Arrange the 22 Starters (Sun & Moon Starters included) in order of most favourite to least favourite!

[LegendChu]

If you had to give rankings from 1-22, for all the Starters in the Main Game Series so far (Sun & Moon also included to the list now :)), how would you rank them?

Sun & Moon Starters are now out, so its time to add them to the list, so these are my New Rankings.

NOTE: Posts 1 to 103 were made before the release of Sun & Moon Starters. If you made one of those posts, feel free to add a new post, including Sun & Moon Starters - Rowlet, Litten & Popplio, in the Rankings :)

Here's my original post:-

Spoiler:

If you had to give rankings from 1-19, for all the Starters in the Main Game Series so far, how would you rank them?

Here's my Ranking:-

1. Pikachu
2. Bulbasaur
3. Cyndaquil
4. Squirtle
5. Totodile
6. Mudkip
7. Chimchar
8. Oshawott
9. Treecko
10. Charmander
11. Chikorita
12. Tepig
13. Turtwig
14. Fennekin
15. Chespin
16. Froakie
17. Torchic, Piplup, Snivy

Ya, I have three Pokemon as least favourite, coz I couldn't choose which one I like the least.

Pika Pika :chu:

 

[AdamN]

I can't really order them from favourite to least-favourite, but here is something I posted a little while ago on a different thread, giving my opinions of all the starters...

Bulbasaur; Great design to start with but it's evolutions are very same-y it's appearance doesn't change much. It just gets bigger.
Squirtle; Great design to start, Adequately changes between evolutions, final evolution just feels to big and tank-y (as with all water final evolutions)
Charmander; Okay design to start, second evolution is forgettable, final evolution makes up for it.

Chikorita; As with bulbasaur it's evolutions all look very similar, just bigger.
Totodile; Final evolution is it's best evolution, but as with all water starters (you know, water type, the types that are supposed to move agilely through the water) it's way to bulky. I'd like to see that thing try to swim.
Quilava; Nice design to start, but all evolutions look pretty much identical but larger.

Treeko; Amazing start, Okay second, Forgettable final... What's with the weird tree sticking out where it's tail should be ._.
Mudkip; Great meme first, why's it on 2 legs second, giant tank third.
Torchic; Okay start, disturbing second, Amazing final.

Turtwig; The bulbasaur wannabe.
Piplup; Okay start, forgettable second, What's that even supposed to be final.
Chimchar, the most forgettable starter to-date, final form is great but underrated.

Snivvy; Absolutely love the real world references with this one, final form looks like a green banana.
Oshawott; Forgettable. Final form narwhal wannabe.
Tepig; Forgettable. All evolutions look the same.

I refuse to believe that the other starters are real starters.

I hope from that you can sort of see my favourites :)

 

[Brendino]

While I'm not going to write out detailed reasons for each, I'll just add comments about my general observations.

1. Treecko
2. Squirtle
3. Oshawott
4. Piplup
5. Chespin
6. Snivy
7. Charmander
8. Froakie
9. Pikachu
10. Bulbasaur
11. Totodile
12. Mudkip
13. Cyndaquil
14. Chikorita
15. Fennekin
16. Torchic
17. Tepig
18. Chimchar
19. Turtwig

The first significant thing that I noticed was that 5 of the 6 Fire type starters were in my bottom 8, and the only reason Charmander was as high as it is would probably be thanks to nostalgia. I also didn't realize how low I had ranked the Johto starters- I've got no problem with them, but they just aren't all that interesting to me. The last thing to note is that if we were going by final evolutions, I probably would've put Empoleon at the top, rather than Piplup who's sitting in 4th.

 

[Judge Mandolore Shepard]

This is the order I like the starters from most favorite to least favorite:

1. Squirtle
2. Totodile
3. Mudkip
4. Piplup
5. Oshawott
6. Froakie
7. Charmander
8. Pikachu
9. Chimchar
10. Bulbasaur
11. Fennekin
12. Turtwig
13. Cyndaquil
14. Torchic
15. Snivy
16. Treecko
17. Chespin
18. Tepig
19. Chikorita

 

[Hikamaru]

This is my order based on personal opinion, and if you notice a lot of Water-types high in the list then you'll notice where my type love leans to.

