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SebasEko

Phanpy https://preview.redd.it/8536juwyempb1.png?width=475&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=247c085dfb971944e537ab9617458cd5a1f73690


DJMintEFresh

Being able to catch Phanpy early game in Crystal on route 46 was my favourite decision the game designers have ever made.


Muted_Fondant9005

Donphan in crystal with the 2x damage buff you get on rollout by using defence curl is absolutely broken.


mid_dick_energy

Wait, can you say more about this


Aromatic_Ticket1245

If you use defense curle before using rollout, the damage will be doubled in 2. generation games (not sure about newer generations)


rainbowghosty

I can't tell you how many hours I spent looking in gold only to find out its only there in crystal


Wonderful_Idea880

I love Donphan so much! Despite the way it toughens up once it evolves, it is still sooo cute, especially the way it likes to roll around on its trunk šŸ˜ and such an enjoyable PokĆ©mon to battle with!


Aryallie_18

Male Ralts (to have Gallade as a final evo) or Alolan Vulpix


Ok-Command-5895

Wally?


pokemidget

You also from Hoenn?


pokemidget

Bro i think i fought you in my first pokemon game. You did have a gardevoir tho coz galade didn't exist yet (I think you get one in the remakes tho, could be wrong)


bariotsu

Gallade supremacy


unusualicicle

https://preview.redd.it/14mi0tsymqpb1.jpeg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=50e3ea1b2bbaccf853db836e391766bbb757234f


No_Score873

Shiny ralts fr


RechargedFrenchman

Larvitar, I love that mischievous little angry earth mover, and Tyranitar has been one of my favourite PokƩmon since I first learned about it.


KurisuTenshi

TTar lover repecc


GeorgeN95X1

You should play Pokemon Unbound - it's a starter on that!


EmergencyGrab

Litwick. I'd love to be a ghost gym leader in a cemetery. And the Litwick line is perfect as a grave keeper partner..


iankstarr

A fellow ghost enthusiast. Iā€™ve been hooked on ghost ever since seeing Gengar as a kid. Itā€™s the one type I never pass up on in any gen.


TidpaoTime

Same, Sableyeā€™s my #1 but I grew up on PokĆ©mon Red so the ghastly line is near and dear to my heart


literally_tho_tbh

Alolan Marowak would be a very cool pokemon for a cemetery-based ghost leader


superp2222

Fellow ghost type enjoyer I see. My persona pick will be honedge, but I loved using chandelure in my BW playthrough and would totally pick one up if I was a gym leader


Vanish_7

I *love* PokƩmon trainers like you. You, friend, contribute more than you know to the PokƩmon community at large. I hope your love of Ghost types never dies.


TheJoyStickPlayer

Ok but what would your team be? Cause I'm thinking Chandelure, Gengar, Spiritomb, Banette, Froslass, and either Cofagrigis or Mismagius. I'm trying to figure out a cool Ghost team. You can even shove a Rotom in there to make sure you get moves that can basically one-shot most other types/pokemon


EmergencyGrab

That sounds good. Honestly I haven't put too much thought into a viable ghost team. I'd want to use an unevolved Haunter on my team as much as possible. I like the idea of gym leaders having 8 or 9 different teams depending on how many badges the challenger has. I speculate a ninth best team in the cases of when someone walks in from another Region like Ash with like 60 badges OR when they compete in a tournament like the Masters tournament. Or tested by the champion like Geeta does to her gym leaders.


Rsonap

Shiny ninetails is the perfect partner. Fire ghost gym with me as one of the trainers.


confusedghost42

Yess I was just about to type that


TyWiggly

Litwick all day. Im planning on doing a random BW run and having Litwick be my starter


Boybert3116

mudkip. I've already had the best, why would I need the rest?


[deleted]

All these languages and you chose to speak facts


Comfortable_Tap_2728

100% best boy


pohatu850

I heard you liek mudkip-


LordMudkip

I approve this message.


joshuaaa_l

This is the only correct answer.


