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So I guess the beginning is the only part of the game that actually has some sort of difficulty setting, and it's very easily overridden by catching other pokemon and trading. But as an individual trainer, the difficulty is how much time you're willing to put into the game to begin with which reflects on your battles.
All of the starter pokemon evolve into great pokemon, and they all have their strengths and weaknesses just like all the others. So really, it's a matter of personal preference and your style. |
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So basically you're listening to a bunch of Chariturd Fanboys waving their hands around saying "73H [email protected]@rdZ 1$ 73H 00B3r B-cuz 1z @ [email protected]!!!!!1111one" Rock Charizard's Weaknesses: Rock (x4) Stone Edge is seen on alot of Pokemon Electric (x2) Part of Boltbeam. Commonly seen on Ghost types, too. Water (x2) Water Type is the most highly populated type out their. Even then, Pokemon liek Salamance carry Water Attacks ofen (Hydro Pump in this case) All three of 'zards weaknesses are commonly used types. Also, Stealth ROck Destroys Zard and makes the 'Drummer Varients useless. Venusaur's Weaknesses: -Fire (x2) Flamethrower is usd alot less than Ice Beam and Thunderbolt, and when it is used it generally is on Pokemon you shouldn't be against in the first place -Flying (x2) Flying attacks are mostly used on Pokemon that get stab from it, but besides that aren't that common -Ice (x2) This is pretty much the only weakness you'll see alot of on Pokemont hat don't even get STAB on it. -Psychic (x2) Only n00bs Use Psychic Attacks nowadays, as it has very poor coverage. Blastoise's Weaknesses: Electric: Quite Common Grass: Not seen much on anything it should be fighting. |
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Very true, however this is Fire Red, not D/P so some of those moves don't exist in FR. I merely suggested charmander because they Game is not really any harder or easier with whatever starter you choose aslong as you consistently train in the wild between towns, most of the time I end up well over leveled which makes Charizard begin to trample his weaknesses anyway. |
This is what i do on fire red its the legendary free pwnage team!
Starter - Veanasaur Catch a magikarp train to gyradose Catch a growlith evolve to arcainine Catch a gastley - evolve to haunter Catch a snorlax Then let the good times role! |
Venusaur is good because of its ability to evolve fast, have a somehow great movepool, and its good special stats.
Charizard is good for its movepool, being invulnerable to ground, and HM purposes such as strength or flying. venusaur, to me, is the best choice because it learns synthesis, a rare move that recovers your health. It also has good STAB moves and a good tm set such as sludge bomb, giga drain, and more. also it has many status inducing moves, such as sleep, and poison powder. It is the easiest path in the beginning but it gets really hard near the end. |
Bulbasaur is a good pokemon to start with because Brock can get an easy defeat when its at level 10. It can also defeat Misty also if its an Ivysaur. So basicly, Bulbasaur is a good pokemon to start with by defeating the first two gym leaders.
Charmander is a bad pokemon to start with because Brock with defeat it and Misty will defeat it also. The only thing you need to do is evolve Charmander into Charmeleon. Squirtle is a good pokemon to start with because Brock will get an easy defeat but make sure you catch a Pikachu or any other Grass type pokemon to defeat Misty. |
good choice with the charmander as there arn't any good common fire types and water pokemon are everywhere and all the grass pokemon in the game are poison (except tangella) which means sabrina will own you
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charmander is a fine choice, even if u dont catch a mankey. (Charmander learns metal claw at lv 12 in FR/LG).
i think u should just go with what looks cooler... A lizard, Chameloen, Dragon a turtle... turtle... turtle... or a dinosaur dinosaur dino with a flower? all a matter of opinion. personally heres how i look at it. Charmander- better stats, moderate move pool and a good type in its final stage (flying fire) Squirtle- An excellent move pool, but he lacks the stats to back it up. Bulbasaur- brillinant stats, moderate low move pool, and doesnt do well in the E4... i always choose bulbasaur, but for a beginner id go with ur original choice of charmander. |
For me it's like this:
Charmander > Bulbasaur > Squirtle I like Vensaur and Charizard they are really good in the games. Blastoise is OK he just has a problem surviving which is why I prefer Charizard and Venusaur. In LG I always use Venusaur and in FR I always use Charizard |
Yeah and also, Blastoise trains a little too fast for me. I always go with Charmander in fire red, and Bulbasaur in Leaf Green. ^^
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chammander it learns metal claw so cheap to take down brock but i love it!
