What are your thoughts on starter Pokémon?

[mewtini]

What are your thoughts on starter Pokémon?

So, let's see... Out of the Johto starters, Cyndaquil pwns.
Out of the Kanto starters (not counting Pikachu from Yellow), I say Squirtle. IT EVOLVES INTO BLASTOISE! Out of the Sinnoh starters, Chimchar! And out of the Unova starters, I would pick Oshawott. Or the Japanese name for it is Mijimaru. Oops, nearly forgot Hoenn! I like Mudkip, if only that awful meme stopped. So I herd u liek mudkipz! <---Who in the world invented that?! SHOW YOURSELF

 

[Aobaru]

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Bulbasaur, Cyndaquil, Mudkip, and Piplup are my favorites. I haven't played Black yet.

On a related note, I was kind of hoping for Dark/Psychic/Fighting-type starters for Unova. One can dream...

 

[sv_01]

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I like Treecko and Turtwig, mostly because of their evolved forms (Grovyle and Torterra), and the fact that they learn Absorb by themselves. And Snivy looks good too. But I don't understand why there are so many Fire/Fighting starters. I like the Grass type in general, but Venusaur is ugly.

 

[Wargle]

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Favorite starters in Generational order:
Charmander
Cyndaquil
Mudkip
No favorite Gen IV
Oshawott

In favorite to least:

Oshawott
Charmander
Cyndaquil
Mudkip

 

[voltianqueen]

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My favorite starters are all the Fire-types, except in B/W where I like Oshawott the best. Originally I liked Tepig better, but I think Oshawott's evo is cooler.

 

[Noctowl]

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My fave starters are charmander, cyndaquill, mudkip, chimchar and oshawott.

 

[mewtini]

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Bulbasaur, Cyndaquil, Mudkip, and Piplup are my favorites. I haven't played Black yet.

On a related note, I was kind of hoping for Dark/Psychic/Fighting-type starters for Unova. One can dream...

I haven't played either yet. I just watch the people on YouTube showing off their awesome Black and White... Totally irrelavant note: I will buy White. Zekrom is cool. EDIT:While I'm on B/W, does anyone else think that the Japanese are running out of ideas? The Pokemon that I've seen are just...unoriginal. I mean, I'll get it anyway, but Pokemon might be...going downhill after having been around since 1998...? This is unbelieveable.

 

[Barubu]

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Favorite starters in Generational order:
Bulbasaur
Chikorita
Torchic
If I had to choose Turtwig
Tepig

In favorite to least:

Tepig
Bulbasaur
Torchic
Chikorita
Turtwig

 

[mewtini]

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Favorite starters in Generational order:
Bulbasaur
Chikorita
Torchic
If I had to choose Turtwig
Tepig

In favorite to least:

Tepig
Bulbasaur
Torchic
Chikorita
Turtwig

It looks like nobody likes the Sinnoh starters. I do, because Platinum was my fist ever Pokemon game. Currently I am pining for one of the GBA games. I could use it on my DS Lite. I want Sapphire. Kyogre is pure AWESOME.

 

[JackPK]

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EDIT:While I'm on B/W, does anyone else think that the Japanese are running out of ideas? The Pokemon that I've seen are just...unoriginal. I mean, I'll get it anyway, but Pokemon might be...going downhill after having been around since 1998...? This is unbelieveable.

This is just your nostalgia kicking in. Your profile says you're only 9 so I'm guessing you didn't start playing Pokemon until the Sinnoh games, or maybe just before the Sinnoh games came out? So this is basically the first set of new Pokemon that have been released since you've gotten familiar with the set you started with, so you see all the little problems with the new Pokemon that your mind glosses over with the old ones because of nostalgia. This happens every time a new generation of games comes out, it's nothing special. IMO Pokemon's just as strong as ever (although starting to stretch in the gimmick department - triple battles for example) and will probably still be going strong for at least a decade or two to come.

tl;dr No, Pokemon's not going downhill, it's just you.

 

[mewtini]

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This is just your nostalgia kicking in. Your profile says you're only 9 so I'm guessing you didn't start playing Pokemon until the Sinnoh games, or maybe just before the Sinnoh games came out? So this is basically the first set of new Pokemon that have been released since you've gotten familiar with the set you started with, so you see all the little problems with the new Pokemon that your mind glosses over with the old ones because of nostalgia. This happens every time a new generation of games comes out, it's nothing special. IMO Pokemon's just as strong as ever (although starting to stretch in the gimmick department - triple battles for example) and will probably still be going strong for at least a decade or two to come.

tl;dr No, Pokemon's not going downhill, it's just you.

I hear what you are saying, but compare the Gen V Pokemon to the Gen I. But as I said in my post that you were quoting, I actually like the old Pokemon more. But that is a very thorough point. But then again, based on how hyped everyone is on B/W, I bet you anything that there will be a Generation VI. I wasn't familiar with the Johto set until I got HG/SS. I hadn't even heard of Johto 'til then. I liked that set. So I completely hear what you mean, but I somewhat disagree.EDIT: Wow, this is the most sucessful thread I've started so far! Thanks guys!

