When I first played the game, I chose Emboar because I'm a sucker for fire starters. However, my game was stolen, many many years later, a friend knew I got a 2DS and was getting back into Pokemon so he gave me his Pokemon Black 2 as a gift. So thanks to him, I decided to switch things up and start with Snivy. I have no regrets, there are other fighting and fire types you can use including Lucario and Darmanitan, but it does suck that despite Serperior's dope design, a lot of pokemon have a resistance against grass types.