Favourite Starters in each Generation

RoreyG

RoreyG

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    Personally, mine would be;

    Kanto:
    Charmander 90% of the time
    Squirtle 10% of the time

    Johto:
    Totodial 80% of the time
    Cyndaquil 20% of the time

    Hoenn:
    Treeko and Mudkip on a 50/50 basis (depends on how I'm feeling)

    Sinnoh:
    Chimchar 75% of the time
    Turtwig 25% of the time

    Unova:
    Snivy 80% of the time
    Oshawott 20% of the time
     
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    Kanto: Squirtle. Had good times with it in FR/LG

    Johto: Totodile. Same as above.

    Hoenn: Mudkip. It was my first starter ever.

    Sinnoh: Tie between Chimchar and Piplup. They aren't that bad because they learn good moves and Infernape and Empoleon have good stats.

    Unova: Oshawott. It has the most diverse level-up movepool out of all 3 Unova starters.
     
    Kanto:
    Squirtle 34%
    Charmander 33%
    Bulbasaur 33%
    I feel all the Kanto starters are great and all equal in terms of overall usefulness throughout the game. Squirtle holds the slight edge, because it was my first.
    Johto:
    Cyndaquil 25%
    Chikorita 25%
    Totodile 50%
    Just my opinion. Totodile is balanced and crunch helps with Morty's gym.
    Hoenn
    Torchic 50%
    Mudkip 25 %
    Treecko 25%
    It would be an even 50-50 if we were talking Ruby and Sapphire, but because of Emerald and wallace as champ, Treecko becomes very useful in emerald.
    Sinnoh
    Piplup 50%
    Chimchar 40%
    Turtwig 10%
    The 10% is all based on design. Not a great generation of starters. I would prefer not to use any of them really.
    Unova
    Oshawott 80%
    Snivy 20%
    Tepig 0%
    Another just ok generation of starters. Serperior is the best looking starter evolution ever, but a terrible pokemon. Oshawott line is awesome, but the Tepig line is a huge fail for GF, IMO.
     
    I replay games like a madman so no way I'm going to even attempt percentages?

    I'm just going to go by my favorites with each.

    Kanto - Squirtle, occasionally Bulbasaur
    Johto - Chikorita. No exceptions.
    Hoenn - All of them because they all rock.
    Sinnoh - Piplup. No exceptions.
    Unova - All of them because they all kinda suck so meh.
     
    As for myself:

    Kanto:
    Charmander, 60%
    Squirtle, 40%

    Johto:
    Totodile, 80%
    Cyndaquil, 20%

    Hoenn:
    Treecko, 60%
    Torchic, 25%
    Mudkip, 15%

    Sinnoh:
    Chimchar, 70%
    Turtwig, 15%
    Piplup, 15%

    Unova:
    Tepig, 45%
    Oshawott, 45%
    Snivy, 10%
     
    Some of the games I've only played once, so that's why my percentage is at 100% (even though I might choose a different starter the second time around).

    Kanto
    Bulbasaur 33%, Charmander 67%, Squirtle 0%
    Growing up, it felt wrong not to take Charmander and have it evolve into an awesome Charizard. One of the more recent times I played, though, I started with Bulbasaur, but I found I didn't enjoy my playthrough quite as much. And I've always liked Squirtle, so I'm not sure why I've never used it.

    Johto
    Chikorita 33%, Cyndaquil 33%, Totodile 33%
    Of the 3 main runs I can remember playing in Johto-based games, I had no particular preference towards my starter Pokemon. All 3 of them stayed on my team for the majority of the game, but they all ended up taking a back seat to my other Pokemon.

    Hoenn
    Treecko 50%, Torchic 0%, Mudkip 50%
    While these numbers looked like I favored Treecko and Mudkip equally, my Sceptile ended up being my best Pokemon in Sapphire, and I still have my original one from 9 years ago on my current HeartGold.

    Sinnoh
    Turtwig 0%, Chimchar 0%, Piplup 100%
    One of the regions where the numbers are stacked in favor of one Pokemon due to only one playthrough. However, my Empoleon became a powerhouse on my team, and I really liked the Water/Steel typing, so I would probably choose Piplup again if I ever went back for another run.

    Unova
    Snivy 0%, Tepig 0%, Oshawott 100%
    And the other region with a skewed number. My Oshawott -> Samurott didn't play as big of a role on my team as I was expecting, but it held it's own. When I get B/W2, I'm leaning towards choosing Tepig as my starter, but I'm not fully decided yet.
     
    Kanto: Squirtle
    Johto: Totodile
    Hoenn: Mudkip
    Sinnoh: Chimchar
    Unova: Oshawott

    As you can tell I favor the water starters, all except for Sinnoh because I was never very fond of piplup.
     
    k this is about the pokemon not really the games so off it goes byeeeee
     
    My faves from each generation:

    Kanto - Squirtle (I loved its anime personality)
    Johto - Cyndaquil (It's cute, and most useful starter in G/S/C/HG/SS)
    Hoenn - Mudkip (Yes, I really do liek Mudkipz)
    Sinnoh - Chimchar (Because I love monkeys)
    Unova - Oshawott (You all know why I love him, he's super adorable!)

    As you can tell, I usually favor Fire and Water starters. Some Grass starters are okay in terms of design but I don't work well with Grass.
     
    Kanto:
    1. Charmander
    2. Bulbasaur
    Johto:
    1. Cyndaquil
    2. Totodile
    Hoenn:
    1. Treeko/Mudkip
    2. Torchic
    Sinnoh:
    1. Turtwig
    2. Chimchar
    Unova:
    1. Snivy
    2. Oshawott

    1. I love;
    2. I like;

    There's always one starter that I simply DON'T like, with exception of Hoenn's.
     
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