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Aryan143 September 8th, 2012 7:33 AM

Which Starter do you choose in G/S/C?
 
I chose Totodile when I first played because it was baddas. Which starter did you choose and why?

Bounsweet September 8th, 2012 7:40 AM

Chikorita is my baby <3

I always pick it. Once in a blue moon I'll feel risky and pick the other two, but it's usually Chikorita.

Affliction September 8th, 2012 9:32 AM

I always pick Cyndaquil, it's the coolest, and is very strong. I've always been a Fire-Type chooser (Except Tepig) and it was the best Fire-Type Starter to me. Plus it can learn Dynamicpunch when it's a Typhlosion (Which would be very strong looking at it's Attack levels)!

o Pikachu o September 8th, 2012 9:51 AM

Cyndaquil. GSC were my first games and the first time I played I used Cyndaquil. Typhlosion is probably my favorite Pokèmon of all time.

umbreontheultimate September 8th, 2012 10:34 AM

I choose Totodile. I mean, really who wants a Bulbasaur wannabe, or that ridiculous fire type thing. Totodile becomes Feraligatr. Feraligatr is so much more bada** looking then Typhlosion or Meganium.

Blue Emerald September 8th, 2012 10:54 AM

Cyndaquil for me; good Fire-type Pokemon were hard to find in those days. ;)

Ephemeral Euphoria September 8th, 2012 11:17 AM

I went with Cyndaquil because I wanted to destroy everything in my path and man did my Typhlosion not disappoint lol.

AoiFushigisou September 8th, 2012 12:52 PM

I chose Cyndaquil in these games however I´m grass type chooser. And why? I don´t know .... maybe because Quilava looks so cool :D and Cyndaquil is so cute :)

K1ngQu33n September 8th, 2012 3:33 PM

I choose cyndaquil because 1, I am mostly a fire type person even though I love all Pokemon types, And 2, I like the evolution into typhlosion.

giradialkia September 9th, 2012 6:50 AM

Luckily for me, the starters I like in each generation are a different type, so I end up with variety every time :D
For the second generation, it was Cyndaquil. I like Totodile too, but not as much, since Typhlosion can really just handle everything (at least it can in the second generation, where it can be taught the easily-obtainable TMs for Thunder- and Fire-Punch). I always go with Cyndaquil. :)
I've gone with Meganuim a few times but it just.. it's not the best, IMO.

pleryt16 September 9th, 2012 7:05 PM

Cyndaquil. I hate Feraligatr's design and I dont like Meganium, so its always Cyndaquil.

soopaord September 13th, 2012 1:22 PM

Chikorita in Crystal.
Cyndaquil in Silver

windy_leo September 13th, 2012 10:45 PM

Cyndaquil, my favourite starter in crystal. It's strong and cool~~

Coronation September 14th, 2012 7:16 AM

I always pick Chikorita. It's the cutest out of the three and is my favorite starter out of all the games :) Plus, the ability to learn Reflect and Synthesis makes it a really good in-game tank :D

xxReshiramxx September 14th, 2012 1:53 PM

I picked Cyndaquil because I thought it looked interesting to meand I like it's final evolution.

Brendino September 14th, 2012 4:39 PM

I've gone through three playthroughs of Gold, and I chose a different starter each of the times. The very first one that I can remember choosing though was Totodile. I didn't really have any good reason for it, but it did end up becoming one of the better Pokemon on my team by the end of the game.

ShinyUmbreon189 September 14th, 2012 4:43 PM

If I remember I picked Totodile first. Totodile just looked cool at the time, but I've used them all in a team and I PWNED Falkner with a Chikorita! In SoulSilver. Idk how I did it I just spammed tackle lol.

JerryBigSocks September 15th, 2012 9:04 PM

TOTODILE for sure!

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folksychipmunk September 17th, 2012 8:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Umbr30n (Post 7332832)
I always pick Cyndaquil, it's the coolest, and is very strong. I've always been a Fire-Type chooser (Except Tepig) and it was the best Fire-Type Starter to me. Plus it can learn Dynamicpunch when it's a Typhlosion (Which would be very strong looking at it's Attack levels)!

Agreed with this guy. Cyndi has the best stats, therefore smartest pick. ;]

hils21 September 18th, 2012 4:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Umbr30n (Post 7332832)
I always pick Cyndaquil, it's the coolest, and is very strong. I've always been a Fire-Type chooser (Except Tepig) and it was the best Fire-Type Starter to me. Plus it can learn Dynamicpunch when it's a Typhlosion (Which would be very strong looking at it's Attack levels)!


i agree with this guy too...

