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    Pokémon Red/Blue

    Game » consists of 14 releases. Released Feb 27, 1996

    Pokémon Red version and Blue version were the initial two releases in the Pokémon franchise. Red, a Pokémon trainer from Pallet Town who Ash Ketchum, the anime protagonist, was later based on, starts a journey to become a Pokémon Master and ultimately catch 'em all.

    Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle?

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    #1  Edited By AndrewGaspar

    I was a huge fan of Squirtle.

    Pokemon Blue + Squirtle FTW!!!!

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    #2  Edited By Shawn

    I pick Mewtwo

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    #3  Edited By AndrewGaspar
    Shawn said:
    "I pick Mewtwo"
    I remember using Gameshark and making the starter Pokemon Mew. That was epic. =P
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    #4  Edited By WallacetheGreat

    Squirtle, I choose you! :)

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    #5  Edited By SoulEdgeSlayer

    The first time, I picked Squirtle.  On my second play-through, I chose Charmander.  Third time?  I was playing Pokemon Yellow, so it was Pikachu. 

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    #6  Edited By AndrewGaspar
    SoulEdgeSlayer said:
    "The first time, I picked Squirtle.  On my second play-through, I chose Charmander.  Third time?  I was playing Pokemon Yellow, so it was Pikachu."
    I hated how you couldn't evolve Pikachu. Why the hell did they HAVE to keep true to the TV show? So dumb...
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    #7  Edited By SteepInKline

    Bulbasaur, duh!

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    #8  Edited By Shawn
    SoulEdgeSlayer said:
    "The first time, I picked Squirtle.  On my second play-through, I chose Charmander.  Third time?  I was playing Pokemon Yellow, so it was Pikachu. 
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    I hated having Pikachu forced on you like that. Hated that stupid rat following me everywhere.
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    #9  Edited By samcotts

    I remember never being able to choose, and whenever I chose one of them, a couple of hours later I would restart because I would have changed my mind. I think my longest playthrough was done with Squirtle, because I remember having a Blastoise. Ah the memories...

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    #10  Edited By Shocker

    Charmander all the way

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    #11  Edited By Carlos

    Charmander :D

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    #12  Edited By TimeWaffle

    Bulbasaur

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    #13  Edited By gersan93

    Charmander.

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    #14  Edited By ConkerAndBerri2

    Mudkip! But i'd choose squirtle..

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    #15  Edited By Leon31

    Charmander always!

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    #16  Edited By SoulEdgeSlayer

    I also remember helping a buddy of mine out when he first started playing Pokemon.  I had two cartridges at the time, my sister's Blue cartridge and my Red cartridge.  My sister had yet to play it at the time, so I used Blue and got Bulbasaur at the start, then played until I could trade, then I traded with my friend for a Weedle or something easily caught.  He had all 3 right of the bat.  XD

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    #17  Edited By AndrewGaspar
    SoulEdgeSlayer said:
    "I also remember helping a buddy of mine out when he first started playing Pokemon.  I had two cartridges at the time, my sister Blue cartridge and my Red cartridge.  My sister had yet to play it at the time, so I used Blue and got Bulbasaur at the start, then played until I could trade, then I traded with my friend for a Weedle or something easily caught.  He had all 3 right of the bat.  XD"
    Nice.
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    #18  Edited By Christopper

    Pissflaps

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    #19  Edited By Solid_SnakeXx

    Charmander is teh Best

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    #20  Edited By TheGTAvaccine

    Charmander. They all looked like piles of poo in retrospect. :P

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    I always liked Squirtle. =P

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    #22  Edited By lord_canti

    i chose charmander but i want to play it again with squertal lol

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    #23  Edited By HitNRun

    I was a Charmander man myself. My friends and I played the game at release, before the cartoon came out, so I don't feel too dirty admitting it.

    A good choice in retrospect. The first two bosses are near-impossible with Charmander, but after you manage to get past them, you run roughshod through the rest of game.

    Plus I mean, come on. You can either get a flower-lizard, a super-soaker turtle, or a giant fire-breathing dragon as your end-form.

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    #24  Edited By Subway

    Squirtle, water pokemons are always the best.

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    #25  Edited By Demyx

    When I played Ruby, I picked the fire one, the grass one was harder at the beginning.

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    #26  Edited By tariqari

    Bulbasaur because when he evolved, I eventually got him to level 126 and I owned like most people I played multiplayer with lol.

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    #28  Edited By thomas10soa

    squirtle coz he evolves to blastoise who ownes

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    #29  Edited By Jayge_

    SQUIRTLE

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    I would pick Charmander...Charizard is dah bomb

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    #31  Edited By webby

    Charmander

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    #32  Edited By HoldSteady828

    I am ashamed that I am writing the words, "Charmander is the Pokemon that I'd pick of the three." Furthermore, I guzzle shame buckets that I write this on the internet. That said:

    Charmander is the Pokemon that I'd pick of the three.

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    #33  Edited By Kramer

    CHARMANDER!!!!

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    #34  Edited By sdodd02

    Charmander.

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    #35  Edited By Discorsi

    Charmander is a sexy beast

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    #36  Edited By jakob187

    Squirtle because he's a mad pimp.

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    Vash_The_Stampede said:
    "I would pick Charmander...Charizard is dah bomb"
    He really isn't.  His additional Poke-type (Charizard adds Flying to Fire) increases the number of weaknesses he has--and he isn't all that powerful to begin with.  I think he's just popular because he's a damned dragon.

    Blastoise is definitely the best, statistically, of the three final evolutions.  Therefore, Squirtle for the win.
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    #38  Edited By jakob187
    Sir_Ragnarok said:
    "Vash_The_Stampede said:
    "I would pick Charmander...Charizard is dah bomb"
    He really isn't.  His additional Poke-type (Charizard adds Flying to Fire) increases the number of weaknesses he has--and he isn't all that powerful to begin with.  I think he's just popular because he's a damned dragon.

    Blastoise is definitely the best, statistically, of the three final evolutions.  Therefore, Squirtle for the win."
    Fuck evolutions.  Squirtle is the pimp.  All that upgrade shit means nothing to me.  I just think Squirtle is the cutest little shit in the world.  I want him as my pet!
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    #39  Edited By clarke0

    Squirtle. Because he's awesome.

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    #40  Edited By shadows_kill

    squrtile+char are both awesome

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    #41  Edited By Dr_Feelgood38
    HitNRun said:
    "I was a Charmander man myself. My friends and I played the game at release, before the cartoon came out, so I don't feel too dirty admitting it.

    A good choice in retrospect. The first two bosses are near-impossible with Charmander, but after you manage to get past them, you run roughshod through the rest of game.

    Plus I mean, come on. You can either get a flower-lizard, a super-soaker turtle, or a giant fire-breathing dragon as your end-form."
    This. Charmander was a pimp's Pokemon.
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    #42  Edited By TheGreatGuero

    I chose Squirtle the first time, and Charmander the second time.

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    #43  Edited By bwooduhs

    always charmander.

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    #44  Edited By weltal

    Charmander; fire.... fire cleanses all things big and small... yes, fire... so, pretty.

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    #45  Edited By NinjaSquirrel

    charmander

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    #46  Edited By thordain

    Bulbasaur is kickass. That guy has some attitude.

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    #47  Edited By Lunarbunny

    Charmander. Charmeleon may look like some sort of punk reject but FUCK YEAH CHARIZARD!

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    Bulbasaur! Kicks some serious pokemon ass!

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    #49  Edited By LiquidPrince

    Charmander easily.

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