1. Oshawott
2. Froakie
3. Chimchar
4. Fennekin
5. Mudkip
6. Tepig
7. Snivy
8. Cyndaquil
9. Squirtle
10. Piplup
11. Totodile
12. Bulbasaur
13. Pikachu
14. Chespin
15. Torchic
16. Treecko
17. Chikorita
18. Turtwig
19. Charmander

 

[KorpiklaaniVodka]

1. Turtwig
2. Totodile
3. Tepig
4. Chimchar
5. Snivy
6. Chespin
7. Froakie
8. Treecko
9. Pikachu
10. Oshawott
11. Bulbasaur
12. Fennekin
13. Squirtle
14. Charmander
15. Cyndaquil
16. Torchic
17. Chikorita
18. Piplup (Dawn's Piplup is literally Satan in the dub)
19. Mudkip

 

[Dillon_68]

1.Piplup
2.Chikorita
3. Fennekin
4. Oshawott
5. Torchic
6. Bulbasaur
7.Cyndaquil
8.Chespin
9. Totodile
10. Turtwig
11. Squirtle
12. Tepig
13. Treecko
14. Mudkip
15. Charmander
16. Froakie
17. Chimchar
18. Snivy
19. Pikachu (I'm sorry, but I absolutely hated Yellow version)

 

[PageEmp]

Be reminded thay this is just my opinion. I will arrange them from least favourite to favourite.

Spoiler:

12. Fennekin
I dunno, I just never got into it. I might want to use it, but I just can't handle the design choice. The fact I like the other 2 gen6 starters way more doesn't help the case either.

11. Cyndaquil
Unlike the above, I actually used to like this line. In fact, I used to like ALL the gen2 starters. But time has changed, and now I currently only like one. It's not bad by any means, but I'm really tired of people picking it so much nowadays. It's getting on my nerves so badly the gopher thing is starting to irritate me.

10. Squirtle
Do you know I have 3 X runs? One ongoing, one finished, one failed. On the failed run, I picked Squirtle for my gen1 starter. He was decent....until he died to that stupid DRAGON in the rock gym. Ever since, I've never had much motivation to pick it. Maybe I might, but so far it's my least favourite original starter.

9. Chikorita
Well, taking the disadvantage to the gyms out of the way, it's final evo isn't horrible. It's fast, it's defences are quite good... And it has an ugly appearance.(at leats to me). And Chikorita isn't that cute to me in the first place.

So that ends the starters I don't like. Now for the ones I've not used, but would like to.
8. Torchic and Bulbasaur
I have not picked them yet, but would like to. I beleive the last time I used them was in a hack run that I lost the save file for. I hope to use them soon. (Tho I'm less willing to pick Torchic where it can mega evo, but maybe I'm just not used to the idea it was the first starter to get a mega.)

7. Treecko, Chimchar and Snivy
I have picked them, but I have yet to use their final forms. Don't worry, it will change soon.

Now, for the starters I've used and liked.
6. Turtwig
My starter for TRBG, and passes my expectations. He was really tanky, and was my go-to for whatever was weak to him. He would also have gotten a much higher ranking if...
Major spoilers for my current documented run, by the way.

Spoiler:

He didn't die at the league ;-;.

5. Mudkip
It was a heavy hitter and was quite good in my regular playthrough. Nothing more to add.

4. Chespin
Also a heavy hitter, and was also a major help in my first 2 X runs. There wasn't really anything it couldn't tank.

3. Piplup
I used it in normal Plat and it was good. I used it in my first run and it was BADASS.

2. Froakie
It's fast, it hits like a truck, and is by far the highest leveled mon I brought to the league. The only letdown here is it's typing. I absolutely FAIL to see why everyone and their dog wanted him to be Water/Dark. If he wasn't I would consider making him number 1.

1. Totodile
It's design is awesome, it's typing is awesome, it's level up MOVEPOOL is awesome and it's great in general. Here's something I noticed it has that most of the other starters lack: balanced stats. It has pretty much just enough for everything so it can be usable.

 

[FritztheHalfling]

1. Bulbasaur
2. Turtwig
3. Cyndaquil
4. Squirtle
5. Mudkip
6. Pikachu
7. Chimchar
8. Oshawott
9. Treecko
10. Charmander
11. Chikorita
12. Tepig
13. Totodile
14. Fennekin
15. Chespin
16. Froakie
17. Torchic
18. Piplup
19.Snivy

 

[Imperator161]

I'm not entirely sure, but this is an approximate order. There are a few I might move around a bit depending on my mood (but only within one or two spots).

