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Title: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: JrDude on May 12, 2008, 04:25:08 PM
When starting a game, how do you decide who to choose? Is it a certain type you always pick? Or is it whoever looks coolest? Or do you rival someone in real life and pick their weakness?
After telling how you pick it, say who you picked (or would've picked) in each region.

Well when I was little, I always thought that Fire was coolest, so I just picked it and I always have since.

Kanto: Charmander.
Johto: Cyndaquil.
Hoenn: Torchic.
Sinnoh: Chimchar.
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: ThePowerOfOne on May 12, 2008, 04:36:28 PM
I usually pick water. But most of the time who is the strongest and looks coolest :P

Kanto: Charmander
Johto: First time, Totodile. Second time, Cyndaquil
Hoenn: First time, Treecko. Second time, Torchic. Third time, Mudkip
Sinnoh: First time, Piplup. Second time, Turtwig
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: Qsmash on May 12, 2008, 04:44:08 PM
I just pick grass types now.
Johto: Cyndaquil
Hoenn: Treeko
Sinnoh: Turtwig
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: darkmario on May 12, 2008, 05:05:35 PM
 The ones i like.
Kanto:Charmander
Jhoto:Totadile
Hoen:treeko
Sinnoh:Chimpchar
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: Kilroy on May 12, 2008, 05:16:03 PM
Now I'm nerdy and figure out my team before I even start a new game, so it depends.

However, for each game...

R/B/Y: Always Charmander, because Charizard is awsum
G/S/C:Cyndaquil because the others looked stupid.
R/S/E: First I picked Torchic because I wanted to stick to my Fire-type trend, but I didn't like him much as a Fire-type, so I started over and picked Treeko.
FR/LG:I picked Charmander again the first time. Second time through I picked Bulbasaur, and I wub my level 100 Bulborb :3
P/D: Monkey with Fire on it's but, turtle with a tree growing out of it's back, or a Penguin.

I picked Piplup >_>
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: Water ☮ on May 12, 2008, 06:47:43 PM
kanto: Squirtle!!! mmy favorite pokemon! second time Bulbasaur
Johto: Chikorita, because i never pick fire and totodile is my least favorite starter
Hoen: mudkip, nuff said
Sinnoh: Piplup, second favorite water starter, also because of the types.
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: Magnum on May 13, 2008, 03:22:28 PM
Mud
Kip
Mud
Kip
I survived 5 minutes of that thing.

Anyways, I choose at random. Whoever happens to be where I press A.

Bulbasaur
Chicorita(Sp?)
Treeko
Turtwig


O.K., I choose Grass. It's my 2nd favorite type.
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: jnfs2014 on May 13, 2008, 04:31:05 PM
Kanto: Charmander.
Johto: Cyndaquill.
Hoenn: Torchic.
Sinnoh: Piplup because I despise monkeys.
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: Shujinco2 on May 15, 2008, 11:53:20 AM
Any thing with 2 types (Or two types later on), and then I look at the types and which ever one is the better combo, I pick! Also, moveset plays a part, but as of recent, I was too lazy to research the movepoll. :P
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: Lotos on May 15, 2008, 03:01:25 PM
Kanto: Squirtle because I thought you had to pick the starter on the box >_>
Johto: Cyndaquil
Hoenn: Torchic
Sinnoh: Turtwig
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: Shujinco2 on May 16, 2008, 12:12:14 PM
Quote from: Lotos on May 15, 2008, 03:01:25 PM
Kanto: Squirtle because I thought you had to pick the starter on the box >_>
Johto: Cyndaquil
Hoenn: Torchic
Sinnoh: Turtwig
For me:

Kanto: Bulbasaur. only one with 2 types. However, If I had known how good Charizard was going to be when you really trained it well, I would have gotten Charmader. :-\

Johto: Fraligator. None of these ones had double types! :-\ So I picked the strong one! ^_^

Hoenn: Treeko. Actually, my sister started my game and picked Sceptile for me. I was going to restart, but I ended up liking him. :-\

Sinnoh: Piplup. This one is my dream pokemon. Ice is super effective against Grass, which is strong against Water. Water is super effective against fire, which is strong against Ice. Water is (I think. :-\ ) super effective against Steel, which is strong against Ice. Plus advantages against Flying, Normal (Cause he's got a few fighting moves in there), yeah, he was an overall awesome choice. ^_^
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: JrDude on May 16, 2008, 04:11:32 PM
Quote from: Shujinco on May 16, 2008, 12:12:14 PM
Quote from: Lotos on May 15, 2008, 03:01:25 PM
Kanto: Squirtle because I thought you had to pick the starter on the box >_>
Johto: Cyndaquil
Hoenn: Torchic
Sinnoh: Turtwig
For me:

Kanto: Bulbasaur. only one with 2 types. However, If I had known how good Charizard was going to be when you really trained it well, I would have gotten Charmader. :-\

Johto: Fraligator. None of these ones had double types! :-\ So I picked the strong one! ^_^

Hoenn: Treeko. Actually, my sister started my game and picked Sceptile for me. I was going to restart, but I ended up liking him. :-\

