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    Pokémon Sword/Shield

    Game » consists of 10 releases. Released Nov 15, 2019

    Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield is a RPG game for the Nintendo Switch which is set in the Galar region.

    Who will you be picking as your starter?

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    Poll Who will you be picking as your starter? (140 votes)

    Grookey 41%
    Scorbunny 29%
    Sobble 30%
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    I picked Sobble because he needs to be protected at all costs

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    Grookey for me. Scorbunny looked really sad when it was the pokemon left after me/rival.

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    Sobble gang checking in, no football hooligans in my party.

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    I usually go for the water/grass reptile/amphibians, but Scorbunny stands out the most to me.

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    Sobble. Gotta go water and protect my depressed child.

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    Sobble forever. Got me a big Sobble plushie from the Pokemon Center in Yokohama Friday, proudly representing my sad child

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    Sobble here. It worked out because I felt like Scorbunny fit Hop best, and Leon looks like a guy who would have Grookey's final form as a pokemon as well.

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    I restarted the game 14 times to get a timid Sobble, got to get my speed on in battles.

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    I was going to pick Sobble before I looked up it's third form. Went with Grookey instead, didn't really like any of their third forms really. The only other time I didn't pick a water starter was Gold and I picked Chikorita.

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    Team Drum Munkey. I've always picked grass except for one water (Totodile). Sobble and its evos are strange and Scorbunny is bad in name and design at each stage.

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    scorbunny because he's the only WINNER in that gang of losers.

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    Grooky seemed the most mellow compared to the hothead and sadsack.

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    Scorbunny is the only logical choice.

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    #14  Edited By Rejizzle

    Sobble speaks to me on a personal level.

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    My wife went Sobble and my friend went Grookey, so I hesitantly went for scorbunny just to have a different experience. He's grown on me so much. I love the lil guy.

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    I always choose the grass-type starter, but I don't think anything/one can top Rowlett (he had...a GODDAMN BOWTIE), so this time I went opposite and chose "Fire."

    I named him Max and I love him.

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    I picked Grookey and named him Samba and he is my son.

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    I had planned to go with Sobble prior to release, but ended up picking Grookey at the last minute. His second evolution has grown on me. I keep telling myself not to look up any other evolutions.

    I haven't played a Pokemon game since Blue, so every single one of these little dudes is brand new to me.

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    #19  Edited By noobsauce

    All about Grookey. Back that funky monkey!

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    Man I wanted to be surprised by the evolutions and didn't look any up. Now I wish I did because the water dude and the fire bunny look like trash and I have regret!

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