Pokemon_Geek September 19th, 2012 9:49 AM

Before my Gold stopped saving, I remember starting with Totodile since he's my favorite.

With Crystal, I decided to restart with my second favorite, Cyndaquill since I already have Totodile in SoulSilver; and because fire types are so rare in these games with the type match ups for gyms/elite four favoring them.

I was surprised how strong he was. My Typhlosion kicked so much ass in this game: Smokescreen+Rollout+Thunderpunch(back when it was special)+Fire Blast worked so well for me that I hardly needed the rest of my team(but I still made the effort to train them mostly evenly. The starters aren't invincible).

blue September 19th, 2012 12:13 PM

I actually remember that I chose Totodile purely cause I thought it looked so cool! Even today, I'd still pick Totodile in HGSS so my opinion hasn't changed for over 10 years now.

Olli September 20th, 2012 10:08 AM

About 80% of the time I've chosen Cyndaquil, mainly because it's such an awesome Pokemon. While Totodile's line may be the superior one both type-wise and stat-wise, I've always liked the Cyndaquil line much better, mainly because of the design. Totodile and its evolutions may be a bit more colourful to look at, however I've always thought Typhlosion was so fierce and awesome to look at, and it just made it feel like it was stronger. That's not to say Typhlosion isn't strong, and I certainly didn't feel that way when I cloned one 5 times and used it as the only Pokemon on my team xD But yeah, I almost always choose Cyndaquil.

Sydian September 21st, 2012 8:34 AM

I pick Cyndaquil most of the time when I restart GSC. Totodile is second though. And I rarely ever pick Chikorita cause...I just don't like it that much haha.

TNTrice2012 September 22nd, 2012 8:43 PM

I ALWAYS go with grass pokemon because i find them harder to find in the wild.

XtinaIsMeLuvinWWE September 23rd, 2012 10:24 AM

I actually tried out all three at first but Cyndaquil became my firm favourite and the one I regularly used :)

Crux October 5th, 2012 10:49 PM

Pokemon Gold was the first game I ever played,and Totodile was the first pokemon that I ever had.
I did a play through with Cyndaquil and Chikorita later,but Totodile will always be my favorite.

alisaie October 5th, 2012 11:06 PM

Silver: Totodile
Gold: Cyndaquil
Crystal: Chikorita

y u p. Wish I knew where my Gold was but I'm pretty sure that's forever lost. Oh well. I still have Silver and Crystal so I still have my Feraligatr and Meganium.

Princess Diana October 6th, 2012 4:00 AM

I meant to vote Totodile. I don't know why I didn't click it, I've never chose it. Sometimes Chikorita. Usually Totodile.

Totodile.

Kanade Otonashi October 6th, 2012 6:17 AM

Always Cyndaquil. <3

It's just so adorable, and good Fire Types are hard to come by in GSC early on.

MightyHeracross October 7th, 2012 1:37 PM

When I played when I was younger, I chose totodile. I love him in the anime. However, when I replay it , I usually chose Cyndaquil or Chikorita. Im not really sure why. CHikorita when I want to be adventurous and cyndaquil when I want to play "cheap"

LividZephyr October 8th, 2012 6:47 PM

I usually go with Chikorita. I did my first time because I liked her design and she's served me well over the years - even if she makes the game harder... which is kind of the point. Given how I always keep my starter, it doesn't hurt to make it a little harder.

Mr Cat Dog October 11th, 2012 4:08 AM

I think I first chose Totodile when I was playing through Gold version. But I hated Feraligatr so much when it eventually evolved, that I vowed never to choose it again. Every subsequent playthrough I did was me choosing Cyndaquil, as I've never liked Grass critters, for the most part. I'd always get rid of Typholosion when Houndoom came along, but it was probably the best starter out of a not-so-great bunch.

Lord Varion October 11th, 2012 4:31 AM

Totodile.
It's always water types for me.

I never choose Chikorita because of the Flying and Bug gyms being first.
And cyndaquil always failed for me on whitney, where as totodile did not.

Hannah October 11th, 2012 4:36 AM

If I remember correctly, I chose Cyndaquil on my first try. I was in the middle of my game when it crashed, and my file was deleted. I don't know. Then I chose Chikorita, because I thought it was so adorable, plus I didn't know that grass Pokemon were that weak. At the end, I started a new game with Cyndaquil, because I hated the way Totodile looked. Ew.

