Darros Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 >:3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Derpy face! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBM Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 (edited) Rules (adapted from Fire Emblem RTUs) - Votes need some explanation regarding their gameplay performance to be counted. If somebody else said what you want to already, quote them explicitly. You can troll a bit, but no CATERPIE HAS STRING SHOT 10/10. +/- ≤1 point extra regarding personality/appearance is encouraged, but no more. If you exercise your bias privileges, please do so explicitly. - Votes are made out of 10. You cannot rate a pokemon above 10 or below 0. - The rating topic will be updated whenever I feel like it, but I will try to allow at least 24 hours for each topic. They will generally be updated at around 10 PM EST. - A pokemon being inferior relative to another pokemon does not explicitly reduce their rating. - We are rating ingame performance only, up until the Elite 4 is beaten the first time. - Evolution lines get condensed, so treat Bulbasaur/Ivysaur/Venasaur all as one pokemon. Okay, Bulbasaur. He's pretty good. Does great against the first two gyms, and he's still good against Surge, but starts falling off after that, not having a good matchup again until Giovanni. He's okay against Lorelei's water pokemon and Bruno's rock pokemon, but not so good against the remaining members. He's slow, but has useful status moves and is there all game like the other starters. 8.5/10 Edited June 14, 2012 by BigBangMeteor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKL Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Not the great caterpie. 0/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedoom Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 (edited) BBM, bulba is good against Giovanni. Gio has ground types, remember?(te nidos are different though) 8/10 Worst starter of the three, but its the best grass type you can get. It'll have trouble against gym leaders like Sabrina and Blaine, but I guess it gets points for trivializing misty and helping against Lorelei. Oh yeah, and availability. Ofc. Edited June 14, 2012 by Bluedoom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBM Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Ahh, I meant to say, not having a good matchup again until Giovanni. My mistake. Also, PKL, a bit more justification, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLovin Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 10/10 Starter with solid performance through the game Capable of soloing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 7.5/10 Soild starter, gets some nice matchups, but it's movepool is less than stellar. Grass/Normal coverage anyone? Yeahhhh not that great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemZem Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 (edited) 8.5/10. One of the best Grass types in the game. Only downside is that it has a lot of weaknesses. Edited June 14, 2012 by Folgore Orange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedoom Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Treecko>>>>>>Bulbasaur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBM Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Aaaand Bulba scores 8.25/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBM Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) Rules (adapted from Fire Emblem RTUs) - Votes need some explanation regarding their gameplay performance to be counted. If somebody else said what you want to already, quote them explicitly. You can troll a bit, but no CATERPIE HAS STRING SHOT 10/10. +/- ≤1 point extra regarding personality/appearance is encouraged, but no more. If you exercise your bias privileges, please do so explicitly. - Votes are made out of 10. You cannot rate a pokemon above 10 or below 0. - The rating topic will be updated whenever I feel like it, but I will try to allow at least 24 hours for each topic. They will generally be updated at around 10 PM EST. - A pokemon being inferior relative to another pokemon does not explicitly reduce their rating. - We are rating ingame performance only, up until the Elite 4 is beaten the first time. - Evolution lines get condensed, so treat Bulbasaur/Ivysaur/Venasaur all as one pokemon. Bulbasaur/Ivysaur/Venasaur: 8.25 Charmander. Poor guy doesn't do very well against the first two gyms. Metal Claw allows him to do slightly better than he could the first time around, but not by much. He gets raped by Misty, but then picks up and is okay/decent in the middle, but starts faltering again starting from Blaine. Kanto is just not a very kind region to Fire types. His stats are pretty good though, being both the strongest and fastest of all the starters, and again, he's there all game. 7.5/10 Edited June 22, 2012 by BigBangMeteor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Horace Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 charmander is totally the coolest because he evolves into CHARIZARD which is the coolest looking starter 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemZem Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) Ember helps a lot in the Viridian Forest, but the first two gyms won't help it. It's only strong point is the fourth gym and Lorelei, but hey, as BBM said, it' the strongest and fastest of the starters. It has a great moveset, too. 8/10. EDIT: If this ever continues, I call covering Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald. Edited June 15, 2012 by Folgore Orange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ema