Ranking EVERY Starter Pokémon and Their Evolutions From Worst to Best

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  • Starter Pokemon are easily some of the most talked about and popular Pokemon ever. A lot of excitement surrounds them every time new starters are revealed, and there's a lot of pressure for them to live up to the hype. In today's video I'm going to be ranking EVERY Starter Pokemon and their evolutions from worst to best in my own opinion. This should be fun, so I hope you enjoy the video!
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Komentáře • 664

  • @vittorioartiano8840
    @vittorioartiano8840 Před 4 lety +248

    “Oh i don’t like bulbasaur”
    “Why”
    “Because other people like him”

    • @dannystewart2380
      @dannystewart2380 Před 4 lety +5

      WOHOOO

    • @tyruku18
      @tyruku18 Před 4 lety +17

      I like bulbasaur, but not that reason, I like it because I like the bulb and froggish design, I like the bulbasaur line of the Kanto since I was 4 years old

    • @SinnohGreen
      @SinnohGreen Před 4 lety +14

      Bulbasaur in the Anime had a solid character and he was strong too.

    • @eryhv
      @eryhv Před 4 lety +9

      Not to mention he's technically the best Kanto starter since he's super effective against the first 2 gyms.

    • @Dandylion567
      @Dandylion567 Před 4 lety +4

      Bulbasaur was my starter in my first game. I love Bulbasaur.

  • @wulfryanseptim8592
    @wulfryanseptim8592 Před 4 lety +134

    Idk man I used to hate how everyone treated Bukbasaur poorly, Im.glad its getting the recognition it deserves

    • @maddiemcnugget1076
      @maddiemcnugget1076 Před 4 lety +4

      Bulbasaur deserves all the love 🥺

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 Před 4 lety +1

      "It's just a Pig." No, it's great.
      It's cute, it becomes strong and cool, just like a Starter should.

    • @EmperorAnimates777
      @EmperorAnimates777 Před 4 lety +1

      @@slevinchannel7589 why do I see your comment everywhere

    • @GeospaciallyGone
      @GeospaciallyGone Před 3 lety +2

      its my favorite kanto starter. just above squirtle.

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 Před 3 lety

      @@GeospaciallyGone Yet your username contains 'Geo'?

  • @78toaster97
    @78toaster97 Před 4 lety +55

    “It just looks like grottle and monferno are going through puberty.”
    Prinplup: am I a joke to you?

    • @graceholbert2126
      @graceholbert2126 Před 3 lety +1

      fr out of the three Prinplup's design is the awkward one and I think the other two are great XD

  • @Friniskee
    @Friniskee Před 4 lety +71

    "I dont like Bulbasaur because he used to be the least liked and now its not."
    "I dont have any problem Charizard and its favouritism."
    As someone that has always chosen Bulbasaur in Gen 1 games, I feel very attacked. Lmfao

  • @tearlach47
    @tearlach47 Před 4 lety +36

    NGL Bulbasaur has always been my favorite of the Kanto starters, mainly for how useful it is early on. Poison Powder, Sleep Powder, AND Razor Leaf. Also having that dual typing out of the gate is cool, too.

  • @hogunthegrim5464
    @hogunthegrim5464 Před 4 lety +53

    I personally love Incineroar because he looks like Rath from the Ben 10 franchise and Rath in the original series was iconic because John DiMaggio gave him a great personality. Dawn's Piplup was annoying in the anime which made me hate it. I like Typhlosion because of his simple design and the fact that Cyndaquil is always the first National Pokedex/ non-story starter I always receive. So he's old reliable. Torterra is the greatest pokemon of all time. He has a great origin and an amazing design. He even has a halo because of his awesome power and origin.

    • @markzman2970
      @markzman2970 Před 4 lety +1

      I love Torterror, but he will always come in second for me after Charizard who is just so nostalgic for me and seems to fit my personality really well

  • @letsgetfluffy3138
    @letsgetfluffy3138 Před 4 lety +68

    8:40 Why can't you just be happy for the little onion frog?

  • @qualityshitposts790
    @qualityshitposts790 Před 4 lety +41

    When the Popplio line is at the bottom
    "Thomas had never seen such bullshit before"

    • @OneMysteriousWolf
      @OneMysteriousWolf Před 4 lety

      Quality Shitposts and Delphox and the Incineroar line and worst of all... Cinderace... >:(

    • @dioxoi8369
      @dioxoi8369 Před 4 lety +1

      PyroCinderace I only like the middle stage of scorbunny

    • @qualityshitposts790
      @qualityshitposts790 Před 4 lety +3

      I evolve my Fennekin to Braixen and that's it, no Delphox

    • @lordmolag45000
      @lordmolag45000 Před 4 lety

      Sorry but, the popplio line is such garbage in my opinion.

    • @Grey_Warden_Invasion
      @Grey_Warden_Invasion Před 4 lety +1

      Popplio is the only starter Pokemon I would have called just flat out gross. Its evolutions are fine but that first evolution - I just can't look at that thing.

