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Old July 18th, 2011 (7:48 PM).
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  • Which of these three do you think is the best to start your journey with, the best overall and the best designed?
  • And which did you choose? Did you choose more than one, either through trading or through another playthrough?

Personally I think Tepig is the best starter, mainly cause it can learn fighting attacks, and if you've grinded it enough and evolved it, you can use Arm Thrust which easily kills Lenora's Pokemon. Overall though it's pretty good as far as typing goes. Like, generally Plasma uses dark types and normal types, so having a starter which can easily learn fighting attacks is really handy. Then you've got Clay which it easily takes, it learns fire attacks so can beat Burgh, and by the time you get to Elesa you can easily get a Sandile to take her on, and by the time you're at Skyla you can get Vanillite or an electric type. And then at that point you probably have other Pokemon which can take over from there, but really overall it's amazing as far as a starter goes. tbh I can't play through with any other starter, it just feels awkward/harder. Either way, that's why Tepig was my choice. And Tepig also has the best design out of the starters, just saying~

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Old July 18th, 2011 (11:48 PM).
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Well what can I add when you mentioned every possible advantage of Pokabu? :D
I also chose Pokabu and Tepig in JP and USA Black and it was really easy with Pokabu :D
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Old July 19th, 2011 (1:23 AM).
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In any games, any situation, even in Mystery Dungeon, I will always try my best to get myself a Water Pokemon, a.k.a I will always go for Water Starter. And thus, for me Oshawott is the best out of all. Why? I think Razor Shell is pretty 'kill' enough xD
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Old July 19th, 2011 (2:24 AM).
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I find Snivy to be the best if I don't grind a lot. During the early to mid game, I used Leaf Tornado, Leech Seed, and Mega Drain to slowly sap the opponent's hp (worked wonders against Lenora). Once it learns Coil, it's really easy to both wall physical opponents and sweep with Leaf Blade (6 Coils makes type coverage almost irrelevant).

However, if you want to finish the game a bit more quickly, I'd recommend Oshawott, since it has balanced stats that are easier to work with and more offensive moves.

Unfortunately, Tepig has a pretty fatal flaw that keeps me from recommending it: It's speed and defenses suck. It's attacking stats are awesome, but with it's crappy defensive stats and fire typing, it HAS to go first or else it's most likely OHKO'd. And it can't do that very often with 65 base speed.
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Which of these three do you think is the best to start your journey with, the best overall and the best designed?
I personally believe that Snivy has the best design because Tepig looks like a Rabbit Pig and Oshawott looks like a clone of Piplup. But I think Oshawott is the best considering he/she can learn Ice type moves as well as Water type moves

And which did you choose?
I choose Oshawott because I am so use to picking a Water type starter


Did you choose more than one, either through trading or through another playthrough?
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Old July 19th, 2011 (4:30 AM).
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I chose Snivy but now I think I might regret it. Sure, Snivy is pretty good (mine now is a level 60 Serperior) but I'm just not used to grass types as my starter. I almost always get the fire type. I didnt like Tepig's final form that well so I shoulda got Oshawott.....
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Old July 19th, 2011 (6:31 AM).
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Snivy. Serperior saved my life a lot of times in the game and I would never trade him for anyone else.
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Old July 19th, 2011 (8:35 AM).
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The best to start your journey with? Preferably, I'd choose Oshawott. Its stats as a Samurott are far more balanced compared to Serperior and Emboar. As far as design goes, then as a matter of my own opinion, I'd choose Oshawott's line. Snivy only gets as good as it's second stage, and poor Tepig; well, let's just say I wouldn't even consider evolving it if I had one. However, I would say that Tepig's line of evolution does have a better move pool as it can learn a variety of types of moves through TMs. Other than that, I'm always picking Oshawott. I chose Snivy once (on my current file), but after I restart it later on, I'm going back to Oshawott.

I can't say I have all three though, but when I do, it'll be through trading between my sister's game.
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Old July 19th, 2011 (9:11 AM).
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Moveset wise, I'd have to choose Tepig but since I'm not too fond of it's design or it's ridiculously overused fire/fighting typing(for starter pokemon anyway), I'd choose Oshawott instead.
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Old July 19th, 2011 (9:40 AM).
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Which of these three do you think is the best to start your journey with, the best overall and the best designed?: IMO, it's Oshawott. It has a good offensive movepool. Not only that Oshawott is cute, while Samurott looks cool.
And which did you choose? Did you choose more than one, either through trading or through another playthrough?: I chose Oshawott, but traded the other 2 starters from other games.
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Old July 19th, 2011 (9:41 AM).
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I think the best designed is Tepig, and its final evolution is really cool. However i chose Oshawott, simply because i almost always choose the water starter. If i didnt choose Oshawott then i would have gone for Snivy, mainly because i dont think there are no other grass types that appeal to me.
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Old July 19th, 2011 (12:17 PM).
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Best overall and best designed, I'd have to say Oshawott. I don't really care for the other two starters, but their designs are decent. Oshawott isn't that bad at battling as itself either. I managed to go through the Elite Four without evolving the little otter, and it got through most of the Elite's Pokémon very well. That being said, I chose Oshawott for my first playthrough and I've never bothered to restart either.
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Old July 19th, 2011 (2:04 PM).
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I think Snivy is the best. He has an amazing design, I immediately fell in love with him back when I knew him as Tsutaaja, and he's helped me, a lot. In my sig, the quote from "Alec," yeah, Alec's a Snivy ;P (It's a dumb quote though)

I've used all three (I've done two and a half playthroughs) And I think all of the starters faired pretty well, but I still LOVE Snivy, and that will never change <3 :3

Oshawott is my second favorite of the three, he did pretty dang good throughout the entire game, and his personality in the anime is adorable, but, alas, Snivy still wins.

