Which Generation Has the Strongest Starter Pokémon? 

Venusaur kicking ass for the 456123th generation in a row "I got one more in me!"

The Decidueyes make me so sad. They’re so cool but GF keep making them “Jack of all trades, master of none” type Pokemon while the others were decently optimized.

"Dont expect me to go on about how blakizen broke gen 4 singles." I will give you the benefit of the doubt and believe it was intentional since it me chuckle.

Fun fact, Charizard was the only Kanto starter that didn’t win Worlds in 2022. Venusaur won in Seniors while Blastoise won in Juniors.

Incineroar is the most broken starter in VGC lmao!

As much as I want to see new regional variants of other starters, I feel like the gen 6 starters were done so dirty that they need a second chance in legends z-a

Man, the Johto starters are just pitiful, especially Meganium. I know the region is known for having a few terrible Pokemon but this is ridiculous.

Average age range of people getting into Pokémon is 8-10. So here are the average birth years of the people who got into the franchise for each generation: Gen 1: 1988-1992 (1986-1991 in Japan) Gen 2: 1990-1995 (1989-1994 in Japan) Gen 3: 1993-1999 (1992-1998 in Japan) Gen 4: 1997-2003 (1996-2002 in Japan) Gen 5: 2001-2005 (2000-2005 in Japan) (International release era begins:) Gen 6: 2003-2008 Gen 7: 2006-2011 Gen 8: 2009-2014 Gen 9: 2012-? (since we don't yet know when this Gen will end)

An all starter team in competitive Pokemon!? 😮What a legend! 👏🏻

I hope you guys like this one we worked really hard on it!

They kind of did Sceptile dirty by making it the only gen 3 starter to stay one type, also the mega was lack luster because it got an ability that was pretty useless

My favorite starter is Swampert, I love his design and typing (the best of all starter pokémon, in my opinion)

Charizard with a beard is actually good-looking.

Venusaur being a fast sweeper is pretty hilarious

Game Freak = Denethor Gen 1 starters = Boromir Gen 2 starters = Faramir

Say what you want, but the aqua step moxie combo is pog in the main and dlc story

I personally think delphox is like criminally underrated it’s surprisingly fast and 110 special atk is 110 special atk

Hi u make rly gud contact keep it work

One day delphox will have meta relevance on a format post Gen 7 singles.

Man, Gamefreak really hates their water starters.

Gen 1 was the first generation I played, Yellow being the first game I beat (used all three starters of course), I'm happy to see how well the three are utilized in VGC. I won't deny that I'm pretty thankful the GF gives them the most love. I would like to see other generations get more love though, especially the Sinnoh starters.

Skraw is a secret genwunner confirmed

Based rating. Tier list when?

Kinda wish Zard's Hidden Ability was Drought. Solar Power is cool though.

By the way speedboost blazeken is introduced in gen 5 not gen 4

The only type worst than flying in blue/red was bug. I don't care about the ground immunity. Adding it as a second type was a weakness.

I haven't even started the video and I already know my main little squirt Mudkip is gonna be the goat.

I could see the Paldean Starter Trio being at least 3rd best when compared to the starter trios we currently have.

incineroar intimidate was the main part of the meta for multiple gens in a row no-one tops it

the thumbnail is awesome

People born in the 80's/90's are not boomers. They're millenials.

Serperior and Feraligator was my first 2 Starters. So i have my favorites for this pokemon.

Any time i hear some pokemon competitive stuff i know my feelings will be hurt. Typholosion is my favorite pokemon but I know he be struggling on the competitive ladder 😭

This Video Made My Day (I love Gen 1)

As a gen Z (2005) the first starter i had was chimchar (well technically the crocanaw line but that was off a siblings soul silver copy he never touched when i was like 3-5 and i did not play that game full way through) and my absoloute fave is turtwig I would say my soft spot for gen 4 would be be playing through pearl plat+ remakes and being the first games i played properly

Of course, by breeding, you can have both G-Max Wildfire and Solar Power on the same Charizard. It just takes some resource and time investment to get 3 Max Mushrooms to get your bred Charmander a Max Soup.

Haven't seen the video, but it looks like it's all just going to lead up to him saying "Incineroar OP pls nerf. *video ends*"

Guess I used Rillaboom a lot in SwSh lol

Im admittedly confused about g max zard. Was leons gift Gmax Charmander locked ti blaze and it was illegal to ability patch it?

Venusaur has literally been great for almost my entire adulthood. I'm turning 40 this year.

Gen 1! 🗣️🎙️🔥

Global Challenge 2 video?

I don't believe Incineroar has even access to Helping Hand in/for Doubles...

Basically to make a starter pokemon good, they just need a good stat spread and a good ability

man torterra was my fav starter for an long time is sad that he’s bad

Blaziken never had speed boost in gen 4

Skraw: power creep? What's that?

Just clicked the video and if it's not mudkip I will do absolutely nothing

I really hope they make typhlosion a bit better. Heck even all the starters thay dont see play should get a buff to thier stats or reworks to them. Even new abilities like empoleon. I was hoping GF would do that since they are trying to "balance" the game but it seems they are only balancing around what new pokemon come out for that gen and nothing else.

Prediction: gen 1 cuz GF favouritism keep giving them stronger forms or buffs each game

For me its always gonna be, Empoleon, Decidueye, Meowscarada.

ITS MILLENNIALS. NOT BOOMERS. If you're going to do the joke just do it right!!!

I think gen 7 couldve also been given the win cause prim and incin r good

Its all fun and games till incineroar hit you with the intimidate > fake out > parting shot

its about to go DOWN if mega swampert is in Z-A

I’m not sure how strong he/she is but my Mudkip might be one of my favorites.

