Oh god...they're all so good....
Here's my in-depth analysis:


#392 Infernape
Fire/Fighting
- Whilst Torterra and Empoleon actually lose resistances, Infernape gains one (Rock).
- Can be hit super-effectively by all other members of its' trio by STAB
- It gets STAB super-effectiveness on both of the aforementioned evolutions (Fire > Torterra, Fighting > Empoleon).
- Fastest of both its' types.
- Highest BST out of Fighting pokemon.
- One of the best wall-breakers left in OU.
- Only one of Sinnoh starters vulnerable to Sandstorm.
- Learns damaging attacks of: Normal, Fire, Fighting, Dark, Grass, Steel, Ground, Rock, Flying, Ghost, Poison, Bug, Electric (13 types)
- Has identical typing to Blaziken.
- Can learn attacks which hit super-effectively against the signature type of all 8 Sinnoh Gym Leaders and all 4 Sinnoh Elite Four.
- Has the highest Base Stat Total (BST) of all Sinnoh starters.


#395 Empoleon
Water/Steel
- Is tied as the 4th most resistant pokemon of all.
- Can be hit super-effectively by all other members of its' trio by STAB.
- Has the highest Base SpA of all starters.
- Tied 2nd slowest starter.
- Empoleon and Prinplup are unique in the ability to learn both Pound and Tackle.
- Learns damaging attacks of: Normal, Water, Flying, Steel, Ice, Ground, Fighting, Rock, Dark, Ghost, Grass, Bug (12 types)
- Only pokemon resistant to both water and dragon.
- It and Heatran are the only non-ice type pokemon with a double-resist to Ice.
- Learns 7 HM moves, more than all other starters (not Fly).
- Only steel-type starter.
- It and Dialga are the only water-resisting steel-types.
- One of 3 pokemon to get STAB Steel Wing.
- Can hit all of the signature types of all 8 Sinnoh Gym Leaders and all 4 Sinnoh Elite Four super-effectively.


#389 Torterra
Grass/Ground
- Has a unique type combination
- Has highest Base Def of all starters.
- Has lowest Base Spe of all starters.
- Can be hit super-effectively by both other members of its' trio (only Infernape uses STAB)
- Has the same species name as Groudon (Continent Pokemon)
- Evolves at the lowest level of all starters, tied with Feraligatr at lv.32
- Only Sinnoh starter to learn a dragon-type move.
- Learns damaging moves of: Grass, Normal, Dark, Ground, Steel, Rock, Fighting, Dragon (8 types)
- Has the least varied movepool of all Sinnoh starters. However, it can still hit the signature types of all 4 Sinnoh Elite Four super-effectively.
So, whilst they are all brilliant (Infernape is probably the least imaginative, but I still love him), I would say Torterra probably loses out overall, and for that reason, I'm backing the underdog, Torterra.