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PokeERA, what starter type did you pick in every mainline Pokemon?
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Gen 1 - Would pick any starter
Gen 2 - Would pick any starter
Gen 3 - Drawn to Treecko/Torchic
Gen 4 - Would pick any starter
Gen 5 - Drawn to Snivy/Oshawott
Gen 6 - Fennekin
Gen 7 - Would pick any starter
Gen 8 - Would pick any starter
Gen 2 - Would pick any starter
Gen 3 - Drawn to Treecko/Torchic
Gen 4 - Would pick any starter
Gen 5 - Drawn to Snivy/Oshawott
Gen 6 - Fennekin
Gen 7 - Would pick any starter
Gen 8 - Would pick any starter
Gen 1: Bulbasaur
Gen 2: Totodile
Gen 3: Torchic
Gen 4: Chimchar
Gen 5: Oshawott
Gen 6: Froakie
Gen 7: Litten
Gen 2: Totodile
Gen 3: Torchic
Gen 4: Chimchar
Gen 5: Oshawott
Gen 6: Froakie
Gen 7: Litten
Usually water, with a few exceptions:
Gen 1: Squirtle
Gen 2: Totodile
Gen 3: Mudkip
Gen 4: Turtwig
Gen 5: Oshawott
Gen 6: Chespin
Gen 7: Popplio
Gen 8: Scorbunny
Some of them aren't my favorites in hindsight (I prefer Torchic to Mudkip, and Totodile is great but the other two have better final evolutions)
Gen 1: Squirtle
Gen 2: Totodile
Gen 3: Mudkip
Gen 4: Turtwig
Gen 5: Oshawott
Gen 6: Chespin
Gen 7: Popplio
Gen 8: Scorbunny
Some of them aren't my favorites in hindsight (I prefer Torchic to Mudkip, and Totodile is great but the other two have better final evolutions)
Mostly water.
Gen 1: Squirtle
Gen 2: Totodile
Gen 3: Mudkip
Gen 4: Turtwig - Turtles are my fav animals so it was an instapick.
Gen 5: Oshawott
Gen 6: Chespin - Would choose Froakie but it becomes a free gift later in the game.
Gen 7: Rowlett
Gen 8: Sobble
Gen 1: Squirtle
Gen 2: Totodile
Gen 3: Mudkip
Gen 4: Turtwig - Turtles are my fav animals so it was an instapick.
Gen 5: Oshawott
Gen 6: Chespin - Would choose Froakie but it becomes a free gift later in the game.
Gen 7: Rowlett
Gen 8: Sobble
Bulbasaur started it all off. Cyndaquil then took the baton, followed by Mudkip. The water penguin ran the last leg.
And that's the end of my story. (lol)
And that's the end of my story. (lol)
Replayed the earlier games/gens a lot so I'll just say what I chose for the first time through.
1 - Charmander (fire)
2 - Totodile (water)
3 - Treecko (grass)
4 - Chimchar (fire)
5 - Oshawott (water)
6 - Froakie (water)
7 - Rowlett (grass)
8 - Grookey (grass)
So 2 fire, 3 water and 3 grass. After gen 5 I looked up final evolutions in leaks before choosing, as I thought Samurott looked like trash (but then I don't like any of the gen 5 final forms so it wouldn't have helped!)
1 - Charmander (fire)
2 - Totodile (water)
3 - Treecko (grass)
4 - Chimchar (fire)
5 - Oshawott (water)
6 - Froakie (water)
7 - Rowlett (grass)
8 - Grookey (grass)
So 2 fire, 3 water and 3 grass. After gen 5 I looked up final evolutions in leaks before choosing, as I thought Samurott looked like trash (but then I don't like any of the gen 5 final forms so it wouldn't have helped!)
