-game for some reason.
    X - Chespin
    I honestly don't remember the logic behind this, but its final evolution seems to be a decent physical sweeper so I guess I picked well. Run like hell when the birds show up though.
    AlphaSapphire - Mudkip
    Spoiler:
     
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    Gen 1 - Pikachu
    Gen 2 - Cyndaquil
    Gen 3 - Treecko
    Gen 4 - Turtwig
    Gen 5 - Snivy
    Gen 6 - Fennekin
     
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  • Oh boy. Here we go:

    Pokémon Blue Version: Squirtle
    Pokémon Red Version: Bulbasaur
    Pokémon Yellow Version: Pikachu
    Pokémon Silver Version: Chikorita
    Pokémon Gold Version: Cyndacuill
    Pokémon Leaf Green Version: Squirtle
    Pokémon Fire Red Version: Charmander
    Pokémon Pearl Version: Piplup
    Pokémon Soul Silver Version: Totodile
    Pokémon White Version: Snivy
    Pokémon X Version: Froakie
    Pokémon Y Version: Fennekin

    These are all first play-through that I can remember to the best of my ability.
     

    Altairis

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  • Just going to say the first time I played which starter I picked for the sake of simplicity... since I like a lot of them and I've played each games like dozens of times
    Kanto: Charmander. This is the only Kanto starter I've ever picked.
    Johto: Cyndaquil. Quilava was one of my favorites as a child!
    Hoenn: Treecko. Another one of my childhood favorites!
    Sinnoh: I think I picked Piplup, but I honestly can't remember that well...
    Unova: Snivy... only because the other evolutions made me cringe.
    Kalos: Froakie, same reason as Snivy.

    Fire: 2; Grass: 2; Water: 2

    Oh gosh, they're tied.
     
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  • Here's what my typical choices were. Keep in mind Johto is based on me playing HG/SS since I didn't have the originals, and Sinnoh had me doing multiple playthroughs (the one I listed is based on what I used in most of them). Never played a main Kanto game though.

    Johto: Cyndaquil
    Hoenn: Mudkip
    Sinnoh: Chimchar
    Unova: Oshawott
    Kalos: Froakie

    As you can see, I tend to mainly pick Water while somehow never picking Grass. For Alola, I'm pretty much confirmed to stick with Water. #teampopplio
     

    khaozz

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    Kanto: Charmander
    Johto: Cyndaquil
    Hoenn: Torchic
    Sinnoh: Chimchar
    Unova: Tepig
    Kalos: Fennekin
    Alola: Litten

    I do use other Starters from time to time, but in most of my playthroughs, I tend to pick the Fire Starter. I also always pick Fire on my very first playthrough of a game.
     
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  • Gen 1: Charmander - love this little guy
    Gen 2: Cyndaquil - I have always been a fan of Cyndaquil and always seem to pick it when revisiting Johto.
    Gen 3: Mudkip - I guess I have to say Mudkip cause it was my first ever Generation 3 starter, although I tend to choose Treecko nowadays.
    Gen 4: I love Chimchar and all of his evolutions and 90% I'll pick him, Piplup is pretty cool too though.
    Gen 5: I actually really like Snivy and its whole evolution line and always end up choosing it, they have really cool designs and learn some pretty good moves.
    Gen 6: Froakie, it's the only 6th generation starter I really like tbh, I would probably have gone with Fennekin, but Delphox let me down.
     

    Raichael

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  • While I haven't played all Pokemon games, here are the starters I'd pick, mainly for design reasons:
    • Kanto - Charizard (but I like Squirtle too)
    • Johto - Chikorita
    • Hoenn - Torchic
    • Sinnoh - Piplup
    • Unova - Snivy (Oshawott looks the cutest of the starters but its evolutions aren't that nice imo)
    • Kalos - Froakie (I love Greninja)
    • Alola - Rowlet
     
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    Kikaito plush

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  • Gen 1-Pikachu as I had Yellow
    Gen 2- Totodile on Silver and Chikorita on Crystal
    Gen 3- Treecko on Sapphire and Mudkip on Emerald
    Gen 4- Chimchar on Pearl and piplup on Platinum
    Gen 5-Snivy on white Tepig on Black and Oshawott on Black 2
    Gen 6- Froakie on X
     

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    • Kanto - Squirtle
    • Johto - Totodile
    • Hoenn - Torchic
    • Sinnoh - Piplup
    • Unova - Tepig
    • Kalos - Fennekin
    • Alola - Litten
    I think it's safe to say I have a partial preference to Fire-type starters.
     

    Lysander

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  • Kanto - Squirtle
    Johto - Cyndaquil
    Hoenn - Treecko
    Sinnoh - Turtwig
    Unova - Tepig
    Kalos - Chespin

    Not sure which starter I'll pick in Gen 7 just yet.
     
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    Pokemon Black: Snivy

    Pokemon X: Fennekin & Charmander

    Pokemon AlphaSapphire: Treecko

    FUTURE GAMES:

    Pokemon Moon: Litten

    Pokemon SoulSilver: Chikorita

    Pokemon Platinum: Piplup

    Pokemon OmegaRuby: Mudkip

    Pokemon White 2: Oshawott
     

    Sirfetch’d

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    Hmm...I think this list is correct! I might be wrong for Johto but otherwise this is accurate:

    Kanto: Squirtle
    Johto: Totodile
    Hoenn: Torchic
    Sinnoh: Turtwig
    Unova: Oshawott
    Kalos: Chespin
     

    Mr. Meme

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  • Gen 1- Didn't play.
    Gen 2- Didn't play.
    Gen 3- Torchic.
    Gen 4- Chimchar and Turtwig.
    Gen 5- I think I've chosen all three at some point or another.
    Gen 6- Chespin. Why doesn't this guy get more love?
    Gen 7 (Upcoming)- Litten. It's so cool! Even if it's final form turns out to be garbage, I'll still choose it!
     
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