fansites have been pushing for "official" terms for certain groups of pokemon for the past few months. Why is that?
Short answer is TPC doesn't like the term starter cause it implies that you'll get rid of them later on in a playthrough.
>>56460288They were paid by TPCi.
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>>56460301I refuse to believe
>>56460301Well sometimes I will. Can they pull their own weight? Do I have a favorite Pokémon in that generation that can do the job better?
>>56460301Well, most of the time they do end up being replaced
>>56460301>gen 1useful until the end of the game>gen 2useful until mid-game>gen 3useful until the end of the game>gen 4Useful until the end of the game>gen 5never played>gen 6useful until mid-game>gen 7either replaceable on the first island or useful until the end of the game (depends on the starter)>gen 8 Sw/Shreplace ASAP>gen 8 L:Auseful until the end of the game>gen 9useful until mid-game
>>56460301And first partner doesn't?
>>56460619>useful until mid-game2/3 are absolutely competent until the end (even in GSC in which Kanto definitely isn't the halfway mark)
>>56460288Because these sites want to stick close to what is canon, and they'll trust the opinion of the company responsible for the game, even if the fans don't like it.
>>56460619>never playedSo this is the kind of retard which hates gen 5.
>>56460288what fucking pokemon is that
>>56460288>Half watching some video I got recomended on Instagram>Some guy at a convention asking people their least favourite starter>Few people answer>Then hear a British voice>"Moy favourite... FIRST PARTNER POKEMON is">Look at the screen>It's fucking Joe Shillebii MerrickThe terms being dumb are one thing but acting like everyone has to use these new ones now after over 20 years is utterly stupid.
>>56460301Where did TPC say this?
>>56461695Cyndaquil
>>56460301>cause it implies that you'll get rid of them later on in a playthrough.Well then if that's the case then how about unfucking Meganium?
>>56461940No because johto mon cant have nice thing or they'll overshadow KANTOOOOOOOOO
>>56460288Why cyndaquil looks so ugly here
