Which one is the best starter?

[Foamy]

Blaziken is far and away the best, no contest. I actually feel kind of bad for using him, so I've had him in the box for the past two or three episodes.

I'm going to replay the game in its entirety once it's complete, and the one starter I won't consider for that playthrough is Torchic.
(...Well, at least not Speed Boost Torchic.)

[AngryMidget]

Hey , just to throw that out there, I dont think that you should pick simply what you like, if you are interested in a smooth run through the game.

If you consider the fact that there a 16 starters , the thought that some are better suited than others comes quite natural, especially, because not every type is equally represented in the game to make every starter equally useful.

I finished Episode 14 an hour ago , and I did so using a Todile (Later Feraligatr) , and it was a nightmare. Unless i missed something he only learned one water type move up to level 70 , excluding water gun, which is Aquatail.

His coverage is awful as he learns largely normal type moves. The only move that proved to be quite useful was Ice Fang and even that did jackshit against M3GG4 T3RR4's RAAAAAAAAWRCHOMP , despite Sheer Forde

If you dont want to be forced to use gimmicky tactics , that i find to be usually quite boring , you should use a starter with good base stats , a nice ability , typing and good coverage. Greninja and Blaziken have both proofed to provide just that .

Although for a lack of good TM'S, I would encorage you to pick Blaziken , since that cuts down the power of Greninja a lot .

Since you acces to a big variety of Pokemon types in the early stages of the game is quite limited, you should pick a starter that can deal with the early enemies quite well. Without having tried this , Blaziken should do well . Its fighting type and heavy dmg will help you later , too. I mean after all , there is a reason Speedboost Blaziken was banished to the Uber Tier after all . It just wrecks shit .

In general fire types seem to be superior in the early stages . And later there is enough to choose from to minimize their weaknesses.

Good Luck Mate

Greetings Midget

[HakuTaku]

Fennekin

[Ulrike M]

I ended up picking Torterra. My current team is

Torterra (Adamant/Shell Armor) level 45

Earthquake

Crunch

Leech Seed

Razor Leaf

Onix (Adamant/Rock Head) level 38

Sand Tomb

Rock Slide

Rock Tomb

Stealth Rock

Venomoth (Modest/Shield Dust) level 38

Psybeam

Supersonic

Sleep Powder

Signal Beam

Hariyama (Naughty/Sheer Force) level 40

Knock Off

Wake-up Slap

Vital Throw

Belly Drum

Vulpix (Docile/Drought) level 40

Extrasensory

Flamethrower

Confuse Ray

Will-O-Wisp

and I'm getting destroyed by Kiki. Need you help, people. Give me some advice.

[Vinny]

Hey , just to throw that out there, I dont think that you should pick simply what you like, if you are interested in a smooth run through the game.

If you consider the fact that there a 16 starters , the thought that some are better suited than others comes quite natural, especially, because not every type is equally represented in the game to make every starter equally useful.

I finished Episode 14 an hour ago , and I did so using a Todile (Later Feraligatr) , and it was a nightmare. Unless i missed something he only learned one water type move up to level 70 , excluding water gun, which is Aquatail.

His coverage is awful as he learns largely normal type moves. The only move that proved to be quite useful was Ice Fang and even that did jackshit against M3GG4 T3RR4's RAAAAAAAAWRCHOMP , despite Sheer Forde

If you dont want to be forced to use gimmicky tactics , that i find to be usually quite boring , you should use a starter with good base stats , a nice ability , typing and good coverage. Greninja and Blaziken have both proofed to provide just that .

Although for a lack of good TM'S, I would encorage you to pick Blaziken , since that cuts down the power of Greninja a lot .

Since you acces to a big variety of Pokemon types in the early stages of the game is quite limited, you should pick a starter that can deal with the early enemies quite well. Without having tried this , Blaziken should do well . Its fighting type and heavy dmg will help you later , too. I mean after all , there is a reason Speedboost Blaziken was banished to the Uber Tier after all . It just wrecks shit .

In general fire types seem to be superior in the early stages . And later there is enough to choose from to minimize their weaknesses.

Good Luck Mate

Greetings Midget

Well met Midget xD

Welcome to the Reborn place.

I can agree with what you said. But the thing is, if you pick the starter you like, you'll make it work regardless. And if it's not working, they you try harder.

My rule in Reborn runs is to always pick a starter that can't be obtained yet. It's why I went with Chimchar first, and then Turtwig.

I will agree that Torchic has something over the other starters though. But personally, i prefer Torterra's movepool.

Combusken can solo Julia. This might be contingent on her Electrode not using Explosion, though.

And spam Ember. Otherwise those aftermath's are going to kick your ass. But yeah, true enough.

I ended up picking Torterra. My current team is

Torterra (Adamant/Shell Armor) level 45

Earthquake

Crunch

Leech Seed

Razor Leaf

Onix (Adamant/Rock Head) level 38

Sand Tomb

Rock Slide

Rock Tomb

Stealth Rock

Venomoth (Modest/Shield Dust) level 38

Psybeam

Supersonic

Sleep Powder

Signal Beam

Hariyama (Naughty/Sheer Force) level 40

Knock Off

Wake-up Slap

Vital Throw

Belly Drum

Vulpix (Docile/Drought) level 40

Extrasensory

Flamethrower

Confuse Ray

Will-O-Wisp

and I'm getting destroyed by Kiki. Need you help, people. Give me some advice.

You might wanna start a new topic in the "Team Showcase" section so Etesian the pokemon master can help you. And to stay on topic here :]

[Blazeheat91]

Charmander dou evolves to charizard. ::riven::

[Ganolth]

I have a soft spot for Cyndaquil in my heart. So that is always my first choice for starters.