I would have thought that the Water-type would have run away with this one. It's (generally) easily the most common one to see, yet Fire-type has a vast lead.
I, myself, ALWAYS go Fire when I start a new generation game (Charmander in Red, Cyndaquil in Gold, Torchic in Ruby), so I'm a little disappointed to see that I'm in the majority.
I always expected it to be:
1. Water
2. Fire
3. Grass
What type do you guys choose?
---
"A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing." - George Lucas
I also always choose fire. But then, I haven't played since Sapphire.
---
CSBE FTW!
DarthMarth - Better than a bowl of Cheerios.
I played only Red (for which I chose Bulbasaur) and Silver (for which I chose Totodile).
It surprises me that none of the newer games use a different type triangle for the starters, like Electric, Ground, and Flying.
---
"Monads are easy. Think of them as burritos."
I'm a fire guy myself. Aside from thinking Charmander was (is) awesome, I guess I liked the challenge of not having a water or grass type for the first two gyms in Red and Blue.
---
Ocarinakid
Well, none of the other triangles have exactly the same type of dynamic. Electric Ground Flying doesn't work because it has 2-immunities and 1 resistance, plus Flying isn't super-effective against Ground.
The only other triangle I can think of off-hand that is as balanced is Fighting/Flying/Rock, but giving your rival a Rock type Pokémon at the beginning of the game ensures you won't beat him in that early battle.
I usually choose the Water type (though I didn't this time).
---
"To truly live, one must first be born." ~ Evan [aX]
Paper Mario Social: The Safe Haven of GameFAQs. (Board 2000083)
While I shared Pooty's assumption, as I noted in the other topic, I have been burned too many times by the abundance of water types and the paucity of fire (n=1) that should I play such a pocket monster game again, rest assured I will not be starting with a water.
---
Willis, it seems like every other time you post, I need to look up a word that's in the OED or Urban Dictionary but not both.
-Mimir
I went with fire for the first 3 (Charmander, Cyndaquill, and Torchic), but went with grass for the last one (Uhh...the turtle one... No clue what his name is), and whenever I do get the new ones, I've heard the grass type is a bada**, so yeah =P
I expected it to be 1. Fire 2. Water and 3. Grass
---
Well, there is a new accent of n00b language. It's called: Vet LUEser goes Foreign!-MegaSpy22
Those must be the pants of the gods!-Digitalpython