Who did you choose in your first playthrough, and what was your reasoning?
I chose Bulbasaur because I saw everyone else picking Charmander and Squirtle, figured I should give the less chosen of the bunch some love.
>>59387754Based
>>59387750I picked bulbasour because he's green
>>59387750Squirtlehe looks the cutest and its blue version hes the most fun to use too
>>59387750Squirtle because I liked water.
Bulbasaur, I liked the plant dinosaur look. Doing a run on red rn with one.
>>59387750Pikachu
I picked Bulbasaur because he was green and green was my favorite color back then. I've done many playthroughs with each starter since, I don't have a favorite among the Kanto trio. I like all three.
>>59387750Bulbasaur, thought it looked cooler, thought the other two looked kinda gay.
>>59387750Squirtle because I thought you were stuck with whichever one you chose and I wasn't paying attention when Oak asked if that was the one you wanted.
>>59387750Squirtle.No idea what my reason was back then, maybe I just liked blue.
>>59387750I picked Charmander because I'm not a lying, contrarian motherfucker. I was 9 years old and picked the one that looked coolest. My friends all went Squirtle. Bulbasaur is pretty cool but I didn't know a single kid who had it as a favorite growing up.
>>59388341You sound pretty insecure
>>59387750I picked Charmander because Red was my Favorite Color.
>>59387750>Who did you choose in your first playthrough None because i ditched it for another pokemon >and what was your reasoning? Because there so much better and stronger pokemon of the same type in the region anyway Arcanine > Shartizard Starmie > Blastoise Nidoking ever > Venusaur
>>59387750I did all three because I was trying to emulate Ash.
>Who?Squirtle>Why?I already chose Fennekin
>>59387750Bulbasaur because I hadn't played a grass starter for some time and genuinely liking him T. Bought Leafgreen this year
Charmander. Because fire is the element I most closely associate with.
Squirtle Forever
>>59388363Quite the opposite, nobody wants to admit they like the Charmander line here for fear of looking like a casual. There's no shame in it, always has and always will be my favorite.
Squirtle cause he squirts
>>59387750First pick was charmander did not enjoy cause lol ember until lvl30+tried Bulbasaur but his back sprite was eye cancer and he got boring around koga, ericas gym.Squritle was just perfect.
>>59387750Squirtle. I like turtles.
I played this back in 97 during the dial up age before half of you fucks were born, of course I picked Charmander after seeing Pokemon Red's cover.
Charmander because I like the orange color and fire.
>>59387750i picked bulbasaur because he ended with saur and dinosaurs were cool i got curbstomped by red so i resetted my game chose charmander because lizards are kind of cool too, i guess?
Charmander, because final evolution is cool looking dragon spitting fire and I like dragons, but whole trio is peak in my opinion. I always wanted all of them in my team but I was solofag and didn't want to bother with trading.
>>59387750Squirtle, 'cuz he's cute! CUTE!He's been a real champ in my FR playthrough so far, though he's currently taking a well-deserved rest whilst I grind to get some of my other bros in top shape.
I picked Bulbasaur, but replaced him with Oddish since Oddish is the greatest pokemon of all time.
Bulbasaur because I simply liked it betterI've flip-flopped back and forth between bulbasaur and squirtle as my preferred pickI've never liked charmander for whatever reason.
PiplupIDK
Pikachu, all three starters, Snorlax & Slowbro.No regrets.
>>59387750Bulbasaur because he is the best designed of the treeThe other two always felt a little too generic.
>>59388341what no pussy does to a mfer
>>59387750Squirtlecute huggable baby turtle
>>59388341This
>>59387750tepig because i looked up the evolutions and it had the least gay looking one
SquirtleBlastoise was my Surf and Strength
>>59389788>baramon>least gay
Torchic, because fire is cool
>>59387750Bulbasaur because my favorite color is green. I also really like Charmander though. The only one I really never used a lot is Squirtle because Blastoise is like the 11th best water Pokemon in Kanto.
SquirtleBlue Version + Best kanto starter
>>59387750I chose Bulbasaur because my older cousin chose Bulbasaur and I looked up to him. I was in kindergarten when Blue came out shit was so cashSquirtle was my second choice because blue is a sorta close in color to greenI later appreciated Charmander because I associated it with Red/sharp/edgy conceptsBut Bulbasaur was my first and Ivysaur is my goat
>>59389009Based Oddish enjoyer.The ultimate question: Bellossom or Vileplume?
>>59387750This was at least 28 years ago (just assuming because that was the general release time outside japan, though I'm positive it was one year earlier in 97 since I was still in primary school), but I was first playing emulated red on pc at a friends house and it was the first time I'd ever heard of the game. Maybe I just liked the look of charmander, so that's who I picked. Maybe the fact is was called Red possibly also influenced my decision.For this reason, charizard will always unapologetically be one of my favourite pokemon. A simpler time before the world knew just what it had on its hands.
Squirtle because I'm part of the SS (the Squirtle Squad, not those mean guys with the tailored clothes)
Squirtle is for the bro demographic
Squirtle, but I dont remember why at all.
>>59387750Big turtle with cannons cool.
>>59387750I chose Charmander first as a kid because "everyone chose that so it's must be the right thing". as an adult, I started choosing and liking Bulbasaur the most. I have a soft spot for underdogs
>>59387750Charmander, because he matched what was on the box.
>>59387750Bulbasaur because hes number 1 and I figured I might as well do them in order.
>>59387849That was my exact reasoning too.
>>59387750>in your first playthroughCharmander>in every playthough sinceBulbasaur
Squirtle because I had red version so my logic was that charizard will always "be there" on the cover and I like turtles
Squirtlehe is the one I want to hug the most
vp, prove that you were a real genwunner
>>59391783I sold mine to get silver
>>59387750I don't remember desu. Probably Charmander cause I liked dragons. But I played the game over and over so I played through the game with all of them.
>>59387750The shillmon, because it is a genuine cool creature.
>>59389858i was 15, i had no idea anyone found fat men attractive
>>59391783traded red in at game crazy for silver, then silver for crystal, then crystal for sapphire, so now all I have is an emerald cartridge that id rather just play those digitally.
>>59391898Tbf, if I were to save ONE cartridge, it would either be Emerald or HG/SS
Charizard, purely to one-up my friends who were obsessed over the card game and the Charizard card in particular. None of them had the video game and all were appropriately blown away.I ditched that playthrough without ever beating it and moved on to the superior (in both card and video game) Blastoise, gaining a bro for life.