gaming What starter type do you choose in Pokemon?

[CastletonSnob 3,079]

When you play Pokemon, what type starter do you choose? I always choose the Water type.

[ShadOBabe 19,013]

ALMOST exclusively Fire. The only time I went with something else was Oshawott.

[Ganondorf8 11,385]

Depends on which starter has the highest special attack in that particular generation barring a couple of exceptions.

[Fritzy 1,692]

Fire first. Always fire first. Then either Grass second and Water last or the opposite. Don’t really care about stats or anything too much I just go by which one looks best and I guess is strongest after fire.  Even if the fire starter is weakest it still goes first. 

[Here No Longer 5,277]

Depends on the actual starter Pokemon in the region more than their type.

 

Kanto- I always chose Charmander (Fire).

Johto- 50/50 between Totodile and Cyndaquil.

Hoenn- I always chose Treecko (Grass).

Sinnoh- I always chose Chimchar (Fire).

Unova- I chose Oshawott the first go, though every other run I've chosen Snivy (Grass).

If I had played Gen 6, I'd probably always choose Chespin (Grass). Mostly because I can't stand Greninja.

If I had played Gen 7, I'd probably always choose Litten (Fire).

If I were to hypothetically for some reason decide Gen 8 was worth the time, I'd choose Scorbunny (Fire).

 

So I'd just say pretty much never the Water starter when it comes to types. Mostly because of their availability. Though I also don't find most of them appealing.

 

Edited December 21, 2019 by Dustleeshus

[Rainbow Cloud 18,337]

The first time I play a game of each generation it depends on which of the starter's designs I like best but I will get round to trying them all at some point.

My first ever starter in each gen was:

Gen 2: Cyndaquil - Fire (started playing during gen 2)
Gen 1: Charmander - Fire
Gen 3: Torchic - Fire
Gen 4: Turtwig - Grass
Gen 5: Oshawott - Water
Gen 6: Fennekin - Fire
Gen 7: Popplio - Water
Gen 8: Sobble - Water

Overall the starters I'm particularly fond of most are Cyndaquil, Chikorita, Totodile, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Mudkip, Oshawott, Sobble.

Edited December 21, 2019 by Rainbow Cloud

[Cagey 4,248]

I usually go with fire type or sometimes grass. 

[SolarFlare13 16,099]

When it comes to picking a starter, I choose the one that has the best design Usually, I wait for them to reveal the final evolutions of the starters so I can make my final decision. Unfortunately they DID NOT reveal the final evolutions of the starters BEFORE Pokemon Sword and Shield came out, so I had to take a look at some of the leaks the were floating around Twitter. My track record has been like this:

Gen 1: Squirtle 

Gen 2 (soul silver): Tododile

Gen 3: Mudkip 

Gen 4: Turtwig

Gen 5: Snivy 

Gen 6: Fennekin

Gen 7: Rowlett

Gen 8: Sobble 

[Fritzy 1,692]

4 minutes ago, SolarFlare13 said:

When it comes to picking a starter, I choose the one that has the best design Usually, I wait for them to reveal the final evolutions of the starters so I can make my final decision. Unfortunately they DID NOT reveal the final evolutions of the starters BEFORE Pokemon Sword and Shield came out, so I had to take a look at some of the leaks the were floating around Twitter. My track record has been like this:

Gen 1: Squirtle 

Gen 2 (soul silver): Tododile

Gen 3: Mudkip 

Gen 4: Turtwig

Gen 5: Snivy 

Gen 6: Fennekin

Gen 7: Rowlett

Gen 8: Sobble 

Didn’t they reveal Sun and Moons final starter evolutions too? I can kind of recall that. I know they revealed the first two stages but I’m not 200% sure for the final. I just feel like they did. 

[SolarFlare13 16,099]

I believe they DID reveal the final evolutions of the starters for Pokemon Sun and Moon BEFORE the games came out  

[cmarston1 5,959]

I always chose the water type as it's my favorite type in the series.

[Fritzy 1,692]

23 minutes ago, SolarFlare13 said:

I believe they DID reveal the final evolutions of the starters for Pokemon Sun and Moon BEFORE the games came out  

Yeah I thought so. 