  • @toganium4175
    @toganium4175 Před 4 lety +65

    The comment section on this video is bound to be *_FUN._*

    • @Xman34washere
      @Xman34washere Před 4 lety +8

      Depends where Greninja is

    • @daveertel1704
      @daveertel1704 Před 4 lety +1

      Why??? The turtle pokemon were overshadowed by cool pokemon that can be fogotten, because I thought all the good pokemon were gone by torterra, so I was surprised to see other good pokemon

    • @MelonHere20
      @MelonHere20 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Xman34washere true though

    • @kannan07
      @kannan07 Před 3 lety

      @@Xman34washere lol

  • @piiney
    @piiney Před 4 lety +66

    Inteleon is underrated man he saved my ass so much on my first run of sword

    • @samuelgunnell1
      @samuelgunnell1 Před 4 lety +9

      Inteleon is the best galar starter

    • @TheFlyingPotato777
      @TheFlyingPotato777 Před 4 lety +7

      @@EricWei-uu8bu Inteleon is better because of it's super cool design concept. It's based off of a secret agent, which is super cool, just like his snipe shot animation. His gmax form is also super dope because it's literally holding a sniper. It's basically a secret agent that's getting it's revenge on the people that bullied sobble, which was itself as a kid. It's concept is super cool, maybe it's excecution wasn't on point though.

    • @UmbraStarWolf
      @UmbraStarWolf Před 4 lety +2

      I like Inteleon

    • @unrealisticfezant8344
      @unrealisticfezant8344 Před 4 lety +2

      It’s Piiney ik i hd a better time with inteleon than with cinderace or rillaboom

    • @-------7059
      @-------7059 Před 4 lety +1

      Inteleon is my favorite Pokemon ever

  • @katandstar154
    @katandstar154 Před 4 lety +33

    I really couldn't rank the starter pokemon, since I like them all
    but everybody has their opinions

    • @bibarel5097
      @bibarel5097 Před 4 lety +4

      Same...

    • @SinnohGreen
      @SinnohGreen Před 4 lety

      Bruh you wanna try ranking EVERY SINGLE POKEMON it took 4 hours.

    • @hundobestest
      @hundobestest Před 4 lety +1

      @@SinnohGreen he didn't say that

    • @Atlas99999
      @Atlas99999 Před 4 lety

      Well,I find it difficult for me to like everyone, there is always one that I dont like very much.

    • @MelonHere20
      @MelonHere20 Před 4 lety

      Same

  • @koeimaster
    @koeimaster Před 4 lety +104

    I love all starter Pokemon, they’ve all got their quirks in one way or another. But Serperior is my favourite Pokémon ever.

    • @tobiasgund8048
      @tobiasgund8048 Před 4 lety +5

      My favourite Pokemon is Articuno, but Serperior is my favourite grass type and favourite starter.

    • @moonwolf6504
      @moonwolf6504 Před 4 lety +5

      The snivy line is my favorite starter line

    • @shidakanacult2509
      @shidakanacult2509 Před 4 lety +3

      I love serperior give it leaf blade, coil, and leech seed and you're all set

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 Před 4 lety

      "It's just a Pig." No, it's great.
      It's cute, it becomes strong and cool, just like a Starter should.

    • @gilanmulithio3618
      @gilanmulithio3618 Před 4 lety

      Mine is emboar simply because it was my first

  • @TheFlyingPotato777
    @TheFlyingPotato777 Před 4 lety +38

    Why does everyone hate on inteleon? I personally really love it. I get it, it's execution was pretty bad but it's animations on pokemon like when it uses snipe shot are super cool. It also has a really cool design concept. It's based off of a secret agent, which is already really dope, and it's gmax form literally is holding a sniper, which is easily the coolest gmax form. It is basically a secret agent who is getting it's revenge on all the people that bullied it back when it was just a sobble.

    • @thejman2cool619
      @thejman2cool619 Před 4 lety +2

      I like inteleon too. Don’t know why it get hate.

    • @p.ookaa1
      @p.ookaa1 Před 4 lety +3

      We hate it because it's really skinny and creepy. The concept is good but it really doesnt look good.

    • @TheFlyingPotato777
      @TheFlyingPotato777 Před 4 lety +5

      @@p.ookaa1 Ya i said the execution wasn't the best. The animation for snipe shot is good tho and the gmax design is awesome.

    • @thejman2cool619
      @thejman2cool619 Před 4 lety +2

      Sead Kolludra even if that’s the case I’ll still like. I like all the water starter and the a few of the grass and fire starter.

    • @TsuriaDragon
      @TsuriaDragon Před 4 lety +3

      I been liking inteleon since the very first time he was revealed I guess some don't like his skinny design and blink stare perhaps the anime will give him more personality than the game.

  • @skitten02tapp99
    @skitten02tapp99 Před 4 lety +23

    Fun fact, Quillava used to be my overall favorite Pokémon in general! Also, Delphox is actually one of my favorite starters because my first Pokémon game was Pokémon X and I chose Fennikin. Nostalgia plays a big part in my list.

