[Sword & Shield] What do you think of this region's starters compared to others?

[Sheep]

above average, on par, or below average?

 

[Nah]

It's my 3rd favorite starter group, behind the Hoenn and Alola ones

 

[faf]

Tbh, I only loved Sobble's line so it's probably closer to the bottom.

 

[Fairy]

Honestly? Like 4/8... They're not bad at all but I just will always have a place in my heart for gen 1, 2, 6, and 7.

...Ahhh, that makes it sound so much worse that it really is cause I do really love Galar's starters. (ノД`)・゜・。

 

[CF1994]

Much faster (and almost as bulky in Rillaboom's case) than the slogfest of the last generation, that's for sure.

They all have really good Hidden Abilities and a mostly manageable movepool for their fierce offensive prowess, despite having mono-typings this time around.

I like Inteleon for it's gliding spy motif, even if it is heavily contested by many. It is almost as fast as Greninja and specially offensive as Primarina, which is an awesome sweeping combo a Water-type can have, even if Inteleon is short on good coverage, as Mud Shot is a very niche option.

 

[Lunar]

I actually quite like them! Usually every generation has a starter that I don't like as much as the others and this still holds true with Rillaboom, but I'm pretty happy with all the others and think it's a pretty solid group of starters. Maybe like, above average for me?

 

[NikolaP]

I'd say they measure up very well. First monotyped set since generation 2 so that's nice to see, quite specialised and meta-powerful stat-wise for classically more rounded out starters, and each one has a very powerful and useful Hidden Ability (something older sets tend to lack, with only one having a hugely overpowered HA compared to others - think Hoenn and Blaziken or Unova and Serperior). Also, their motifs are so ridiculous and awesome at the same time, and very overtly (and comically) Pokémon-British too.

 

[Hocus_Pokemon]

Below average for me because there's no secondary typing. Gen 6 starters are the best for me. I hope in the next generation it would be Grass/Fighting, Water/Psychic, and Fire/Dark.

Fighting-Psychic-Dark is another rock-paper-scissors trio.

 

[Nikita Dracovish]

The fact Scorbunny allows me to not get Stealth Rock'd is a big bonus, honestly.

 

[DragonKing48]

Last starters I actually used were Treecko and Charmander, and if we're talking "Chose in their actual game", then Treecko. "

Besides personal reasons- Idc about the any more. They're another classic staple/cliche that could always use tweaks for freshness every now and then.

Rivals, starters, no voice acting, "can't ride that bike here dude!" , "Adventure ",....

BWAAAHHHH!

 

[Dorcam]

hi everyone

 

[goldaa]

I think they're fun, but there are better ones.

 

[Zeostar]

Probably second least favorites, behind Unova.

There is nothing wrong with them. But there's no particular starter group I dislike either, with the exception of gen 5. I think Gen 8 is average and I would put them around Kanto.

 

[CF1994]

Much faster compared to Alola.

Thankfully Galar has addressed the speed and bulk issues that Alola had and made a better distribution for the most part with it's new Pokémon.

 

[Sydian]

it's a no from me dawg......... not a huge fan of the final stages, but they're not my least favorite. middle stages are nice except the grass one. all the first stages are cute though. so like...i like them more than gen 4, which are my least favorites. they're probably like...tied with gen 5 so. you know. second to last.

 

[Fulminata]

I'll always hold a special place for gmax cinderace because of when I destroyed a friend with the pokemon home hidden ability one. The others are ok, rillaboom was my starter but I don't love it all that much. The gen 5s will always be my faves though

Also, why does everyone hate the gen 5? They're amazing!