Seeing as how the starter Pokemon are usually one of my favorite Pokemon each gen, I thought I would make a blog about them. I will score (from 1 to 100) them individually, then look at them based on type, then I willscore their trio. At the end I will talk about the main animal they are based off of. I will also talk about something I noticed about the starter Pokemon.
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Bulbasaur: 85/100
Charmander: 90/100
Squirtle: 87/100
Chikorita: 70/100
Cyndaquil: 91/100
Totodile: 84/100
Treecko: 77/100
Torchic: 75/100
Mudkip: 79/100
Turtwig: 75/100
Chimpchar: 77/100
Piplup: 81/100
Tsutarja: 91/100
Pokabu: 88/100
Mijumaru: 66/100
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Grass Types: The grass types have usually had it the roughest IMO, as they are usually my least favorite. Only once has the grass starter been my favorite in a gen and that is gen 5. In gen 1, 2, and 4 the grass starter was my least favorite. It doesn't mean that I think the grass starters are bad, just not as good as the water and fire starter. The good thing is that there lowest score is only 70.
If you add upmyscores of the grass Pokemon: 398/500 (average of 79.6)
Water Types: The water types are at the upper end of the middle, overall. In gen 3 and 4 they were my top favorite, in gen 1 and 2 my middle favorite, and in gen 5 my least favorite. Something else the water types suffer from is having my least favorite starter Pokemon so far which is a 66.
If you add upmyscores of thewater Pokemon: 397/500 (average of 79.4)
Fire Types: The fire types are also in the upper middle, but a bit higher. In gen 1 and 2 they were my favorite, in gen 4 and 5 my middle favorite, and in gen 3 my least favorite. The thing that gives them a boost is that their lowest score was a 75 and they had two Pokemon that scored in the 90.
If you add upmyscores of thefire Pokemon: 421/500 (average of 84.2)
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Gen 1 Trio: 262/300 (average 87.3)
Gen 2 Trio: 245/300 (average 81.6)
Gen 3 Trio: 231/300 (average 77)
Gen 4 Trio: 233/300 (average 77.6)
Gen 5 Trio: 245/300 (average 81.6)
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I don't know if you have noticed this (this is sort of a matter of opinion) but each Gen has had one goofy looking starter, one cool looking starter, and one cute looking starter.
Cool: Bulbasaur, Totodile, Treecko, Chimpchar, Tsutarja
Goofy: Squirtle, Chikorita, Mudkip, Turtwig, Pokabu
Cute: Charmander, Cyndaquil, Torchic, Piplup, Mijumaru
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Bulbasaur is based off of a Dicynodont (prehistoric reptile)
Charmander is based off of a Lizard
Squirtle is based off of a Turtle
Chikorita is based off of a Sauropod (prehistoric reptile)
Cyndaquil is based off of a Echidna
Totodile is based off of a Crocodile
Treecko is based off of a Gecko
Torchic is based off of a Chicken
Mudkip is based off of a Mud Skipper
Turtwig is based off of a Snapping Turtle
Chimpchar is based off of a Monkey
Piplup is based off of a Penguin
Tsutarja is based off of a Snake
Pokabu is based off of a Pig
Mijumaru is based off of a Otter
So all the grass starters are based off of reptiles, the fire starters are based off of random animals, and the water starters are based off of aquadic animals.