  • @SuperMediocrePlumber284
    @SuperMediocrePlumber284 Před 3 lety +5

    My Ranking For Each Starter Line ( Also I Love Every Starter Lines, So Even The Ones That Are Lower Aren't That Bad )
    24: The Meganium Line
    23: The Emboar Line
    22: The Chesnaught Line
    21: The Delphox Line
    20: The Blaziken Line
    19: The Cinderace Line
    18: The Rillaboom Line
    17: The Blastoise Line
    16: The Venusaur Line
    15: The Incineroar Line
    14: The Empoleon Line
    13: The Swampert Line
    12: The Samurott Line
    11: The Inteleon Line
    10: The Primarina Line
    9: The Feraligatr Line
    8: The Infernape Line
    7: The Decidueye Line
    6: The Sceptile Line
    5: The Torterra Line
    4: The Serperior Line
    3: The Typhlosion Line
    2: The Charizard Line
    1: The Greninja Line

  • @CasualDeer
    @CasualDeer Před 4 lety +8

    I've always been a bulbasaur fan. I think the "newfound" love for it is people grew up and aren't pyromaniacs anymore

  • @eddietheguy13
    @eddietheguy13 Před 4 lety +39

    This guy is kinda unspecific on his picks to be honest

    • @tearlach47
      @tearlach47 Před 4 lety +6

      To be fair, it is hard to rank 72 Pokemon entirely fairly and equally.

    • @samuelgomez7661
      @samuelgomez7661 Před 4 lety +7

      Very unspecific. It’s because it’s mainly opinion based. He could make it better looking what the designs where based off and wether it’s execution of it was good or not. Saying it’s ugly or not your favorite is not a good way to make a best yo worst Pokémon list.

  • @corumbean7818
    @corumbean7818 Před 4 lety +13

    I've always loved the Squirtle line. Blastoise has been my boy since Gen 1 and always have one on my water team.

  • @venomase5572
    @venomase5572 Před 4 lety +18

    Finally someone else who likes chestnaught!

  • @Moonsong227
    @Moonsong227 Před 4 lety +10

    Brionne and delphox AND Intellion at the bottom? Complete oppisite of me lol

  • @brandonfazbear4219
    @brandonfazbear4219 Před 2 lety +4

    Yay for the Chespin line being able to make it that high up on the list. It feels so nice having the line ranked higher then the infamous Greninja.

    • @mcduck6627
      @mcduck6627 Před 2 lety +1

      Ikr

    • @pussmagic1541
      @pussmagic1541 Před rokem

      Yeah! Even if I'm more of a Fennekin line fan, I will come to appreciate Chespin so much and Chesnaught looks really cool.
      Froakie line on the other hand is overrated.

  • @nikaoharbour6962
    @nikaoharbour6962 Před 4 lety +14

    Take fighting type off of Emboar and just make its shiny its only color and it would be higher up on everyone's list

    • @kannan07
      @kannan07 Před 3 lety

      Ya and give the fighting to incineroar, seriously why is it a dark type 😑

    • @mewhenlikeuuh5499
      @mewhenlikeuuh5499 Před 2 lety

      @@kannan07 because it is a Heel Wrestler, a bad guy that acts to be disliked by the public

  • @eugenejake1507
    @eugenejake1507 Před 4 lety +16

    the title should be "my least to most most favorite"

  • @halimaholmes9021
    @halimaholmes9021 Před 4 lety +27

    Him: Puts my favorite starters at the bottom
    ME: "you put Inteleon, Cinderace, Incineroar, Primarina, Torracat, Drizzile, and Combusken at the bottom"
    Me: Its like he guessed my favorite starters and put them at the bottom (but he left Sceptile, Charizard, and Wartortle out of it)

  • @ShadowFox28
    @ShadowFox28 Před 4 lety +34

    I think Snivy is awesome especially Ash’s Snivy.

    • @ryumajin7568
      @ryumajin7568 Před 4 lety +3

      Ash's snivy definitely had the sassy nature

  • @RB-xs2gc
    @RB-xs2gc Před 4 lety +5

    What the hell was that Bulbasaur reasoning?! It wasn’t even an opinion, it was just pathetic.

    • @sirjay07
      @sirjay07 Před 4 lety

      So hes one of those people

  • @FreedaJoel
    @FreedaJoel Před 3 lety +2

    Everyone knows primarina is a god tier pokemon because its amazig especially with fairy type and when it came out i was like "... I NEED IT" seriously its so good

  • @median99
    @median99 Před rokem +3

    Hating a pokemon bc it’s popular is incredibly silly. Bulbasaur is a very creative and fantastic design. Hating on gen 1 pokes has become way too meta

  • @DarkQuilava13
    @DarkQuilava13 Před 4 lety +6

    I always loved bulbasaur and it was my favorite, I still have my first bulbasaur, now a venusaur and kanto starter from my leaf green. anf bulbasuar was my favorite kanto starter of Ash's as a kid, sooo yeah been a fan of Bulba xP
    and in japan it was bulbasaur vs charmander than squirtle vs charmander but world wide yeah bulba was the odd one out

  • @tearlach47
    @tearlach47 Před 4 lety +5

    16:13
    I just realized something...
    Torchic is just... spicy chicken. :P

  • @randomedgygamer2191
    @randomedgygamer2191 Před 4 lety +5

    Uhm, while we have lots of common opinions, just saying something is
    "incredble and fantastic" is not really explaining much...

  • @Unovakid24
    @Unovakid24 Před 4 lety +8

    Pignite's placement really did surprise me! I'm so glad that it's grown on you a little!
    ...though I do think Incineroar is a bit too low. Oh whatever, like you said, it's your opinion, and I can respect that.