[Cash In 22,521]

I've noticed that I usually go for the Water type starter, but I still like to mix things up every now and then.

[applesjck 5,602]

I normally pick fire or water types! However, in G/S and B/W I do pick the grass starters sometimes, those are the only games I’ve ever used grass as my starter. 

[Clawdeen 15,508]

I tend to always choose the water type. However I did choose Cyndaquil for Silver. I still chose Cyndaquil when I played Soul Silver and Heart Gold.  

 

[Prince Doopliss 2,351]

I mostly almost always first playthrough pick grass with the exception of X and Y being Fennekin.

[DonMaguz 1,023]

Gen 1. First time I chose Bulbasaur, but I've played with the three of them, I prefer to use Squirtle.

Gen 2. Cyndaquil. I chose Chikorita once.

Gen 3. I've chosen the three of them, but I prefer Torchic.

Gen 4. Piplup, always.

Gen 5. Oshawott once, Snivy another 3 times.

Gen 6. Have played with the three of them, Froakie was my first.

Gen 7. Rowlet!

Gen 8. Have only played once, with Sobble.

[Envy 6,200]

I discovered very early on (like when I first really got into playing Red) that Water was a very strong, sturdy type and thus choosing the Water starter brings the path of least resistance. I have chosen the Water starter in every game since.

[DubWolf 17,375]

Always Charmander.... although I don’t think I’ve ever chosen a starter in another game.

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[KirbyFluttershy 2,523]

Well that all depends on the difficulty of the game, but for me

R/B/FR/LG - Bulbasaur

G/S/C/HG/SS - Chikorita

R/S/E/ORAS - Mudkip. It was the 1st that I started out with.

D/P/Pl - Piplup. Didn't evolve it so I made the game challenging by not evolving it

B/W1 & 2 - Oshawott. Same as piplup for black 1

X/Y - Fennekin

(Ultra) Sun / moon - Rowlet. Same as piplup and oshawott in original version.

Sword / Shield - Scorbunny. Same as the others that I didn't evolve

(If spin-offs count) well pokemon Mystery dungeon goes, I always choose Pikachu as my starter, and for my Partner picks, I chose chikorita in Red / Blue rescue team, Piplup for explorers, Oshawott for gates to infinity, and Fennekin for pokemon super mystery dungeon. Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Well I know everyone knows that you start with eevee, but when it comes to choosing to evolve eevee, I chose espeon.

[Sovereign Leader Rarity 12,010]

I always just base my decision on the designs. If I were to select a starter for every region in the series, they would be as follows:

Kanto - Charmander (Fire)

Johto - Totodile (Water)

Hoenn - Treecko (Grass)

Sinnoh - Turtwig (Grass)

Unova - Snivy (Grass)

Kalos - Fennekin (Fire)

Alola - Litten (Fire)

Galar - Scorbunny (Fire)

Overall, I definitely do tend to have a predilection for the fire types, although, for me, my starter choice is usually completely subjective from game to game.

 

[Luigi 7,870]

Kanto- Squirtle

Johto- Totodile

Hoenn- Mudkip

Orre- Vaporeon

Sinnoh- Chimchar

Unnova- Oshawott

Kalos- Fennekin

Alola- Litten

Galar- Sobble

Edited December 27, 2019 by Eren Jaeger

[Jackleberry 1,923]

The types vary, I'm more concerned with their designs myself.
 

Spoiler

Kanto: Squirtle

Johto: Cyndaquil

Hoenn: Mudkip/Treecko

Sinnoh: Turtwig

Unova: Snivy

Kalos: Fennekin

Alola: Popplio/Litten

Galar: Scorbunny

 

Edited December 29, 2019 by JackleberryCA
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[Cocokoru 133]

I don't have a particular type I like, when it comes to the partner Pokémon. It's all about the personaility and design for me. The Anime really helps to learn more about them.
 

Spoiler

 

Kanto: Bulbasaur

Johto: Chikorita

Hoenn: Treecko

Sinnoh: Turtwig

Unova: Snivy

Kalos: Fennekin

Alola: Popplio

Galar: Scorbunny

 

I know, the grass type is the most dominant here, but that's a mere coincidence.

[Megas 27,783]

Almost always choose fire type save for Hoenn where I went with Totodile(water)