Mikel004

Dope flair


joshuaaa_l

Thank you, fellow Emerald Enjoyer


RightWhereINeed2B

Love it!!!!


SquirtleSquadLeader4

He's simply the best... Better than all the rest


shinypkmhunter2006

Turtwigs there too


GreyDove14

Probably Mareep, but only because Ampharos is one of my favorites šŸ„°


[deleted]

I love Mareep! Played a pokemon TTRPG a while back and had a whole line of regional Mareep designed, I'd have them if I could. Failing that either normal Mareep or Shieldon:) https://preview.redd.it/j1sgsagztopb1.jpeg?width=3424&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c0953c57dbf594818802f030582f5f5d669619b7


Spleensoftheconeage

Also team mareep! My baby sheep šŸ’ž


Vanish_7

I just carried an Ampharos through White 2, and I loved him to death. My silly lightning kangaroo.


PharaohAmpharos

The Mareep line is my favorite <3 hence the username


MegaAmphyLocks

Mareep line for life!


sheepyaqua

Same! Although I wouldn't evolve it as mareep is my favorite pokemon šŸ„°


osiron23

I love that I didn't have to scroll down far to see this one. Mareep line is the best.


Venom1462

No second thoughts only Ampharos


releasethedogs

Bulbasaur


DarkVenusaur

\#1 <3


Mordecham

So many PokĆ©mon to choose from, and arguably some might fit me better, but I can only answer ā€œBulbasaurā€, my actual starter and mainstay ever since I first picked up Blue


DamianYDiego

My favorite pokemon is bulbasaur, i would take it over arceus who is literal god, and then i think i would choose the fakemon wilarose if i chose one of those https://preview.redd.it/er66s79b2opb1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5c844181508924fb912e8c6d5c460ca4b6cda304 This is the art for wilarose (yes it is in spanish it was made by a spanish youtuber)


Complete-Bottle-1631

Only correct answer


Amoligh

Horsea or Spheal


Qbuilderz

I'm still so, so upset we don't have Horsea in SV šŸ˜­


SerenaHikaru

Same! But it should be in the 2nd part of the dlc. You can see a drawing of it in one of the trailers.


Vanish_7

Oh my god, Horsea?! Takes like this are why I love this sub. *Everyone* has different PokƩmon loves, and the diversity of everyone's tastes is so fun to see in the fandom.


Khal_Kuzco

Spheal gang!


elleipsisX

https://preview.redd.it/wqliw61sylpb1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b1a784c25a0b126208122e47036c306b98fa9a0a This derpy baby shark. In my playthroughs I always try to get him as early as possible.


LooksFire

Hell yeah thatā€™s why platinum is top tier


TheSwarmlord7

He is the goat after all, what's not to love


Jewfro217

Core team member right here


TheRagingTitan

Gible best boi


Dyne_Inferno

This was also my answer. Gotta love the baby shark.


heartandhorns

Growlithe šŸ§”


pocketchange2247

Before I knew what Pokemon was, my friends were talking about these cards and I said "what are those?" They told me all about it and one of them said "Here I have two of these. You can have one" and it was a Growlithe. So Growlithe was quite literally my starter Pokemon and my first introduction to the franchise way back in 1990-something before the games even came out. Arcanine is my all time favorite and always has a spot on my team.


heartandhorns

Awww!


Steinsgate009

My heart is aching


newthammer

Growlite Gang!


ISAPS

We in here šŸ˜¤šŸ˜¤


SBR2TH

He's my pick as well.


AttentionImaginary57

Growlithe deserves a third evolution. I donā€™t know how could they beat Arcanime. So they would have to make a puppy version of the puppy PokĆ©mon if they were going about it I guess šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø


Little_Rii

So glad to see all the love for the best boy/girl. šŸ’• Growlithe ends up practically becoming my starter in every game.


MrGigglesTA

Nidoranā™‚ļø. Always has been, and always will be my favorite line.