  • @leebezzina8819
    @leebezzina8819 Před 4 lety +6

    Rillaboom is the best swsh starter and I really like that it carries around drums.

  • @mattschmersal781
    @mattschmersal781 Před 2 lety +3

    Finally someone gives piplup the respect it deserves

  • @tylertichoc7330
    @tylertichoc7330 Před 4 lety +3

    My first video game and Pokémon game was Black version and I already knew that my favorite Pokémon was Piplup and Oshawott was love at first sight. I still have it to this day in my Sun version as a Samurott. I love it dearly and it is still one of the only Pokémon I have used on a dream team that does not have a nickname. The other ones being my Sceptile and Shiny Metagross from my first time playing Alpha Sapphire and my entire Galar Team. My favorite starter Pokémon are the entire Samurott line, Piplup, Empoleon, Torchic, Blaziken, Sceptile, Inteleon, Rillaboom, Serpierior, Infernape, Incineroar, Chespin, Chesnaught, Fennikin, Delphox, Greninja and the entire Decidueye line. This isn't in a particular order.

  • @scheyeguy2479
    @scheyeguy2479 Před 4 lety +4

    Dang this man really coming for my three Fire boys right off the bat

  • @evenorpineda6691
    @evenorpineda6691 Před 4 lety +2

    I love your content!! I always wait for your next videos!!

  • @msac22
    @msac22 Před 4 lety +7

    Of course, Inteleon is ranked top 69😏

    • @msac22
      @msac22 Před 4 lety

      Eric oof everstone it, although Inteleon is an insane one punch man

  • @jareddavis554
    @jareddavis554 Před 4 lety +5

    Well... it appears we have far different tastes haha. Good video though

  • @gustavju4686
    @gustavju4686 Před 4 lety +4

    Makes sense that Cyndaquil is #1, it is the 'Rat' of the Zodiac theme of the fire starters :).

    • @daveertel1704
      @daveertel1704 Před 4 lety +1

      Apparently, Badgers are rats now, good to know

    • @gustavju4686
      @gustavju4686 Před 4 lety

      @@daveertel1704 Cyndaquil is an echidna (Typhlosion is the badger), but your point still holds xD. Same with with the fox for the dog... Maybe once they finish the 12, we can get actual rat and dog starters (and maybe a cat that remains a cat).

    • @daveertel1704
      @daveertel1704 Před 4 lety +1

      @@gustavju4686 I agree, Litten and Torracat were amazing examples of cat fire type pokemon, and then incineroar ruined it

    • @jofriko5416
      @jofriko5416 Před 3 lety +2

      Dave Ertel like honestly is it that hard to make a quadrupedal final evolution that is a fire type?

    • @daveertel1704
      @daveertel1704 Před 3 lety

      @@jofriko5416 yeah, they can do it with water and grass final evolutions, but every single fire type starter only has bipedal/upright final evolutions

  • @Zabi-S
    @Zabi-S Před 4 lety +2

    I also don't get the Samurott hate. IMO, he's one of the best designed final evolutions.
    Also, would just like to add that Inteleon has really grown on me.

    • @pussmagic1541
      @pussmagic1541 Před rokem

      Also, we now have a Hisuian Smaurott which looks just as awesome as its Unovan counterpart. Once I get my hands on Legends Arceus, I'm choosing Oshawott for every reason. I love Samurott as well.

  • @FlyingStickProd
    @FlyingStickProd Před 4 lety +5

    Thank you for giving Greninja praise. However I think you put him too low. He is my favorite Pokemon of all time

  • @dombjomb
    @dombjomb Před 4 lety +16

    The gen 8 starters disappointed me most. I love the way they look in their first evo, then they go downhill in their second evo, and then I’ve lost hope in their final evo. They are mono type which I always dislike, and they don’t even have good designs to back it up like the gen 2 starters. My favorite starter line is gen 3. Cute as hell first evolutions, middle evolutions signify growth and are different enough to be interesting, and the final evos have something for everyone.

  • @astronomicmage4729
    @astronomicmage4729 Před 4 lety +1

    I really respect you so much more after this list. My favorite mon has always been Cyndaquil because of how adorable it is, and it was my very first starter when I got my first game 5-6 years ago (HeartGold). I'm a sucker for all of the hedgehog like pokémon so the Chespin line has always been up my alley. A few more I absolutely love are the Oshawott line and the Chikorita line, I personally feel like they're slept on so much but I know everyone has their opinions.
    Thank you for the amazing videos you always put out 💜💜💜

  • @jcbjnr601
    @jcbjnr601 Před 4 lety +14

    Bro, you really putting Delphox, Primarina, Cinderace, and Inteleon under Quilladin and pignite? Why you doing us like that?
    I don't mean any of this, I'm just joking around. Your videos are awesome.

  • @pastapartyify
    @pastapartyify Před 4 lety +5

    Primarina is my favorite of all the starters. It’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a Pokémon ever since gen 1.

    • @mcduck6627
      @mcduck6627 Před 2 lety +1

      Dam I respect that

    • @kaitomybeloved3126
      @kaitomybeloved3126 Před rokem

      It's not my favourite starter, but I definitely adore it!

