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[Gravijah]

i'm a simple man

water starters > grass starters > fire starters

 

[UltimateIke]

i'm a simple man

water starters > grass starters > fire starters

water > fire > Pikachu > grass

 

[Gravijah]

wow, sceptiles gen 5 sprite is way too skinny. bring back pudgy!

 

[Ezalc]

Duskull line >>>>>>>>>>>> Shittet.

This.

*Bad taste*

Now don't get me wrong, I picked Piplup in Diamond. But that was like picking shit among other shit. Piplup was just the shiniest of the three starters in gen IV.

 

[Gravijah]

This.




Now don't get me wrong, I picked Piplup in Diamond. But that was like picking shit among other shit. Piplup was just the shiniest of the three starters in gen IV.

omg

dude

empoleon? TORTERRA?!

 

[PS_GUY]

Thanks! That actually makes a lot of sense.

 

[Emitan]

Torterra is a fucking badass and I never pick Grass starters.

 

[Professor Beef]

Infernape - Swampert - Torterra

Best starters.

 

[Ezalc]

I liked Empoleon in the beginning, but the more progress I made through Diamond the less I liked him. Infernape was just some Blaziken clone to me at the time and Torterra is meh.

EDIT: I thought Prof. Beef was cool for having the name of the only cool guy in the Megaman anime. I was wrong.

 

[TacticalFox88]

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Switch Charizard and Empoleon and you have the post of the forever.

 

[Izayoi]

Water Starters > *

 

[Professor Beef]

I can't trust a starters list that has Meganium above Venusaur.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Gen 4 still has the best designed starters in the series. Something about their "flare" and their proportions is just really tight...

Gen 1 comes after with mostly well-designed starters, then Gens 2, 3, and 5 sort of float around with some good designs and some really weak ones.

 

[Electivirus]

I can't trust a starters list that has Meganium.

Fixed.

 

[Wiseblade]

I can't trust a starters list that has Meganium above Venusaur.

Venusaur is a horrible Pokémon. The first time I played Red I chose bulbasaur, but once it evolved into Venusaur and I saw that hideous backsprite I restarted, chose Squirtle and never looked back.

 

[Professor Beef]

Fixed.

 

[Ezalc]

Venusaur is a horrible Pokémon. The first time I played Red I chose bulbasaur, but once it evolved into Venusaur and I saw that hideous backsprite I restarted, chose Squirtle and never looked back.

Here's the thing though, nothing is worse than Meganium. It's just a fact. Even something as terrible as say Swampert, Meganium has that terrible something about it that makes it the worse starter. No matter what.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Who the heck would ever choose Bulbasaur in the first place...

 

[Emitan]

Who the heck would ever choose Bulbasaur in the first place...

One of my friends did. He always chooses Grass. WHYYYYYY

 

[Anth0ny]

Venusaur is a horrible Pokémon. The first time I played Red I chose bulbasaur, but once it evolved into Venusaur and I saw that hideous backsprite I restarted, chose Squirtle and never looked back.

aww come on it's cute

 

[UltimateIke]

Venusaur is a horrible Pokémon. The first time I played Red I chose bulbasaur, but once it evolved into Venusaur and I saw that hideous backsprite I restarted, chose Squirtle and never looked back.

What are you even looking at? No one can tell. I guess the flower is tilted and pointing forward.

 

[Professor Beef]

There's a lot of awful backsprites in Red/Blue, though. If that's all you got against Venusaur, then you need a better case.

 

[Anth0ny]

The problem with RBY back sprites is they're based on the Red and Green sprites. And those are just fantastic.

I think the worst has to be Charmeleon:

I still don't know what the fuck I'm looking at.

 

[Box of Bunnies]

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Don't really care enough about the rest to try and order them. Doesn't matter, they're all second class.

 

[Gravijah]

Top 5

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Don't really care enough about the rest to try and order them. Doesn't matter, they're all second class.

raichu is not a starter. pikachu is, but not raichu.

 

[Box of Bunnies]

raichu is not a starter. pikachu is, but not raichu.

He's enough of a pimp that the rules bend around him.

 

[TacticalFox88]

Thank Jeebus for remakes. The sprites in the old games are just...awful

 

[Gravijah]

Thank Jeebus for remakes. The sprites in the old games are just...awful

battle sprites aside (tastes and all that) the overworld sprites are just amazing.

 

[UltimateIke]

 

[Electivirus]

My eyes. D:

battle sprites aside (tastes and all that) the overworld sprites are just amazing.

You mean the same 5-6 sprites that got recycled over and over?

 

[Emitan]

My eyes. D:

Am I the only person who has no issues playing the original games? You guys are wusses.

 

[Electivirus]

Am I the only person who has no issues playing the original games? You guys are wusses.

Eh, the remakes blow the first two sets of games out of the water in every possible way. Tried playing Red a while back, and...no, I just couldn't. So gross.

 

[Gravijah]

meh, i love the battle sprites.

 

[Box of Bunnies]

Am I the only person who has no issues playing the original games? You guys are wusses.

I actually really like the original look. There's some derpy shit in there, but it generally conveys the "monster" part of Pokemon better.

 

[Emitan]

Eh, the remakes blow the first two sets of games out of the water in every possible way. Tried playing Red a while back, and...no, I just couldn't. So gross.

I can still play Silver no problem. Probably Blue version, too considering I replayed it a few years ago with no problems.

 

[EvilMario]

If they ever remake Red/Blue/Green again, it would be amazing if they offered a 'retro skin' for the game, to make the battle sprites appear as they did the originals.

The reason I can't replay the older games is the speed. It's too slow, even if you can get past the broken / wonky / terrible mechanics.

 

[Anth0ny]

Eh, the remakes blow the first two sets of games out of the water in every possible way. Tried playing Red a while back, and...no, I just couldn't. So gross.

You can't plug the remakes into a transfer pak and play them at Dodrio speeds.

originals>remakes by default

 

[spindashing]

I still don't know what the fuck I'm looking at.

Dildo glued to head.

i'm a simple man

water starters > grass starters > fire starters

This is backwards. Fire starters all the way. Well, except Torchic. I don't mess with Torchic.

 

[Gravijah]

rby don't ever need to be remade ever again. if you revisit kanto, it needs to be a sequel. which i would really enjoy.

 

[UltimateIke]

I don't actually think they look that bad. I wouldn't go back though. Not now.

 

[Firestorm]

There is a distinct charm about the design of the Pokemon in Red / Blue. I think someone did a graphic with all the new Pokemon in the same style as well?

 

[Anth0ny]

I don't actually think they look that bad. I wouldn't go back though. Not now.

dat mew

dat fucking charizard

 

[Professor Beef]

I always liked Charizard's back sprite because he looked like some sort of undead creature.

EDIT: WTF @ that Wigglytuff and Hitmonlee?

 

[Gravijah]

i miss the fat pikachu & raichu.

 

[udivision]

Top 5

If it wasn't for the "middle monster gets the shaft" rule, he'd be my avatar. But because of it, I'm only allowed to use Squirtle or Blastoise.

 

[Anth0ny]

I always liked Charizard's back sprite because he looked like some sort of undead creature.

EDIT: WTF @ that Wigglytuff and Hitmonlee?

He looks like the spawn of satan.

Makes up for Charmeleon. Best back sprite ever.

 

[Chet Rippo]

i miss the fat pikachu & raichu.

Raichu is still fat, and he don't care.

 

[Regulus Tera]

What are you even looking at? No one can tell. I guess the flower is tilted and pointing forward.

It looks like a green Mewtwo from a distance.

 

[Emitan]

Raichu is still fat, and he don't care.

More of him to love.