Pokemon Sun & Moon Starters: Which Is Best?

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's starters — Rowlet, Litten, and Popplio — all offer adorable looks and strong fighting qualities, but only one can be the best. has been the ultimate time-sink gaming franchise for over two decades now, and the important choice between three potential starter Pocket Monsters has remained a staple. Each Generation's starters typically go on to become beloved Pokémon, but have a clear best option.

Generation 7 brought to the Nintendo 3DS, and introduced over 80 new Pokémon for players to catch, in addition to extra-dimensional creatures dubbed Ultra Beasts. In keeping with tradition, the game offers three starter Pokémon for players to pick from. In this case, they can choose between Grass-type Pokémon Rowlet, Water-type Popplio, or Fire-type Litten.

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The answer, naturally, needs to take personal play style into account, in addition to how useful the starter Pokémon's evolutionary stages will become later in the game. Players choosing based on looks usually opt for the cute Fire-type starter Litten, but since most of the early opponents in are Water-types, Litten can struggle at the beginning. That said, Litten's later evolved forms Torracat and Incineroar even out to make Litten one of the strongest starters in the series, and the definitive best in .

Rowlet is typically seen as the easiest for players to start out with, especially with the amount of Bug- and Water-type Pokémon found in 's early game. Rowlet's weaknesses only become more apparent as the game progresses, however. The Water-type Popplio has a cheerful adorableness to accompany its good mixture of strengths and weaknesses, and like Litten evolves to become a more powerful creature.