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Sheep June 26th, 2020 10:37 AM

your very first starter
 
which was your very first starter pokémon? mine was squirtle in blue <3

NikolaP June 26th, 2020 10:50 AM

Torchic in Ruby! Was level 50 by the 5th gym because I was in first grade and often got stuck.

Cubeth June 26th, 2020 11:00 AM

Umbreon and Espeon in Colosseum if we are talking in general. Torchic in Sapphire if we are talking about main series.

Caite-chan June 26th, 2020 12:49 PM

Mine was Charmander in Red.

Percy June 26th, 2020 5:48 PM

i can't really remember which one I took first when I played Blue (i was too young >.<) but I do remember firered. I took bulbasaur, went up until viridian forest and forgot to save. I restarted and finished the whole game with my squirtle

Commander Saturn June 26th, 2020 5:52 PM

Pikachu, in Pokémon Yellow.

XNaut June 26th, 2020 7:58 PM

Mine was Bulbasaur in Blue

Brendino June 26th, 2020 9:02 PM

I *think* it might've been Totodile in Gold, but I remember using a glitch early on to get multiple starters, so I might be wrong. I think my first legit playthrough I picked Chikorita, though.

pkmin3033 June 26th, 2020 9:05 PM

Charmander in Red, and oh my god, did I regret it...

Iceshadow3317 June 27th, 2020 3:57 AM

My first pokemon was Squirtle in Blue. Obviously I made the same mistake many of us did and only trained Squirtle, so I never finished. In fact, I didn't beat the Champion until Crystal. So I didn't even know Gold had Kanto in it until many years later.

First for other Gens:
Spoiler:
Gen 2: Cyndaquil in Gold
Gen 3: Mudkip in Ruby
Gen 4: Piplup in Diamond
Gen 5: Tepig in White (Technically, my first play through I had all 3 starters as it was the first time I had 2 DS's and both games. But Tepig was my first choice)
Gen 6: Froakie in X
Gen 7: Rowlet in Sun
Gen 8: Scorbunny in Shield

RadEmpoleon June 27th, 2020 6:39 AM

My first starter was Piplup in Diamond because I thought it was cuter than the other starters

lilaë21 June 27th, 2020 8:00 AM

Chikorita in Gold.

Kentachi June 27th, 2020 9:57 AM

Bulbasaur in Leaf Green. Or was it Squirtle, I dont remember.

icycatelf June 27th, 2020 12:03 PM

Chikorita. I started with Silver and thought Chikorita was the cutest of the trio.

(Outside the games, however, I think Squirtle was my first Pokémon toy.)

Ninja Keyboard June 30th, 2020 11:44 AM

Mine was Piplup in Platinum since the female character in that game looked like Dawn from the anime lol

DragonKing48 June 30th, 2020 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninja Keyboard (Post 10176823)
Mine was Piplup in Platinum since the female character in that game looked like Dawn from the anime lol

Lol the female character in that game WAS Dawn from the anime literally.

Saиdmaи June 30th, 2020 3:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sheep (Post 10175272)
which was your very first starter pokémon? mine was squirtle in blue <3

Same here! I picked Squirtle for some reason despite Bulbasaur being my favourite. Perhaps I felt like it because of the cover.
Oddly enough, the second playthrough I went for Charmander.

Ninja Keyboard July 1st, 2020 12:03 AM

I was not a very smart child lol

Amore July 1st, 2020 7:46 AM

Torchic in Emerald. That the first ever TCG pack I got had a Torchic in it seems to have been the logic.
The rest:
Spoiler:
  • Piplup in Diamond
  • Bulbasaur in LeafGreen
  • Piplup in Platinum (I really liked penguins)
  • Cyndaquil in SoulSilver (and HeartGold when I swapped them)
  • Oshawott in Black
  • Oshawott in Black 2
Weirdly the only starter I have never used is Squirtle. When I had the time to endlessly replay pokémon I was always either trying to have a team full of dragons or imitate Red from the manga (either way I nearly always had Gyarados and Aerodactyl), so the little turtle was just the odd one out. It doesn't help that Bulbasaur is the only Gen I Grass-type I like, so if I'm planning a team I can always find another Water-type 'mon and do without a Fire-type, but never get a replacement Grass-type.

Lunar July 1st, 2020 12:35 PM

Mine was a Charmander in FireRed, boring and typical I know, but that was (and still is) one of my favourite starters of all time, and am glad I started my journey with it!

Raicheot July 2nd, 2020 1:33 PM

Squirtle was my first Pokemon in Red but I got to the ss St Anne and then restarted with a Charmander for my first complete play through

Lucifer July 2nd, 2020 9:31 PM

Pikachu in Yellow.

Bellsprout July 3rd, 2020 8:03 PM

Cyndaquil in Gold

colours July 4th, 2020 5:21 AM

i think.. torchic in ruby version?? although i didn't start pokemon gaming in ruby (i started in gen 2 with pokemon stadium, so i grew up largely around spinoffs), ruby was the first mainline series game that i've properly owned, so torchic i think was my starter of choice because i didn't like how defensively frail treecko looked. :c

Flowerchild July 6th, 2020 11:25 PM

Squirtle in Pokemon LeafGreen! His name was ShellShockr (too long to include the e) because I saw a Blastoise in the Mewtwo movie named that and thought it was kickass. He eventually got transferred to my Diamond game and was the only Pokemon of mine pre-SM to ever reach level 100. Unfortunately probably lost to the sands of time now, but a very memorable start.

LucarioBread July 7th, 2020 3:21 PM

Mudkip in Ruby! I had no idea what a nickname was so he remains unnamed. His final moveset was awful though: Surf, Water Gun, Mud Shot and Muddy Water. I passed on Earthquake because I felt deleting Water Gun, one of the most well known and essential moves of the franchise, was wrong.

TacoTach July 7th, 2020 3:56 PM

Technically, it was Squirtle in FireRed. But, for some odd reason that I don't remember, I restarted the game immediately after and picked Charmander. So, for all intents and purposes, it was Charmander.

Sapphire was my other first game, but I don't remember which one I chose. Probably Treecko.

SawkTheWarrior July 14th, 2020 10:50 AM

Charmander in firered.


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