In Gen 10 of Pokémon, could a pattern change in the starter Pokémon be possible?
P I thought about the possibility that one day the Pokémon Company would end up changing the standard of the starting Pokémon, especially with a false leak I saw of what Sinnoh's 3 starting Pokémon would be like, which from what I saw, was a kind of cat or a bear cat of the dark type, a kangaroo of the fighting type and a hymnoceros of the Psychic type, perhaps, If Gen 10 is a new beginning for Pokémon like Gen 5, will we see a trio of starter Pokémon with different types than the standard? What do you think?
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I'm guessing they'll just stick to Grass fire and Water starter pokemon as usual.
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NIn fact, it was just a theory that I thought about these days, but I imagine that the same typing will continue, more to continue the relic of Pokémon Starters in the Pokémon franchise, Perhaps, if we have a region inspired by Australia (probably gen 10), the starting Pokémon could be a grass-type kangaroo, a fire-type rhino and perhaps a water-type platypus, But that's it, but it's just a theory, but I don't think it changes, it's a very special tradition, the starters, perhaps, I think that at the very least it can change, it's in addition to the initial Pokémon options we have, Who knows, maybe add a Pikaclone to the starter Pokémon option and then it would be a fourth as well.
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@Tacolaser I think returning fans would be the most likely to be enticed and intrigued by a change to the standard formula.
The fire, grass and water starters have likely endured, besides reasons of nostalgia, because they very quickly communicate the type mechanics with a simple trifecta of intuitive strengths and weaknesses.
Grass is nourished by water, water puts out fire, fire burns grass.
Pokémon's success (despite a stubborn reluctance to deviate even from flawed or outdated systems) is in part due to the constant influx of children for whom the latest game will be novel, and hold a special place in their heart, even if the games have been doing it since 1996. And they still need to learn the same lessons I learned as a 10 year old playing Pokémon Red. If it ain't broke...
I will give credit the latest games for giving each starter a second type in their final evolution that instills a weakness to the second type of the starter over which they would otherwise have had an advantage. It balances them out in the late game, while providing novelty to experienced players and an added layer of complexity to new players, who should have mastered the system by the late game to the point that they can handle losing the advantage (if rivals must insist on picking the starter with a weakness to the player's).
It also makes attempting to roll through the game with your starter, a strategy favoured by younger, newer players, potentially less viable.
Unfortunately the exp. share has rendered such weaknesses moot anyway. Provided you catch or obtain five Pokémon on the course of your adventure, you will be gifted a full leveled and evolved team of Pokémon simply by having them in your party, even if they never see battle until the champion fight at the end of the game. Heaven forbid these games encourage strategy or challenge the player in any way.
But I was trying to praise the system of second types for starter evolutions. I think that will be the path going forward, rather than deviating from the grass, fire and water trifecta. Never say never, of course.
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