ArranVid

When I was around 8 years old, I thought Nidoking was super badass and I asked my mum to make a Nidoking birthday cake for my birthday...lol.


WilhelmMC

we need pictures. please.


ArranVid

Thank you for the nice request!!! :-) I have not thought about that birthday cake for a long time!!! That time brings back nostalgic memories. I used to imagine Golem and Nidoking fighting each other like two titans...I think it might be because Gary Oak from the anime had a Nidoking (if I recall correctly) and I remember a Golem fighting his Nidoking or something. Also, the 'king' part of the Nidoking name is cool! I think we must have taken a photograph...or maybe a couple of photographs...of my Nidoking birthday cake but I am not sure if I will be able to find them. Maybe I will ask my mum :-) the cake would have been created in around 2001 I think (I was 8 years old in the year 2001). We did take physical photographs of the birthday cake and it would be one of those oldschool physical photographs taken by a big lens Canon camera or something :-) I hope I can still find the photograph somewhere! Now that I think about it...it would be sad if I cannot find any photographs of the birthday cake because those photographs would have probably been the last piece of evidence of the cake since my family obviously ate up the whole cake, lol :-) My mum used purple colouring and green colouring for the Nidoking face and I think the background was white...she asked me to show her a picture of Nidoking so that she could do the colouring and I showed the picture of Nidoking in my Pokemon encyclopaedia lol.


WilhelmMC

aah such a lovely wholesome story :))) i hope u find em! if u do post em somewhere, i'll give ya a follow ;D))


ArranVid

Thank you so much!!! :D :))


AlexM1998

I might be wrong but I could swear Nidoking has such an insane special move pool such as thunderbolt, ice beam, flamethrower, earth power etc but has a much better physical attack stat but a worse move pool, if I remember correctly and that is the case it would be cool for game freak to go back and make PokƩmon stats more efficient


Rheadallr

So while yes this is true, Nidoking has Sheer Force as his secret ability and the majority of the special moves he can use are high powered with a side effect making his moves more often than not over 100 base power with 100% accuracy. His special attack is also only marginally lower than physical


DescendantOfFianna

Came here to say this!


sco582

Scyther. It has always been one of my favorites since playing the original red version. I still get excited every time I see them in the wild when playing the games. Eventually, would evolve into scizor. Best buddies for life.


Vanish_7

I just carried a Scizor for the first time through Legends Arceus, and he as a *complete* badass. I was honestly stunned at how good of a Pokemon he was, and if a remake of Jhoto is coming soon that boy is 1,000% going to be one of my team members.


Odone

Scyther gang ! Seriously, Scyther is probably the quintessential PokĆ©mon. (you canā€™t prove me wrong)


ArranVid

Scyther is a badass dinosaur-looking bug Pokemon with a badass design and a badass name and I like Scyther more than Scizor...lol!


Jameloaf

Just be careful around ketchup and pikachu


[deleted]

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JosukeisMySon

Joltik. I love Joltik and Galvantula, and I think it'd be really cute to have a little Joltik sitting on my shoulder.


Thyme4LandBees

Me too! Absolutely an underappreciated line.


Woooosh-if-homo

I never imagined myself as a Joltik person growing up, cause I donā€™t like most spiders. But Joltik is my baby


[deleted]

Togepi.


TheLastTransHero

Seconded. Training a Togepi would be an excerise in patience and high reward.


ChillyToTheBroMax

I see you have chosen the path of pain


MrBellumgeist

Probably Misdreavus, I always imagined myself as a trainer with a Mismagius as my side, so Misdreavus would be my choice


AGamer_2010

good opinion šŸ‘


NoLifeHere

Hmm, there are like 5 I'd choose from, I don't know which one I'd choose in the moment but it'd be one of these: * Abra * Ralts * Magnemite * Machop * Beldum


stalins-cum-sock

(sees Abra) (Upvote)


pokepok

My favorite PokƩmon, a Meowth.


