3rd Gen Mudkip, Treecko, and Torchic

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In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, our starters consisted of Mudkip, Torchic, and Treecko. So, when you had first seen them, what were your initial thoughts? Did you like them, or dislike? If it's latter, how come? Which did you wind up picking as your partner? Why did you choose it? If you were to change any aspect of these Pokémon, what would they be?

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I had always thought Mudkip was the cutest one, and (sadly) that uses drives my choices. But, I always pick Treeko. I don't know what made me start liking him, but he's been my choice of those three for the longest time. Torchic kinda just fell under my radar.
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I thought Torchic and Mudkip to be cute, and Treecko to be cool. I remember seeing someone evolve Treecko back when the big stores (K-Mart, Walmart, etc.) let you play GBA games, thought Grovyle looked pretty cool, and decided I'd start with it when I first got either Ruby or Sapphire. Ruby ended up being my first game, and I got Sapphire not long after. I went with Torchic in it because I preferred it to Mudkip at the time. However, when I reset both Ruby and Sapphire I tried out the other starters, though eventually ended with Treecko in Ruby and Sapphire being my "challenge" game. When I got Emerald, I chose Mudkip because it was the only one I didn't choose as my starter the first time playing. I've only reset it twice and went with the cute mudskipper both times~

As for changing them, the only thing I could think of would be giving Treecko a second type since it was left out, but at the same time, it's plenty good as a one type Pokemon, so I think it's fine as is.
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Gen 3 is the only gen in which I love all three starters almost equally. They're all awesome. When I first got Sapphire, my first Hoenn starter was Torchic, simply because I tend to pick Fire at the start of every generation. Once I got Emerald, I picked Treecko, and then Mudkip in Ruby. All three were amazing to use and are still my favorite starters to this day.

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So I ended up playing with all three eventually, and this is how it went.

First time playing Sapphire:
"ERMAHGERD It's a Phoenix! This is going to be so cool! And ew what is with the green thing?"
SO I went with Torchic, and ignored Mudkip I believe. I was seriously hyped to see what kind of flaming bird I'll get.
Around 16th level: "Ugh, um, okay, a fire chicken...that's alright, fire phoenix is up next!
30+ level :"What the? Where is my Phoenix?! What did I spend 20 hours training this for!! What is this?!

I really wasn't expecting Blaziken to look like that but oh well.

On my next walkthrough Idk, which one exactly I took but I believe it was Mudkip, it was sort of cute and goofy so why not. Murshtomp was a bit odd, but Swampert was a beast.

The last one was obviously Treecko, I wasn't TOO happy to have it but man, Sceptile was a pleasant surprise!

My favorite would probably be Mudkip, seeing one always brings memories back so year. K, well, all three of them do, but Mudkip is my favorite :D

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When I first saw Treecko, Torchic and Mudkip I thought they looked weird compared to the past two generations' starters, but they did grow on me by the time I started playing the games.

As for who I picked, it was Mudkip because I figured it would be quite tough given Swampert's minimal weaknesses and good defensive stats. It actually did the job pretty well for me, and funnily enough I got a female one on the first try before I even heard about female starters being rare.
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I love the Hoenn starters! I picked Treecko the first time, Torchic the second, and I traded myself an Eevee for the third time. I never ended up using Swampert in my original playthroughs. ;~; Sceptile is my favorite.

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This was by far the hardest decision I've had to make when playing a Pokemon game. When the bag screen initiated, I thought it would be a quick process, based on how the last two generations had been. Switched through all three Poke-balls to see the preview of each, and was stumped. They were all so adorable! After a few minutes of deliberation, I went online to find their evolutions, to provide for an easier choice. Unfortunately, it didn't help much. They were all amazing, from their basic stages to their final stages. I think I spent at least half an hour picking between the three, but eventually went with Mudkip for my first run of Hoenn. Since then, I've played through RSE with all three of them!

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I chose Torchic when I first started my file of Sapphire because May in the anime had one.
When I first saw the starters I was not impressed on Treekco as I thought it was weird looking and Mudkip just did not intrest me.

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Mudkip looked like a derp, Treeko looked sassy, and Torchic looked cute. So I picked Torchic. I ended up being very upset with my choice because late in the game I ended up with 3 fighting type pokemon.

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I remember thinking that they all looked pretty cool, but that Torchic looked like the best choice.
It was also the cutest to me back then. :P

I've always loved Fire types, so I found it really easy to choose Torchic.

