I almost always start with the fire type. The other types are usually encountered fairly early in the game, while the first fire-types are usually a lot later on.

I mean, in my game right now in HeartGold, my team consisted of Quilava (fire), Flaaffy (electric), Butterfree (bug/psychic), Bellsprout (grass), Wooper (water/ground), and Pidgey (normal/flying) before I even went to the first gym. That's right - I had ALL of the basic types covered right away, before I even got my first badge.

The fire-type is almost always the best choice to start with. You should usually wait to get the others later through trading, if possible.

When I get Pokemon Heart Gold (I am in the PAL region) I will choose Totodile. My team will always consist of either Grass or Water starters. I do not consider Chikorita as a flawed Pokemon, it is just that prefer Totodile. After several days of deciding, I would classify Totodile as my favourite starter Pokemon. I like all the starter Pokemon, but like some more than others.

Chikorita.

I simply adore Grass type Pokémon.

I'm still deciding between Totodile and Cyndaquil. I'm leaning towards Cyndaquil, but I get the nostalgia kicks from Totodile...ahh, the times I owned bitches with my 99 lvl Feraligtr.

Chikorita

I like grass and electric pokémon

Cyndaquil

I seem to always pick the fire Pokemon, except for when I bought Platinum last week and I picked the water one.

Chikorita

I loved Bayleef and Meganium in Silver (Chikorita's evolved forms)

My favorite starter were: Charmender, Totodile, Treecko, Pinlup.

I already have level 80 Meganium and Typhlosion on my pearl version. I had tob beat the mt battle n pokemon XD twice in order to get them. But obviously i will chose Totodile


I was wondering how late do you have access to other starters in hearthgold?

Chikorita - just because I chose one on Silver.

Chikorita.

I always went grass except in gen 3 where I went water. xD