Give The Pokemon Gen 9 Starters A Chance

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You thought you’d heard every possible take on the starters in Pokemon for Scarlet & Violet? You thought wrong. We’ve already discussed whether Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly should have dual-type (or even tri-type) evolutions, we’ve dived into their influences and inspirations, and established that we would already die for their cute lil’ faces months before even starting our adventure.

We’re excited for new Pokemon games here at TheGamer. We always are. We’ve already written about how Gen 9 needs to focus on the food, football, and independent cultures of Spain in order to create an exciting, living region for us to explore. It needs a good cave, and I want a poison dart frog Pokemon too. We’re not asking for much, right? But there’s one thing I want you, yes you reading this article right now, to do more than anything else – whatever your thoughts on the Pokemon Gen 9 starters are at this point – and that’s to give them a chance.

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I hope we can all agree that the basic forms of Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly are pretty cute. Sprigatito isn’t my cup of tea, but I reckon it will be the most popular pick (so long as it stays quadrupedal), but I recognise its cuteness. Personally I’m stuck between Fuecoco and Quaxly, the former of which is a lil’ fire alligator who is most likely to hear the words “I choose you!” from this Pokemon writer. Pokemon has nailed crocodile ‘mons before, and I believe it will again; it’s a difficult concept to mess up. Quaxly is the outsider’s choice, the ugly duckling of the trio, and the dark horse. It has its origins in Miguel de Cervantes’ most famous novel, and could go either way when it evolves. I think it’ll be a mallard with lofty