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  1. Bulbasaur (but it is so close because all three are good choices)
  2. Totodile (but IMO Chikorita gets too much hate)
  3. Torchic
  4. Fart monkey (Turtwig is nice too. Piplup is cute but turns into a monarchist)
  5. The hog, although Emboar should have been fire/dark.
  6. Chespin because I like pangolins but all the starters are kind of meh here.
  7. All three of these are perfect babies but I had to pick Rowlet because birb. Gen 7 is perfect, fuck you. Gamefreak make Decidueye competitive you cowards.
  8. All three are meh, Sword and Shield is blah.
  9. The zombie crocodile because he comes with a free bird in his final evo. All three are perfect babies though.

Yes I am a giant adult baby please roast me.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 52 minutes ago
  1. Bulbasaur

  2. Cyndaquil

  3. all of them

  4. Turtwig

  5. do-not-do-this

  6. Fennekin

  7. Rowlett

  8. none wtf is this

  9. weed cat

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)
  1. Squirtle
  2. gator
  3. mudkip
  4. penguin
  5. boar
  6. frog
  7. owl
  8. rabbit
  9. weed cat
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

squirtle
chikorita
mudkip
turtwig
tepig
uhh idk i never liked any of these (i took froakie but in hindsight greninja is overpushed)
rowlet
grookey
quaxly / fuecoco dead heat

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

also, i don't care what any of you ever say, sword and shield were absolute trash and anyone complaining abour scarlet/violet performance is wrong while the wild area still exists

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)
  1. squirtle
  2. totodile
  3. treeko
  4. piplup
  5. oshawott
  6. froakie
  7. litten
  8. grookey
  9. sprigatito

gen 6 and 9 starters really are just so disappointing

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Parentheses are what I chose first the first time I played that generation.

  1. Bulbasaur (Charmander)
  2. Chikorita (Cyndaquil)
  3. Mudkip (Mudkip)
  4. Piplup (Piplup)
  5. Snivy (Snivy)
  6. Fennekin (Fennekin and yes it's because I'm a big fox furry)
  7. Rowlet (Litten)
  8. Sobble (Sobble)
  9. Weed Kitty (Ghost lizard guy)

And no, I don't remember 9th gen cause I can't play those games due to the framerate. Makes me ill with all the framerate jumping.

  • 5(1) Grass types

  • 1(4) Fire type

  • 3(4) Water types

I must hate fire. To be fair, I really do love Cyndaquil. All of the starters in 2nd gen are amazing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Nice to see a fellow Chikorita enjoyer

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago
  1. (no preference)
  2. Totodile (bias from picking them while my sis picked Chikorita)
  3. Torchic
  4. Piplup
  5. (no preference- maybe Tepig)
  6. (no preference- Fennekin has bonus points for fem-ish evolution)
  7. Popplio
  8. Sobble, literally my favorite Pokemon ever since they released
  9. Weed Cat
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
  1. Tortoise with artillery, fight me
  2. Chikorita, Cyndaquill is overrated, fight me
  3. Torchic all the way
  4. Playing it right now and went with Turtwig, I fucking LOVE Piplup tho, i just dont like the evolutions....
  5. SNIVY - I FUCKING LOVE THAT SMUG BASTARD
  6. honestly these are all great, they are perfect, i love them
  7. Rowlett is best :3
  8. I dont care
  9. why is donald duck cosplaying as trump
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Tortoise with artillery, fight me

Why would I fight you, I'm a huge Gamera fan, I love Blastoise, I just love Venusaur more

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

child-me would choose the fire type every fucking time but she was dumb so if i was choosing now:

  1. charmander
  2. totodile (chikorita is cute though)
  3. torchic
  4. turtwig (who turns into a fucking CONTINENT)
  5. oshawott (so cute with their little shells undyne-owo )
  6. chespin
  7. litten (cat!) (no evolving for you)
  8. i agree was kind of ass, scorbunny maybe?
  9. sprigatito (cat!)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Lol I have almost the exact same opinions as you except I love Oshawott (Dewott is the best middle stage, Samurott is a disappointment) and I hate Chespin. Gen 6 and 8 easily have the worst starters imo.

If I'm ranking starter selections, it goes Sinnoh > Alola > Hoenn > Paldea > Johto > Unova > Kanto > Galar > Kalos

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

Diamond was the first game I played and therefore Sinnoh is my favourite, its like the most straightforward Pokemon experience. If I wanted to get someone into Pokemon I would give them Platinum.