These days though, I love Treecko the most out of the three. The anime kinda ruined Torchic for me because they made it so dang irritating. >>;

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Well, my first impression with Pokèmon was pretty weird.
My first Pokèmon game was Emerald and I thought I had to catch the Zigzagoon that was attacking Birch, so I chose the most similar to him (Torchic). And yes, I confused a raccoon for a chick. xD I was 10 years old...

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Treecko, Torchic and Mudkip along with their evolutionary lines are by far the best set of starters, I always find it difficult choosing one to use when playing RSE.

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I have chosen Mudkip the most times out of any of them, then Torchic, and only chose Treecko like two or three times lol. I like them as they are, although I remember the first time when I played through the games, I remember when May's Grovyle was really fast and I was like "what on earth?!" Haha.
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I loved all three. :') Although in my first playthrough, I picked Treecko - which wasn't a long choice for me, due to me thinking that water beats fire and grass was just there. xD Even though I love all three, I used Treecko more prominently simply because it has a special place in my heart <3

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At the time the Advanced Generation came out, I wasn't paying a lot of attention to Pokemon. I saw Torchic and the others on a toy box, then right after saw May's Torchic in the show. I loved Torchic, and I did like Mudkip but didn't expect he'd become a favorite I now collect years later(I collect both now XD)
Dispite having the chance I chose getting a Plusle and Minun Hasbro beanies instead of Torchic and/or Mudkip, but this was also because:
I had Colosseum, and not the GBA games. Only got and started those 2 years ago :S
Treeko was always my least Favorite, I didn't see a lot in him. I did like Ash's personality, and eventually chose him for dex completion in Sapphire but soon started to enjoy using the little green gecko :P
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At first glance, I liked them less than the previous starters. Aesthetically, I still feel that way, but some of them at least do well in battle, and I like them better than some of the starters who came along later.


I picked Mudkip. It was my favorite from the get-go, but I always pick the water type, so even if I hadn't liked it that much, I probably would have gone with it anyway. I've never liked Torchic much (though Blaziken does pretty well in battle, especially in XY), but I like Mudkip and Treecko reasonably well. I was excited to see Mudkip evolve into a part-ground type, making it similar to my Quagsire from my Gold team.


If I were to change them...Hmm...I guess making Sceptile's attack better would be nice, since it really got clobbered in the physical/special split. During RSE, though, that wouldn't have done much good, so I'm not sure what I'd change.
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Well, Emerald was my first game. First time round I picked Torchic because I had it on a card (my favourite TCG card, until I lost it / it was stolen, I'm not really sure). Blaze Kick seemed like the most awesome thing ever when I first learnt it. Then May's Marshtomp kept wrecking me, so between the release of Emerald and Diamond I used Mudkip a lot. I never used Treecko after I finally figured out how to get past Slateport City (long story, I was young).

They're probably my favourite starters though, its always my hardest choice, I have to make the decision over and over for a couple of days before I start my game. These, Kanto and Sinnoh are the only ones where I like all the pokémon, in all their stages.
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Treecko- When the Hoenn games came out Treecko was my #1 choice I loved him. Now he's my 2nd favorite because his evolutions don't excite me like they used to

Torchic- I love Torchic.....but thats it. I find Combusken & Blaziken so horrible design wise. Combusken creeps me out....legit.

Mudkip- Used to be my least fave for years but once I actually gave Mudkip a chance I fell in love & now it's my favorite Pokemon/evolution line.

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Hoenn and Johto starters have one thing in common: there's more than one adorable starter to choose! unlike Sinnoh's starters which don't have any cute/powerful starters in my humble opinion. For some reason, I picked Mudkip, I think because I liked my Squirtle from FireRed (shame for not picking Charizard, I know...). I think I was also under the guise that Mudkip had a dual ground type, but learned it didn't after fainting from an electric attack.

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I choosed treecho, since he and his evolved form looks the coolest for me. i got awestrucked by seeing ash's sceptile. And i always choose the GrasS pokemon, whatever the problems may be i didn't giveup my grass pokemon, even in gym battling against fire pokemon.

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I've always been fond of grass types, Bulbasaur/Treeko are my pals in the end. They are both unique and aesthetically pleasing to me. If I could say that there are any complaints, I think it would have to be how rediculous Treeko's final forme is compaired with its second forme. Grovyle should definitely have been the final evolutionary form and sceptile should not have been part of the Evo chain....just looks really messed up and counter-evolutionary to how treeko goes to grovyle with the extra leafy stuff, to the bright orange-yellow bulbs all over it...what's up with that??

But I digress, grass types are my pals heheh
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