Gen 1: Charmander (fire)
Gen 2: Cyndaquil (fire)
Gen 3: Treecko (grass)
Gen 4: Turtwig (grass)
Gen 5: Oshawott (water)
Gen 6: Froakie (water)
Gen 7: Rowlet (grass)
Gen 8: Grookey (grass)
Gen 2: Cyndaquil (fire)
Gen 3: Treecko (grass)
Gen 4: Turtwig (grass)
Gen 5: Oshawott (water)
Gen 6: Froakie (water)
Gen 7: Rowlet (grass)
Gen 8: Grookey (grass)
Gen 1: Charmander (fire)
Gen 2: Chikorita (grass)
Gen 3: Torchic (fire)
Gen 4: Turtwig (grass)
Gen 5: Snivy (grass)
Gen 6: Chespin (grass)
Gen 7: Rowlett (grass)
Gen 8: Scorbunny (fire)
Basically never ends up being water but I just pick which one has my favorite final evo.
Gen 2: Chikorita (grass)
Gen 3: Torchic (fire)
Gen 4: Turtwig (grass)
Gen 5: Snivy (grass)
Gen 6: Chespin (grass)
Gen 7: Rowlett (grass)
Gen 8: Scorbunny (fire)
Basically never ends up being water but I just pick which one has my favorite final evo.
Gen 1: Water
Gen 2: Fire
Gen 3: Grass
Gen 4: Water (I love all three, but Empoleon is the best)
Gen 5: Grass
Gen 6: Water
Gen 7: Fire
Gen 8: Haven't played, but if I did I would choose Fire
I pick the starter that's coolest to me
Gen 2: Fire
Gen 3: Grass
Gen 4: Water (I love all three, but Empoleon is the best)
Gen 5: Grass
Gen 6: Water
Gen 7: Fire
Gen 8: Haven't played, but if I did I would choose Fire
I pick the starter that's coolest to me
Focusing on first walkthroughs.
Sapphire - Restarted several times because I liked them all and choosing my first Pokemon was a BIG DEAL, but I think I settled on Mudkip for my first (near full) playthrough, but I think I stopped using it in favor of an all-Johto team (since the player character moved to Hoenn from Johto). Second playthrough was VINER the Treecko.
(Fun fact: one of the restarts was because my game glitched and the Torchic was the wrong color. Yeah, hindsight is 20/20.)
FireRed - Charizard
Emerald - FLAMER the Torchic. Kid me was so creative.
Platinum - Piplup. I distinctly remember that Empoleon being frustratingly weak.
Soul Silver - Totodile
B/B2 - I was doing Nuzlocke challenges at this point, so my memory is hazy as to which attempt was my first, but probably Snivy.
Y - Froakie
ORAS - Mudkip
Sun - Popplio (just like all three of my brothers, somehow)
Ultra Moon - Rowlet
If I ever get around to Shield (and those new Regis and redesigned birds might be enough to win me over) it'll be Sobble.
BONUS:
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth - Terriermon
Sapphire - Restarted several times because I liked them all and choosing my first Pokemon was a BIG DEAL, but I think I settled on Mudkip for my first (near full) playthrough, but I think I stopped using it in favor of an all-Johto team (since the player character moved to Hoenn from Johto). Second playthrough was VINER the Treecko.
(Fun fact: one of the restarts was because my game glitched and the Torchic was the wrong color. Yeah, hindsight is 20/20.)
FireRed - Charizard
Emerald - FLAMER the Torchic. Kid me was so creative.
Platinum - Piplup. I distinctly remember that Empoleon being frustratingly weak.
Soul Silver - Totodile
B/B2 - I was doing Nuzlocke challenges at this point, so my memory is hazy as to which attempt was my first, but probably Snivy.
Y - Froakie
ORAS - Mudkip
Sun - Popplio (just like all three of my brothers, somehow)
Ultra Moon - Rowlet
If I ever get around to Shield (and those new Regis and redesigned birds might be enough to win me over) it'll be Sobble.
BONUS:
Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth - Terriermon
Always water. 7 generations of water.
Except for Silver, because I had already played through Gold, and so I went with fire.
Except for Silver, because I had already played through Gold, and so I went with fire.
1. Charmander
2. Totodile
3. Treecko
4. Turtwig
5. Oshawott
6. Froakie
7. Popplio
8. Grookey
I guess it was something like this. Not completely sure on gens 1-4 because I played them all so many times so long ago it's really impossible to say for sure.
