This is the first time since gen 3 where I've liked all three of starters. I hope it stays that through their entire line.
Gecqua clears
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>>58983979>Fire dog Redditmon but and very ovious the industry plant of the region it's gonna be a lucario clone with busted types move and ability >Water gecko Coomer mon that TPC will be afraid to shill because little manchildrens are afraid of cooties >Grass bird Rillaflop 2.0 it's going to live forever in rowlet's shadow
>>58983979theyre shit
>>58983988Ironically while I love Litten I hate Incineroar and while I don't like Popplio I like Primarina.
>>58983988man, you can just see the designs hit the wall around gen 3 - 4.
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>>58984030whoops, forgot to fill in gen 3. fitting because they're the hardest to choose for..... uhhhh I'll pick Torchic.
>getting invested before they reveal the physically repulsive evolutionsCouldn't be me.
>>58983979I don't understand what is good about these, they all sucks but in a different way. The grass bird is ugly, the fire pomeranian is too generic and the water gecko does not looks like a Pokemon (also obvious furbait). Doesn't help that they feel uninspired because we already had grass bird, fire dog and water lizard starters.
>>58983988Squirtle, Cyndaquil, Treecko, Piplup, Snivy, Chespin, Rowlet, Sobble, Sprigatito, Gecqua.
>>58983988I hope starters are getting good again bros.
>>58984082Based I don’t understand the praise either. The fire dog is kind of cute but everything just screams generic, and getting another water lizard not even three gens after feels lazy af
>>58983979So what's the theme for their final evos gonna be?
>>58984174judging by the lizard? sex.
This happens every time new starters are revealed.>Guys! This is the first time we've had good starters since my favorite genThey suck. Especially the angry bird.
>>58984207My favorite gen is 2, not 3.
>>58984207The first stages are always pretty good.Evolution reveal is when the joy turns to ashes.
SPRIGTATO NO
They don't really feel like Pokemon to meThe dog is cute, but it does not look like a Pokemon
>>58984239>The dog is cute, but it does not look like a Pokemon Because its just a dog but recolored lol
>>58984213Same difference. You faggots do this shit every time.
>>58984261My second favorite is gen 6. I think you're just a whiney bitch who can't stand people liking things he doesn't.
>>58983988I guess I have surprisingly balanced taste. Gen 8 was picking the least dogshit of the 3 though, none are good. Taste on these new three is subject to change when we see evolutions of course but I am too fearful of the water started being a dedicated "girl" based on the eyes like Poplio turned out to be, as well as it being way too close to inteleon 2.0. The fire dog I have high hopes for, just too generic right now.Ia admit grass chicken is basically just Rowlette meets torching but it looks like an Angry Birds reference and the angry birds films were redpilled so it has my initial superficial interest.
>>58984252>Turtle but recolored>Alligator but recolored>Chick but recolored>Penguin but recolored>Pig but recolored>Fox but recolored>Owl but recolored>Monkey but recolored>Cat but recoloredWow, they were so lazy with these starters compared to previous gens.
>>58984279When did I start interrogating you on your favorite gens? Are you insecure about something or can you not admit that it's true?
>>58983979They look like they come from a chinese bootleg game, if there wasn't pokemon name on it everyone would call them uninspired fakemon
I think we have a clear winner according to japs.
>>58984295They made a dog starter. It was bound to be the most popular. Unless the evos for the other two are cracked, this is gonna win every poll
>>58984281>>Turtle but recolored>>Alligator but recolored>>Chick but recolored>>Penguin but recolored>>Pig but recolored>>Fox but recolored>>Owl but recolored>>Monkey but recolored>>Cat but recolored Thanks for mentioning other shit starters bro
>it took them 30 years to make a dog starter Kinda impressive ngl
>>58984280>Unironically picked bulbasaurNo wonder you picked Browt. Your taste is fried
I was hoping for a cat, but Muslims hate cats. How'd they get away with a dog?
>>58984308i guess people consider fennekin a dog for zodiac purposes but now we can replace it with pombon
>>58984302Z-A was full of upsets.
>>58984349Zodiac was debunked in gen2, so no point even mentioning it now.
>>58983988It was an accomplishment making all the gen 8 starters as awful as they were.
>>58984357>>58984357Charizard
>>58984415>orange cartoon dragonYou're the type to think fagonite is a creative and well thought out design.
>>58983979>This is the first time since gen 3 where I've liked all three of startersThis speaks volumes about your abhorrent taste
>>58984320I am a Venasaur Chad all day long. Have fun getting swept in the sun!
>>58984082They are finally SIMPLE.
>>58984239The dog for me looks the MOST like Pokemon.
