Sunday, January 1, 2012

Pokemon Tower Defense Starter Pokemon

I would first like to discuss which starter pokemon you should choose, as well as which version you should pick, so any new players will know what they're getting and not just making random choices. Charmander is a more offense heavy pokemon, with powerful moves, but it also has pretty low defense, and Charizard will have a lot of trouble against rock pokemon due to his 4x weakness to them. You'll find that Charmander/ its evolutions are strong in Viridian Forest 1, Viridian Forest 2, Celadon Gym, and Saffron City. However, you might have a bit of trouble with Pewter Gym, Mt. Moon 1, Mt. Moon 2, Cerulean Gym 1, Cerulean Gym 2, Vermillion Gym, Rock Tunnel, and Route 12. Remember this when you get to these levels so you'll know that you'll probably need another strong pokemon. The next starter pokemon I'll discuss is Squirtle. Squirtle and its evolutions all have decent offense and defense, but not as good offense as Charmander's evolutions. Squirtle is strong against both Rock and Ground which is definitely a plus, since there are a lot of levels with Rock and Ground pokemon. Squirtle and its evolutions will be strong in Pewter Gym, Mt. Moon 1, Mt. Moon 2, Vermillion Gym, Diglett's Cave, Rock Tunnel, and Saffron Dojo. However, you'll find that it'll have some trouble with Viridian Forest 1, Viridian Forest 2, Cerulean Gym 1, Cerulean Gym 2, Celadon Gym, Route 12, and Saffron City. The last pokemon you can pick, Bulbasaur, has a variety of effect moves, such as Poison Powder and Sleep Powder. It's offense is weaker than the other two, but its defense is also higher, and it has a lot of  moves it can heal itself with, like Mega Drain. It is Grass type, which is good because there are quite a few Water and Rock type levels in the game. It will do well in the following levels: Pewter Gym, Mt. Moon 1, Mt. Moon 2, Cerulean Gym 1, Cerulean Gym 2, Vermillion Gym, Diglett's Cave, Rock Tunnel, and Route 12. However, it is weak in the following levels: Viridian Forest 1, Viridian Forest 2, Celadon Gym,  and Saffron City.

Really, it's up to you which starter pokemon you choose. You can beat the game no matter which starter pokemon you choose. In fact, you might not even use your starter pokemon. The first time I played, I ended up ditching mine halfway through the game. It all depends on what you want to do, as well as what works best for you. If you want to play through the whole game with your starter pokemon, then go for it, you can do it.

Now that you have a starter pokemon, which version should you choose? This is another personal preference, and there is a bit of a difference between the red and blue versions in Pokemon Tower Defense. I'll try to list the main differences in both games so you can make a good, informed decision on which version you want to play.

In the Red Version, Ekans, Oddish, and Growlithe are available to catch in the wild. However, Sandshrew, Vulpix, and Bellsprout are available to be caught in the wild. In Red Version, you are also more likely to see Weedle and its evolutions in the wild, but you can also catch Caterpie and its evolutions as well. You also have a higher chance of seeing/ catchng the male Nidoran (The one that evolves into Nidoking).

In the Blue Version, Sandshrew, Vulpix, and Bellsprout are available to catch in the wild. However, Ekans, Oddish and Growlithe can't be caught. In the Blue Version, you are also more likely to see Caterpie and its evolutions in the wild., but you can also catch Weedle and its evolutions as well. You also have a higher chance of seeing/ catching female Nidoran. (The one that evolves into Nidoqueen)

So what does this mean? Most likely nothing, but it did turn out to mean a lot for me. My team for the hardest level of the game, (in my opinion) Saffron Gym, had two of the Pokemon that could be found in Red but not Blue. I had a Shiny Nidoking and a Arcanine, and while another Pokemon could've easily been substituted for the Nidoking, the Arcanine played a vital role for me. So what version should you choose? This is up to you, but if you aren't sure or just don't care, I would go with Red.

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