Do you pick your starter?
I think it is safe to say I am with the majority....I go with the one that appeals to me the most, usually based on aesthetics. Treeko, Squirtle, Totodile, and Turtwig all looked the best in my books....
So, how do you pick yours?
The fire one. IDK why, but I always liked to pick fire. Sometimes when I start a new game, I use something other than fire, but yeah usualy fire.
I picked mine because the only other fire type is Rapidash. And at the time I had no means of migrating at the time.
I pick the water types Squirtle, Totodile, Mudkip, & Piplup, I just love the water type pokemon so I pick them.
Whichever will be advantageous in the first few gyms.
who ever would fit best in my party
By looks. I picked Squirtle, because I thought you had to pick what was on the version D:
I eventually picked Bulbasaur, Cyndaquil (now prefer Totodile), Torchic, and Turtwig.
Quote from: Lotos on September 06, 2008, 11:56:25 AM
By looks. I picked Squirtle, because I thought you had to pick what was on the version D:
I eventually picked Bulbasaur, Cyndaquil (now prefer Totodile), Torchic, and Turtwig.
Heh, I thought the same thing.
Pokemon Red - Bulbasuar
Pokemon Silver - Totodile
Rokemon Ruby - Mudkip
Pokemon Pearl - Turtwig
I like lizards. I especially like grass lizards.
I usually ended up choosing the Fire Pokemon.
Don't know why, I guess I just really liked Fire Pokemon.
Red - Charizard
Gold - Cyndaquil
Ruby - Torchic
Fire Red - Charizard
I've been choosing the water type ever since Red version, simply because I would teach them ice beam and earthquake and be quite well-defended against most types. One time I did pick Charmander, but I didn't enjoy it for the first four gyms or so.
Begining type combos. Which is why I picked Bulbasaur and other such pokemon.
Whichever one I think looks the coolest.
First I pick a version to main. Between Red and Blue, I picked Red. Blue version would be used to harvest the other starters for 'dex completion and extra items after E4. Charmander appealed to me much more than the other two. Plus, there aren't a lot of fire types and you really don't have too many opportunities until later in the game to add one to your party. It was advantageous to choose the Fire type just for that reason alone; party diversity.
I've found that holds true with me for all the games. The appeal of a type you won't have common opportunities to catch, the appeal of Fire-type Pokemon in general, and the added challenge that was at least present in the first generation. Usually people had an easier time getting through the game with Bulbasaur or Squirtle. Charmander really shined later on, but I liked the extra challenge. I loved that sound of using Ember on Onix, haha.
I always choose the Water type for my main version, get one of the others for the second version, and the last one for the third version. However, I have no intention on getting Pearl this time around, so it won't work that way this gen.
Quote from: GigaMetroid99 on October 16, 2008, 02:57:16 PM
I always choose the Water type for my main version, get one of the others for the second version, and the last one for the third version. However, I have no intention on getting Pearl this time around, so it won't work that way this gen.
The water types are cool, but I just can't fathom always picking by type.
Quote from: mackormoses on October 16, 2008, 03:08:01 PM
Quote from: GigaMetroid99 on October 16, 2008, 02:57:16 PM
I always choose the Water type for my main version, get one of the others for the second version, and the last one for the third version. However, I have no intention on getting Pearl this time around, so it won't work that way this gen.
The water types are cool, but I just can't fathom always picking by type.
Well, it started off with Squirtle in Blue Version, and then it just kind of became a tradition, I guess. :P
I always choose the fire type...
They're usually more useful than the other types, not to mention Charizard pwns all starters XD
Looks..Charmander, Totodile, Treecko, and well..the last 3 starters...sucked, but chimchar.
Quote from: Nayrman on October 16, 2008, 05:15:42 PM
I always choose the fire type...
They're usually more useful than the other types, not to mention Charizard pwns all starters XD
As far as early game, or in game at all, Fire are generally the most useless.
I usually get the fire type cuz its last form is pretty cool, but with Diamond I started with Piplup. I guess cuz he's the coolest.
The grass types never appeal to me; in Pearl, though, Turtwig started for me.
Quote from: Friendly Hostile on September 05, 2008, 07:24:05 PM
Whichever will be advantageous in the first few gyms.
That's how I pick... D:
In Sapphire and Diamond I picked whichever looked coolest: Treeko and Piplup (penguins ftw!). However, for some reason I decided to get Bulbasaur in Red, despite my loving Charizard. It was a good idea, though; now I actually like the Venusaur family.
Ehh... i rarely use my starter since Gold Version.
Really, its whatever I feel like at the time...
Blue- Squirtle
Gold- Totodile
Ruby- Mudkip
Fire Red- Charmander
Diamond- Piplup
Besides saphire I always picked fire.In saphire I picked treeko.