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Just out of interest, what do people think of the Galar starters?

Dinoshark8715
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edited April 29 in Pokémon Square #1

I heard some people saying that they don't like the Galar starters, so I was wondering what people think.

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  • Candy0_o
    Candy0_o Member Posts: 432 ✭✭✭
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    #2

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  • TheJeffers
    TheJeffers Member Posts: 1,796 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    #3

    I really don't like them. I think they are the worst starters. The only one I have any positive feelings towards is Scorbunny, and those end the second it evolves.

  • clasingla
    clasingla Member Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    #4

    if I'm being honest they are probably the most mid starter trio out there they are okay and often forgettable when I first played shield I boxed my starter halfway through the gym challenge since it just wasn't doing that well.

  • Resilient30
    Resilient30 Member Posts: 337 ✭✭✭
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    I don’t hate them, but weren’t that bad either. Though in one sense that’s a big failure since starters tend to be the best Pokémon in general. I do think that they all had really good starting forms tho.

  • MonstaDash
    MonstaDash Member Posts: 542 ✭✭✭
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    #6

    They are good starters but definitely weaker starters compared to the other generations.

  • Shadowbrine1
    Shadowbrine1 Member Posts: 294 ✭✭✭
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    #7

    Scorbunny is one of my favorate pokemon. sobble and grookey are just adorable.

    I like the gen 9 pokemon fuecoco is adorable and powerful skitty is super adorable(I probibly like skitty more because I have a cat irl) and quaxly is cute but not one of my favorates

  • Tacolaser
    Tacolaser Member Posts: 753 ✭✭✭
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    #8

    Grookey is my favorite Pokemon. Grookey is the most goodest.

  • UnovanZorua
    UnovanZorua Member Posts: 2,480 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    #9

    Sobble is cute and I think Raboot is cool, but other than that I think they're pretty boring.

  • Slam_Dunk_22
    Slam_Dunk_22 Member Posts: 46 ✭
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    #10

    Inteleon and Raboot are awsome, the others are mid

  • Lonestar85
    Lonestar85 Member Posts: 166 ✭✭
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    Unqualified to really comment given that I haven't played Sword/Shield but to argue that the Starters are bad has to take into account the Regional Gyms/Elite 4, their movepools and more importantly, other Pokémon, including those of the same Type, that can do the job just as well or better. Whether that applies to Gen 8 I'm not entirely sure, but I can say with relative certainty that Gen 1 certainly falls into that category. They've gotten big buffs since Red/Blue days, starting with Yellow version giving Charizard the ability to use Fly to give it an actual Flying Type move but Kanto starters in Red/Blue simply are bad. I don't think the Galar trio surpasses the original trio in terms of being replaceable on a given playthrough.

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