1. Squirtle
2. Pikachu
3. Totodile
4. Charmander
5. Cyndaquil
6. Bulbasaur
7. Mudkip
8. Piplup
9. Oshawott
10. Turtwig
11. Treecko
12. Froakie
13. Chimchar
14. Chikorita
15. Torchic
16. Chespin
17. Tepig
18. Snivy
19. Fennekin

 

[Lexatom]

From least favorite to most favorite, here they are:

19 - Pikachu
18 - Chikorita
17 - Froakie
16 - Treecko
15 - Squirtle
14 - Fennekin
13 - Tepig
12 - Bulbasaur
11 - Piplup
10 - Turtwig
9 - Chimchar
8 - Oshawott
7 - Snivy
6 - Totodile
5 - Torchic
4 - Chespin
3 - Charmander
2 - Mudkip
1 - Cyndaquil

 

[Nuclearkiller42]

I think it should be:

1. Bulbasaur
2. Fennekin
3. Squirtle
4. Froakie
5. Torchic
6/7. (Tied) Piplup/Cyndaquil
8. Treecko
9. Mudkip
10. Totodile
11. Charmander
12. Turtwig
13. Chimchar
14. Oshawott
15. Chespin
16. Chikorita
17. Snivy
18. Tepig

I chose to ignore Pikachu.

 

[Otamajakushi]

Most Favorite

1. Cyndaquil
2. Chimchar
3. Froakie
4. Torchic
5. Treecko
6. Charmander
7. Totodile
8. Snivy
9. Piplup
10. Oshawott
11. Chespin
12. Mudkip
13. Squirtle
14. Bulbasaur
15. Tepig
16. Fennekin
17. Turtwig
18. Chikorita
19. Pikachu

Least Favorite*

*Least Favorite is still favorite. I don't hate >12, I just don't prefer them.

 

[Volga]

1. Chespin
2. Bulbasaur
3. Oshawott
4. Chikorita
5. Totodile
6. Cyndaquil
7. Treecko
8. Squirtle
9. Turtwig
10. Froakie
11. Fennekin
12. Charmander
13. Mudkip
14. Snivy
15. Torchic
16. Piplup
17. Chimchar
18. Tepig

Although Pikachu is the starter in Yellow, I don't think of him as a "starter". If I did, he would be at 19.

 

[Embernight]

For me, based on the starter alone and not its evolutions, my favorites in order are:
1. Snivy
2. Fennekin
3. Cyndaquil
4. Totodile
5. Pikachu
6. Squirtle
7. Treeko
8. Chikorita
9. Mudkip
10. Froakie
11. Turtwig
12. Charmander
13. Bulbasaur
14. Chespin
15. Chimchar
16. Piplup
17. Tepig
18. Torchic
19. Oshawatt

 

[Kameken]

1. Charmander
2. Totodile
3. Cyndaquil
4. Treecko
5. Fennekin
6. Chimchar
7. Tortwig
8. Torchic
9. Mudkip
10. Froakie
11. Oshawott
12. Piplup
13. Bulbasaur
14. Chespin
15. Snivy
16. Chikorita
17. Pikachu
18. Squirtle
19. Tepig

Chlorophyll types are garbage.

 

[Solar Snivy]

Seems that Snivy is either loved or hated.

1. Snivy
2. Fennekin
3. Chikorita
4. Pikachu
5. Oshawott
6. Treecko
7. Squirtle
8. Chespin
9. Froakie
10. Cyndaquil
11. Charmander
12. Torchic
13. Mudkip
14. Piplup
15. Tepig
16. Turtwig
17-19. Chimchar, Bulbasaur, Totodile

This was pretty hard after the first five or so. Looking at the list, I like the bipedal, lean/agile, and cuter/more feminine starters the best. (My top 8 are bipedal.) And the fire-types have pretty bland designs generally.

I decided to do the middle and final forms as well.

Spoiler:

I dropped Pikachu because it refuses to evolve.

1-2. Frogadier, Servine
3-4. Wartortle, Dewott
5. Quilava
6-7. Grovyle, Braixen
8. Pignite
9. Charmeleon
10. Combusken
11. Bayleef
12. Grotle
13. Marshtomp
14-15. Ivysaur, Croconaw
16-17. Prinplup, Monferno
18. Quilladin

There were a lot of ties in this one. Frogadier looks more agile, but Braixen lost some of it's cuteness. Quilladin lost the agile look that Chespin had; instead looking like a ball with limbs plastered on. Bayleef looks less feminine which is good if you have a male one, but it makes it less cute. Pignite is bipedal now, and has this mischevious look, but Marshtomp just looks derpy.