7 solely based off of incineroar

Venosaur is by far the most consistently good one.

And yet I still demand a second more offensive Mega Venusaur form and a Charizard Z

I'm more of a singles player and hopefully it becomes official, but this video was a wonderful treat.

Prediction: the newer ones

Know how many times I have taken out mega Charizard Y in competitive with sceptile rock slide? No disrespect to its stats I'm just saying it's not that hard to take care of that "threat." Between sceptile and mega altaria and infernape-stone-edge (there are more) as 3 examples i can honestly say I feel like Charizard X has posed more of a challenge overall if I'm being honest because it's got bulk

Swampert being popular in European rain teams. Ah, so the Galarians decided to compete?

Since powercreep is an issue in this series as well. Likely a later generation would be more powerfull. UNLESS! Charizards favoritism would allow him to beat the 4x rock/stealth rock weakness?

2025 here chraizard now has 3 mega forms

Meowscarada solos

This conclusion was unfair since the starters from gen 1 had 9 generations to shiny compared to Incineroar and Rilabom

My expectations would be on Paldean starters. Skeledirge on its own is already extremely busted due to Torch Song. Meowskarada's 100% crit is also pretty disgusting and Quaquaval not only has Speed-Boosting move - it has coverage against every other starter in the franchise. It's only more of a discussion with introduction of Megas, but with Legends Z-A hopefully we can also get those for Paldean bros. Because Swampert and Blaziken would dominate otherwise. If we go solo - it's probably between Incineroar or Skeledirge, tbh. In that matchup Incineroar wins because of the typing (unless we go Tera). But Unaware or Blaze Torch Song are just way to gross to pass on and power of Intimidate is in swapping around. 0:45 Oh its VGC - yeah then its probably Venusaur or Incineroar. Venusaur was always a solid tank, that could support and it is always valid during weather wars. His ranking probably would come from just being the first starter ever and being solid Pokemon in the base form. Incineroar probably will outperform it in the long run - in next 10-20 years it probably will still be in top VGC teams. 4:55 Btw. the only time Pledge moves were relevant - was with Venusaur during the early Mega weather wars during Sun and Moon era. With Drought Charizard and Chlorophyll Venusaur - you had a secured Pledge attack round 1, that activated sea of fire, potentially inspiring future G-Max Wildfire on Gigantamax Charizard. It only got pushed out by the higher use of better Megas, other weather conditions being more preferable (especially with Pelipper's rise to fame) and ultimately the introduction of the legendaries and Ultra Beasts into the format. 7:40 I would expect Mega Blaziken + Bisharp strategy to come back for the Legends Z-A era, but with disgustingly more powerful Kingambit next to it.

My dumbass thought incineroar and rillaboom were in the same gen for the purposes of this vid 💀 I’ve been traumatized by these bara fake out mons with broken hidden abilities

oh, VGC's in this?

I think meow got kinda relevant again when it got triple axel but I'm a meowscarada fan and you are the champion so what do I know

incineroar.

10:07 this hurts me to my core torterra is my favorite starter and pokemon

YESSIR the OG'S win 😊

forgot ash greninja being broken

You forgot to mention Battle Bond Ash-Greninja.

GOOD ANIMALS

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Incineroar is totally broken pokemon...❤ After Inci my favourite is Rillaboom...❤

Gen 8 had enough viability to be considered in my opinion

Me, a kid, saves up for a year and a half. Gets a Fattyboy and Pokemon Red. Picks Bulbasaur. Proceeds to absolutely dunk on the game. Venasaur is just too much of a beast.

incin has been meta and probably the most broken support mon for almost 10 years straight now

Gen 3 for life !!! ❤

Bro said first time Charizard saw competitive play was in Sw/Sh like SunScarf and Mega never existed 😭😭 must be a age gap

Incineroar is the goat, and Rillaboom is a close second, but Venasaur will always be the king

This is crazy.. how weird people are with their choices

LETS GO MY BOY CHARIZARD WON

I haven't even watched the video and I already know the best one is gen 7 because it gets carried by inciniroar

Idk what ppl say charizard solos bro really can learn 5 types of oves

Charizard sucks in gen 1, no spcl atk boost yet

Too bad Charizard's abilities aren't the other way around. 8:00 Time to use Torrent? Infernape matches the anime.

I still disagree, Incineroar solo carries his whole gen. Winning every single world title he's been a part of since his intimidate release. Gen 1 starters have made to 2nd place tops.

I wish Decidueye was more optimized, it's one of my favourite starters but it's not viable at all because of it's "usefull" allrounder basestats. It even has a great movepool but that doesn't fix those basestats

Blaziken was pretty shit before BW2

Wolfie glick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Speed boost Blaziken wasn’t in Gen 4. Smogon is the best and most balanced rule set.

I'm gonna go against the grain here and say that I hope, for it's own sake, that Primarina never gets any more popular in VGC. Everybody wants their favorite starter to be the best, but here's the thing about that... "The nail that sticks up gets hammered down." Being good is cause for getting nerfed, look at Greninja. Look at Cinderace. I, for one, would be perfectly content for the competitive scene to forget about my favorite and let me enjoy having it in peace, like Delphox and Decidueye. Thank you for Calm Mind, Game Freak, now kindly leave Primarina alone and go buff some other bulky water.

11:18 why do you gotta be so mean to Delphox dang dude

Easy answer, swampert

Justice for grass type Pokemon. we even lacking of grass type legendaries and mythicals except they're weak and useless, Celebi, Shaymin and Tapu Bulu for instance