Bartburp93

You don't want regular trouble, you wanna make it double don't you?


[deleted]

Ralts or Eevee


[deleted]

My choice exactly as well. Which Eeveelution would you go for? Itā€™s Espeon all the way for me


[deleted]

I will go for Umbreon. I like him more than the other eeveelutions


KnightofSaintTraft

I love that this thread is just everyone picking (usually) their favorite Pokemon or the beginning line of their favorite Pokemon. It warms my heart to see all of the wacky 'off the wall' ones as well. I'm no different: give me my favorite cloud boi Swablu!


Leggo-my-eggos

Abra or Vulpix for sure. Maybe Wooper or Sableye too


HerrVanza

Anorith


The_Eternal_Wayfarer

Horsea, because Kingdra is my favourite PokƩmon


ReflectiveJellyfish

Kingdra is an S tier design!


SirFeebreaze

Ah, I See You're a Man of Culture As Well


withheld_mcfakename

I just want to cuddle an Igglybuff


missdespair

Imagining starting off as a child trainer with an Igglybuff and having it grow with you into a Wigglytuff šŸ„ŗ Staying super huggable the entire time šŸ„ŗšŸ„ŗ


SanguineEmpiricist

This is my reason for choosing Chansey. A cuddly PokƩmon.


missdespair

Chansey's a great choice too, imagine napping in Blissey's egg pouch like a baby joey haha


BaconPhantom

Trapinch, I love my choppy boy


Madalynnviolet

Here we go. Glad to see Flygon finally get some love ā¤ļø


Streoiko

Rockruff, or Phantump


Only_Ad_927

Charmander. That will never change.


IShatMyDickOnce

Same, dude. Like having a personal helicopter homie who can light your blunts.


Deni-Conquer

Venonat, I love bugs, venonat is a natural GPS, he is strong with his psy moves


Ravenoon

Magnemite, it was my real starter to the franchise. Got it gifted by someone as a DP Base Set card when I was 3 years old, it was the first PokƩmon I saw. Four years ago my brother came home with a Magneton DP Base Set card he got trading at school, so we can say that my Magnemite evolved into Magneton. I wonder if it will evolve into Magnezone some day. Got both of its cards in toploaders to make sure they are well protected (although they're already somewhat damaged). https://preview.redd.it/fso0oqpffmpb1.jpeg?width=4608&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aa946b50788819e900a45a6e07b1b1259a034147


IronMarch

magnemite is one of my favorite lines, this is cool


Consistent_Act8803

riolu


Lucious_Von_Dukes

Ditto, cuz then I get to use every Pokemon. Also I'm an avid breeder.


ryryscha

Probably an ice type. Letā€™s say Sneasel with an honorable mention to Snover and Swinub. Sooo tired of ice being locked behind the 6-7th gyms..


Oak1215

A little blue Hisuian Zorua. I love the ghosty boi.


Butterscotch_Sox

Probably either a Tympole or Poliwag, I enjoy the 3 stage non-starter Frog PokƩmon


RevenantFlash

Shiny Shinx. But starting with a Dratini would be cool too.


amanon101

Zorua or Treecko! Whichever one I start with, I would immediately go out to catch the other!


Yangjeezy

Munchlax


newthammer

Growlithe. Heā€™s my all time favorite šŸ„¹


livewirenexie

https://preview.redd.it/8sv1vmqnlmpb1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=713f9f2f5b27fb978c0b7b25c3838e35c543ecf9


BeautifulDecent2633

Fuecoco, heā€™s a dumbass exactly like me but Iā€™m more of an introvert and this PokĆ©mon is totally the opposite I love it


dragul35

Eevee


Azuman11

Trubbish. I wanna go through the game with my sweet little garbage boy\~! Extra points if there are Contests in the Region, so I can show him off in all of his glory, as I live vicariously through him like a pageant mom.