    • @pussmagic1541
      @pussmagic1541 Před rokem

      I love the entire Popplio line, they're so cute and I love the dual Water/Fairy-Type type combo on Primarina. My favourite of the Alolan Starters, with the Rowlet line being my second favourite.

  • @Dandylion567
    @Dandylion567 Před 4 lety +4

    Of course, you are entitled to your opinion, Hoops, but you did my Grass type babies so dirty. They're my favorite type. 😭
    P.S: My favorite starter lines of each type are the Chickorita, Mudkip, and Cyndaquil lines.

  • @elizabethazzinaro8457
    @elizabethazzinaro8457 Před 4 lety +3

    Phew...nor sure if I could do what you did.
    There are a few Pokemon on the list that are "agree to disagree" on and Snivy and Sobble are some of them.
    Ash's snivy is in the anime is what gravitated me toward the line.
    In fact, I'll give you 2 top 5 starter lines: one where Pikachu and Eevee count and one where they don't.
    If Pikachu and Eevee count:
    1. Totodile line
    2. Pikachu
    3. Eevee
    4. Piplup line
    5. Snivy line
    If they don't count:
    1. Totodile line
    2. Piplup line
    3. Snivy line
    4. Popplio line
    5. Sobble line

  • @phoenixd610
    @phoenixd610 Před 4 lety +16

    me: sees vid
    also me: yeah cyndaquil will be 1st...

  • @5Porygon
    @5Porygon Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much for all videos you made. You are one of my absolutely best youtubers ever. :)
    Jsi borec. Mám moc rád tvoji tvorbu.

  • @goldenfennekin
    @goldenfennekin Před 4 lety +11

    why is fennekin only in the middle? why isn't it number one

  • @YinAndYangPlays
    @YinAndYangPlays Před 4 lety +6

    My incineroar is very low on the list.

  • @rainingtigers9984
    @rainingtigers9984 Před 4 lety +3

    Someone: I don’t really like Delphox
    Me 2 years ago: What! Delphox is my favourite Pokémon! How dare you make fun of it.
    Me now: Meh...

  • @dantetorres9644
    @dantetorres9644 Před 4 lety +8

    I think you’re treating the later generations’ final evo’s too harshly. Although they may not be the most appealing they are as powerful as any other starter

  • @BBMacsWorld
    @BBMacsWorld Před 4 lety +5

    Great video Hoops! My favourite starter is Piplup! It's adorable!! 😍

  • @bunnyblue9311
    @bunnyblue9311 Před 2 lety +2

    I love Primarina, it’s probably my favorite Pokémon of all time. I understand though I’m a girlie girl that is a huge Pokémon nerd. It’s just my aesthetic. I’m hoping they have more fairy type starters in the future as it’s my favorite type.

  • @dawsonbrown8863
    @dawsonbrown8863 Před 4 lety +3

    All hail ze grass snake line praise the most SUPERIOR grass starter line,also hope for gen4 remakes

  • @mothompson6024
    @mothompson6024 Před 4 lety +2

    Nice video as always!

  • @0Trixa0
    @0Trixa0 Před 4 lety +2

    Primarina is my #1 fave Pokemon. ;~; Though I can 100% understand why someone masculine might not be into her line.
    Edit: Okay I was being nice cause I wrote that comment early in the video but now, seeing where you placed Quilladin, I have realized that you Have No Rights You Monster.

  • @OshawottLuke
    @OshawottLuke Před 4 lety +1

    I was regretting clicking on the video thinking of how low the gen 5 mons would probably be but they're not that low compared to what I expected so I'm happy. I thought my boy Pignite would be last or something. And yess Quilladin and Dewott appreciation!!!

