- Bulbasaur (but it is so close because all three are good choices)
- Totodile (but IMO Chikorita gets too much hate)
- Torchic
- Fart monkey (Turtwig is nice too. Piplup is cute but turns into a monarchist)
- The hog, although Emboar should have been fire/dark.
- Chespin because I like pangolins but all the starters are kind of meh here.
- All three of these are perfect babies but I had to pick Rowlet because birb. Gen 7 is perfect, fuck you. Gamefreak make Decidueye competitive you cowards.
- All three are meh, Sword and Shield is blah.
- The zombie crocodile because he comes with a free bird in his final evo. All three are perfect babies though.
Yes I am a giant adult baby please roast me.
Lol I have almost the exact same opinions as you except I love Oshawott (Dewott is the best middle stage, Samurott is a disappointment) and I hate Chespin. Gen 6 and 8 easily have the worst starters imo.
If I’m ranking starter selections, it goes Sinnoh > Alola > Hoenn > Paldea > Johto > Unova > Kanto > Galar > Kalos
Sinnoh stays winning
Diamond was the first game I played and therefore Sinnoh is my favourite, its like the most straightforward Pokemon experience. If I wanted to get someone into Pokemon I would give them Platinum.
But ngl the regional dex is kinda stinky. Hoenn and Alola have the best dexes imo
yeah platinum was my first so there’s definitely some bias. but i completely agree, i recommended it to someone and she loved it