How Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Fuecoco Stacks Up Against Past Fire Starters

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There has never been a better time to be a Pokemon fan. In addition to Pokemon Legends: Arceus, which was released in January, gamers can also look forward to the next mainline installment this year, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. With the announcement of the next mainline entry, Game Freak also revealed the three new starter Pokemon gamers will get to pick to begin their adventure with. They are Sprigatito the Grass-Type Pokemon, Quaxly the Water-Type Pokemon, and Fuecoco the Fire-Type Pokemon.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are due to release in late 2022, but many Pokemon fans have already chosen their favorite starter, and quite a few of them have sided with Fuecoco. It is not hard to understand why; considering its cute, stout legs, and its huge jaws which promises to turn into something formidable when it evolves. However, Fuecoco is up against a long line of Fire-Type starters that have seldom failed to impress.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Starter Types Should Break Tradition

Pokemon Red, Green, and Blue introduced what is arguably one of the most iconic Fire-Type evolutionary lines in Pokemon. When the games launched in 1996, gamers could pick between Squirtle the Water-Type Pokemon, Bulbasaur the Grass-Type Pokemon, and Charmander the Fire-Type Pokemon. Charmander looks like a bipedal salamander with an ever-burning flame on the tip of its tail. This should not come as a surprise, as its name is a combination of the word «char» meaning to burn, and «salamander.» What may be surprising is the fact that Charmander evolves into Charmeleon, then into Charizard; a terrifying Pokemon capable of breathing flames.

Although Fuecoco's evolutions have yet to be revealed, Charmander beats Fuecoco on the cuteness scale. Its simpler