>>58983988>Squirtle>Chikorita>Mudkip>Tepig>Fenniken>Popplio>Sobble>Quaxly>Gecqua
>>58983979Here the Starter Final Evolution
>>58983979Would Final Evolution to Be?>Browt = Moa>Pombon = Cerberus>Gecqua = Big Fucking Sword
>>58984562Furry Fire Furry Water Flop Grass
>>58983979kalos 2.0
>>58983988>Squirtle>Chikorita>Treecko>Piplup>Snivy>Froakie>Popplio>Sobble>Fuecoco>Gecqua
Zodiac bros are so back.
>>58985231You fags still haven't explained the crocodile.
I'm beginning to come round on Pombon a bit more. Not enough to pick it (Gecqua master race!) but liking it more than when I first saw it. Probably will pick it in the off-file, but I also may just run Gecqua twice, if it turns out good enough.
>>58985242Forgot image, not mine but I love Anon's take on Gecqua.>>58985235>bull crocodileAre you seriously this obtuse?
>>58985250What about the fox?
>>58985251FennecFennekSnnnekSnake
>>58985251Still a dog. I didn't see small print anywhere saying they could only do one example an animal. Or that the HAD to fill out the pattern fully before doubling up. Game Freak are cats, they won't do what you want, but whatever takes their fancy.In all seriousness, while croc don't fit chinese, it IS part of the Old Mongol interpretation of the zodiac, so I'll hedge my bets and say they're using all animals of every eastern zodiac as potential inspiration, until definitively proven otherwise. They're still keeping too close to the theme, even if they haven't rigidly stuck to it like glue from outset.
>>58985235It’s like a snake with legs or whatever.
>>58985294Crocodiles look literally nothing like snakes even without legs. I'd say they have more of a passing resemblance to amphibians than any snakes.
>>58985292Yeah bro it's all the fucking zodiacs.Just waiting for that jellyfish starter or segmented worm to prove the theory wrong amirite bros.
>>58983988The only generation in which I felt like I loved all the starters was Gen 2, they were all perfect. I hated all the starters in Gen 5, 6 and 8.
>>58985317Worm is snake.Jellyfish is called "medusa" in many languages, AKA snake.
>>58985293lol
>>58985317>jellyfish starterdon't give me hope
>>58985317Camel is sheepShark is bull sharkDolphin is called river pig in chineseThere is no body form that zodiacfags won't twist to fit the pattern.
>>58985317Still waiting you devoid secondary, or haven't you noticed everything they did fire starter wise is FAR too close to ANY version of the chinese zodiac to cleanly fuck the theory out the window?And frankly, if they haven't made an invertebrate water starter yet and a VAST array of actual invertebrate animals that live in our rivers and oceans worldwide, it's unlikely they suddenly pull a fire type one out their arse now. But I also never took zodiac as a 1:1 gospel truth type thing. More a "we took an idea of what animal to base our starter off from that". As I said, they're cats and do whatever the fuck they will. Which is why when it came to brass tacks, the last fire starter ended up repped on a version of the chinese zodiac that wasn't on the Japanese or Chinese. To put it in other terms, it's the difference from coming out of United or Arsenal's youth set-up from a kid to full pro player, end of the day you're a product of the English youth football system, despite the difference in philosophies between the clubs regarding developing youth.
>>58985352>everything they did fire starter wise is FAR too close to ANY version of the chinese zodiac to cleanly fuck the theory out the windowUh, no retard? Cyndaquil is a porcupine as referenced in its name in multiple languages.Stopped reading btw.
fuck sword and shield
Zodiacfags really are the flat earthers of Pokemon, holy shit. The mental gymnastics that these subhuman brainlets do everyday is nothing short of pitiful.
>>58984359zodiac was disconfirmed since gen 6
>>58985292no its not you stupid CUNT!
>>58983988Water starters just generally don't appeal to me because there's always a better (and more often than not, way cooler) non-starter water type in every game anyway.
>>58983988>Depends on my mood since I love all 3 equally, for now I'd say Bulbasaur>Cyndaquil>Mudkip>Chimchar>Oshawott>Froakie>Rowlet>Hate all Gen 8 starters, Grookey is the "least worst">Sprigatito>Pombon but Gecqua is a close second
>>58984081Everstones are a thing. Even if their final evolutions are utter garbage, you can like their base forms.
Blue stands for my first starter, Gray for starters I would choose on games I didn't play
>>58983979Jesus, since gen 3? What a contrarian you must be.
>>58983988Yelloy circle is the fav, while second option is grey rectangle.
>>58984239literally has slurpuffs face
>>58983979Gecqua is 100% a Meowscarada/Cinderace type of Pokemon, it will stand and become a vaguely sexy gecko woman or something.I'm confident with the dog remaining a quadrupedal creature, it's design looks like an explosion effect, so I'm guessing the gimmick with revolve around the Mix of dog and Cannon.I have no idea what to expect from the bird, Avian starters are very hit or miss
