There's this one move you just love unleashing on your poor opponent and you're fairly certain from the look and type of this little Pokémon that it'll either naturally learn it at some point down the evolutionary line or you'll be able to teach it how to decimate your foes in your favourite way later on. Who's the real monster here? Image: Nintendo Life / The Pokémon Company With little loyalty from one gym to the next, never mind across your journey to be the very best like no-one ever was, you'll happily let this one gather dust in Someone's PC the instant you find a better option and won't feel the slightest pang of guilt for doing so. You're far more interested in raw stats than the animated cluster of colourful polygons moving around on the screen in a marketable fashion, and you'll take whichever starter is going to crush everything you come across with as little effort as possible. Image: Nintendo Life / The Pokémon Company #4 The Winner Takes It All You don't know why, but you do know Charmander would be disappointed in you if you went for anything else. Tradition dictates you must always choose whichever latest addition to the now unmanageably large Pokédex is closest to the first Pokémon you picked, whether that life-changing event occurred so long ago your first Poké-adventures were powered by a bundle of AA batteries pinched from your parent's TV remote or you bought Pokémon Shield on a whim a few years ago. Bird, crocodile, cat, lizard, some sort of mammal-ish thing - it doesn't matter so long as it's your favourite elemental type in the classic three-way choice between fire, water, and grass.įor some Trainers this is a practical decision, a familiar type to help make the opening hours go a little smoother, but others may just like the idea of having someone around who could theoretically double up as a fiery foot warmer at any time of the day or night. It's all about p icking the element that suits you best, in whatever form that happens to take this time around. Have a scroll through these and see which one fits you best. With this knowledge in hand and after donning a white cardigan in a sorry attempt to get into the mindset of a wise Pokémon professor, we took a look at seven of the more common reasons (we think) behind the monumental decision of how you choose your starter Pokémon. ![]() This strange phenomenon has been going on for as long as there's been Pokémon games with starters, and that means we have decades of heated arguments and thoughtful observations to draw upon for insight into this 25-year-old dilemma. When you think about it, it's all a bit weird.īut it's also more than a bit predictable, too. ![]() We judge our friends based on their choices and applaud the impeccable taste of other trainers - even people we've never met - when they decide to join the same 'team' we've dedicated this Poké-generation to. We are drawn towards these beasts before the games they're in go anywhere near our hardware. Introducing Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's New Starters - Which One Will You Choose?. ![]() Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Watch on YouTube
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