Gen 9's Starters Need To Be Dual-Type
The starters are the most important thing in any Pokemon game. While I gained a newfound freedom in completely ditching my starter in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, for most Pokemon playthroughs the starter you pick is the single most definitive choice you can make. Every starter, even the stinkers like Chespin and Oshawott, have their fans - if that's you, apologies for your poor taste and I hope you enjoyed the new Imagine Dragons album. In Scarlet & Violet though, all three starters seem to be winners, and I have no idea which one I'm going to choose. Hopefully the dual-typing decides that for me. Hopefully it even exists.
Starters matter more than just being the cuties who sell copies. Off the back of your starter choice, you begin to build your team - in choosing Cinderace for Sword & Shield, I had to leave behind Rolycoly once it turned to Carkoal and picked up the Fire-typing. In order to soak up the new gen, I typically play every region with an all-native team. To add another layer of challenge, I try to make every Pokemon dual-type and have no duplicates, meaning all new Pokemon with 12 different types covered. It can be a challenge, and Sword & Shield made it impossible.
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In SwSh, none of the starters were dual-type, meaning they all stayed as either Fire, Grass, or Water. That's not just bad news for my admittedly niche team-building plan, it also limits the inventiveness of the designs (all three final stage evolutions were far too humanoid) and prevents interesting new combinations from being introduced. Plainly put, it's boring.
I might not even stick to my plan this time around. I've complained, loudly and excessively, that Tsareena
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