I loved Tepig... then he evolved. I don't mind Pignite/Emboar as much as I used to, but they're still meh.
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Old July 19th, 2011 (2:07 PM).
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Disclaimer: I chose Oshawott for my starter, so my views may be a little* biased.

Design-wise, I think that Snivy is the best. It is just the most visually appealing.
For the starter that is best to start with, I would say either Tepig or Oshawott. Tepig has a more diverse movepool, which will help. Oshawott has the best overall stats.

So, overall, I think Oshawott is the best.

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Old July 21st, 2011 (4:28 PM).
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I picked Tepig as my starter. It looked strong, especially his evolutions.
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Old July 21st, 2011 (7:18 PM).
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I chose Oshawott because it looks the cutest out of all of them in my opinion.
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Old July 21st, 2011 (7:56 PM).
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Serperior: It is a very cool pokemon in itself. However, picking Snivy for your starter is basically asking for a hard mode. Even though it's very fast and has good defenses, it has low attack stats and very limited movepool.

Emboar: I don't know much about Emboar's effectiveness because I've never used it before, but I think it's a very good pokemon to use if what OP said is true (and it is probably).

Samurott: It has very good attack stats which could be very helpful. I don't know much because I haven't used Samurott yet, but it can cover the relative lack of good offensive water-types in the Unova region.


SUMMARY: I'd go with Samurott (even though I dislike Oshawott because it's vastly overrated IMO), but Emboar is also a very good choice and perhaps better.
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Old July 22nd, 2011 (1:19 AM).
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Which of these three do you think is the best to start your journey with, the best overall and the best designed?
I would say emboar would be the best because it's has the best stats and samourott would be the best designed.
And which did you choose? Did you choose more than one, either through trading or through another playthrough?
I choose oshawatt as my starter but I got all the starters by trade.
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Old July 22nd, 2011 (1:24 AM).
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Which of these three do you think is the best to start your journey with, the best overall and the best designed?

I would take Oshawatt to be the best, best overall is to Snivy and best designed to Oshawott. Tepig looks like a roasted bacon >_>".

And which did you choose? Did you choose more than one, either through trading or through another playthrough?

Me? I chose Oshawott, got Snivy through trading :)
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Old July 22nd, 2011 (3:51 AM).
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Oshawott, because once it evolves into Samurott it would destroy Emboar and Serperior.
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Old July 22nd, 2011 (6:12 AM).
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I picked Snivy; watching the Japanese walkthroughs, Jalorda/Serperior looked EPIC.

Design-Wise, Snivy has the best design, while all 3 final evolutions have awesome designs, so....

But in Black I picked Oshawott, and I have to say Samurott is probably the best. If Razor Shell and Hydro Cannon aren't enough, it can also learn alot of TM and HM moves. (Like X-Scissor and Ice Beam to counter weaknesses.)
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Old July 23rd, 2011 (8:55 AM).
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I am SPLIT!!! I love Oshwott and Snivy! I guess I love Doredia too much though, and I don't want two grass types, so I pick Oshwott.
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Old July 23rd, 2011 (7:10 PM).
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I think of Pokabu as Porkibu / Herpburp, no offense to the pig's fans. Mheh, Fire/Ft has been done -- TWICE -- as starters. Blaziken was amazing, Infernape OK, but Enbuoh just... Sucks. The thing learns Scald! I was all 'WHUT.' when I found out.

Bad design, too. If Emboar had been Fire/Dark and had a better design (Fire beards suck, end of story.) I might have liked it more... But no.

Hence, I do and shall always use Snivy or Osha. I mean, their lines HAVE THE MOST EPICALLY EPIC DESIGNS. <3 Me wub Jaroda and Daikneki SO much. If PMD3 comes out my team shall be Snivy main and Osha partner. I've played 6 runs of Pokémon Black -- four with Snivy and one with Osha, and on with Tepig. Boy, did I regret the Tepig run. Anyways, I was quite happy with Samurott and Serperior. Samurott has VERY balanced stats and Serpy has AMAZING attack, and from experience, Leaf Blade criticals 8 on 10 times. Coil is not so bad either! <3 I wub Serperior so much that I'd place it as my third favourite Pokémon after Espy/Umbreon (tie) and Lanturn. Daikenki occupies a close fifth! (After Ampharos and Xatu tie)

If just Serpy could learn Horn Leech or a Phys Giga Drain... <3

Competitively, though... I'd say Samurott. Serperior, in retrospect, doesn't have so much access to many moves. On the other hand, Daikenki has a very wide movepool!

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Old July 23rd, 2011 (7:45 PM).
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I prefer Snivy or Tepig--but let's not say i can't choose one. But i wanna say it.
I used Tepig cuz' he can wipe out most of the Gym Leaders, but Serperior can save everyone's lives in Wi-Fi Battles so i wanted Wi-Fi to trade my Lvl 100 Emboar for a Serperior, any level.
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Old July 23rd, 2011 (9:03 PM).
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I thought I was gonna start with Solid Snivy when I first saw it. But no. I went with Revolver Oshawott.

Why?

Because Revolver Oshawott transforms into a freaking SAMURAI OTTER WITH SWORDS IT CAN PULL OUT OF ITS FREAKING ARMS.

Now that puts a pretty leafy snake and a boar with a manbeard to shame. Then again the latter didn't have much going for it anyways. It was another boring fire/fighting combo...
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