2. Totodile
3. Treecko
4. Turtwig
5. Oshawott
6. Froakie
7. Popplio
8. Grookey
I guess it was something like this. Not completely sure on gens 1-4 because I played them all so many times so long ago it's really impossible to say for sure.
Somehow I made a transition from Fire to Water
Gen I: Charmander
Gen II: Cyndaquil
Gen III: Torchic
Gen IV: Chimchar
Gen 5: Tepig
Gen 6: Froakie
Gen 7: Popplio
Gen 8: Sobble
Gen I: Charmander
Gen II: Cyndaquil
Gen III: Torchic
Gen IV: Chimchar
Gen 5: Tepig
Gen 6: Froakie
Gen 7: Popplio
Gen 8: Sobble
I don't consciously pick certain types, although I tend to favor Water because it's an essential type on all my teams, unlike Fire and Grass. Fire is my second favorite type after Dark, though, and Infernape is my favorite Pokemon.
Overall I usually just pick the one I like the most, although I do multiple playthroughs to use them all. I rarely pick Grass first though.
Overall I usually just pick the one I like the most, although I do multiple playthroughs to use them all. I rarely pick Grass first though.
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Over time grass has become my favorite and is the one I pick the first time these days, but as far as I can remember these were the ones I picked each gen the first time.
Gen 1: Charmander
Gen 2: Totodile
Gen 3: Treeko
Gen 4: Chimchar
Gen 5: Snivy
Gen 6: Chespin
Gen 7: Rowlet
Gen 8: Grookey
The Grass type is my favorite for every gen though, except Gen 2 which is Totodile.
Gen 1: Charmander
Gen 2: Totodile
Gen 3: Treeko
Gen 4: Chimchar
Gen 5: Snivy
Gen 6: Chespin
Gen 7: Rowlet
Gen 8: Grookey
The Grass type is my favorite for every gen though, except Gen 2 which is Totodile.
Water type. Always Water type. Squirtle Squad for life.
Also, continuing the trend of "Make a clear choice in this thread, but I'm too lazy to make a poll" threads. For shame, OP.
Hell yeah all water everything
When I was in gradeschool I was in a bowling league with friends and our team name was Squirtle Squad. We were always in dead last.
Charmander, Totodile, Mudkip, Piplup, Snivy, Froakie, Rowlet and Scorbunny. No real type preference.
Gen1: water
Gen2: grass
Gen3: fire
Gen4: water
Gen5: water
Gen6: grass
Gen7: didn't play probably grass or fire
Gen8: grass
Gen2: grass
Gen3: fire
Gen4: water
Gen5: water
Gen6: grass
Gen7: didn't play probably grass or fire
Gen8: grass
Here's what I picked in my first playthrough of each:
Gen 1: Bulbasaur in Red
Gen 2: Chikorita in Gold
Gen 3: Torchic in Ruby
Gen 4: Chimchar in Pearl
Gen 5: Oshawott in Black
Gen 6: Fennekin in Y
Gen 7: Litten in Sun
Gen 8: Scorbunny in Shield
So, that'd be 5 Fire, 2 Grass, and 1 Water.
Gen 1: Bulbasaur in Red
Gen 2: Chikorita in Gold
Gen 3: Torchic in Ruby
Gen 4: Chimchar in Pearl
Gen 5: Oshawott in Black
Gen 6: Fennekin in Y
Gen 7: Litten in Sun
Gen 8: Scorbunny in Shield
So, that'd be 5 Fire, 2 Grass, and 1 Water.
Gen 1 - Bulbasaur (the GOAT)
Gen 2 - Chikorita
Gen 3 - Mudkip
Gen 4 - Turtwig
Gen 5 - Tepig
Gen 6 - Froakie
Gen 7 - Rowlet
Gen 8 - Grookey
Gen 2 - Chikorita
Gen 3 - Mudkip
Gen 4 - Turtwig
Gen 5 - Tepig
Gen 6 - Froakie
Gen 7 - Rowlet
Gen 8 - Grookey