5th Gen Which starter did you pick? Page 9

Started by Ho-Oh February 5th, 2011 7:18 AM
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Which did you pick?

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Posted June 9th, 2017
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I'm starting with Tepig, but at some point I'll be trading to obtain Wotter and Snivy as well. I still don't know exactly what point the other 2 starters will be entering my copy of Black/Gray... However, I'm slightly sad because the Tepig I'll be using will be from the Dream World (with the ability Reckless), so it won't actually be the Tepig I start out with in-game. :( Why couldn't Game Freak make it so that the Tepig I start out with has a 50% chance of having Blaze and a 50% chance of having Reckless, like all those other percentage-dependent abilities..?

Quite awesome that Tepig can learn Superpower via breeding. I might breed using a Dream World Emboar with Reckless, or I might just opt for Superpower via level-up. :\

I'll take Snivy which is exceptional for me because I never picked the grass Pokemon as a starter. I always felt that grass Pokemon were weaker even though they're not :P.
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Seen August 23rd, 2022
Posted November 5th, 2014
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This has got to be one of the hardest decisions I will ever make (in terms of starter Pokemon, anyway. ;D) Tepig looks the best, but Samurott looks amazing. :O I prefer it to Emboar. But I wantb the Jellyfish because it's amazing, and I don't really want two water Pokemon. D:

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Seen October 14th, 2013
Posted November 4th, 2012
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For some reason, 5th gen has a knack for forcing us to make really tough decisions. It was a close race, but I'm going to go with Snivy. I normally don't use a lot of grass Pokemon, but I adore snakes and just couldn't pass it up. Oshawott is a close second, and I may use him in the third game or just trade with a friend to get him. Plus, I'm interested in playing to the Snivy line's unique stat spread and using different strategies than just straight-up power for once.


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I will be using Tepig. The reason is because he has the best movepool for Physical Attacks, and Emboar is a dual type, the only one of the new 3 starters. And, it has the same types as Blaziken from Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald, which was a Pokemon I really enjoyed using.

My second would be Oshawatt, because it has the second best movepool, albeit a bit weaker than Tepig, since most of the Water-type moves it learns are Physical Attacks, not Special Attacks.

My last pick is Snivy. I love snakes, and when I saw Snivy, I thought he would be the best. Then I saw, as with all other Grass-type Starters, that he is a Defensive type. He also has the most restricted movepool out of all 3. Now, if they gave him Contrary as his basic ability, then I'd pick him first.


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Snivy for the win. It's high time I chose something other than fire types for a change.

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Snivy is my choice. I love it's cool attitude xD

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Posted October 14th, 2014
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Originally I wanted Oshawott, but I decided there were much better water pokemon, and so I picked Snivy, I love the design, and I think he can run a somewhat effective SubSeed :)
Same! I was so sure I was going to pick Oshawott, but now I'm considering Snivy.. I just can't choose, they are both awesome! :P
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Seen July 14th, 2011
Posted March 26th, 2011
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13.2 Years
Oshawott, I'm tired of the Fire-Fighting Starters and Snivy isnt anything special if u ask me, but I would take it over Tepig. Plus Oshawott's final evo learns Swords Dance, ma favorite move.
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Posted June 15th, 2011
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13.2 Years
Uggh! I can't decide.

All I know is I'm not getting Emboar... he doesn't have enough competitive value for post-game.

Serperior or Samurott... are any of those good for competitive play? (Without DW abilities.)

I like to use my starter post game for some online battles and friend battles.
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Snivy, it's final evos are so awesome. :D Although I still like Oshowott's evos too...
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12.6 Years
Snivy for me. My sister hasn't made up her mind on Oshawott or Tepig yet, so I'm just going to go with the one she definitely doesn't want.
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Seen February 6th, 2012
Posted June 15th, 2011
345 posts
13.2 Years
Ok, I have decided that:

Samurott, while awesome, is outclassed by a ton of other better water types.
Emboar, awesome too, is too frail and slow for me.
Serperior has potential, even though it has a bad rep without perversity. Calm Mind :)

I'll probably go with Snivy.
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