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Do you remember your first ever team?

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What was the first team you ever used as a kid (or adult if that’s when you started playing Pokémon)?

Back when all we thought you were supposed to do was spam attacks, what team finally gave you the breakthrough of learning coverage, typings, etc?
 
I do know my first starter was Charmander in FireRed that I waaaaaay overleveled because I didn't understand the mechanics of how to catch Pokemon in the games (I thought it was like the anime) I also tried putting together an all Fire team as it was my favorite type at the time. But 9 year old me wasn't prepared for a monotype challenge so I ended up swapping my team around quite a bit (but not before evolving Eevee into Flareon lol.)

IIRC I also tried to give Ditto a go on a later version of that team but I also didn't know how to use Ditto properly. Basically: I set myself up to have a hard time lol. My save file ended up getting corrupted for reasons I'm still not really sure about. RIP my level 89 Charizard, I still miss you 20 years later. :')
 
my first actual teambuilding attempt was in X when i had just turned 12:
Chesnaught
Blaziken (HA event torchic)
Talonflame
Diggersby (dud from my first wonder trade attempt that i grew attached to)
Blastoise
Lapras
They live in my moon copy to this day despite my strange picks
 
the first pokemon game i played was yellow but i think it might have been a family members save file & team? i remember there being a pikachu, the three fully evolved starters, and pidgeot (who was my fav) but i dont remember what the sixth pokemon was

pokemon sapphire was the first time i think i was actually catching my own pokemon and putting together my own team. i remember switching up who was on my team whenever i found a cool new pokemon on each route with only my starter being consistently on the team. by the time i got to the elite 4 i think i had swampert, aggron, skarmory, exploud, kyogre, and i think rayquaza tho im not actually sure if you can catch rayquaza before the e4 in sapphire

i still have the swampert, skarmory, kyogre and rayquaza in my pokemon home :bulbaCute: i think aggron and exploud may have been traded to colosseum which i sold to a family friend before i traded them back :sadsola:
 
I remember my first game being X or Y, don't remember which specifically.
All I remember is that my starter was Fennekin, and I used a Trevenant and Krookodile, everything else about that playthrough is completely lost to time.

The earliest full team I can remember is Moon, which was Decidueye, Lurantis, Clefable, Toucannon, Sylveon, and Arcanine, I'll always love this team, as this playthrough was the first time I completed the Pokedex.
 
A little. A had a Torterra and Staraptor, that much I know. I know I used two legendaries on my Diamond team. Beyond that, I would probably have to Google it. I had a thread on Serebii about it.

What I didn't remember but seems familiar: had a Crobat. Used Crobat a lot as a kid.

Blissey... Yeah, now I remember and how easily she lost me fights.

Azumarill: my Surfing Pokémon I loved Marill as a kid.

I don't remember my other ones tho. ;;

Edit: apparently I had a Tyranitar too.
 
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Pokemon X: Not much since I didn't reach the 2nd gym but I think it was Fennekin, Pikachu, one of the Elemental Monkeys, Squirtle and Fletchling.
 
Well, my first game was FireRed, and I do remember using Blastoise, Pidgeot, Raichu, and Nidoking, although I can't remember the other two team members.
 
Unfortunately I do not, as my original BW save has looong been wiped, and I do not have a good job at remembering my early teams unless like I wrote them down somewhere... I know I chose a Tepig at least, and I'm preeeety sure I used a mystery gift Mewtwo by the time I got to the E4. Pretty much it really.
 
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