>>32323460I pretty much go into Pokemon games with the mentality of "I'm about to go on an adventure where I'm fighting monsters. Which of these would help me best do that?" Choosing a starter is typically pretty easy from there.
Gen 2, for example, I feel like my first line defense being a bipedal crocodile is safer than a pear that shoots leaves.
Or a fire-breaking, dinosaurian lizard would be better for combat than a turtle that blows bubbles.
So that's the approach is usually take, and I leave stupid shit like "b-but muh barafags" out of it.
