Pokémon Starter Region Ranking (PSRR)
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Based solely on their base form designs and not evolutions:
- Kanto
- Alola
- Unova
- Johto
- Sinnoh
- Paldea
- Kalos
- Hoenn
- Galar
Perhaps it is nostalgia or my own biases, but I think they really nailed it with the original starter trio. They are all simple but very appealing designs that clearly communicate the concepts.
I think it is too early to fairly rank the gen 10 starters yet. Recency bias is definitely a thing. I'd probably put them in the middle of the pack. I don't hate them, I am not in love with them. Ask me in a month or after we learn more about them.
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How’d you rank them if all stages were included?
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I'd have to think about it. Sinnoh probably becomes number 2 and Unova and Alola move further down. Johto probably becomes number 3.
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Strictly ranking the starters… hmm didn’t I do this elsewhere… looks up my old post.
- Alola
- Hoenn
- Galar
- Kanto
- Johto
- Sinnoh
- Paldea
- Kalos
- Unova
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Take it you’re not fond of the Gen 10 starters 😃
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It’s actually backwards ranking
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- Kalos (Fennekin!!!)
- Alola (I'm biased because it was the first game I got to choose a starter, but their designs are really good)
- Galar (Sobble and Scorbunny are cool)
- Hoenn (it feels like it's the starter trio and I love Mudkip. It might actually be 3rd)
- Unova (Snivy is my favourite but the others are cool too)
- Paldea (I like them)
- Winds and Waves (I like them)
- Johto (I like them)
- Kanto (I don't feel any way towards them. They're OK)
- Sinnoh (they exist. Turtwig is good, the rest just exist)
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- Here are my detailed rankings of all the starter trios:
- 1. Hoenn. They're absolute peak, the only one I never really loved is Marshtomp. The final evolutions are perfect, and the base forms are outstanding (especially Mudkip)
- 2. Paldea. I know people hate them but I think they're great designs. If the final stages were handled a little better I think more people would actually like them. The base forms are all around perfect, and I think Quaxly gets hated on way too much.
- 3. Kalos. Apart from Delphox and Quilladin I actually really like them. I love the whole Greninja line though. Frogadier is my favorite middle evo ever.
- 4. Alola. They're solid designs all around, but let down by Incineroar. I've had enough of normal animals turning into straight up people. The Rowlet line is peak tho.
- 5. Sinnoh. They're just… decent. Nothing wrong with them, but nothing outstanding either. I will say I love Piplup tho.
- 6. Galar. Amazing base forms, solid middle forms, but the final forms are just too unsettlingly human. Raboot is a Pokemon I really like, it's just a shame it evolves into some Nesquik mascot.
- 7. Kanto. I don't love them, but I don't hate them either. The base forms just look a bit too similar, and the amazing middle stages just don't get enough love. Charizard on the other hand gets too much love.
- 8. Unova. They made a bipedal design work (Dewott) and then knocked it on all fours and made it far worse. And then they did the opposite with Tepig. Serperior is solid tho.
- 9. Winds and Waves. Pombon and Browt are way too simple and plain, and Gecqua's neck vs head proportions lowkey creep me out. However, they are kinda charming.
- 10. Johto. The Cyndaquil line is okay, the Chikorita line is too plain, and I straigt up dislike the Totodile line.
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You made @UnovanZorua mad
(Also I love how you called chikorita basic while the sceptile line is even more basic)
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