what is the best pokemon to start with?

Added Apr 27 2008, ID #251189, by johnkrill

I would suggest Squirtle because if your opponent is using a fire, you have the upper hand, and if they use a grass, I would highly suggest that you teach him/her ice beam or blizzard. That way you have the upper hand on both starting pokemon.

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Added Apr 27 2008, ID #251231, by Mercenary Rubia

It depends on your personality.Bulbasaur is if you personality is that your mean sometimes and if your personality is that you are cute loveable andlike light pnk and light blue, your Squirtle.If you like to pull pranks and make people laugh Charmander is for you.

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Added Apr 27 2008, ID #251263, by jackens03

Go with squirtle because he is best to beat the first gym leader with so you can get better Pokemon and get past him. Bulbasaur has lots weakness, and charmander can be touch to get through the gyms with

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Added Apr 27 2008, ID #251289, by shadowfire1138

Personaly I would pick charmander because it is easy to train but hard to defeat and if you are worrying about the first gym leader go to the route that leads to victory road and catch yourself a manky then train it till it learns low kick, why you ask, because rock types are weak against fighting types. Good luck, and hope I helped.

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Added May 2 2008, ID #252259, by MASTERTHINKER

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yes i got charmander teach it metal claw to
beat brock catch a pikachu to beat misty
and your rivels pidgeotto and squrtle i love
charmander beat the game 3x with him

Added 2nd Jan 2012, ID #101899, by Guest

I would pick squirtle cause he is easy to train and really useful when you get to the pokeleauge and he doesnt hav lots of weaknesses

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Added Jul 11 2008, ID #268051, by sammy-joe

You Should Start with bulbasaur Because he can beat the first two gyms easier than the other starters and there is a glitch that you need Venasaur for

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i disagree because bulbasaur has alot of weakness

Added 2nd Mar 2012, ID #119840, by Guest

BULbasouar because if you just train him to level 90 you cant lose i tried and got to level 82 and up and beat the e4 and the master but he is too weak at 82 to beat your rival.but its your dicesion

Added 20th May 2012, ID #143903, by Guest

Pick Charmander. He is a little tough to train in the beggining however he learns a powerful steel type move early on which will help you get past brock. Even with Misty, all i had to use was scratch and got rid of her water pokemon easily. Charmander is standalone until you catch stonger pokemon later on to build up ur dream team. In the end though, a charizard will pretty much flat=out stomp anything that comes your way. Keep sticking with 1 pokemon until u need to use ur first HM, then you can catch ^^.

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Added Jul 28 2010, ID #344401, by Guest

i suggest u to start with charmander because even if its hard to raise it in the beginning it makes great combination when he becomes charlizard because if you teach charlizard flying type attacks it would make fire and flying and easily defeat your opponents

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Added Jul 30 2010, ID #344743, by Guest

I would prefer charmander because it's really strong and can learn strong, useful moves.

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Added Oct 3 2010, ID #359071, by Guest

I suggest u take charmander coz he is very strong and learns many good moves and as masterthinker told,...you can always catch a mankey to defeat the first gym leader,....charmander would help coz there are not much fire type pokemons in fire red!

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Added Oct 15 2010, ID #361088, by Guest

I Always used to pick Charmander,But i got sick of it.So now i use Squirtle,And the whole point of the game is too get an ultimate team to beat the poke league.So i suggest you get a squirtle,then catch a pikachu and a pidgy.And work with those 3.Then get a Eevee and evolve it into a Flareon.

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Added Nov 21 2010, ID #367980, by Guest

i use squirtle and i beat thre elite 47 times no fail an have all pokedex from trrading from my leaf green and trading from saphire and such

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what level was your squirtle

Added 13th Jul 2012, ID #163683, by Guest

what should i start with maybe bulbasaur if you pick squirtle you will have hard time with the second gym battle pick charmander hard with the two gyms at the start

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Bite with squirtle on second gym

Added 13th Dec 2012, ID #220637, by Guest

Your choice depends on how much you would like to train your Pokemon. Bulbasaur is easy to train like most grass-type Pokemon, meaning if you pick Bulbasaur your rival will pick Charmander (he always pick the one that's your Pokemon's weakness) and Charmander when gets higher levels is stronger then the other two. Squirtle is a little harder to train then Bulbasaur but can learn Swim & Dive but Charmander can learn Cut & Fly which you learn in the beginning of the game, and so personally I would pick Charmander because his strength and HM's are better to suit me. But just a tip, never make all your Pokemon one type of Pokemon, have variety!

