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Which starter is the best?

Fennekin (Fire starter) 186 60.39%
 
Chespin (Grass Starter) 61 19.81%
 
Forakie (Water Starter) 57 18.51%
 
Total:304

The starters are much better than fifth generation, in my opinion. I'd like to know their types though. I'm getting tired of fire/fighting and fifth generation was the first generation that I didn't initially choose the fire type because it was just another fire/fighting.



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Kresnik said:
That new grass pokemon looks really derp. I'm enjoying the mozilla firefox though, reminds me of my favourite pokemon (Vulpix).

Well, I think this has decided what my Christmas 2013 present will be, in any case. It's been a long time since I last owned a Nintendo handheld, but I think the time is fast approaching again :)

Nice reference :D



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zarx said:
Is there any doubt really? It's pretty clear just looking at them what types they are, why would they go to the effort to make them look like the traditional triad if they weren't.

Fire starters are mostly orange not red, and an orange/yellow pokemon is not a huge departure in terms of colouration from the others. And is Chikorita meant to be an amphibian? I always thought they were meant to be reminiscent of herbivore dinosaurs. And saying frogs aren't asociated with water is a bit of a stretch, ask most people on the street where they think frogs live and they will probably say pond or something similar, and as you say even the land dwelling species go to water to spawn hence an association.

 

looks like a fox to me

Looks can be deceiving, regarding types. It's possible that they're meant to look like Fire/Water/Grass, but are, for instance, all Normal types. They do all look fairly "normal" as far as pokemon go - they look mostly like the animals they're based on, rather than being relatively fanciful. The fire type doesn't have fire coming off its body or otherwise look particularly fiery. The grass type doesn't even look like it's made of grass, just like it's wearing a grass-shaped hoodie. The water type looks like a blue frog. I'm not saying that they're not Fire/Water/Grass - that's the most likely case. But it's not yet confirmed.

As for Chikorita, I assume you're asking because I added "or amphibian". That was mostly just a catch to make sure that anyone who disagreed about one of them being a reptile (which is likely - that they're all reptiles, that is) doesn't get to complain. Mostly, Venusaur and Meganium are the ones that might not be 100% reptile, as they are a little more fanciful in design than the others. And yes, most fire starters are orange... with red. Orange and yellow, with no sign of flames, smoke, or other signs of fire, could just as easily be pure Psychic (think of the Abra line, yellow with some brown), for instance. And perhaps frogs are associated differently by region. In Australia, Green Tree Frogs are quite common. Cane Toads are even more common. Few really associate them with water - indeed, cane toads are usually found hiding from the rain - they live in burrows, and when it rains, their burrows get wet and they make their way out of them, often onto verandahs of houses and to other such dry locations.

And you seem to be calling Flareon a fox because it's red, has a dog-like face, and a fuzzy tail. This is somewhat of a stretch, in my opinion. Indeed, to me, it's closer to a hare than a fox (based on its ears, legs, the fluffy tail, and the relatively short face), although I stand by my decision to call it a dog.



KylieDog said:

On the other hand Nintendo releasing it worldwide at once seems suspicious, like the game will have a nasty sting they don't want people getting wind of before release. Nintendo never release worldwide at once.

I guess that's the pessimistic view on the world-wide release. Haha

By the way, there has been some recent progress in a 3DS hack, and unless Nintendo catches it early it'll be likely that it's hacked. Of course, for a hardcore pokemon fan competitive battles are quite easy to structure online and it's not a problem.



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Aielyn said:
zarx said:

Looks can be deceiving, regarding types. It's possible that they're meant to look like Fire/Water/Grass, but are, for instance, all Normal types. They do all look fairly "normal" as far as pokemon go - they look mostly like the animals they're based on, rather than being relatively fanciful. The fire type doesn't have fire coming off its body or otherwise look particularly fiery. The grass type doesn't even look like it's made of grass, just like it's wearing a grass-shaped hoodie. The water type looks like a blue frog. I'm not saying that they're not Fire/Water/Grass - that's the most likely case. But it's not yet confirmed.

As for Chikorita, I assume you're asking because I added "or amphibian". That was mostly just a catch to make sure that anyone who disagreed about one of them being a reptile (which is likely - that they're all reptiles, that is) doesn't get to complain. Mostly, Venusaur and Meganium are the ones that might not be 100% reptile, as they are a little more fanciful in design than the others. And yes, most fire starters are orange... with red. Orange and yellow, with no sign of flames, smoke, or other signs of fire, could just as easily be pure Psychic (think of the Abra line, yellow with some brown), for instance. And perhaps frogs are associated differently by region. In Australia, Green Tree Frogs are quite common. Cane Toads are even more common. Few really associate them with water - indeed, cane toads are usually found hiding from the rain - they live in burrows, and when it rains, their burrows get wet and they make their way out of them, often onto verandahs of houses and to other such dry locations.

And you seem to be calling Flareon a fox because it's red, has a dog-like face, and a fuzzy tail. This is somewhat of a stretch, in my opinion. Indeed, to me, it's closer to a hare than a fox (based on its ears, legs, the fluffy tail, and the relatively short face), although I stand by my decision to call it a dog.


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