Sinnoh: Piplup. This one is my dream pokemon. Ice is super effective against Grass, which is strong against Water. Water is super effective against fire, which is strong against Ice. Water is (I think. :-\ ) super effective against Steel, which is strong against Ice. Plus advantages against Flying, Normal (Cause he's got a few fighting moves in there), yeah, he was an overall awesome choice. ^_^
1. Why'd you quote Lotos?
2. Wasn't Maganium (Chikorita's final evo) Grass and Poison?
3. Piplup isn't ice. But it becomes steel on it's final evo.
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: jnfs2014 on May 16, 2008, 06:23:32 PM
Quote from: JrDude on May 16, 2008, 04:11:32 PM
Quote from: Shujinco on May 16, 2008, 12:12:14 PM
Quote from: Lotos on May 15, 2008, 03:01:25 PM
Kanto: Squirtle because I thought you had to pick the starter on the box >_>
Johto: Cyndaquil
Hoenn: Torchic
Sinnoh: Turtwig
For me:

Kanto: Bulbasaur. only one with 2 types. However, If I had known how good Charizard was going to be when you really trained it well, I would have gotten Charmader. :-\

Johto: Fraligator. None of these ones had double types! :-\ So I picked the strong one! ^_^

Hoenn: Treeko. Actually, my sister started my game and picked Sceptile for me. I was going to restart, but I ended up liking him. :-\

Sinnoh: Piplup. This one is my dream pokemon. Ice is super effective against Grass, which is strong against Water. Water is super effective against fire, which is strong against Ice. Water is (I think. :-\ ) super effective against Steel, which is strong against Ice. Plus advantages against Flying, Normal (Cause he's got a few fighting moves in there), yeah, he was an overall awesome choice. ^_^
1. Why'd you quote Lotos?
2. Wasn't Maganium (Chikorita's final evo) Grass and Poison?
3. Piplup isn't ice. But it becomes steel on it's final evo.
1. ????
2. No.
3. Yes, and water is .5 against tsteel
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: THEEVILSPERKY on May 17, 2008, 08:28:54 AM
Well.. usually one's a fire type and coincidentally I always happen to wind up choosing the one of that particular element. ^_^

I mean, Charizard, Typhlosion, Blaziken, Goukazarou?  C'mon, it's impossible to resist.

Names, type(s) evolutions, moves learned, etc... I've always gone with fire; it wins me over in all areas every time.

That's not to say I never use other starters.. but only via breeding usually.  I've gone through a few times with the others but I've always thrived with a fire starter.  It also brings some diversity to early parties considering fire isn't the most common type of wild Pokemon, especially early on... and I am a team player and try not to play favorites and spoil any one party member too much over another.
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: Daft Pink on May 17, 2008, 03:29:52 PM
Whichever one looks the cutest.
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: Java on May 17, 2008, 06:43:42 PM
When I used to play (I don't play anymore, although I kinda wish I did for nostalgia) I would usually pick whichever one looked the coolest and they all ended up to be Fire types.

I guess I just liked the fire types. :D

Kanto: Charmander
Johto: Cyndaquil
Hoenn: Torchic
Kanto (Fire Red/Leaf Green): Charmander again
Sinnoh: I would probably pick the fire starter whichever that may be.
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: Kilroy on May 18, 2008, 02:02:55 PM
Quote from: Java_Java on May 17, 2008, 06:43:42 PM
When I used to play (I don't play anymore, although I kinda wish I did for nostalgia) I would usually pick whichever one looked the coolest and they all ended up to be Fire types.

I guess I just liked the fire types. :D

Kanto: Charmander
Johto: Cyndaquil
Hoenn: Torchic
Kanto (Fire Red/Leaf Green): Charmander again
Sinnoh: I would probably pick the fire starter whichever that may be.
(http://www.boyslife.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/pokemon24.jpg)

Monkey with fire on it's ass ^_^
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: Pixie on May 18, 2008, 05:38:52 PM
Whoever is cuter and has the better evolutions.

I always choose different from my family though.

Example:
Sister:Chikorita
Brother:Totodile
Me:Cyndaquil
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: X9341 on May 18, 2008, 07:06:26 PM
I started with the best Pokemon for the first few gyms, and caught the Pokemon I needed as I went along on my journey. I ended up with all three by the last gym, though.
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: Allegretto on May 19, 2008, 03:09:34 PM
Whoever looks coolest or least gay if they are all uncool

Bulbasaur
cyndiquill
Treeko
Turtwig.
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: Java on May 19, 2008, 03:18:40 PM
Quote from: Olimar on May 18, 2008, 02:02:55 PM
Quote from: Java_Java on May 17, 2008, 06:43:42 PM
When I used to play (I don't play anymore, although I kinda wish I did for nostalgia) I would usually pick whichever one looked the coolest and they all ended up to be Fire types.

I guess I just liked the fire types. :D

Kanto: Charmander
Johto: Cyndaquil
Hoenn: Torchic
Kanto (Fire Red/Leaf Green): Charmander again
Sinnoh: I would probably pick the fire starter whichever that may be.
(http://www.boyslife.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/pokemon24.jpg)

Monkey with fire on it's ass ^_^
Aww...why does Piplup have to be so much cuter. :(
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: thunderhero4 on May 19, 2008, 03:20:27 PM
I ALWAYS choose water! Literally, my favorite type. And another thing about that to add on, I always nickname it Skipper (cool name for a water starter) in each game! I always can get the other 2 from friends
Title: Re: How Do You Pick Your Starter?
Post by: The Seventh on May 19, 2008, 05:12:43 PM
I always choose fire, since I'm a bit of a pyro at heart.