Anyways i rushed in leaf green to get the pokes i needed to complete my firered dex (on loan from a freind 48hrs), I used one poke for every battle it was charmmander/charmeleon/charizard |
I always chose squirtle but the best strategy pokemon is Bulbasaur
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I always choose Bulbasaur.
Sleep Powder + Leech Seed can kill the poor Rival's starter. |
I would recommend Bulbasaur, and I have many valid points why. However, I will just explain something; on my team:
Venasaur - Grass-type (Starter) (Grass is a Starter Type) Arcanine - Fire-type (Fire is a Starter Type) Gyradaos - Water-type (Water is a Starter Type) Pidgeot - Flying-type (Good stats, essential for Fly, etc) Raichu - Thunder-type (Good stats) Rhydon - Ground-type (Incredible stats) I always have a Fire, Water, Grass and Flying in my team. Venasaur is good for the first two gyms, then use a random Pokémon for the 3rd, and your Flying-type for the 4th gym. Sometimes, I replace why Ground-type with a Ghost-type (Gastly), which you might want to do for the 5th Gym. Rest of the gyms are easy, I guess. It is easy to have a journey with a Venasaur as long as you know where to get what. You can have a fun adventure without any of this struggling to do gyms/the Elite Four. |
@asker of this thread: You had a very wrong idea. believe me, charizard is the HARDEST to play with. He's a bit fun but i recommend highly to find a way to get the other two starters. I don't say : 'Charizard ? that crap pokemon?' I said he's just a bit dragonish and have a strange move set.
@Munchlax Fan:Gyrados is a VERY weak idea. One thunder attack can send him in the air and rayquaza sees him pass beside sky pillar. I suggest golduck for example? |
hmmmm
pick squirtle because the its powerful in the fisrt 2 gyms and if you teach it TM - Ice beam you'll dominate on elite four dragon tamer...
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Bulbasaur is the easist starter to play through with because it can breeze through the gyms (well most of them); Squirtle is second, and Charmander is the hardest. =/
However, I always pick Charmander. It's just me. And I have no problems whatsoever. It's just personal preference. |
I chose Charmander. I love fire types!
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Hmmm...
Guys, you say Metal Claw, but do you know how hard it is when you're only level 13 or 14? Charmander has craptacular Attack stat. It's only any ease when you kill wild Pokemon like mad and all trainers to get to lv 15 or maybe evolve by then. Charmander-Charmeleon-Charizard They're good, and look mad as hell. But, you'll probably have the most trouble getting through the first part of the game. It has pretty good stats and a movepool worthy of competitive battling. BUT! It's stats only back the Fire moves. Most of it's other moves are Physical, which it doesn't have as much stat in. Originally, I loved Charizards, favourite Pokemon at one point but they're getting overrated. Squirtle-Wartortle-Blastoise They may say this the "average" one overall, but believe me it isn't. Look, I went in to Brock's gym (I used hacks to get Seismic Toss) with a lvl 6. Came out with a lvl 8. Healed. I went back in and came out with a badge and a lvl 10. Easy, no? Anyway, it's very definitely my favourite choice nowadays. It's got comparatively lower stats but has a wicked movepool to back it (all water types have both Ice and Water move coverage). It's one of the best water type in the first 386 (exculding legendaries). Oh, and what other starter can beat Lance as easily? Bulbasaur-Ivysaur-Venusaur Well, I can't say much, I never really used these guys. I only used them in playing RijonAdventures 2008 Beta. It only went up to Moraga Town so...I didn't get a real feel for it. But, from what I know, it's still a good Pokemon. There aren't a lot of grass types, even less good ones. Only the starters, Breloom and maybe a few others are any good in competitive battling. Overall I'd choose Squirtle. I know this isn't relevant but Sceptile is awesome, better than all of them! |
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