But ngl the regional dex is kinda stinky. Hoenn and Alola have the best dexes imo

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago

Bulbasaur Totodile Mudkip Turtwig Oshawott Froakie Litten Grookey Sprigatito

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago
  1. Bulbasaur
  2. Chikorita (always my favorite of the Gen 2 starters)
  3. Mudkip
  4. Turtwig
  5. Oshawat
  6. Chespin
  7. Rowlet
  8. Scorbunny
  9. Weed Cat
[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 hours ago
  1. bulbasaur

  2. totodile

  3. mudkip

  4. chimchar

  5. pig guy

  6. the nerd

  7. 1-brain cell seal

  8. surprised-pika

  9. short-ass crocodile

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 hours ago

Bulbasaur: i always like bulbasaur from the anime and hope GF will bring back its mega

Cyndaquil: mostly because of the hisuan version

Mudkip: king of adv OU

Turtwig: i love the turtle and its ground/grass stabs now it gets shell smash

Snivy: i like snakes and contrary leaf storm

Froakie: a really cool ninja frog

Rowlet: i just like his last evo look

Grookey : its one of the best grass mons

Fuecoco: best unaware tank plus its a croc

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 hours ago
  1. charmander
  2. totodile
  3. mudkip
  4. piplup
  5. tepig
  6. fennekin
  7. litten
  8. scorbunny
  9. weed cat

I barelt pick grass lmao, but I love weed cat so much

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)
  1. Bulbasaur (anyone who doesn't choose bulba should be temp banned and post in selfcrit on return)
  2. Totodile (i chose bayleef on the playthrough, then cyndie on arceus but of the three I think totodile has the funniest personality from the anime)
  3. Torchic (i kinda feel like I'd like mudkip if itsl weren't for the ovedone meme)
  4. Piplup (they're all cute, the design rhis gen was great across the board imo)
  5. Snivy (I didn't play this gen tho)
  6. Froakie (frog. I know gren is a fan fave but I don't really care much for it, I actually like delphox as the stage 2)
  7. Rowlet (perfect Pokemon literally :rowlett-oh-noes:)
  8. Sobble (just a shy little froggie kinda thing)
  9. Sprigatito but the duck a close second (I didn't choose it because I wasn't super jazzed by its stage 2 evo)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I almost never go with Totodile, but that's because you can get champs like Wooper and Qwilfish (if you're patient) before the second gym.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
  1. bulbasaur
  2. chikorita
  3. torchic
  4. piplup
  5. snivy
  6. fennekin
  7. rowlet
  8. grookey
  9. sprigatito
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago

i <3 grass pokémon so two thirds of them being grass makes sense

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 hours ago
  1. Charmander
  2. Chikorita
  3. Torchick
  4. Not played
  5. Not played
  6. Fennekin
  7. Litten
  8. Scorbunny
  9. Weed cat

i always pick the cutest

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 hours ago

Charmander - I would like a Flying Type eventually, though I think Charmander is really cute. Squirtle otherwise and is almost always my first pick.

Chikorita - would not evolve. I like the little thing.

Mudkip - Swampert seems like the most dependable water type final evolution.

Turtwig - Torterra is just cool.

Snivy - though I feel bad he loses arms upon evolution.

Chespin - though the humanoid final forms start to bother me here

Rowlet - A ghost type evolution is cool and I mean look at Rowlet.

No pick - the final forms have long since stopped being animals in an ecosystem and more humanoid references, but this was too far.

Fuecoco because his final form actually resembles an animal.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Skipping gens I didn't play

Pikachu (Yellow was my first video game)

Cyndaquil

Snivy

Litten (even though the final evo was a letdown)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I like Incineroar! A wrestling heel Pokémon is an insanely funny concept.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Litten is a cute little kitty, Incineroar is just a guy, I felt bait-and-switched. I was hoping for something closer to a fire type Persian.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Yeah I think everyone was lol. I would prefer they stop making them all so humanoid too. At least Skeledirge (the latest fire starter) evolves into a quadrupedal thicc croc. Love that weirdo.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 hours ago

Bulbasaur cyndaquil treecko piplup oshawott chespin popplio cinderace weedcat