  • @braydenjones6561
    @braydenjones6561 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I think bulbasaur is great -it is one of my top favorites. I think it is the best grass starter in all of pokemon because it really sells the grass type as a whole. Turtwig is the only other grass starter that comes close in my opinion. This is because they both contain such strong elements of being both animalistic and plant-like. Bulbasaur has a plant bulb on its back and Turtwig has a shell made of soil with plants growing out of it. Both pokemon have sections of their body that seem to only be plant. This is what makes them both so convincing as grass types. Although, out of the two, I think Bulbasaur does this best of all. It really makes you wonder how its anatomy works. At what point is it plant? And at what point is it animal? When trying to equate both of them to the real world, they are both examples of what would fit into a classification of animals which does not exist (somehwere in between plant and animal).
    Pokemon is full of fantastical elements which separates it from the real world. This is mostly fueled by the types that are present in Pokemon. Bulbasaur's design sells that these elements are very engrained in the world because they are so inseparably connected to its own design. It was a great introduction to the type and the scope of said type.
    I think Charmander does this really well too, in its own way. They made the fire on the tip of its tail so integral to its design by telling us that if the fire ever goes out Charmander will die. This addition to its design was so simple, yet it was able to create a sense of how it fits in an ecosystem. Both Bulbasaur and Charmander securely place themselves in their own respective ecosystems because of how their types affect their physiology. And all of this is only added to when considering the nature of starter pokemon themselves.
    The introduction of starter pokemon in Gen 1 was the introduction of Pokemon in general. They are the first pokemon you ever see. The starters were the initial hook that teaches you that you need and want to have Pokemon. Why was this case? 1) You need a way to explore and you can't continue further without a Pokemon 2) Pokemon are dangerous, and you can only face them if you have a Pokemon of your own 3) You are given one and thrown into a battle with your rival which demonstrates just how powerful pokemon are and how fun it can be to battle with them 4) After that point you are told to go find more pokemon to fill out your pokedex, further motivating you to want to explore. And all of this was done before you ever catch a pokemon with a pokeball (even before the realization that you could). This was so masterfully done. And given how well the concept of starter pokemon established a love for pokemon (they not only being a prized gift at the beginning of each new game but the introduction for the series), people have always connected with them very greatly ever since.
    The world's introduction to Pokemon and to Pokemon types was the Kanto Starters. So it is really impressive that Charmander and Bulbasaur could so perfectly embody their respective typings so convincingly. (Please know, I also love squirtle by the way ❤️ Don't worry. Out of the three Charmander is my favorite but Bulbasaur is a close second)
    I definitely would have placed Bulbasaur higher up on the list personally. There are other grass type starters I really like but they don't necessarily sell the grass typing quite as well (which I feel is a fairly hard type to sell). Here is how I would order them: After Bulbasaur's (Gen 1) and Turtwig's (Gen 4) lines, Chikorita's line (Gen 2) does the best job at this I think. Grovyle and Sceptile (Gen 3) are next. And after that I think Chespin and Snivy's line are fairly tied in how well they incorporate more plant-like elements in their designs (Gen 5 & Gen 6). One starter I really like but doesn't have the same ability to convince me of its typing as these others is Rowlet. I think it is very cute, and I love the barn owl inspiration, but it fails in this regard when compared to these other grass starters. It does better at this when it evolves though. Its final evolution, Decidueye, is probably on par with Serperior in terms of how well it fits the grass type. (And I personally do not really care for Gen 8 or Gen 9's starters).

  • @rainbowazumarill789
    @rainbowazumarill789 Před 4 lety +1

    You with Bulbasaur is literally me with Charizard. I absolutely cannot stand the amount of favoritism that it gets and the fact that it overshadows all the other starters

  • @jesusaldairortizrosas1386

    I would have put Litten at least on top 20 because of that one episode of the anime with the Stoutland. It was just so emotional and well made; the scenes from that episode have deepened in my memory along with noble, brave Litten.

  • @eslwgpg1226
    @eslwgpg1226 Před 2 lety +1

    And here I was honestly thinking I was the only one who actually prefers Charmeleon over Charizard. Glad there’s someone else out there

  • @grald1195
    @grald1195 Před 4 lety +2

    This man talked about Bulbasaur like it was Charizard

  • @arthurfilion5992
    @arthurfilion5992 Před 4 lety

    Hoops and hip hop your placement of samurott has made me subscribe

  • @flarky6465
    @flarky6465 Před 4 lety +1

    23:10 fun fact, he's playing a reverse battle, which reverses the type matchups, since this existed in x and y.

  • @robertsilvermyst7325
    @robertsilvermyst7325 Před 4 lety +2

    My favorite trio is Cinderace, Primarina and Serperior

  • @michellechenevey4757
    @michellechenevey4757 Před 4 lety +2

    Come on... I didn't have to watch this video to know cyndaquil would be number one but I watched it anyway

  • @_george_jorge2067
    @_george_jorge2067 Před 4 lety +7

    Delphox????? Missed opportunity????? Wtf?????
    Oook we're definitely have different taste! 😂

  • @tyrant-den884
    @tyrant-den884 Před 4 lety +1

    Delphox is a hell of a lot better than the big tongue asphyxiater everyone obsesses over.

  • @runryerun8789
    @runryerun8789 Před 4 lety +1

    Tyhplosion was badly hurt by the removal of the fire in its 3D model

  • @Grey_Warden_Invasion
    @Grey_Warden_Invasion Před 4 lety +1

    I love Venusaur. Started my very first playthrough with a Bulbasaur and over the years I have picked it as my starter (or second starter in X and Y) so often, I think I have spent more time with Venusaur in my team than with any other final starter evolution. I also freaking love Chesnaught. The one that I had in my first playthrough of X was a freaking tank. Delphox is the only starter Pokemon I ever boxed. Others I have always had with me until the very end but this thing just stayed with me until it evolved then it went straight into a box and was never looked at again.

  • @slevinchannel7589
    @slevinchannel7589 Před 4 lety +1

    "It's just a Pig." No, it's great.
    It's cute, it becomes strong and cool, just like a Starter should.

  • @kangarooster6478
    @kangarooster6478 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you so much for not just putting greninja and charizard at the top

  • @MagusAgrippa8
    @MagusAgrippa8 Před 4 lety +1

    In regard to the Kanto trio. Like any kid I loved Charizard when I first saw him, but I ended up growing closer to the Squirtle line when I started playing through the games. I appreciated the characters of Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Charizard in the anime well enough, but what really pushed Bulbasaur up in the rankings for me personally (I'd say I like 'em more than Charmander but not more than Squirtle) was Kalos. Having the chance to take one with me through the adventure, getting to see it Mega Evolve and using a Mega Venesaur I bred in competitive really made me adore the line a whole lot more. I dunno if that makes me a bandwagon fan of the line, but I don't really care.

