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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:03PM yoshieee said

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The middle one is cute!
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Posted: May 12th 2010 4:55PM Cammie Dunaway Nintendo of Ameri said

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You're joking, amirite? Amirite?
Seriously, they are all equally hideous. Even I must admit that despite being a huge fan of the series.
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Posted: May 12th 2010 5:10PM GiantGamer said

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It looks like pi-chan/ Rioga from Rahnma 1/2
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Posted: May 12th 2010 6:53PM skyblaze said

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You know what would've been SUCH a better fire starter?

A lion with a freakin' mane of fire

AKA Nuts from Hitman Reborn

http://i33.tinypic.com/1zgt3i9.jpg
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Posted: May 12th 2010 9:15PM Marco le Polo said

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Me: "I'm kinda liking the one on the left."

Friend afk: "Which one was that?"

Me: "You know the one that looks like a sad clown snowman who went to a party only to wake up to find a penis drawn on it's chest."

Friend afk: "Oh you mean the one that looks like a sad clown snowman who went to a party only to wake up to find a penis drawn on it's chest."

Me: "Yea, that's the one I'm talking about."
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Posted: May 12th 2010 10:21PM SomePerson said

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Lol, the Poke Gals get skimpier every generation.
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Posted: May 13th 2010 12:19AM ArthurSA said

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Sad Clown, Bunny Pig, and Green Weasel.
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Posted: May 13th 2010 5:39AM bm111 said

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"...only to wake up to find a penis drawn on it's chest."


Oh god, can't unsee. :(
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Posted: May 13th 2010 9:05AM Havok said

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I miss my charmander.
:(
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Posted: May 13th 2010 10:58AM Rooshma said

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@skyblaze
Though that might be sweet, it might also be a bit reminiscent of Flareon...
http://www.crystal-islands.com/tcg/jungle/3.jpg
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Posted: May 27th 2010 12:30PM (Unverified) said

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I think the grass starter looks sick! and I think they made him the coolest because in the previous versions, the water and fire type Pokes were so much cooler than the grass. this was a smart move. it encourages us to use grass starter Pokemon! I mean, honestly, who'd take Magenium over a Feraligatr or Typhlosion?
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Posted: Jul 17th 2010 9:48AM dusty raby said

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@SomePerson yeah their like pokewhores
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Posted: Jul 29th 2010 6:33PM zuma23 said

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@(Unverified) mostly i always have fire pokemon but this time i want the grass one i mean the water one is pretty much a duplication of piplup and the fire one is a pig i mean who whants a pig as a starter plus the name is pokabu you watch the fire one is a girls starter.
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:03PM Spike Spiegel Humble Bounty Hun said

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Can't wait for another release! The Gold and Silver remakes are so great.
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Posted: May 12th 2010 4:31PM baby sea tuna said

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Seriously. Never in a million years would I have thought that I'd sink over 125 hours into a Pokemon game...and I'm not even 3/4 of the way through. Yikes.

Can't sleep...gotta catch em all!
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Posted: May 12th 2010 5:54PM F1 Basu Gasu Bakuhatsu said

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BTW, what was your Starter, your gender, and the name you used?

Mine was Cyndaquil, Female, Ayuma.
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Posted: May 12th 2010 7:08PM (Unverified) said

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@F1 - is N/S/S the new A/S/L? :P
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Posted: May 12th 2010 11:54PM F1 Basu Gasu Bakuhatsu said

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UWAH!? So that's where the message ended up at. Must of not been looking when I started it...
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:04PM MGTrey said

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These starters look uninspired. I really hope the evolutions are better looking.

"Bunnypigmon, I choose you!"
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:07PM BlackedOut said

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Ill counter that with my Pandabeavermon!

Super-Effective!
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:12PM TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 said

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All Pokemon have been uninspired since the third generation...
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:29PM MGTrey said

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Third gen was okay. I loved me some Mudkip and his evolutions, horribly overused meme aside. Fourth gen really made me go "what?" but I liked two out of the three starter evolution lines as opposed to only one from the third gen. The second gen was the only one where I liked all three, or would even consider picking the grass type.

First gen: Charmander always. Bulbasaur and Squirtle were awesome, though. My favorite version was Yellow though, so I'd always have Pikachu.

Second gen: I'd pick any of them, but Cyndaquil was my preference.

Third gen: Mudkip or bust. I hated Treecko and Torchic didn't do anything for me.

Fourth gen: Chimchar, 'cause Infernape is quite beasty in the meta. I didn't ever bother with the grass type, though.

All in all, there's something I liked about them all. But overall, yeah, first gen was the best.
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:48PM MGTrey said

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@WINterfang: Seel is obvious, Tauros is only a natural name to have for a bull Poke, and you can never talk down the great Ditto. Grimer and Muk are just kind of there.