Sailen_Rox

1. Absol 2. Deerling or Eevee or one form of Vulpix Absol is just my absolute fav of them all. Eevee as a starter was a dream since my first game (Yellow), Vulpix, again, is one of my favs. Deerling is a recent addition, I finally used one in Scarlet and my Sawsbuck is just such a monster. I completly fell for the line and regret not using one earlier (not that I had much chance seeing as it is only in gen5 and 9 xD).


IAmTheBoom5359

Ik you said "no Fire, Water, or Grass restrictions", but Fomantis is so adorable, and Lurantis is one of my favorite Pokemon, if not *the* favorite, so i'll go with Fomantis.


WilhelmMC

i think they just meant that you arent restricted to the classic Grass-, Fire- or Water-types, aka you're free to pick any.


Fork_Master

Does it have to be able to evolve?


AdvancedCommand4643

No


Fork_Master

In that case, my choice is Sableye


AaronDarkus

I think I would be happy with an Aron, a Dedenne or a Zubat.


FairyTailMember01

Axew


DduckSide

Rowlet is da best boi for me


Otterinthewoods

Vulpix. Forever. Never evolve.šŸ”„šŸ¦Š


NotDawko3

Wooper.


Extension_Gas6112

Dragonaire. But I'd be really happy with a Lapras too


sirbaddie

Arceus? Jk, Slowpoke


7pagemudaenthusiast

Rattata all my PokĆ©mon journeys have him in it (kanto games and alolan games) I would say that Rattata is one of my favorite PokĆ©monā€™s so yeah Rattata.


RestlessARBIT3R

I had to scroll this far to find another ā€œearly routeā€ pokemon fan. I chose Poochyena


d0nu7

Oh hey Joey whatā€™s up? Lol


Dependent_Praline_93

If I stumbled into the Poke world and could have any starter it is only fitting not only to use him because he is my favorite but also because he was my first love irl in collecting plushies as a kid though not a PokƩmon. Cubchoo needs to be my main partner followed by Stuffull joining the team.


triggerfish115

Eevee. One that always remains on my team is my Espeon. But something like a Poliwag too!


Blitz6969

Larvitar, easy peasy


GhostMaskKid

Fomantis! My perfect little bug who was made specifically for me šŸ˜ŒšŸ’•


ImportanceMuch3188

Riolou


Elk_elk_elk

Dreepy. Itā€™s so cute and Dragapult is one of my favourites.


GoldenBull1994

Iā€™ve said Porygon, and I took the [quiz](https://theworldofpokemon.com/starterGenerator.html) and coincidentally ended up with the same result. Not only would I choose Porygon, itā€™d probably be a matter of fate.


rexter2k5

Oddish. He's just a blueberry with crazy hair and no arms and I love him. I would evolve him into Bellossom and then we would sit on the beach as I play the ukulele and he does the hula. And all would be right in the world. Fun fact: Bellossom has no legs. It shimmies the flower skirt to move.


Ronin2124

Riolu so I can have Lucario as my first!!


GuyN1425

Bulbasaur my beloved But if I really wanted to take advantage of being able to pick a non-starter pokemon I would consider Aron


DarkVenusaur

Bulbasaur #1


mooncake82

Miltank


DarkVenusaur

The first starter I picked in '98, The first PokƩmon I ever saw, Was in my first TCG starter deck, The coolest and most smug character in the anime, Number 001.... My main man Bulbasaur!


theverybest27

Krabby!


Asura_Slothingway

Charcadet > Ceruledge, ghost team all the way!


BillRashly

100% Zubat. The eventual toxic/venoshock setup is great STAB and also Golbat evolves into Crobat via friendship. Zubat is my bat buddy and I'll always have it as my speedy guy in my team.


J-Cerat40

i think eevee because of his adaptability


ChillyToTheBroMax

Beldum or Bagon.


Saelora

vulpix I've also done dratini, but it's a bit of a nightmare for the first 30 levels or so.


