if you had to pick just one starter from the entire franchise to be with you on a poke-journey, who would it be, and why?
I'd go with Typhlosion. It's hard to place my finger on, but something about it really stuck out to me as a kid. It's both simple, and bad ass. The design was pretty unexpected too.
Simple.
Swampert
Same reason as you op
Not sure. Maybe Infernape.
>>28794699
>>28794705
Both of those are my favorites from their gens too!
>>28794687
Tepig or Litten.
Pigs are my favourite animal, but I've had cats all my life and I adore them as well.
>>28794728
Decided to go with Emboar. I just like pigs too much.And there are already lots of catmons to catch anyways.
>>28794717
Here too! I love these 3 pokémon
I'd have to choose Oshawott. That little guy was the best and still is. Either that or twiggy.
>>28794687
Pikachu.
Greninja
(also I'm hoping Popplio3 is real)
Evevve or umbreon or espeon.
I hope a third version has todgemaru
>>28794822
Shitmons
I pick serperior.
Im between Totodile and squirtle, but i think i'd choose the first one.
>>28794687
Same
Typhlosion all day
>>28794717
>>28794751
Absolutely godly taste. They're all my favorites from their gens as well, but also they're all my top 3 starters from all time.
If we're talking starter Pokemon from any game in the fanchise, I'd go with an Eevee, then evolve it based on how my journey shapes up.
Traditional starters though, definitely gotta go with my favorite Infernape. Wasn't too keen on him when Gen 4 first came out, but I threw one on one of my competitive teams and he's carried his weight all the way to gen 6, gonna use one in my gen 7 team too.
Yellow Pikachu traded to RB to evolve into Raichu then traded back.
The haughty contrarian booster amphibian of course.
Best starter in my eyes forever.
You can't go wrong with a dinosaur-gecko hybrid that grows blades out of its arms. That's for sure.
>>28794717
>>28794751
>>28795639
Well aren't you guys all special snowflakes.
>>28795710
>amphibian
It's clearly a flightless bird.
Without a second thought.
>tfw you will never have a world turtle-ankylosaurus bro to go on an adventure with
this >>28794822 or this >>28795018
i feel like a grass type suits me better, and i always pick fire starters, but somehow i feel if i actually had a poke-journey i'd end up with a water type.
weird
This nigga. He was my first stater and I used him on showdown and ge kicked ass with eruption.
Competition-wise, Serperior
Nostalgia-wise, Blastoise
Obviously my nigga blaziken.He is awesome for nostalgia and competition.
>oh! it seems you really want to be a pokemon trainer. you're the first one here anon, so i'll let you get first pick. the pokemon league sent me one of each regulation starter because we're expecting so many kids to start their journey this year. choose wisely, the one you pick will be your partner through thick and thin.
>>28797502
Didnt blaziken get banned though?
I'm going to have to go with Rowlet! I'll trade an egg later on with one of y'all who chose piplup and torchic
my little baby
Robinhoot! Or Infernape. One of the two. Probably Infernape, desu, because then it'd be easier to make a team around him like Gogoat, Braviary, Sundoge, Lapras, and Mawile. Maximum comfy team.
Bulbasaur. Who doesn't love this guy?
>>28796322
You have great taste famalam.
>>28794687
FUCK YEAH!
>>28794687
None. I hate all starters equally (especially this Gen, I mean the first stages are already awful but these evolutions... jesus).
The Gatr because he's just such a fucking bro. Looks like a mon you could fist bump
>>28795018
>>28795110
>>28795162
My niggas
I'll always pick Poppmaid for the rest of my life
>>28794699
Why are water starters the best?
Samurott all the way
Out of all the starters, he seems like the best one to have as an actual pet.You will never watch tv while your swampert bro rests his head on your lap
1st stage - Squirtle
2nd stage - Quilava
3rd stage - Torterra
I don't know why but I feel like the starter final evos are almost exclusively shit
If I had to choose just one of those three it'd be Quilava
>>28795049
>>28795710
>>28796558
Godlike taste.
this guy
Venusaur.
Not because I think it's "cool" or "badass".
But because Bulbasaur was always my main nigga. The fact that Bulba/Venusaur is the least popular Kanto starter makes me like it even more.
>>28801329
>>28799682
God Tier tastes.
>>28799440
Favorite Starter.
>>28799682
He'd be a bro if he was actually proportioned like that. God gamefreak really dropped the ball on him.