YourPokemonLPs October 11th, 2012 11:25 AM

I actually love them all, but I usually choose Chikorita. It is my favourite. Though Tododile was the first Pokemon I got to level 100.

Squirrel October 12th, 2012 4:39 AM

I always choose Cyndaquil just because I love it's whole evolutionary line to bits and really dislike both Chikorita and Totodile (especially Totodile). Feraligatr scares me too much to use it and Meganium feels so... unspectacular :( Also I don't like Fire types much at all but I adore Cyndaquil, so it's pretty much the only chance I ever get at using them and it's nice to make the most of it haha.

93Aiwass October 16th, 2012 4:13 PM

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

Chikorita, hands down. I love Grass-type Pokemon. ^_^

Love is the Law, Love under Will.

Roggenroller October 16th, 2012 4:17 PM

I always chose chikorita. Probably my favorite grass starter out of the whole series.

93Aiwass October 16th, 2012 4:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roggenroller (Post 7374778)
I always chose chikorita. Probably my favorite grass starter out of the whole series.

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

I must agree, I wasn't too thrilled about Bulbasaur's Grass/Poison type and I was enthralled with Torchick becoming a Fire/Fighting type Pokemon, which left me unimpressed with Treecko.

Love is the Law, Love under Will.

TeamEmpoleon October 21st, 2012 4:47 AM

Cyndaquil, without a doubt. Fire Pokemon are very hard to find ^_^

Melissaxo October 25th, 2012 12:54 PM

I chose Cyndaquil, only because I really like Typhlosion.

Sephirothxx October 25th, 2012 1:16 PM

I usually pick cyndaquil, but I also pick chikorita at times.

GoldFishEatSouls October 26th, 2012 1:29 AM

Tododile cause I aways loved him in the show and how hyper he aways was/

Tododile cause I aways loved him in the show and how hyper he aways was.

Rivvon October 27th, 2012 2:42 PM

I always went with Chikorita because I love the designs of the entire evolutionary line!

Synerjee October 27th, 2012 6:42 PM

I always choose between Cyndaquil or Totodile. Since fire types are not very easy to come by and I absolutely MUST have a fire type in my team, I usually pick Cyndaquil. It's my favourite out of the 3 starters! So cute! I mean, just look at my sig! :3

I also pick Totodile on occasion when I feel like it. He's one powerful water type, to be sure. I used to pick him ALL the time in Gold when I was young. Water types are one of my favourite types after all. :)

Correspondence October 28th, 2012 1:31 PM

I picked Cyndaquil because i always choose fire types.

MarkieHype November 26th, 2012 2:53 AM

Mostly cyndaquil
idk why but in case of water types i've always got to use TM thunderpunch on typhlosion lol

KitsuneLugia96 December 7th, 2012 6:28 AM

To be honest, the first time I played Silver I choose Cyndaquil, and I loved him so much! But every other time after that, I choose Totodile. Totodile is my favorite starter Pokemon.

Turboblaze December 7th, 2012 11:55 AM

I usually go with Totodile due to it's access to Ice Punch which really helps with Lance if I don't feel like raising a Dragonite of my own. My first time playing Silver I went with Chikorita though.

Gym Leader Whitney December 7th, 2012 1:29 PM

I would start with a Miltank, but since I can't I choose Cyndaquil cause he looks the cutest :3

Gym Leader Whitney~

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ December 7th, 2012 6:31 PM

I would always pick Totodile because it is a water type Pokemon and I believe that Totodile is the cutest one of the three and has an awesome look once it becomes a Feraligatr. Totodile can learn Ice moves which is a weakness to Chikorita and Cyndaquil is self explanatory.


:t354:TG

Seki December 8th, 2012 7:43 PM

Cyndaquil of my first run, but unfortunately my cousin new game'd it. So I picked Totodile on my second run. I never picked Chikorita before!

Rain Dancer December 14th, 2012 4:27 AM

Cyndaquil.


To blame was Charizard's amazing legacy for indoctrinating us to believe that fire types would always reign supreme.

Seth Rollins December 14th, 2012 5:48 AM

Well, I choose Cyndaquil in both Crystal and Heart Gold. He's 3 stage, Typhlosion is my favourite Johto Pokemon and because I love fire types.

