3rd Gen Which do you think is the best FRLG Starter?

[MegaDitto]

Squirtle is the best starter hands down.

 

[filisek]

I think,that Charmander is a best starter..

 

[Joey the Cockroach]

id say bulbasaur cos hes good against most of the gym leaders. every pokemon game i always use a grass pokemon. rarely, i start with a water pokemon. :)

 

[Dawson]

They are all awesome but I prefer Squirtle. It's the first Pokemon I ever had and I have fond memories of it XD

 

[Anarchytekt]

Charmander - Chars other pokemon if you ask me. Yeah sure, the first 2 gyms can be a pain, but that's good in a way. You gain a ton of experience before you go out of Cerulean.

 

[Nicks]

I thinnk that Bulbasaur is the strongest, reason being, he is the fastest pokemon to evolve. Accordingly, he is stronger quicker

 

[SleepyGomamon]

I like Bulbasaur a lot. It has really balanced stats, and can last a long, long time in battle with the right moves. It also doesn't hurt that there are soooo many water pokemon to deal with.

 

[charizard_maa]

Charmander all the way. He kicks butt.

 

[Nicks]

I like Bulba, however, i chose Charmander, for a challenge!

 

[c_dog]

for me it's bulbasaur, but i guess most people disagree. but really, grass is strong against rock, water, electric.. and no significant weakness against grass... bulbasaur is definitely the best starter in terms of beating the game because he's strong against most of the gym leaders(the early ones at least) whereas squirtle would be weak against electricity, and charmander weak against well, all the early gym leaders until grass.

in terms of their actual strength, i'd still say bulbasaur. leechseed+sleep powder is a deadly combination in competitive battle with friends and against gym leaders, well, they're all strong. bulbasaur does have his weaknesses(against physic, fire, especially) but really, every pokemon has his weakness and i think his strengths far outweigh his weaknesses.

 

[11076]

I say Squirtle because in my opinion, it's an easy pokemon to train, it has a good advantage against the first Gym Leader and that it can learn some pretty good moves.

 

[buster_wolf]

All three are pretty much equal.

Anyway, here's what I think.

Total Offense: Charizard. He's fairly quick and strong, so it's nice to use that pokemon.

Catching Pokemon: Venusaur, sleep powder and other things make it quite easy to catch pokemon.

Balance: Blastoise, pretty balanced out stats, though he has killer defense. Some good skills too.

My choice? Squirtle, he's just cool like that. But the rest are pretty darn good in their own way.