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LeedsUnitedForLife March 28th, 2016 10:11 PM

i do..........

Biogoji March 29th, 2016 3:18 AM

Personally i prefer blue due to the better game corner, better mascot Pokemon and better version exclusives.

Bellsprout March 30th, 2016 9:08 AM

my favorite version of any generation always comes down to what pokemon do i like better on which version since otherwise they're almost an exact mirror of each other.

in this case i prefer the blue version exclusives over the other version almost entirely. the only one i could go either way with is scyther/pinsir.

Xertified March 30th, 2016 9:52 AM

My mind said Pokemon Blue, but my heart said Pokemon Red.

ImperialMeatbag April 3rd, 2016 3:48 PM

I voted for Blue. While both versions have some exclusives I like (such as Red having Electabuzz) I also like most of the Blue exclusives, and I strongly prefer Sandshrew to Ekans. I like both Nidoran lines, so that isn't much of an issue. And while none of the starters are exclusive to one version, Blue has Blastoise on it.

Disturb Not The Harmony May 19th, 2016 11:45 PM

Blue.

I prefer the box art for no other reason than A) I prefer blue as a color and B) Blastoise's official art is staring right at the player and gesturing towards them, as though saying "Come on!" Charizard, on the other hand, seems to be staring at a bug buzzing just out of range of the camera, totally oblivious to the viewer. It looks majestic, but Blastoise looks better.

Version exclusives:
Sandshrew is a solid Ground type, whereas I'm not sure Ekans is distinguished for anything but annoying people to death with Wrap. (Off-topic, but if you ever play the Pokemon: Team Rocket Edition hack, this is actually a strong reason to choose Ekans as your starter. Meowth's attack and Koffing's bulk just don't compare to the ability to completely lock down your enemies. Okay, back on topic...) Plus, Sandshrew is cute and bulky, whereas... Ekans is just lacking in good stats, as far as I can tell. It's okay, but rather ehhh, especially as BSTs increase as endgame approaches.

Victreebel has Razor Leaf, which is a guaranteed critical hit due to Gen 1's offbeat crit mechanics. That makes it essentially a 110 BP STAB move with 95% accuracy and no drawbacks. Vileplume doesn't. Vileplume is cuter and has slightly more physical bulk, but Victreebel is a better Pokemon overall. Plus, it doesn't have an absolutely hideous middle form.

Blue has the game's only natural free money dispenser. What's more, it's a natural free money dispenser that gets STAB Slash and has the speed tier to get 100% critical hits with it. Mankey, in contrast, doesn't even get natural STAB. (That would come in Yellow.) It's a decent Pokemon with TM support, but basically inferior to Machop/Hitmonlee in every way.

Honestly, I'd prefer Scyther over Pinsir just because it looks cooler, but I don't spend enough time in either the Game Corner or Safari Zone to see either. Likewise Electabuzz over Magmar -- but, again, I hardly see those. I'm pretty neutral on Arcanine versus Ninetales because the only Gen 1 Fire-type I use on a regular basis is Charizard, and then only if I feel like Charmander starter.

Basically, there's not much difference, but what difference there is tends to slant me towards Blue.

Tiernanze May 25th, 2016 5:08 PM

I had Blue but I always wanted red. Main reason was Mankey lvl 5 haha

BettyNewbie June 3rd, 2016 8:49 AM

Blue by a long shot. It's the only one where you can get Meowth and Persian, still some of my favorite Pokémon, and Victreebel and Ninetales were much more useful than Vileplume and Arcanine in the original games. (Remember that Victreebel had Wrap and crithax Razor Leaf, while Ninetales had Confuse Ray and higher Special than Arcanine.)

Mirrativ July 7th, 2016 10:33 PM

All about Red

machomuu July 8th, 2016 4:32 PM

Blue. It was the one I started with.

That's pretty much my only reason. If I started looking at actual differences, such as the ones in the OP, I could probably say based on that. But I've spent a lot of time with both. Blue's mah love.

Flower July 17th, 2016 3:04 AM

Red, it was the one I started with and it has one of my favourite Pokémon on the box art/cartridge sticker. I like the exclusives a little more too, heheh.

Lamebot July 19th, 2016 11:15 PM

I'm a fan of all fire Pokemon so Red is the obvious choice for me. That, and Arcanine, is really the only reason for me.

cleffable July 23rd, 2016 9:08 AM

with no questions, blue wins.
Ninetales, Pinsir.. can i say more????????
by the way, i really like Blue more, the blastoise theme and everything :D

Lapis July 23rd, 2016 12:18 PM

I chose Blue. It was the first game I ever played and I prefer their version exclusives. ^^

Monnotonne August 2nd, 2016 9:13 PM

Red, just because it has better exclusives. I'll always take Oddish / Arcanine / Electabuzz over their Blue version counterparts any day.

Although the one exception is Sandshrew. I love that little guy but I've never been able to use him. : <

JCarrill0 August 3rd, 2016 8:15 AM

I always liked Red as my choice. Granted I played Yellow more then Red, but Red is my choice!
- JC

CoffeeDrink August 3rd, 2016 9:13 PM

I started with Blue and it's still the one I have today.

boomc123 August 14th, 2016 2:39 PM

Had blue and still didn't pick Squirtle haha

StevieHypnoD August 25th, 2016 9:38 AM

Red Fi Life!

JOBO August 28th, 2016 3:10 PM

Red version was my first game in the franchise and it holds a lot of my great memories. I love the Charizard art on the box and I can remember it being a big deciding factor when purchasing. Quite a few of my friends picked blue version as their first game, so it worked out for us all.

abarai August 29th, 2016 5:39 AM

Never owned a copy of blue.
Somehow ended up with two copies of red and one of yellow.
So red for me I guess.

Bernardo01 August 30th, 2016 11:13 PM

Pokemon blue because I started with Pokemon Blue

PokemonLover62 September 21st, 2016 5:18 PM

Red is my favorite, because it is the first pokemon game I have ever played.


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