Best visually designed first evolution Fire Starter? Page 2

Started by Waking_Dreamer September 3rd, 2011 6:07 AM
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So which one has the best design?

Yoshikko

the princess has awoken while the prince sleeps on

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Posted February 6th, 2020
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I like Charmeleon and Quilava the best out of all. I love Charmeleon's colour, it's different from all the others and I like the dragon/salamander concept. Quilava is my second favourite because he's just really cute, and he's very original (even though I like Typhlosion better). I think I like Combusken the least, for the same reason I don't like Blaziken really. It's just a chicken lol. And for Monferno and Pignite, meh I don't dislike them but I don't like them that much either.

Guy

just a guy

Age 31
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Seen March 26th, 2016
Posted January 22nd, 2014
7,127 posts
14.7 Years
In order from greatest to least:

Quilava
Quilava has always been my favorite mid-stage evolution of all the fire starters. It also ranks higher than a lot of other mid-stage evolutions amongst all the starters for me. I don't know what it is particularly about Quilava that makes me favorite it more, perhaps its cool design; maybe it's the fire that burst out of its back; probably because of how nicely it's portrayed in the anime; whatever reason, I've always favored it. To be perfectly honest, I actually like Quilava more than Typhlosion.

Combusken
Coming from my favorite region and generation, Combusken probably places second because of the anime. May's Combusken had great personality, even as a Torchic, and it performed well, both performance-wise and competitively, plenty of times. Not to mention it's the first Fire / Fighting Pokémon, and after it, GameFreak just overdid it with that type combination later on.

Monferno
Okay, I really like Monferno's design. At first, I was turned off by it, but as I finally used it as my own starter choice once in a restart of Diamond and Platinum, it grew onto me. It grew onto me so much that I refused to evolve it into Infernape. Fun little fact for you, it's been about a year and half now and I still have it.

Charmeleon
Eh, the Charmander line has never been my favorite starter choice to be perfectly honest. I mean, it's a very cool Pokémon, but I feel like it's way overrated these days ─ especially Charizard. Not to mention, like most of the original 150 Pokémon, it has become too much of a simple design for me now.

Pignite
Oh dear lord, I don't know how many times I've said it before, but if I ever choose Tepig as my starter, I'm not evolving it. I just don't like Pignite all that much design-wise, and Emboar in my opinion is much worse. Hence, it's last place on my list of favorite mid-state Fire starters, and unlike Quilava it places much lower in the charts compared with all mid-stage starter evolutions. Surprisingly, the anime doesn't help me like it much more either.

...and totally irrelevant, but the art used for the flames of the image you used for Charmeleon, Quilava, and Monferno are awesome!
Age 27
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Seen February 26th, 2017
Posted November 1st, 2013
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11.9 Years
I chose Quilava and Combusken :)
Yes, the hedgehog and the chicken.

The first one is pretty nice, we can't say the contrary. Its wide and red eyes are irresistible, we want to hug it in our arms <3 It looks so kind, so cute ...
You've understood I like it.

But at the same time... Combusken, our favourite chicken ever :D It's not especially well-designed or anything else, I mean, at the "cute level", and despite it we aren't indifferent to it.

Hikamaru

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Seen January 24th, 2019
Posted September 4th, 2018
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Monferno cos I love monkeys (I was born in 1992, known as a Year of the Monkey obviously).

Plus, it's very useful and quick.

Loved this guy in Generation IV.
Gone forever for personal reasons.
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Brendino

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Posted April 6th, 2023
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13.4 Years
Woah JennahJackal, this thread is more than 3 years old. In the future, please make sure you're taking a look at how old a thread is before posting, since it's actually against forum rules to bump anything that's been inactive for more than a month. Thanks!

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