>>28801519
Those proportions are shit though, and the anatomy is fucked. Dude has an arm coming from his skull.
Gatr's model is great
Greninja is my new favorite starter , so it's gotta be it, But i'm glad to see all the Based Gatr love here, its a tie between Feraligatr,Swampert and Torterra for 2nd place.
>>28794687
I'll get some flak for this, but without nostalgia factoring in: Delphox.
They've got a great design that balances element, theme, and animal well, and I liked the idea of WIZARD! pokemon doing pagan magic rituals and shit.
>>28799682
>>28798795
>>28795162
>>28795110
>>28795018
Godlike taste
>>28801519
no, just remember that what you posted is 7 foot 7. hes justhuge_____
>>28801051
My nigro. If Dewottfags weren't as obnoxious the world would've been perfect.
>>28794822
>>28800770
Popmaid would make a nice soul mate for my Male Samurott
>>28794687
>yellow human
>furbait
Get some new taste OP. Your picture sucks too
>>28801433
>>28799440
This.
>>28794687
Same
I like warm snuggly Fire-type mammals that are cute but also look like you don't want to piss them off
I know /vp/ hates it, but Samurott is a bro
>>28799440
>>28801433
This. It's not the starter I used the most but it's the one I feel the most attached to, probably becuase it was my first starter ever.
>>28801585
Delphox is my second favorite. I've always found magic and ritual type stuff very interesting.
>>28796574
My bro
>>28802090
>If Dewottfags weren't as obnoxious the world would've been perfect.
said the pot to the kettle
>>28802935
It's my favourite Gen 5 starter and I don't get the hate for it at all.
Feraligatr because it's the most viable.
Swampert is too but I don't like the design as much.
all Grass Starters a shit. Imma roll with my nigga Bellsprout.
Been my ace in so many playthroughs. Nigga has never failed me when I just needed some brute force ass kicking
>>28794687
Charizard, my bro. My first favorite, my number one favorite. I got so attached to the Pokemon that I started to use cheats to get a Charmander in every game I played. Stopped doing that when I was no longer 12, but I still always use Charizard in any game I can get one.
Charizard has started getting a lot of hate, but that's not because it's a bad Pokemon. Charizard just gets more attention than others and people don't like it. I'll always, always love my bro.
>>28804289
Top tier taste.
>>28803814
Samurott just didn't meet expectations. Instead of a bigger Samurai otter that got a Samurai warlord otter that moves like the horse. And the fanbase hates designs that try to be symbolic anyway. Samurott also appears more sea lion-like compared predecessors even though its more of a giant otter with sea lion characteristics. Sugimori even mentioned that its still part otter but everyone was more focused on the sea lion part which is why it was largely ignored.
Samurott really isn't that bad of a design, the fanbase just lacks an open-mind to fully appreciate it as a final Oshawott evo.
>>28800770
Good taste.
>>28802303
Ebin. XD
>>28794687
You already posted mine so, same
>>28794687
I'd pick a Snivy as she's also my favourite Pokemon in general, but seeing things of how it's like with the ability it'd be complicated to choose. Contrary just performs much better in the end than an ability like Overgrow as long you have access to a move that debuffs your stats. However even when NFE, Snivy learns leafstorm quite late only at level 43, level 52 as Servine, and level 62 as Serperior. On the contrary, Leafstorm (130 BP) is her strongest grass type attack she has access to besides Frenzy Plant, and is an attack that raises special attack sharply in contrast to Sword Dance or Coil being not an attack. However having contrary means she won't be able to use coil or sword dance, and therefore not be able to use leaf blade, aerial ace, iron tail or aqua tail as well as an Overgrowth one. And attack or special attack stat buffs are quite important for her as she needs decent offensive stats to compliment her great speed.
>>28801585
Agreed. Unpopular opinion but I always thought delphox has a decent design (not a furfag) and fire/psychic makes a pretty awesome type combo.
Treecko is cool! COOL!
>>28794687
Bruh, Obviously the best one, not only can it help you around the house cuz he has fucking hands with opposable thumbs, but you can ride him around, have him toss you high places, go to the gym and never have to fear the bar will crush your throat and just seems genuinely chill as fuck, Why not pick Swampert?
>>28794705
>>28801086
Aw shit dawgs, yall's parents raised you to have great taste, also don't let your bro put his head anywhere near your genitals cuz that's how a weird night filled with regrets starts