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Pokémon Which Pokemon did you start off with?

Gen 1 ~ Charmander
Gen 2 ~ Cyndaquil
Gen 3 ~ Mudkip and Torchic
Gen 4 ~ I don't remember (I know I played it and beat it or most of it).
Gen 5 ~ Piplup
Gen 6 ~ Froakie


Uh... you know Piplup is a generation 4 starter, right??
 
in alpha sapphire i started with mudkip. i haven't played a lot of older games, i played a little when i was a lot younger but i kept starting over because i couldn't save on the gameboy color i was playing on so i guess i played with all starters from that game then lol
 
Yellow - Pikachu

Silver - Chikorita
Gold - Cyndaquil
Crystal - Chikorita

Sapphire - Mudkip
Ruby - Torchic

Diamond - Chimchar
Platinum - I played with all three (combination of resetting/trading) right from the start! I think Chimchar may have technically been my starter though.

SoulSilver - Chikorita

Black - Oshawatt

X - Fennekin

Alpha Sapphire - Treeko
 
Originally started with:
Red: Charmander
Blue: Squirtle
Silver: Totodile
Crystal: Cyndaquil
Ruby: Treeko
Sapphire: Mudkip
Diamond: Chimchar
Pearl: Piplup
Platinum: Turtwig
Soulsilver: Cyndaquil (simply so i could have a typhlosion following me:rolleyes:)
White: Oshawott
White 2: Snivy
X: Fennekin
Y: Chespin
Alpha Sapphire: Treeko

but have replayed them all so many times i've had all starters at some point hahah
 
I've always stuck with the same starter each Gen, even though the game was different (ex: R/B: Squirtle)

But yeah

Kanto: Squirtle
Johto: Cindy
Hoenn: Treecko
Sinnoh: Piplup
Unova: Snivy
Kalos: Fennekin
 
i catn remember the starters i picked in the past gens but for x i picked fennikin and mudkip is alpha.
 
I ALWAYS pick grass starters, no matter what, no matter which game. If i have the choice then grass it is!
 
I remember I started with Froakie in X, but I can't remember if it was Treeko or Mudkip in Alpha Sapphire.
 
When I first played Blue Version I always chose Charmander, but after a while I started going with Squirtle.

For Gen 2 I saw an EGM magazine with the first look at G/S and immediately I knew Totodile was the one I would choose.

For Gen 3 I choose Mudkip simply because I liked the design best.

Gen 4 saw me not caring for any of the designs and choosing the lesser of three evils, Chimchar, also known as the only new fire type in that gen besides Magmortar.

In Gen 5 I liked all three starters, but something about Snivy really drew me in. Possibly its expression. Very tsundere looking.

And for Kalos I actually didn't know who to pick thanks to the knowledge of getting a Kanto starter in the same game. I wanted Mega Blastoise, so I didn't want to get Froakie, so I chose the fire type this time.
 
Hmm lemme go into the dark corners of my mind...
For Red I picked squirtle, named him Wumbo. Silver, I chose totodile and named him Toto. Soulsilver, I chose chikorita( I was so young, I regret choosing it now ;-; ). In Diamond I chose piplup. In Black, I chose Snivy. Pokemon Black 2 I chose Oshawott and named him Bob(Bob swag). In X I chose chespin and named her Sepia, and finally in Omega Ruby I chose treecko and named him Captain. :3

Still haven't chosen a fire type lol (except if you count the time you could choose Hoenn starters in SS, then torchic would be my only fire type)
 
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Water starters are always my go to pick. However, I did pick Cyndaquil in gen 2. I just really love Typlosion. He's a fire breathing honey badger, that won me over.
 
Fennekin for X
But I can't remember the name of my Alpha Sapphire one >.<
uh he was the blue water...y.....one....??
 
well....for me it goes.

Red: Charmander
Blue: Bulbasaur
Yellow: Pikachu!
Silver: Cyndaquil
Gold: Totodile
Ruby: Torchic
Crystal: Totodile
Diamond: Chimchar
Soul Silver: Totodile
Alpha Sapphire: mudkip
 
Very first ever for me was Pikachu with Pokemon Yellow on GBC.

The rest was:
Red: Charmander
Emerald: Mudkip
Fire Red: Charmander
HeartGold: Chikorita
Platinum: Piplup I believe
Black: Oshawott
Black 2: Tepig
X: Froakie
Alpha Sapphire: Mupkip

I'm more drawn to water type and sometimes fire type starters, as you can see :p
 
B/Y - Squirtle and Pikachu
G/C - Totodile
R/E - Mudkip
FR/LG - Charmander in FR, Squirtle in LG
D/Plat -Piplup
SS - Totodile
W - Snivy
B2 - Snivy
X/Y - Fennekin
OR - Mudkip

I have a thing for Water starters, although I never took Oshawott in B/W/B2/W2, and I only like Shiny Froakie for future Shiny Greninja.
 
red: charmander
silver: cyndaquil
sapphire: torchic
firered: charmander
diamond: chimchar
black: snivy
soulsilver: chikorita
x: froakie
omega ruby: treecko

broke my 'fire starter only' policy when b/w came out, as i really liked snivy's design and could never pick tepig over it.
 
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