5 Criminally Underrated Starter Pokémon Only True Trainers Appreciate

Spanning over nine generations (soon to be 10), starter Pokémon are some of the most beloved creatures in Nintendo’s IP. Starters are quite literally the first partners you get in any core game, and they are often designed to accompany you, the Trainer, all the way to the end of the campaign – even if the games do offer other options. The designs for starter Pokémon are also often better than those of the initial creatures you encounter while exploring the world – namely Pokémon like Rattata or Bidoof.