Serperion December 15th, 2012 2:57 AM

Totodile because at least then I could feel good about beating my rival since he had Meganium. I like Cyndaquil a lot but Since HG/SS Totodile got better with stuff like Ice Fang and Superpower

Master Xemnas January 2nd, 2013 12:03 PM

I choose Cyndaquil in Crystal Version , because he is the one of the strongest of the few fire pokemon available , and because i always choose fire type.

pikakitten January 2nd, 2013 12:36 PM

I always like to choose Cyndaquil but my sister's nickname is Chikorita and I managed to get a female once so there I go, using a Geodude to take down Falkner 3 hits, and Whitney 3 hits. (BTW, use rock smash, I know it sucks but it works and for Miltank use Selfdestruct xD)

Schwan January 2nd, 2013 12:50 PM

First game I ever played was Crystal and picked Feraligatr. Now since I don't use starters I choose Cyndaquil so my rival has Totodile, because Feraligatr fits him the most I think.

Deceit January 2nd, 2013 6:47 PM

In Silver, I started with Totodile. I've always had a thing for the water starter, and Totodile was no exception. Also, that meant the rival would choose the worst starter in my opinion, Chikorita.

Mama-Mamo January 2nd, 2013 7:06 PM

Chikorita!! I love, love, LOVE Meganium. He's so goofy but adorable. A flowery dinosaur! :D It won my heart immediately and to this day is still one of my faves!! <3

mubblelyon January 3rd, 2013 3:55 AM

Most of the time I pick Cyndaquil, but sometimes Chikorita.

pessimisticlyricist January 3rd, 2013 11:02 AM

cyndaquil I was alway a fire type guy at least until third gen.

Device-Sasuke January 12th, 2013 11:04 AM

Totodile because Feraligatr is my favourite final evolved starter Pokemon. Ever.

Ravenfreak January 15th, 2013 12:19 PM

I usually always start with Cyndaquil as it's my favorite starter. It's adorable, and even though i don't care for the fire type, I still think Typhlosion is awesome. Back when I first got the game though I started with Chikorita, seeing how in Blue I started with Bulbasaur and thought it was the best choice. I was wrong though... :V It's my least favorite starter in Gen II. :\

Sweets Witch January 15th, 2013 10:29 PM

In G/S I pick Totodile every time and it's always named Crocogator.

Crystal's a bit different. I'm willing to get Chikorita since Growlithe and Poliwag give a nice early Grass/Fire/Water core, but sometimes I get Cyndaquil and apply the same principle with a Bellsprout.

Imperator161 January 16th, 2013 2:47 PM

I started with Totodile in Gold and Crystal and Cyndaquil in Silver. I always go for the water starter in my first game of a generation (at least) (in this case, that was Gold). I think I actually started with Totodile on Silver at first as well, but at that point, I was just using Silver as a storage pack/trading source for Gold and Crystal. Several years after I got Silver (sometime after Gold died in 2006), I finally restarted my Silver game, made a "real" file, and played through the game with the Cyndaquil line.

I don't think I've ever started with Chikorita, aside from playing the first 15 minutes of the game or so to trade it to another file.

Kiriyuuki Kasuna January 16th, 2013 7:20 PM

For all generations I'd always choose a fire starter. I've always loved them, cause they pack a whole lot of power and dexterity, and of course their 1st stages are so damn cute <3 The first time I played around with my sister's Silver and accidentally restarted it, then saved, I chose a Totodile, my sis was a huge water type picker, regardless of the generation. I'm the opposite so I always ended up choosing Cyndaquil ( In the Anime he was so cute and adorable <3). Even in Gen 4's HGSS: Cyndaquil always won me over.

Annataz January 20th, 2013 12:47 PM

I usually picked Cyndaquil, but I went with Totodile sometimes. I like fire and water types, so I was happy either way. Once in a while I chose Chikorita, and Chikorita was actually the first Gen 2 starter I ever chose, but Meganium just never ended up being as useful as Typhlosion or Feraligatr (or as awesome looking).

Venitardus January 20th, 2013 2:11 PM

With goldi chose Cyndaquil, but for Crystal, i chose a Totodile. and it was a beast feraligatr in the end.

obiwan362 January 24th, 2013 8:32 PM

I always pick the water starter. Squirtle got me loving them. And Totodile was a beast. So how was I not going to pick him?! :)

The Amazing Justin January 24th, 2013 8:55 PM

Chikorita's the best with me. I always liked a challenge and grass starter.

chella182 January 26th, 2013 1:22 PM

In both Gold and Crystal I chose Chikorita. Not really sure why, it sucks for the first two gyms haha.