  • @neruduh
    @neruduh Před 4 lety +1

    'I think the whole Snivy line is somewhat forgettable for me'
    Me: YOU REMEMBER SMUG LEAF?!

  • @Nefarious1107
    @Nefarious1107 Před 4 lety +8

    Why u gotta do dat to my boi intelly

    • @moonwolf6504
      @moonwolf6504 Před 4 lety

      Doesn't everyone?

    • @Zabi-S
      @Zabi-S Před 4 lety

      Go back to school, and learn how to type in proper English.

    • @Nefarious1107
      @Nefarious1107 Před 4 lety

      CaptainXero *N O* and plus school is closed idiot

  • @nischalprajapati6157
    @nischalprajapati6157 Před 4 lety +1

    The fact that primarina is below the chespin line completely invalidates the whole list

  • @aflyingbench6143
    @aflyingbench6143 Před 4 lety

    Bulbasaur was always my favourite as a kid, but I didn't start playing until gen2 so I didn't have the "it's too easy" thing to deal with in Gen 1. But like bulbs, my taste has evolved. Ivy is my boy now

  • @SuperEpicNiceGuy
    @SuperEpicNiceGuy Před 4 lety +4

    Hoops' next video- top 10 spherical bois

  • @blksheepramirez
    @blksheepramirez Před 4 lety +1

    Very interesting list, I don’t understand it in the slightest. How can anyone put Charizard and Greninja so low? Then again, everyone has their own opinion. Regardless I respect it! Pokémon are great and there is so much to love about them all

  • @Steamed_Ananab
    @Steamed_Ananab Před 4 lety +2

    I swear to arceus if any members of the Tepig line are low down

  • @K3wlG33k
    @K3wlG33k Před 4 lety

    Thanks for sharing your opinions! It really gave me more appreciation for the pokemon starters, especially for the ones I'm not a big fan of that you like more.
    For me, Charizard is number one; he was my go to starter from my original Red game and I just love that he is essentially a fire-breathing dragon, without actually being a dragon. He held a great advantage going up against dragon pokemon (ok, it just was just Dragonite. But still, I always thought that was epic) given he can learn dragon-type moves not to mention dragon moves were OP as hell! And now, if you want it to be a dragon, then you can mega evolve him into one! Also, I love Charmander and Charmeleon. Yeah, they may seem plain designs to some, but I do have a nostalgia trip with this family in particular. Not too mention Fire type is one of my favorite types. Blastoise and Venasaur are tied for me in terms of design and "coolness." They are quite nice, but there are some other starters I like more. However, I do love each starting stage equally. They are all cool! The middle stages are also great, but I'd rank them somewhere below their starting stages.
    Out of the generation 2, I think Feraligatr looks the best final stage in my opinion and I love both Croconaw and Totodile in looks (with the latter being the better of the two) and also Totodile in personality! In the anime, he sounds exactly like Donald Duck and I can do a pretty good impression of him too. I also love the look of Cindaquil; it's adorable and I love it. Typhlosion is really cool too. For a middle stage, I gotta admit, Quilava looks great. Chikorita: 👎. Meganium and Bayleef: meh.
    The third generation I believe is the best generation where I think you really can't go wrong in terms of looks for any starting choices (my second favorite set is the first gen). Each starting pokemon looks good, middles aren't too bad (except for the one who looks like you need to blur it completely out), and each final looks fan-freakin'-tastic! And their Megas are awesome to boot!!
    For the fourth gen, I don't like the Piplup line at all except for Piplup itself. It's so cute! ^_^ Emporleon is quite underwhelming for me; there's nothing too spectacular about him; it's even worse for Prinplup. Although I do like the concept of making him a literal emperor, it just doesn't work for me. The one that does appeal to me the most is the entire Turtwig family. I love Turtwig. I like Grotle (honestly I cannot see what's wrong with it's design; it has a small bushy grove and is a great middle stage between a twig and an entire grassy terrain), and I love Torterra.
    Fifth gen, I like Samurott's design. It looks very cool, especially how it's based on a Samurai. Oshawott and Dewott also look quite nice. I also liked Oshawott's personality in the anime.
    For sixth gen, I say this is my third favorite gen where I don't see how you can go wrong in choosing your starters in terms of looks (with a little bit of iffy-ness based solely on the fact that I acknowledge other's criticisms). Greninja is my favorite. I love the ninja frog aesthetic. Chespin family would probably be my least favorite line out of the three Kalos starters, but that by no means makes them any less cool. I just don't understand Quiladin...why the big nose? And other design choices make it seem not related to the rest of the Chespin family. Eh, oh well. It's still nice. Lastly, I think the witch aesthetic comes off nicely with Delphox. I mean, what other design choices were you thinking Gamefreak could have added/subtracted/altered? Personally, it seems fine to me. I honestly don't get other people's problems with it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
    I find that seventh gen gets interesting. I agree Primarina would be similarly placed on your list if I was ranking it, but it's not a bad design. Popplio is kinda cute, but Brionne is boring to me. Same for Torracat. I like Litten a lot and I've grown to like Incineroar too. I just love the look of it's design. However, the entire Rowlett line looks absolutely amazing! Each stage just works for me; I love how it gains the ghost typing in its final evolution also. Next to the Charizard family, I think the Rowlett family takes second place.
    For eighth gen, I also love all of the starting stages; easily out ranking every one of their later stages. The middle stages, considering other generations, actually don't look half bad, with Raboot being my favorite of the three. Finally, for the final stages, I think I like Rillaboom the best. I also like how your character says "Go Rillaboom" or "gorilla boom" when you throw them out onto the field. I mean, it's nothing spectacular or anything; it's just an interesting thing how GF made that work out (r/oddlysatisfying anyone?). I'm also partial to primates too; it's just a personal preference since I really admire how intelligent primates are in the wild. Inteleon is also pretty cool too. Three words: secret agent sniper. Nevertheless, considering all of the generations, there are plenty of others that look better, so these guys would sit around the middle on my list.