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Added Jun 30 2011, ID #417414, by Guest

I pick Squirlte
A: It has few weaknesses
B:It's good against the first gym (Pick Up A Pikachu)
C:It can pick up ice beam/blizzard to beat bulbasaur
D:it's FREAKIN' AWESOME

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Added Jul 7 2011, ID #419582, by Guest

I would suggest getting a squirtle. Like in previous quotes. He can learn Ice Beam which will tear apart grass types. Spoiler:

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You can also pick up a Pidgey to add extra fire power against grass pokemon. I suggest a team with Squirtle, Pidgey, Pikachu, Magikarp, Growlithe, and maybe Mankey. Get them all fully evolved and you should be KICK A**.

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Added Jul 13 2011, ID #421402, by Guest

In my opinion charmander is the best choice for starters if you train him and teach him steel claw before you get to the first gym you atomatically win because steel beats rock he can also take on misty if you train him and only him (don't catch other Pokemon) and make him evolve into charzard which means skipping the second gym and battling every trainer you see. The after you use him to beat misty and lt serge get a dratini at the game corner at the next town and evolve him into dragonight. This will help alot cause dragonight can learn fire water electric dragon ice and flying attacks which will make you destroy every one. I used these only Pokemon to beat the elite four but needed to catch Pokemon to teach hms

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Added Aug 11 2011, ID #431301, by Guest

I would chosse a squrtile because he learns ice beam and hydro cannon and hydro pump and because water is the best type

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Added Aug 16 2011, ID #432886, by Guest

I'd definitely go with Charmander. Viridian Forest can be a great place to level up once you have Ember and since Charmander learns Metal Claw at level 13, getting through the first gym shouldn't be a problem at all. The only really challenge with a Charmander is Misty, but by this point most people have already caught a Pikachu or an Oddish, both of which go to town on her Water Pokemon.

In addition to all this, Charizard (Charmander's final evolution) has the highest Attack, Special Attack, and Speed stats of the three starters. It also learns both Flying and Dragon type moves, making it a desirable member to have when facing Bruno or Lance.

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Added Aug 22 2011, ID #434715, by Guest

I got a charmander and I only used him on the entire game after elite 4 I got a ditto and l breeded 2 charmander and now I have 3 lvl100 charizards

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Added Aug 28 2011, ID #436610, by Guest

Bulbasaur is the best Pokemon for a person new to the game as beating the first few gym leaders and places you can go will be easier than with any other starter pokemon. It will have more trouble with Pokemon later in the game when you have had a chance to learn the game and train new pokemon.

Squirtle I don't really see too much of a point too. Its basically between bulbasaur and charmander. In the middle - somthing that does not make it the easiest to work with. I don't reccomend it.

Charmander - Your going to have trouble the first few gyms and some of the places you go. But it is a powerful Pokemon when you learn how to use it. It takes effort and is more difficaly to raise for a new player. I don't reccomend it for new people to Pokemon but for players that know how to play the game - this is the Pokemon for you!

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Added Sep 2 2011, ID #438020, by red 12 12

Hey all of those are good pokemon

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Added Oct 2 2011, ID #444598, by Guest

Actully I would say bulbasaur cause he could get you though the first to gyms easiy

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Added Oct 7 2011, ID #445745, by Guest

I say sqietle because it learns good moves overall. Charmanader gets good as a charizard. Bulbasaur doesnt learn powerful moves while leveling up except solarbeam and razorleaf

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Added Nov 1 2011, ID #452522, by Guest

Bulbasuar just isnt good and niether is squrtil!chamander is good.my team ispideotto,mankey,charmander,shiny ekans,paras,and raichu.chamander is a big help!

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Added Nov 27 2011, ID #459452, by Guest

Choose whichever because you can catch the others as wild Pokemon
I just started fire red with a charmander and caught a bulbasaur and squirtel in the grass between pallet town and vermillian city

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it is impossible

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cheater

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Hack much?

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HACKER

Added 9th Sep 2012, ID #184830, by Guest

Ok pick anyone just catch other Pokemon to back it up I piked charmander and this is my team with not even 2 days play time lv.48 charizard,lv.36vaporeon,lv.30snorlax, lv31 nidoqueen, lv.50 zapdos, and my meowth in training
Because it knows pay day and I have a total of 53 Pokemon to choose from. So ya pick anyone I've had all of em and beat the game pick your fav.

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Added Jan 2 2012, ID #469332, by Guest

I would choose Charmander. He is the harder one to train but Charizard is the most powerful starter evolution of all of the starters(Maybe Typhlosion Infernape or Blaziken are tied). But if you have just started to play the game,I would probably go with Bulbasaur. Or if you want it to be in the middle with power and... Um, easability, I would go with Squirtle. If you are asking who to choose, it matters on your level. If you are asking who is the most powerful, Charmander. If you want a little bit of both... Squirtle.

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Added Feb 2 2012, ID #478809, by Guest

Charmander IS FRIKIN AWESONE my teams is Lv 65 gyados
Lv 78 charizard Lv 66 Primeape Lv 54 zapdos Lv 63 Nidoking AND I HAVE LOST 0 TIMES!!!!!!

