1st Gen Which R/B/G/Y Starter?

[Anti]

Definitely Squirtle and Bulbasaur. <3 Though I'm a fan of Charmander. However, I feel most of the starters are slightly overrated. =/

they're very overrated IMO. Besides swampert and infernape, none of them have really been OU...maybe venusaur, but it was nothing you were afraid of at all.

 

[Rainfall]

Charmander, just because its a challenge to train. My favorite starter is Bulbasaur, but its just too easy for me, and I rarely like to do things the easy way.

 

[LaurenLOVESTONED]

Charmander for the win! he is the spunkiest little pokemon ev-uh

 

[TNT]

squirtle. i dont like the other 2 much...

 

[Improfane]

Unless you go at them with incredibly low-level pokemon with terrible disadvantages, but that isn't so smart.

The great thing about the Pokemon games is that you don't have to take a competitive slant (people vs people) to the game if you don't want to. The more you take the easiest route through a game, for the sake of it being easy - every time you play it, you reduce the replayability of that game.

If you have trouble beating the gym leaders you fail :/

I find decisive wins are boring and unchallenging. I have trouble beating gym leaders. That doesn't make me 'fail'. You give me the impression that when you first got the game you never lost once. You knew all types by heart and knew which starter to pick...

 

[The Wave]

charmander. I'm always obsessed with fire pokemon somehow...

 

[The Infinite Devil Machine]

I always chose Charmander. Mainly because I had a dinosaur fetish back when I was five. 0_o

I still do now though. I love Charizard and I always use one, even today.

 

[Zarluxan]

I choose Charmander. Its a little harder to start with him but later on he can deal really high damage.

 

[ShadowTails]

Well, for a RBGY starter favorite, you sure did forget Pikachu.

Anywho, as far as design goes all 3 are cute. I never had much trouble with any of them, Bulbasaur has a hard time getting through the routes with Pidgey (you know, back when it knew gust as it's first move...) I've always though of going back to Crystal, breeding out a Charmander, going through Johto with it and see if the challenge is any harder with the 3 original starters or not... though I'm trying this for Johto at the moment: Croconaw, Elekid, Houndour, Gloom, Slowpoke, and looking for a 6th Pokemon, might go with Koffing (I'm trying to hatch a shiny one.)

I'd love to go through Johto and use Charmander instead of Cyndaquil, it'd be interesting.

 

[Kitori_theTeamAquaSuicune]

I would normally pick Charmander, because:

A) My birthday Pokemon (Oct. 4th Charmander is Pokemon number 4 a ringin-a-bell?)

B) I like Chrizards.

C) Fire is my second favorite Type. (Would've gone for water, but I really don't like Squirtle that much. And since Lightning is my other second favorite type, that's outta the question.)

 

[MewLover]

I usually pick Squirtle - I love water Pokemon, and I love Blastoise, so yep, Squirtle for me. (I think Wartortle is kinda hideous, but I bear it :P)

Sometimes I pick Charmander though, because I love watching him become a Charizard.

I never pick Bulbasaur, he's just not very appealing to me.

As for what people were saying about beating gym leaders and everything - sometimes I like a good old loss, a good old frustrating fight. A challenge is always good!

 

[Hooh4ever]

i picked charmander
i always pick fire
xD

 

[albinoballpython]

Oh man, you gotta go with Bulbasaur.
A Venusaur with Razor Leaf, Sleep Powder, Toxic, and Sludge Bomb rules.

scratch the sleep powder and use body slam instead and it does rule!!!:cheeky:

 

[Gerri Shin]

well seeing as the question was which R,B,G,Y starter was your favorite I'd have to say that Pikachu was my favorite cuz it posed a huge threat when battleing brock and Surge, even though they did give you mankey and diglett. (though if I Have to choose one of the original's I'd always go with charmander just cuz, and my brother's always said I had a fiery personality)

 

[chews]

I voted for Charmander as i like charizard & fire/dragon types as alwayz

 

[Red1530]

I have used Charmander as my starter.

 

[Eruption]

Bulbasaur/Charmander

Bulbasaur Because its cool.

Charmander Because its kind of cool and evolves into Charizard.

 

[spike6958]

well i would have said charmander like the rest of you but i desided to pick squirtle when i restarted FR and it's great (i got a female one and so nicknamed her Misty lol), bulbasaur makes the game too easy to be honest with bulba you only need to catch more pokemon so you can use HM where as with charmander and squirtle you need to train other pokemon

 

[SilencedShooter]

^
I'd hate to only train Bulba....Sabrina would kill me.

 

[Adelaide-Amber]

charmander for sure. idk why but i've always loved charmander and it's evolutions as well. charizard ROCKS. and i also have always picked the fire-type starters. i was sooooooo obsessed with dinosaurs and dragons back then too :)