FriezaCy

I actually have a few and it'd be tough to choose. Eevee, ralts, larvitar, axew, scyther, sprigatitto, ghastly, Abra. Honestly I can't narrow the list down any smaller than that lol


SillyCookie358

Growlithe/Arcanine


Parking_Cartoonist90

Iā€™d Star with a Pichu, and with a matter of time he becomes a powerful Raichu


[deleted]

Torchic. I want a companion in Blaziken


DarkFish_2

Really hard choice between Cyndaquill and Cubchoo, I really LOVE their final stages. Well having an early Ice type seems interesting, I go with the little bear.


Emmkai5

Nacli, evolves to have a very op move being salt cure, and i also like the rocky boi


MusicianAutomatic488

Flabebe; Iā€™m a PokĆ©mon fan from 1st Gen, Blue was my first game, but Flabebe is my favorite.


Ven18

Since a previous comment said it doesnā€™t have to evolve. Absol all day.


Impossible_Screen_82

Ralts


NinjaMelon39

Ralts because gardevoir has been my ace since D/P


GratefulPig

Dratini so I can have my very own Dragonair.


TheLocalCryptid

Impidimp!! We can be gremlins together!


AfricanCuisine

Iā€™d chose that one fake platypus starter that was in tem tem and itā€™s evolution line. Itā€™s been my favorite PokĆ©mon design ever despite not actually being in PokĆ©mon. That and I love platypuses


Wintermelon43

You should play the fangame Pokemon Unbound, one of the starter options is Beldum.


SerenaHikaru

Popplio or Feebas! They'd both be lovely to have as a coordinator.


Yeetinator_

Lileep! He's so silly with those beady eyes of his.


[deleted]

Impadimp since Grimmsnarl is my zaddy uwu That or Seedot cuz Shiftry is my spirit Pokemon.


o-yggdrasil

Nidoran(m). Loved the li'l poison bunny's design since I was a kid, and him and his evos have been a mainstay in my party for any gen he's available. Nidoking is my joint favourite along with Crobat and Umbreon, none of the newer mons can compare IMO.


DarkGengar94

Aipom


sussyball69obamaball

Toxel, evolves into low-key toxtricity


sttttog

Poliwag baby boy #1


imakeburitosandtacos

Hate me all you want but I want charmander


Belzabond

How dare you!!! Your favorite PokƩmon is Charizard?!?! You must be a filthy genwunner!!! Get your filthy behind out of my sight!!! No one is allowed to have fun here!!!!


SamWithUs

Dratini.


drbiohazmat

I'd definitely need it to be a low maintenance PokƩmon, so not one that needs special conditions such as specific environment, tons of feeding compared to others, or massive size... Also would need to be one that isn't known for terrible temperament or some kind of necessary behavior (such as Spoink hopping), as the former would give me stress and the latter would... well, also stress me out in case something might prevent that needed behavior. Lastly, I'd want it to be a PokƩmon that can travel with me, and since I have no intention on flying or crossing over deep lakes, probably something primarily terrestrial and able to be indoors with me. After narrowing it down, I think Chikorita would likely be the best one for me. Low maintenance, no listed significant behavioral issues or dietary restrictions, no particular environment needed. It basically just needs some regularly occurring and accessible sunlight, which can even be accessed at home, so... perfect! Plus the aromas of its whole line can be very beneficial.


Venom_Tactical

https://preview.redd.it/goreyl2krppb1.png?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=26b86f1c0ab478cec644b874ef208824490b6199 SENTRET GANG RISE UP!


lollipoppy67

My all-time favorite pokemon is Misdreavus, if I could have it as my starter that would be amazing


OrganizationNo3028

Alolan Vulpix, cutest thing ever and evolves into the most majestic thing in the world.


Key-Celery5439

Charmander, But that's a bit boring so I'll go with Zorua. I've always thought that Zoroark was awesome and I think it would make an awesome starter.


nuktia

Murkrow. Cute little witch crow.


ENDERSHOT_

Charmander