Pokemon Red/Blue: Who did you pick?

[Badcoo]

The one that started them all and will always have a special place for me.


Tell me who was your first pick in on your first run.

 

[Rosebud]

I was a Bulbasaur kid.

 

[HandsomeCharles]

His name was Bulb..

Or, more accurately "BULB".

 

[CarthOhNoes]

MY BOI

 

[Ryuelli]

Squirtle was my boy.

 

[Ravelle]

Bulbasaur!

 

[Taco_Human]

I have Yellow, all three

but before my Red got stolen, Charmander 4 lyfe

 

[Anacaona]

Charmander is the only right option

 

[Quinton]

I chose Charmander but it's the Pidgey I caught who's been with me ever since.

 

[Strike]

Squirtle.

 

[Merc]

Well I must say the voting results so far is pretty spot on. I remember most people picking Charmander then Squirtle with a few Bulbasaurs. The results: 47% Charmander, 31% Squirtle, and 21% Bulbasaur is right on.

 

[Jamaro]

Pretty sure I went Bulba.

 

[Majin Boo]

Charmander, and boy did I struggle against Brock and Misty XD

 

[King Alamat]

I chose Bulbasaur because it was number one. Then again, I wound up trading it for something that could get me through Mt. Moon and ended up with an over-leveled, ice-breathing Raticate that hated me with every fibre of its being.

 

[Giga Man]

Squirtle every time.

 

[DubleDuce]

I played Yellow first, so Pikachu.

In FireRed I went Charmander though.

 

[Silly Buck]

I saw that Charmander episode on TV and needed to have one once I got the game

 

[kimbo99]

Squirtle because I was 7 years old and saw Blastoise on my game cartridge. I also thought Charmander's story was sad in the anime and didn't want anything to do with it.

 

[Chaosblade]

I had Red and picked Charmander since Charizard is on the box/game, and my friend already had Blue and Squirtle (who was a Blastoise by the time he got to Vermilion city, lol).

These days I just kind of see it as a difficulty selection based on their reliance on other Pokemon. Bulbasaur is easy because it can effortlessly solo almost half the game before wanting help from other Pokemon. Squirtle wants help by the third gym. Charmander wants help from the start.

 

[Deleted member 4869]

The fire lizard of course.

 

[Rotobit]

Squirtle because cute blue turtle that gets cannons

 

[Lord Azrael]

Fire type forever and (almost) always

 

[bixente]

Bulbasaur, no regrets.

 

[Bwooduhs]

Charmander, the hardest way to start the game. Still grind for that Butterfree every playthrough.

 

[Deleted member 8468]

Bulbasaur on my original playthrough as a kid. Charmander every time since.

 

[Tyaren]

Is it bad that I can't remember anymore? :(

 

[Zombine]

This magnificent creature

 

[Zukkoyaki]

Bulbasaur for sure. Always been drawn to the underdog.

 

[Richietto]

Bulbasaur because I have true tastes.

 

[Deleted member 5725]

Squirtle. I don't care what other people say, I love the cannons on Blastoise lol. My favorite final evolution of the starters in first gen.

 

[RoadDogg]

Usually bulba because there aren't really any other grass time I like the gen 1. They are all the best though

 

[TheFurizzlyBear]

Squirtle squirts. How can you pick anything else?

 

[Aleh]

The poll is rigged what do you mean Bulbagod is last

 

[Devil]

Played Red because I preferred the color, picked Squirtle because who else.

 

[killuglypop]

Bulbasaur. Vine whippin n razor leafin my way

 

[Joltik]

I chose Squirtle because I thought it was the cutest at the time. Also, the anime helped. Like how can I not choose the monster that wore a pair of sweet shades?

 

[Luigi87]

Picked Bulbasaur. No regrets.

 

[Red Fire]

I chose Bulbasaur because it was number one. Then again, I wound up trading it for something that could get me through Mt. Moon and ended up with an over-leveled, ice-breathing Raticate that hated me with every fibre of its being.

Click to shrink...

LMAO hilarious

 

[Mortemis]

Squirtle gang of course

 

[Deleted member 44122]

i think i picked bulbasaur the very first time, only because it was strong against the first 2 gym leaders though :P

 

[Chris87]

Pokémon Red and Bulbasaur as a starter!

 

[Tochtli79]

Squirtle, and would alternate between it and Charmander in later files. Sorry to Bulbasaur but it just lacked the cool factor for me.

 

[The Turbanator]

First ever run in FireRed (my first exposure to Kanto) was Charmander but in the 15 or so years since, I've grown a soft spot for the garlic frog dinosaur thing.

 

[Crono]

Charmander alllll dayyy. Eventually I played with em all, but bulba was thr least of thr three

 

[Greywaren]

I was a Squirtle kid, mainly because I loved Blastoise back then.

 

[Ryan_09]

I grew up a Bulbasaur kid; nowadays I tend to use Squirtle. My last play through of Red I used Charmander; Swords Dance ± Earthquake + Hyper Beam is so fun.

 

[TheWildCard]

Obviously Squirtle most of the time, though Bulbasaur is cool too. Charizard is too basic :p

 

[Faceless_Caesar]

Bulbasaur was my starter in my first playthrough. I have played it through with the other two starters though.

 

[scamander]

Bulbasaur, which is thanks to all the memories also still my favourite Pokémon.

 

[dasu]

I don't think that the results here should surprise anyone.
Charmander's evolution is a dragon, and the only starter pokemon without blue skin.
Bulbasaur didn't have representation on box art (at least where I am) on the original release.

Anyhow, I picked Squirtle because it would evolve into a giant gun-turtle (yes, I was very much so a dumb kid back then).