I pick the Fire-type.. again!

[Gulpin]

I always pick my favorite starter for my first play through; I'll end up using all three eventually. My favorites at the time of release does usually seem to be the fire starter though. I honestly don't remember which was my initial favorite in Kanto because I've played those games so many times.. but for Johto it was Cyndaquil, Hoenn Torchic, Sinnoh Chimchar, Unova Oshawott, and Kalos Chespin. I haven't liked the recent fire starters though, so the trend of mostly fire-types seems to be changing.

 

[Pepperton]

In Kanto, I chose Bulbasaur, but for my next few runs, I chose Charmander. In Johto, I chose Cyndaquil, and in Hoenn, I originally picked Mudkip, but have played with the other two numerous times in other save files. Sinnoh was difficult for me because I liked all three, but I chose Chimchar. Once Unova rolled around and everyone was caught up in the Snivy hype, I picked Oshawott, and then in Kalos, I had phases were I preferred each one, until Greninja was announced, and solidified Froakie as my choice. By those facts, I guess one could say I have a slight preference for fire types, but I honestly find myself liking all three starters more occasions than not. n__n;

 

[The Void]

From Gen 1 to Gen 5 I have always picked the Grass type (with the exception of Gen 2; I picked Cyndaquil). They're cool, easy to train, and become really powerful tanks later on in the game.

 

[Superfox]

There is actually a distinct strategic benefit to picking the Fire type starter, believe it or not. And that is that it is one of the best ways to actually guarantee having a powerful Fire type on your team. Water types and Grass types are both much more abundant in the wild than Fire types, with Water and Grass being the first and fourth most common types overall, respectively, while Fire is the eighth most common. So, basically there are many more options to choose from when deciding on a wild Water or Grass type to catch for your team than there would be for a wild Fire type in a given region.

 

[PlatinumDude]

I lean towards the Water starter because of favorable experiences with Mudkip in my first play through of Sapphire. That, and I can use it as a Surfer right away without having to find another Pokemon suitable for the job first.

 

[Ragna]

Well, in every generation, I always choose the one I like the most.

Gen 1 - Squirtle
Gen 2 - Cyndaquil
Gen 3 - Treecko
Gen 4 - Turtwig
Gen 5 - Tepig
Gen 6 - Froakie

 

[Maserati777]

I'm pretty even when it comes to starters

Gen 1: Red: Charmander, Blue: Squirtle
Gen 2: Silver: Totodile, Crystal: Typhlosion
Gen 3: Sapphire: Treeco, Firered: Charmander
Gen 5: Black 2: Snivy
Gen 6: Y: Fennekin(I chose Squirtle for the Kanto starters)

 

[Girl]

I always pick the fire starter.

 

[Altairis]

I always pick the fire starter.

Why? Do you tend to like the fire-types' designs more, or because you like the type itself, or like some others you will pick it regardless due to tradition?

 

[Brendino]

Generally I try to rotate between types when picking a starter for the first time, but thinking about it a little more, I realized that Aqua Sapphire will be the 5th straight game where I don't pick a Fire starter, and the third straight time I pick a Grass type (Piplup in Platinum, Oshawott in White, Snivy in White 2, Chespin in Y, Treecko in Aqua Sapphire). There's honestly no real reason why I've avoided Fire types or migrated towards Grass type starters as of late, but it's interesting to see that pattern nonetheless.

 

[Blastin'Tyruntz]

My favorite type is Fire, so i lean towards it. But, in ceratin gens, by ceratin i mean 3,5,6 i liked other types better: In 3 and 5 they were Treecko and Snivy, and ingen 6 i like Froakie way better than the others. Doesn't mean i hate on the fire-types now: Blaziken and Delphox are great pokemon! But Emboar..no. Just, just no.

 

[LiquidForce]

I just choose the one I like the most.

Gen 1 - Squirtle
Gen 2 - Totodile
Gen 3 - Treecko
Gen 4 - Chimchar
Gen 5 - Tepig
Gen 6 - Chespin

 

[VividSpaceRain]

It doesn't really bother me at all about the type I just choose the one I think looks the best.

 

[Mawa]

I don't really like Grass type pokemon.. that's just not my type... But almost all of my starter are grass! In fact, they are almost the only grass type I like.

Originally, I choosed..
Kanto --> I was young, I don't really remember... My brother got me an emulator on our computer so I did a lot of games... a lot.. so I choosed every starter. I think my very first was Charmander, but it might have been Bulbasaur too...
Johto --> Chickorita
Hoenn-->Torchic
Sinnoh-->turtwig
Unova-->snivy
Kalos-->chespin

Now my favorite starters are..
Squirtle
totodile (but the Gen2 was my fav', I do like all the starters equaly)
Treecko
turtwig
oshawott and snivy equaly
chespin

 

[Zapdos86]

I wouldn't say I pick starters based on types, but based on stats and designs. Like for Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, I plan on picking Treecko because they changed his types, he has a good ability, and his Mega Evolution form looks BA. Not to mention his stats will hopefully be pretty good, since he looks like he is ready for speed.

 

[Girl]

Why? Do you tend to like the fire-types' designs more, or because you like the type itself, or like some others you will pick it regardless due to tradition?

Actually, I didn't realise that I've consistently used fire starters on my first playthroughs until I posted on this thread. Now I may have to continue this as a tradition.

Anyway, apart from Tepig (which I chose because I wasn't a fan of the other options), I've been attracted to the designs of all the fire starters (I've only played up to Gen V). I play through games multiple times (different cartridges) or simply trade if the other starters are appealing (for generations I - III, I find all the starters to be very attractive).

 

[LavenderTownGhost]

I tend to lean towards the Water type starter, since Water is my favorite type. However, sometimes I make an exception.

Kanto- Squirlte
Johto- Totodile
Hoenn- Mudkip
Sinnoh- Haven't played a Sinnoh game, but I would go with Piplup
Unova- Oshawott
Kalos- Froakie

Guess that wasn't necessary, but sometimes I do stray and pick the Fire type starter. For example, Charmander and Cyndaquil.

 

[Dreg]

I've picked the grass type more times than I've picked the others. I do like Grass types.... most of the time.

Gen 1: Grass
Gen 2: Grass
Gen 3: Grass
Gen 4: Water
Gen 5: Fire
Gen 6: Water

Thing is, some of the 3rd games (Emerald, Platinum, B/W2) I've chose Grass in them.

 

[DowntownDumpling]

Count me in among those who've always just picked whichever ones they liked the most, although I do have more of a preference for Grass-types than the average Pokemon fan. The first I ever picked in each gen:
1. Charmander
2. Chikorita
3. Torchic
4. Piplup
5. Snivy
6. Chespin

 

[Juno]

Generally, I think I mostly go with Fire starters. It was kind of a tradition created from a childhood misconception - when I was a kid, Fire just seemed like the strongest element to me. :P

And as I grew older and learned that wasn't quite the case, I mostly chose my starters based on how much I liked their design. Often, I still lean towards the Fire starters.