>>50062798>>50062798case by case basis, and often because of utility
RBY: I picked Charmander because the guide said it was "hard mode", I eveilved it
GS: Chikorita because it was cute. I evolved it but regretted it
RS: Torchic because I liked the first and last stages
DP: Chimchar because my brother wanted Turtwig
BW: I don't even remember who I picked. It might have been the pig because I vaguely remember having Emboar, but it was most likely Snivy. I don't really remember much about BW because I was too fixated on Hilda's pre-battle sprites.
XY: picked Braixen I actually picked Froakie because I didn't want people thinking I was a furry. Got Fennekin later through other means.[/spoiler:lit]
SM: Popplio because of Primarina
SwSh: Chose Sobble and never evolved him because he was the only good one. All the other starters and their evolutions were trash. Actually Raboot might be ok.
If I even end up getting Scarlet/Violet I'm gonna try to do the same as I did in GSC, try to avoid looking at the list of new Pokemon. The most fun part of Gold version for me was discovering new pokes and seeing what they would evolve into. SwSh was a total let down from the moment I looked at the revealed list.
I'm gonna give "ScarVio" one last chance like this, and then if it still sucks, I'm done with the series. I'm almost 40, it's probably time to grow out of games anyway..