  • @MJ-sy2en
    @MJ-sy2en Před 4 lety +1

    I know this isn't a starter pokemon I pretty sure centiskorch also has samurai traits because the fire logo is a samurai helmet and the belly has the little waist band with the spots

  • @rongray6562
    @rongray6562 Před 4 lety +3

    I was the kid that loved Bulbasaur before it was ever cool. And I still do.

  • @ericguzman1191
    @ericguzman1191 Před 4 lety

    Could you do a video that ranks the final evolutions of all the Starters VGC competition wise

  • @gustavju4686
    @gustavju4686 Před 4 lety +3

    Surprised to have seen so many final evolutions in the bottom. Usually the middle ones are looked at as the worst designs.

    • @gustavju4686
      @gustavju4686 Před 4 lety +1

      A lot of fire and water pokemon in the bottom too. Grotle is the first grass type.

    • @cintronproductions9430
      @cintronproductions9430 Před 4 lety +1

      Yeah like Combusken, it's literally shaped like a..... uh..... spaceship. XD

  • @mickhack8034
    @mickhack8034 Před 4 lety +2

    Torterra would've been even cooler if its name was Terratort

  • @kannan07
    @kannan07 Před 3 lety +1

    To people complaining there is something called opinion ,I am okay with him ranking Pokémon my fav pokemon in no 38 and even lower than some of my least Pokémon

  • @mistrodiscreeto3095
    @mistrodiscreeto3095 Před 3 lety +1

    Would be AMAZING to see a fox and witch combination without it being a starter. Hopefully it'll be a more Dark/Psychic with the secondary being the Fire type. Giggity.

  • @FishieFat
    @FishieFat Před 3 lety

    I forget that all the evolutions of chikorita exist. It just feels like a weird fever dream I had as a kid that claws it's way back into reality when its mentioned

  • @bibarel5097
    @bibarel5097 Před 4 lety +7

    Hehe this comment section will be on *FIRE...*

    • @gasdggeg
      @gasdggeg Před 4 lety +1

      Nah, Bibarel will uses water gun on it

  • @AdachiSimp
    @AdachiSimp Před 4 lety

    Ooooh classic ones above newer ones, you are sooooo original. You digust me.

  • @pinkprincess6136
    @pinkprincess6136 Před 4 lety +1

    I like your list but I wanted Cinderace and Primarina to be higher because those two are some of favorite starters.

  • @yhany8438
    @yhany8438 Před 8 měsíci

    I'm gonna say it
    Raboot is THE PERFECT middle stage evolution that could lead up to the PERFECT final evolution
    And Cinderace should just be burned and forgotten

  • @daveertel1704
    @daveertel1704 Před 4 lety +1

    Turtwig line is first
    2. Squirtle line
    3. Cyndaquill line
    4. Piplup
    5. Empoleon
    6.Are any other pokemon woth mentioning?

  • @TheExigency
    @TheExigency Před 4 lety

    Boy he was right when he said "opinion" is the key word. Most of the rankings at least have some other reasons that make sense. "It's low cause I don't like it" Amazing

  • @camo6465
    @camo6465 Před 4 lety

    Not surprised that Cyndaquil is number 1, but pleasantly surprised that Typhlosion is number 3! Typhlosion is my favorite Pokémon of all time, and I ALMOST NEVER see people talking about it, especially in comparison to Cyndaquil! Thanks for bringing some attention to one of the most overlooked Starter Pokemon! (I’m not joking, Typhlosion has one of the LOWEST number of appearances of ANY Starter Pokemon in the anime, it didn’t even appear in the main series until Hoenn!)

  • @benjaminfast5496
    @benjaminfast5496 Před 7 měsíci

    I knew when you had Primarina and Cinderace near the bottoms of your list, that we have very different opinions on starters, lol. They are probably within my top 20 all time pokemon list.
    It was later confirmed even more when you had the Cyndaquil, Oshawott and Chespin lines so high up, some making up your top 3. These are some of my least favouties. (Like, I truly have never understood the love for Cyndaquil/Typhlosion. It's has a very basic design with awkward fire).
    Also, Bulbasaur has always been my favourite Kanto start, and Venusaur has grown even more dear to me over the years. I didn't even know there was a new movement of Bulbasaur lovers. Lol!
    That being said, these are all opinions. The great thing about Pokemon is different ones appeal to different people. Thanks for putting in the work for this video!