 

[1. Luftballon]

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gen I has things that are basically real animals. creativity wasn't really a factor.

 

[Autumn]

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I hear what you are saying, but compare the Gen V Pokemon to the Gen I. But as I said in my post that you were quoting, I actually like the old Pokemon more. But that is a very thorough point. But then again, based on how hyped everyone is on B/W, I bet you anything that there will be a Generation VI. I wasn't familiar with the Johto set until I got HG/SS. I hadn't even heard of Johto 'til then. I liked that set. So I completely hear what you mean, but I somewhat disagree.

well, I mean, odds are you knew about the non-unova pokemon for far longer than you'd known about the unova pokemon. Every time a new set comes out there will be someone, somewhere, saying the older Pokémon are better. This is only really because they're not used to the Pokémon yet. Once you get used to them, you'll stop thinking that, trust me.

I think the best argument I ever read against "Pokémon designs are going downhill" is something like "Diglett is a mole that evolves into three moles. Magnemite is a magnet that evolves into three magnets. Voltorb is a red-white electric ball that evolves into a white-red electric ball. Grimer is a pile of sludge that evolves into a bigger pile of sludge. And the designs are going downhill now?"

 

[Not Meowth]

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I think the best argument I ever read against "Pokémon designs are going downhill" is something like "Diglett is a mole that evolves into three moles. Magnemite is a magnet that evolves into three magnets. Voltorb is a red-white electric ball that evolves into a white-red electric ball. Grimer is a pile of sludge that evolves into a bigger pile of sludge. And the designs are going downhill now?"

but gen I has Seel, the seal Pokémon! D:

um anyway I usually go for Fire-types but will probably take Oshawott when I get White because I'm not crazy about the Tepig line and plan to get a Sawsbuck for my Grass-type.

 

[JackPK]

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But then again, based on how hyped everyone is on B/W, I bet you anything that there will be a Generation VI.

There will continue to be further generations until the Pokemon Company stops making money off them, which probably won't be until the video game industry goes out of business entirely (if that ever even happens). Even as kids who grew up with Pokemon start to dislike the new ones and stop buying the games, new younger players will start playing the games. Case in point: you've started playing even though lots of people stopped playing after Gen 2.

 

[mewtini]

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There will continue to be further generations until the Pokemon Company stops making money off them, which probably won't be until the video game industry goes out of business entirely (if that ever even happens). Even as kids who grew up with Pokemon start to dislike the new ones and stop buying the games, new younger players will start playing the games. Case in point: you've started playing even though lots of people stopped playing after Gen 2.

Yup, those greedy moneygrubbers(reference to Almighty Random Poll). I doubt that the videogame market will go out. If it ever does, it's because some parent got upset that their child spent the night playing Platinum when they shoulda been studying for some gigantic test, then the parent set out to burn the Pokemon building. Yes, I am twisted. Badly.

 

[mewtini]

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well, I mean, odds are you knew about the non-unova pokemon for far longer than you'd known about the unova pokemon. Every time a new set comes out there will be someone, somewhere, saying the older Pokémon are better. This is only really because they're not used to the Pokémon yet. Once you get used to them, you'll stop thinking that, trust me.

I think the best argument I ever read against "Pokémon designs are going downhill" is something like "Diglett is a mole that evolves into three moles. Magnemite is a magnet that evolves into three magnets. Voltorb is a red-white electric ball that evolves into a white-red electric ball. Grimer is a pile of sludge that evolves into a bigger pile of sludge. And the designs are going downhill now?"

I don't get how to edit a post AND put a quote in them. I guess you've read Butterfree's rant on everyone complaining about the English names recently, haven't you? I read your mind. Haha, I get what you mean about the designs and the poor evolutions. Off-topic completely: Does Polymetric Sesquialtera mean anything?

 

[Autumn]

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I don't get how to edit a post AND put a quote in them.

you can use the multiquote function or you can copy the text of the post you want to quote and put it in quote tags.

I guess you've read Butterfree's rant on everyone complaining about the English names recently, haven't you?

that rant's been up there since like 2006. x3 yeah, I've read it.

Off-topic completely: Does Polymetric Sesquialtera mean anything?

it's a musical term meaning "two time signatures at the same time". don't ask why my name is this, it's a long and complicated story.

 

[mewtini]

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I shouldn't ask? Okay then. When I said you read that rant, I know it has been there for a long time. I just meant that you must've read it recently.

 

[Lili]

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I would probably have to say that my favorite would have to be Tepig or Snivy. They both look adorable, though Tepig's the cutest. I also love Torchic and Totodile. I also have a hatred for most of the Grass-type starters, too, except for Bulbasaur.