So I'm Thinking of Doing a Pokémon Let's Play

To start this new year, I'm thinking of doing a weekly screenshot Let's Play of one of the Kanto Pokémon games - specifically either Red or FireRed - in the style of the classic SomethingAwful LPs. Basically I would be posting screen-captures of the game and create a fun little narrative from the protagonist's perspective, chiming in as myself once in a while to explain a game mechanic. If you've never played a Pokémon game before, and/or want to see the games from a new perspective, my goal is to make it a fun and educational ecperience.

The twist being that I want to do some sort of fun challenge run which will not only affect the voice of the protagonist but also the team we are using.

To that end, I wanted to put up a poll picking Starting Pokémon that would influence which run I did, but I ran into two problems setting it up:

1. Apparently during my hiatus Blogger did away with the poll feature so I would have to once again find a suitable third party program, which frankly I have no interest in at the moment (and incidentally further kills my desire to restart Geekdom Madness next year)

2. First-Past-The-Post voting is fine in an elimination-style bracket where it's 1v1, but for so many options I believe it is far better to do Rank Choice Voting - something the real world needs a lot more of HINT HINT NUDGE NUDGE

AAAAAAAnywho...that's what this post is about! Letting anyone who cares to vote in the comments by listing the options from most-wanted to least-wanted. I'm going to do a points-system variant to save time:

1. Four points

2. Three Points

3. Two Points

4. One Point

5. Zero Points

And after about two weeks, I'll add up what I have and then post the winner. Then I'll start the game and try to post a weekly update - that's about as much as I have energy for right now especially after last month.

Here are the Starter Options:

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BULBASAUR

(Gen1 Sprite Challenge - Create a team using only Pokémon who match the menu sprites in the original Game Boy games)

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CHARMANDER

(Gym Leader Challenge - Create a team using all 8 Gyms' types, teaching and keeping the TM moves rewarded from beating them)

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SQUIRTLE

(Early Monster Challenge - Create a team of Pokémon available before the first Gym and keep them through the whole game)

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EEVEE

(Gift Pokémon Challenge - Never throw a Pokéball, use only Pokémon you can recieve from people and places in the game. While this run will not start with an Eevee, it is the only run where I will definitely use one.)

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DITTO

(Random Practicelocke Challenge - All wild encounters are randomized and I may only capture and use the first Pokémon I meet in each area. There is no telling if a Ditto will appear but its signature Transform ability is the perfect representation of this chaos)

Once more, list the Starter's names in the comments from most-interested run to least-interested run, and we'll see who wins. Also comment whether you want to see me play the original Generation 1 Red for the Game Boy, or its Generation 3 remake FireRed for the Game Boy Advance.