User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Sorcerer Magazine, Issue 15: March 2013/@comment-16344653-20130407032252/@comment-16344653-20130407034948

Not getting Starly. I never use the normal-flying type birds. (meaning Pidgey, Fearow, Hoothoot, Taillow, and now, Starly). *looks up Togekiss in Bulbapedia* Togekiss sounds nice since it's so cute ^_^

'*looks up Floatzel* okay... but his defense stats suck

'*looks up Gible* Dragon type = totally going to get it. *looks up where it's found* not at the end of the game like most other dragon types! awesome!

Magby and Relikid (XD) aren't found in the wild in Platinum >_>

Yes, I'm getting a Gible >_>

Well, what I did was look up epic images of the last eveolutions of all 3 starters and the one with awesomest art was Torterra... so I picked Turtwig. :P I've never picked a fire type as a starter before actually... I think it's because I feel like everyone picks the fire types.