If we're going with the Diamond/Pearl/Platinum generation (unlikely? I dunnoVery likely, it seems), you may wish to choose Fire regardless.
There are only 2 Fire types in the whole game (initially) and while Ponyta/Rapidash isn't bad, they're available late in the game, if I recall correctly, leaving you without fire-support.

Pun fully intended.

1) Crystal.
2) Fire.
3) Any teams are fine, as long as they have the starter. You could try something absurd with, like, your starter + every Eevolution, but I'm okay with anything that keeps the starter.
4) Open-catching.

I owned Blue and Silver, but the internal batteries died in both games long ago so I can't play them now. I'll vote Platinum as I'd like to see the current generation, but my old games would be fine too.

EDIT: Oh, here come the memories... my first starter was Squirtle because I knew he evolved into Blastoise on the game cartridge + box, and I had to justify them! I spent ages wandering around Viridian Forest for a Pikachu because the anime had just started showing in the UK and apparently Pikachu was overpowered, never did find one though.
I caught a Magmar at some point. I was so proud.

Silver
Fire
Whatever
Open

I am highly disappointed with whoever voted for the 3rd or 4th generation atrocities disappointments.


Red for the win.

I say go for Crystal, the second gens are probably my favorite and Crystal has all those extras.

We need more votes for Red or Blue. Platinum is winning by a tiny margin.

Anyway Gen 1 combined is still beating the pants off of all the others.

Gen 4, don't care which. Also, build your team like a gym leader. By that I mean pick a theme and stick with it whenever possible.

I agree, should be fun. Maybe using only fluffy Pokemon... which're also pink.

Also my: Anything post 2nd gen, because I haven't played any of those yet.
And with the plant type Pokeyman or whatever I don't know what they called it in the English version. Heck. I don't even remember how they called it in the German version

Generation 1 is in the lead.


Would people be okay if I played the remakes instead of the Originals? The graphics are nicer for a let's play, is all. If you really want the original roms, though, that's fine.


[I also own pretty much every pokemon game hardcopy and do not endorse the use of roms at all ever of course.]

Edit: Also, going from what I'm reading, I'd like to play a theme, to make the game more interesting to me. Also, regardless of votes I'm getting a Raichu in here because fuck you he's my favourite.

Also, this will be done in a story-telling style, I think. Because that'll be fun for me as well.

Also, Blue is in the lead and I want Red so some people better start voting fucking red.