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Added Feb 25 2012, ID #485709, by Guest

It doesn't rlly mttr wich you start with because you catch other Pokemon of different types with different attacks train them all well and it'll be easy

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Added Mar 14 2012, ID #489751, by Guest

There are times where type advantage isn't everything,if you really want a very strong team with your first Pokemon then I strongly suggest either charmander or bulbasaur for one reason, "your Pokemon combinations will become god" if you use your tm's wisely.As for squirtle,to tell you the truth I think of squirtle like it's a water snorlax,it's just another tank,nothin more than a bruiser,in my opinion that's all he every is....

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Added Apr 9 2012, ID #496879, by CrimsonRenegade

Bulbasouar because if you train him and only him he will become very very strong and get him to level 90 because I got him to level 82 and I beat the e4 and the master but I could not beat my rival he faints and he is the only one that stands a chance.

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Added May 20 2012, ID #508607, by Guest

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he is right.

Added 20th May 2012, ID #143906, by Guest

Me...SQUIRTLE!!! It learns powerhouse attacks and almost NEVER lets you down! GO SQUIRTLE!!!

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Added May 29 2012, ID #511211, by Guest

It really is your own choise but for me squirtal is the best.his only 2 weaknesses are grass & thunder for that you can teach him ice beam & earthquake good luck

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Added Jun 13 2012, ID #515118, by galez

Start a game,pick any Pokemon,play until you reach teachy tv,watch the matchup(something like that) thing,the you will know,witch one to use!
But,anyway,I prefer you bulbasaur as it's easy to beat first 2 gym leaders with him,and he's easiest

To train

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Added Jun 18 2012, ID #516525, by pokemon122321

Charmander because he forces you to learn the games mechanics more. Sure, he's tougher to train. You'll make up for it by catching Pokemon to compensate where Charmander fails. Plus the reward of Charizard being a wrecking crew on it's own is reason enough.

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Added Jun 21 2012, ID #517235, by Guest

If you ask me the best is Charmander . It is hardest to raise and anyways it is also dragon type when it evolves into a charzard . Hope I helped

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Added Aug 9 2012, ID #530500, by Guest

I would get squirtle becaue it is a boss and learns ice type moves. You can get a growlithe and arcanine witch is a boss fire type and executor witch is a good grass.

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Added Aug 19 2012, ID #533508, by Guest

All the Pokemon are good. I always choose either Charmander or Squirtle. On the box of the game it said: Blast away opponents with Hydro Pump! Go! Blastoise! Something like that.

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Added Sep 5 2012, ID #537028, by TheDarknessPendant

I would Say Do Any One You Like the most I mean I like fire and thats the one I always use I named my Charmeleon ( evoles from charmander) Idk I love fire Pokemon

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my name is Fire Rulez

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Added 2nd Nov 2012, ID #204393, by Thekidster

my name is Fire Rulez

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Added 2nd Nov 2012, ID #204394, by Thekidster

I recommend squirtle because it has the upperhand with fire types and you can teach it ice beam and also have the upperhand with it's weakness grass types...

I would also choose charizard because it is hard to defeat and learns attacks that no other fire types would normally learn like dragon claw, Dragonbreeath,etc...

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Added Nov 5 2012, ID #549147, by Azrav1076

Just Charmander. A lot stronger than the others and you can defeat the second gym easily by teaching him ''Mega Kick'' on the way to the town. So Charmander rules!

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Added Nov 5 2012, ID #549291, by Guest

You could pick charmander. I recommend him, but you will need pikachu (catch him in viridian forest or power plant) to beat Misty. It will be hard facing the E4 But don't worry. YOU HAVE PIKACHU AND YOU WILL ALSO NEED A DRATINI AND A PSYCHIC TYPE! Good luck!!

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Added Dec 16 2012, ID #557481, by Guest

Hahaha, it depends. STATISTICALLY is Charizard the best choice. Then Blastoise and last Venusaur. However, if you want a balanced team I personally recommend using a fire, water and grass/electric type. There are TONS of good water Pokemon like Gyarados or Lapras, also a good amount of AMAZING Fire Pokemon like Arcanine and Moltres. But few good grass/electric pokemon. Zapdos and Exeggutor are your best bet. So, what I'm trying to say here, is if you'd choose Venusaur as your starter you still have access to both water and fire Pokemon and you don't have to worry about a grass or electric pokemon. So that's why I usually recommend Bulbasaur as your starter.

Also because after you have completed the game you have the chance to catch Entei! :3 If you chose Squirtle, Raikou. And If you chose Charmander, Suicune.

My favorite Pokemon is Arcanine, and since having two fire types is a bit otiose I almost never choose Charmander as my starter.

They are all three good additions to your team and you won't regret choosing any of them ^^

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Added Apr 9 2013, ID #581960, by Guest

Pick who you want it shouldnt matter what everyone else says... Its your choice

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