What starter did you pick first in each gen?

[RadEmpoleon]

Kanto: Charmander
Johto: Chikorita
Hoenn: Treecko
Sinnoh: Piplup
Unova: Snivy
Kalos: Froakie
Alola: Rowlet
Galar: Scorbunny (haven't played yet, but I have always wanted to pick Scorbunny since the first trailer)
Paldea: Sprigatito (haven't played yet, but this is who I would pick)

2 Fire, 2 Water, 5 Grass. Water is my favorite type, but oddly enough I gravitate towards the Grass starters apparently.

 

[Lucifer]

Gen I: Charmander (I'm pretty sure)
Gen II: Totodile
Gen III: Mudkip
Gen IV: Chimchar
Gen V: Oshawatt
Gen VI: Fennekin
Gen VII: Rowlett
Gen VIII: Sobble/LA: Cyndaquil
Gen IX: Fuecoco

 

[TeeVeeBlue]

I've always gone with the water-type starters for the simple reason that blue was always my favorite color, but I did make a few exceptions:

Johto: I love all 3 so much that I can't actually remember which one I used in Gold
Unova: Snivy (wasn't sold on Oshawatt at first, but love Snivy's sass)
Paldea: Sprigatito (I can't resist cats)

Every other gen was water (although I guess Pikachu was technically my first Kanto starter in Yellow). I like to play through each gen at least 3 times regardless to experience each starter. Still trying to motivate myself to use Quaxley in Paldea—he's so cute, but I can't take his middle or final evolutions seriously 😭

 

[Madness Contained]

Kanto - Squritle
Johto - Chikorita
Hoenn - Mudkip
Sinnoh - Piplup
Unova - Snivy
Kalos - Chespin
Alola - Rowlet
Galar - Grooky
Hisui - Oshawatt
Paldea - Fueccoco.

But honestly once I got past Unova I didn't really care for the starters and they never stayed on my team.

 

[Missy Oak]

Usually, I go for the fire starters because fire types are one of my favorites, so:

Kanto - Charmander
Johto - Cyndaquil
Hoenn - Torchic
Sinnoh - Chimchar
Unova - Tepig

I haven't played Gen 6 and onwards yet, but more than likely, my pick will be a fire type, lol.

 

[Missy Oak]

Kanto - Squritle
Johto - Chikorita
Hoenn - Mudkip
Sinnoh - Piplup
Unova - Snivy
Kalos - Chespin
Alola - Rowlet
Galar - Grooky
Hisui - Oshawatt
Paldea - Fueccoco.

But honestly once I got past Unova I didn't really care for the starters and they never stayed on my team.

Are the newer generations really that bad? I've only played up to V, so I'm mostly unfamiliar.

 

[Madness Contained]

Are the newer generations really that bad? I've only played up to V, so I'm mostly unfamiliar.

It's not that they were bad. I just personally didn't care for them. In kalos everyone loved the Froakie line, and in alola everyone went after Litten. When I did my playthroughs I went with pokémon that I liked not necessarily going for who's strong or perfect coverage. Just pokémon I thought were neat.

 

[Missy Oak]

It's not that they were bad. I just personally didn't care for them. In kalos everyone loved the Froakie line, and in alola everyone went after Litten. When I did my playthroughs I went with pokémon that I liked not necessarily going for who's strong or perfect coverage. Just pokémon I thought were neat.

That's fair, I like to mix up my team for gyms every now and then, unlike when I was 5-6 years old and overleveled my starter. I think alot of children made that mistake, though.

 

[Azurefel_Raphleshia]

Kanto: Bulbasaur
Johto: Totodile
Hoenn: Sceptile
Sinnoh: Piplup
Unova: Snivy
Kalos: Fennekin
Alola: Litten
Galar: Scorbunny
Hisui: Oshawott
Paldea: Sprigatto

In total for types:
Grass: 4
Fire: 3
Water: 3

 

[Alfadør]

Kanto: Squirtle
Johto: Totodile
Hoenn: Mudkip
Sinnoh: Turtwig
Unova: Oshawott
Kalos: Fennekin
Alola: Litten
Galar: Sobble
Paldea: Sprigatito

I'm biased towards water types it seems

 

[Lysander]

Kanto: Squirtle
Johto: Totodile
Hoenn: Mudkip
Sinnoh: Piplup
Unova: Oshawott
Kalos: Chespin
Alola: Litten
Galar: Scorbunny
Paldea: Fuecoco

Used to be I would always go with Water types first, nowadays it appears to have changed to Fire types