1st Gen Favorite Gen 1 Starter In-Game

Started by yeahhhboiii July 10th, 2013 10:14 AM
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Which was your favorite in-game starter from Gen 1?

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Murrica
Seen July 2nd, 2014
Posted December 29th, 2013
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9.9 Years
Back in the Gen 1 day, we had 4 Pokemon that we could start our journeys with. I've heard a lot about your favorite starters battling-wise, but what was your favorite starter in-game? Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, or Pikachu?
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KorpiklaaniVodka

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Venusaur, because you can spam Razor Leaf and always get a critical hit.
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PokeChris123

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I would usually choose Charmander for my adventures in Kanto, so I would go with Charmander.
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Slvc

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Seen November 16th, 2013
Posted August 16th, 2013
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Bulbasaur. He sort of reminded me of a pet, and when I was 9 it appealed to me because I had a dog. Charmander didn't look too friendly and I just never even considered Squirtle. As I replayed the game, I realized I didn't like any other grass Pokemon. I believe someone else already stated this, but there weren't really any that impressed me. I had other water (Gyarados) and fire (Magmar) Pokemon I liked, but a high level Vileplume was never on my "want" list. Also, even though I'm not a fan of the Eeveelutions, Flareon and Vaporeon were other options to Squirtle and Charmander.
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Seen May 9th, 2014
Posted May 4th, 2014
27 posts
11 Years
Bulbasaur. It's actually the only dual type basic starter which is pretty cool, having grass/poison. Leech seed proved to be very helpful in difficult situations, and acted as an emergency health item, if you're running out of potions. A combination of sleep powder, and leech seed grants free turns of healing, which you would mostly need during your kanto quest.

//offtopic: My interest in bulbasaur was more of during a battle in a different generation (competitive), and when I went back to play the original rby, only then did it pique my interest that bulbasaur was indeed my starter of choice.

it has advantages on the first gyms as well, so it wouldn't be difficult to train it in anticipation of the tougher challenges.
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Seen October 26th, 2021
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I always used to pick Charmander as a kid because I just thought Charizard was the coolest thing ever. lol

But now that I'm a lot more experienced and understand the games better, I have to go with Bulbasaur. I believe he is the most practical option not only because he's strong against the first few gyms, but also because he's part poison, which prevents him from getting poisoned.
And I think he's a total cutie pie.

I'm not a big fan of most of the Gen 1 Grass types, so nowadays I tend to go with Bulbasaur because I actually like him and his evolutions a lot.
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Age 22
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Seen December 21st, 2014
Posted November 13th, 2013
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I see how Bulbasaur is leading but I always Felt that Charmander was the best I mean Cmon It evolves Into a CHARIZARD
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I always used to pick Charmander as a kid because I just thought Charizard was the coolest thing ever. lol

But now that I'm a lot more experienced and understand the games better, I have to go with Bulbasaur. I believe he is the most practical option not only because he's strong against the first few gyms, but also because he's part poison, which prevents him from getting poisoned.
This is the exact same way I felt about it both then and now. Nothing beat having a Charizard as a kid, and it was easily one of my favorite Pokemon. Now though, even though I don't really like Venusaur, I'd still choose it over the other two because of how useful it is, and that there are plenty other (and arguably better) Fire and Water Pokemon to choose from.

Calem

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Age 22
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Seen September 16th, 2017
Posted August 31st, 2013
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9.8 Years
Squirtle of Course!!! Even though it's look weak, Squirtle can learn Counter and the ultimate move Hydro Cannon. It's Good for battling Brock and Blaine too, But maybe not the Gym in Celadon City (Forgot her name) and LT.Surge Gym . After it evolved into Wartortle then Blastoise It's power is powerful enough to Beat a Gym Alone :)

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I adore both Bulbasaur and Squirtle.. so hard to choose. Will go with Squirtle though since Wartortle is one of my favorite starters and was so useful in R/B/Y. :) Pikachu is cute too though!

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Seen November 30th, 2014
Posted October 20th, 2013
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14.1 Years
Out of Gen 1 I only had Yellow. But my favourite has always been Charmander!

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