Strictly out of curiosity, did you start on Blue or Red?
I have a working theory here, that the first Pokémon people used was the type on the boxart... although that'd have you starting with Green... (which, itself, wasn't available stateside until the Fire Red / Leaf Green reissue)...
Dammit, Kari, you're breaking molds all over the place!
Keep it up and we won't have any left!