The final evos:
1. Greninja
2. Serperior
3. Meganium
4. Tyhlosion
5. Delphox
6. Sceptile
7. Sceptile
8. Marshtomp
9. Samurott
10. Feraligator
11. Empoleon
12. Torterra
13. Blaziken
14. Emboar
15. Chesnaught
16. Blastoise
17. Infernape
18. Venusaur

Serperior's tiny arms are just no match for the ninja, Meganium isn't as cool without a leaf on his head, Delphox's ear fluff is way too long. Around eleven averything gets 'meh' and about fourteen theyr'e not very good at all.

 

[Bigdog]

1. Totodile- My first starter ever on Pokemon Silver and then Crystal. Since I love the Godzilla films, he was my natural pick. I got him straight to the final gym and the battery on the Gameboy gave out. My moveset for him was Surf, Leer [because it reminded me of the breath or the laser eyes from the cartoon.] Hydro Pump and Strength. I even chose him for Soul Silver. Water Pokemon have been my favorite and it frustrated me how he was forgotten in the anime and never evolved.

2. Bulbasaur- Ivy Whip and Solarbeam?
3. Cyndaquil- also my first starter because I exploited the PC glitch second time around. I loved this one because of its final evolution's name in both Japanese and English. And it just seemed so extreme.
4. Torchic- I was fascinated and satisfied with its entire line. I've used this in X/Y the most as a replacement for Greninja.
5. Mudkip- The blue and orange in its evolutions made me snatch this one up.
6. Squirtle- The anime and using it in the remake made it nice .
7. Chikorita - same with 3. Since it was a dinosaur,I liked it.
8. Oshawott- It's final evolution makes it worth it.
9. Snivy- It's a snake.
10. Piplup- The Water/Steel line is only hampered by a weak base level design.
11. Treecko- The Grass Charmander. The only thing that saves it is that it's a dinosaur.
12. Turtwig- A better version of Chikorita, but it wasn't the Chikorita of its generation.

13. Froakie- The final evolution although its virtually useless is nice.
14. Tepig- Nothing excites me about this.
15. Charmander- The second most overrated starter ever. I liked it in the anime, but this is not this franchise's Greymon. Several Pokemon better than it have shown up and its basically lame.
16. Fennekin- huge disappointment of designs. It tried to be like Renamon and Vulpix combined, but it sucked.
17. Chimchar- Nothing about this pleases me, especially after coming after Torchic. The Chikorita of its generation.
18. Chespin- Everything sucks about this.
19. Pikachu- Overrated Pokemon in general. I liked it back when I was a kid, but its annoying. Plus in its own game, you need to find other Pokemon to endure the Rock types. The fact it needs to evolve by Stone , but can't anyways? It's worthy of the Box. Once you get all the other starters, why keep that deadweight in your party?

 

[LegendChu]

"GRRRR">:( to all Pikachu haters!

hey just kiddin :P

In defense of Pikachu (have to defend him, after all he's my fav :)), well he IS a starter in an Official Pokemon game (I loved Pokemon Yellow btw, coz it was the first game I ever played), so he should be considered a Starter.

As for Pikachu being overrated, I think he's actually underrated, at least as a battler & deserves a place in an active 6-party team.

I think its just that people are just too lazy to train him. Ya agreed he has low defenses, but he can get through with his speed. All you have to do is train him about 10-15 levels more than your other Pokemon & give him a Light Stone, he'll be just fine. If he takes a hit, just switch him out, train your other Pokemon to be strong enough.

I've always had Pikachu in the lead in my party, in every game I can get him & have used him to sweep through a majority of the Elite Fours.

So east or west yo, Pikachu is the best :)

Pika Pika :chu:

 

[Bigdog]

^As a starter though, Pikachu kind of sucks because he isn't as powerful as in the first season of the anime. Once I catch one and get a stone , I evolve it immediately. I'd try to use him , but I am HIGHLY biased towards Elekid. Too bad it doesn't have much of a use in battle at level 60, though that must go down in strategy. In the hack I'm playing, I'm thinking of evolving it right into Electivire because the final form is okay.

Not to say I wouldn't use Pikachu as a starter, but it takes more strategy than I'm accustomed to.