However!, it took me the longest to realize the genius behind Arbok and Ekans.
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:52PM doreo said

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Ending your pokemon name with a mon? WHAT IS THIS??? DIGIMON????
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:55PM MGTrey said

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I thought Porkrabbitbandit was pushing it.
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Posted: May 12th 2010 4:07PM Cypher FDP said

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I think the water starter is adorable, but it REALLY makes you think what made them come up with it...

"Let's see... What are water-related things?"

"Seashells!"

"Yes, yes.. What about otters?"

"Oh! That's good! I think snowmen are Water-related!"

"Perfect! We only need one more..."

"CLOWNS!"

"..." "..." "..."

"...Pensuke... You get a promotion."

"YAY!"
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Posted: May 12th 2010 4:30PM squallgengar said

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@Traceur

You apologize to Piplup right now!
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Posted: May 12th 2010 6:06PM Sly C said

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4th gen had some sweet ass pokemon. the legendaries were kinda... overkill... but still. lucario, toxicroak, garchomp, empoleon, gallade, porygon-z, cranidos, weavile, magnezone, dusknoir, electivire, magmortar, rhyperior, yanmega, gliscor, roserade, drifblim, mismagius, honchkrow, spiritomb, bronzong, togekiss...
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Posted: May 12th 2010 6:48PM Freddie Mercury said

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ManBearPig, use Earthquake!
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Posted: May 13th 2010 1:16AM CA said

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@Trey: You just blew my mind with that Arbok/Ekans comment. Whoa...
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:04PM JoshMilewski said

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Huh?
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:05PM vmenge said

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Really... as much as I love Pokémon, we have what? Almost 500 critters?
I'd rather they spend their time creating a MMORPG than more crappy species :(
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:06PM vmenge said

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spent* then*
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:19PM Mr Khan said

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They're not going to do it, not while Iwata is at the helm of Nintendo and while Game Freak is in charge of development period, but if you removed Nintendo and Game Freak, would it be Pokemon?
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Posted: May 12th 2010 6:02PM Balthier said

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um, than was right.
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Posted: May 14th 2010 9:46PM (Unverified) said

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@Victor

There ARE already well over 500 pokemon before this next gen. 493 recorded in most guides, plus some hidden ones, then, if you want to, count all the Unowns as well as all the forms of Deoxys among the other pokemon that have different forms like a recent water-mud type that is either green or pink, not depending on gender, but location... =\
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:05PM s ls said

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BURN THEM!

seriously they look awful.
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:10PM Cypher FDP said

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I direct you to the adorable Otter and smug Snake.

The Pig sucks.
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:19PM Drake Lake said

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Adorable otter?! CLOWN OTTER is adorable? But not bandit mask wrestler pig?
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:51PM AnderFREAK said

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No way, I loves me some pig/bunny. The water one is going to take some getting used to though...
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Posted: May 12th 2010 5:44PM Foetoid said

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Come on WINterfang, it's obviously going to evolve into Spider-Pig
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Posted: May 13th 2010 8:11AM (Unverified) said

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I second this. Worst set of starters EVER. At least the other threesomes seemed cohesive and you could find at least one that you liked. There's just absolutely nothing "ooo ahhh" about these.
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:05PM Ozzy said

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They're nothing compared to cyndaquil!
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Posted: May 12th 2010 7:07PM mmxzer0 said

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Compared to a generic monster blob with fire coming out of it that grows into a bigger version of that? Right :P
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:05PM Dark Archon PSN Archonik XBL Dar said

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Oh my god. Will they never learn? They look worse and worse every other generation. HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?

http://www.halolz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/halolz-dot-com-pokemon-starterpokemoncomic.gif

This image pretty much sums it all up.
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:07PM Dark Archon PSN Archonik XBL Dar said

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Also, the female trainer is kinda hot. I'll just wait 10 years for a remake - she should be like 20yo by then.
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:14PM Dark Archon PSN Archonik XBL Dar said

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Well, I guess. The first version of most Pokemon, including Pikachu was horrible before redesign as well..

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Spr_1b_025.png
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http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Spr_1y_025.png

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Posted: May 12th 2010 5:02PM Cammie Dunaway Nintendo of Ameri said

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@Archon
She would be pretty hot if she wouldn't be a character in a Pokemon game. Man, you should desperately look for a woman if that video girl turns you on. Seriously. Believe it or not: the real girls are way better than that one.
On a side note, where did you get your avatar?
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:05PM Cheesus Crust said

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These starters look horrible. I'll still be picking this up Day 1, since the series is getting better and better, but can't help but think that these look like shit.
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Posted: May 12th 2010 3:08PM Cypher FDP said

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Whine whine whine, bitch, moan, complain!

POKEMON STOPPED BEING GOOD SINCE GEN 1!











... But I'll buy it anyway....
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