Skye Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) Useless until you get to Surge, then he's only decent. But you've got access to Geodude and Diglett, so it's not like he's making up for his problems. He rocks vs Eirika, and then is just average for Koga and Sabrina, while not being too hot vs Blaine. Giovanni is a mixed bag, as some of his Pokemon have Rock Blast which kills Charizard, although the he pretty much walls the Nidos and Dugtrio. Lorelei isn't too great since her team is almost all Water-types. Bruno is also a mixed bag, as three of his five Pokes have Rock-type moves. Agatha is like Sabrina 2.0, so neutral. Against Lance Charizard finds it hard to do any solid damage to his Pokes, since they all resist Fire. He is around for the whole game, and Ember-ing Viridian makes for easy EXP (which he'll need due to Mt. Moon's Geodudes and Misty shortly coming). Fly utility is the final stage is awesome for time saving. 5/10 (6 without bias) Edited June 15, 2012 by Lucina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLovin Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 9.5/10 Starter capable of almost soloing the game, only stopped by misty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 8/10 You'd be surprised at how much it can rip up Kanto. Gets to have fun against all the gym leaders excluding Misty, and is an offensive powerhouse anyway. It's movepool is kinda limited as well, like the Bulbasaur. Actually, most things have movepool problems. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titamon Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I can't imagine how Charmander would have trouble with Brock, because Onix and Geodude have horrible special defense and in Onix's case his HP is very low too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawman Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 7/10 Charmander and co. are pretty cool. Also they are strong. Also they aren't as bad against Brock as they used to be. Also most/all starters are pretty OP anyways. Also they are classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemZem Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) Rules (adapted from Fire Emblem RTUs) - Votes need some explanation regarding their gameplay performance to be counted. If somebody else said what you want to already, quote them explicitly. You can troll a bit, but no WURMPLE HAS STRING SHOT 10/10. +/- ≤1 point extra regarding personality/appearance is encouraged, but no more. If you exercise your bias privileges, please do so explicitly. - Votes are made out of 10. You cannot rate a pokemon above 10 or below 0. - The rating topic will be updated whenever I feel like it, but I will try to allow at least 24 hours for each topic. They will generally be updated at around 10 PM CST. - A pokemon being inferior relative to another pokemon does not explicitly reduce their rating. - We are rating ingame performance only, up until the Elite 4 is beaten the first time. - Evolution lines get condensed, so treat Treecko/Grovyle/Sceptile all as one pokemon. So, I asked BBM if I could handle the Gen III Pokemon, and he complied, so we're running this simultaneously. Treecko is awesome, 'nuff said. It destroys the first gym and doesn't really waver until the fourth gym and sixth gyms. Aside from those, and maybe Glacia (though a good portion of her Pokemon are part Water), Drake, and Steven in RubySapphire, it's pretty damn awesome. It's performance in Emerald is even better due to Wallace being the champion instead of Steven, so bonus. Leaf Blade will remain my favorite Pokemon move of all time. 9.5/10 EDIT: Changed to 9.5/10, since even if it isn't Emerald, moves like Earthquake exist. Edited June 15, 2012 by Folgore Orange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBM Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 To quote The Insane One, can solo the game, 10/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBM Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I can't imagine how Charmander would have trouble with Brock, because Onix and Geodude have horrible special defense and in Onix's case his HP is very low too Rock Tomb is a 2HKO. Better pray it misses, as it outdamages Potion, or Onix uses Bind or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrador Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) Comes early and stays strong; definitely a solid Pokemon. Sadly, it's lackluster in two of the most difficult battles (Brawly; under Bicycle Road!Rival). That said, it's still a gem, and it's even more valuable in Emerald. However, I'm going to have to dock it for only being around for one trilogy, effective though it is there. EDIT: In other news, I'm too dumb to read a thread title. 8/10 Edited June 15, 2012 by Shota Sigurd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBM Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Comes early and stays strong; definitely a solid Pokemon. Sadly, it's lackluster in two of the most difficult battles (Brawly; under Bicycle Road!Rival). That said, it's still a gem, and it's even more valuable in Emerald. However, I'm going to have to dock it for only being around for one trilogy, effective though it is there. 7/10 You know these ratings are ONLY for the Gen 3 games, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawman Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 8/10 Its fast and has good Sp. Atk. Does good throughout the game. But honestly I just don't really like it for some reason which is weird because in every other gen the grass starter is my favorite. So yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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