Letham February 2nd, 2013 1:47 PM

When I very first started Gold back in the day I chose Totodile because he was a spunky little gator but I had some difficulties with Red at the time because my team wasn't evenly balanced/and or leveled so I ended up having to train a Fire-type and some others to beat him.

So these days on HeartGold I always pick Cyndaquil because there are a huge abundance of Water and Grass-types.

DarkLunarWolf February 2nd, 2013 2:28 PM

I chose Cyndaquil everytime.
When he evolved into Typhlosion, he was such a beast. Good type coverage with moveset too.

Prof.Okido February 3rd, 2013 10:19 AM

Although I normally choose the water-type, Hinoarashi is my starter for Silver. He's adorable when he's little and ferocious when he's grown.

Caelus February 3rd, 2013 1:21 PM

My first playthrough of Silver I chose Totodile due to my water type bias, but my second playhthrough I chose Cyndaquil and I haven't picked the other two since (not even in hgss).

charcharx3 February 3rd, 2013 8:11 PM

I like chikorita. She's so adorable. She's my favorite starter, ever, because she stays cute throughout her evolutions. I don't care if she's not a tank-she's cute!

Kikaito plush February 4th, 2013 9:03 AM

I mostly when for Totodile as Chikorita was bad and cyniquil was over-rated.

dragonfly_dust February 5th, 2013 7:23 PM

Cyndaquil because it was so adorable~!

Sheep February 8th, 2013 6:32 PM

Chikorita because of the design. She is one of my favorite grass types but... it made the game soo hard. xD;

C_r_e_a_m_p_u_f_f February 8th, 2013 7:54 PM

Totodile, because I love water types. Same for every other region, actually.

SoraTheTruth February 8th, 2013 9:00 PM

Cyndaquil

(always picked the fire starter and fire is my favorite type)

Mr. Whiscash February 9th, 2013 3:18 PM

If I'm going to be using my starter at all, I prefer Cyndaquil.

RainbowHeart February 9th, 2013 4:02 PM

Cyndaquil, my favorite pokemon and will always be! :D

Nusdogg February 10th, 2013 7:06 AM

Cyndaquil. But has been leaning towards Tododile lately, cause it's my second fav starter.

RenegadeClyde February 10th, 2013 10:53 AM

Cyndaquil. I always loved his design, he's so cute! I also picked him as my starter because of Gold from the manga, one of my favorite characters. Also, Typhlosion totally rocks.

Sonikkts February 14th, 2013 10:33 PM

Totodile, though in recent times I've changed. Generation two is saturated in Water types. (pun intended).

Scripturient February 14th, 2013 11:35 PM

Totodile was always my favorite from this gen. So he/she was always the choice.

Shayminlover123 February 15th, 2013 2:39 AM

Totodile.Imo he was the strongest against the gyms.

JohnnyJ773 February 15th, 2013 4:34 AM

I chose Chikorita, all three of her stages are so freakin cute. Definitely made beating the game challenging but she held her own tho.

GallifreyanGallade February 15th, 2013 10:22 AM

I've always preferred Cyndaquil in Gen II. Totodile and Chikorita just don't cut it for me in that generation.

egiannis February 16th, 2013 5:55 PM

Cyndaquil for the win!!My favourite Pokemon

Isseubnida March 5th, 2013 12:22 PM

Totodile was my typical surfing Water starter.

Zorogami March 14th, 2013 1:31 PM

I chose Totodile because i really like Crocodiles/Alligators and thought his design was really cool.
And back in the day i still watched the Anime, and i loved how Totodile would bite everyone :D

B-L-A-Z-E March 14th, 2013 4:55 PM

Not sure why, but my first time playing silver I picked Chikorita...I can safely say that's a mistake I'll never make again. I f I were to play nowadays, I'd go with Cyndaquil.

Reaper716 March 16th, 2013 4:17 AM

i choose Totodile because it can learn hm1,hm3,hm4 and hm6

PokemonTrainerC.White March 17th, 2013 10:51 AM

I picked Chikorita as my first choice. I also did new games with Shiny SCyndaquil, and another save file with Totodile since i ucould use a vulpix with a fire stong.e

orangeralts21 March 18th, 2013 12:25 AM

I chose Chikorita because I wanted a challenge.
In the beginning of Silver Geodude and Zubat are avalable and they complimented Chikorita nicely.(i think my sign. has my trainer card from johto)

Whitney's Shaymin March 18th, 2013 5:40 AM

I recently started playing my silver again and instinctively chose totadile. Think i spelled that wrong derp.


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