These are the worst starters yet
Gamefreak is creatively bankrupt
>>337156209
those are awesome
shut the fuck up bitch
>>337156312
You have to be 18+ to post here
Best starters in a while actually.
Who /owl/ here?
>>337156209
The owl is ok
>>337156585
I'm naming mine Drake
Fuck you man the owl is great
I bet that means its evolutions will look completely retarded though
The Seal is the only bad one and the owl is one of the best.
The owl is a potato
>>337156209
>These are the worst starters yet
About the same level as Gen V.
>in before Gen V fags
>>337156209
that cat looks so out of place
>owl cat and seal
how original
>>337156954
Gen V had good starters
Then they evolved
I'm passing judgment until I see the stage 3 evolutions
Yeah but,
Hawaii.
I LOVE THE BIRD
>>337156209
>worst starters yet
The worst ones are Gen 5 and 6 though.
>>337157353
Same here. They could be incredibly badass.
>seal's nose is a flesh baloon it fills with it's body fluids and launches at opponents
>>337156209
Good
Now fuck off and go back to your containment board
Owl clearly best design, but fuck
>grass/flying
Just fuck my shit up please
>>337157915
>video games aren't video games
Retard alert
>>337156209
what do you expect given the hardware theyre working with. since its 3d models the shit is kept simple
>>337157951
>2x to almost everything that anybody will use ever
JUST
>clown seal
I'm picking fire cat every game just so I can stomp it's face in.
I fucking hate circus and circus themed garbage.
>>337156209
what the fuck is the cat supposed to be?
The Owl has the gentle style going on
The seal is a clown which makes sense
and the cat is... eggman?
>>337156209
I dont give a fuck as long as they have one good one
>fucking grass owl when?
>>337158312
The cat is a cat.
>>337156209
>owl has a bow tie
I'm sold.
>>337156209
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five pound note.
Popplio better become a juggalo elephant seal.
I love how you can see the frames drop even in the trailer. Still, looks more interesting than gen 6.
>>337156209
fuck off with your edge-lord fur-bait bull shit.
>>337156209
looks fine to me.
dat cat m8.
>>337156209
The seal is dumb and the cat looks like it belongs in Youkai watch, but that owl is one of the best looking starters period.
>>337158181
You're gonna have fun when you realize the owl is a circus ringmaster, the cat is a firejumping tiger, and the seal is a juggler/clown
Haven't been too interested in Pokemon starters, but these ones look pretty good to the point where I have a hard time choosing. I'll wait until the evolve forms.
>>337158679
Looks like every other catmon.
Is that an owl with a bow? holy cow that's cute.
>>337159070
It's a bra.
>>337158793
Oh son of a bitch.
>>337158937
Still looks fine.
Also the owl is cute. CUTE!
>>337159119
welp.
>>337156209
I love the Owl. Much better than the one those retards on /vp/ were going apeshit over. Will pick that, get it to its final evoand probably put it in the PC
>>337156981
It'll be a Dark Fire I'm assuming. Its colors are super ugly.
>>337159472
If the cat was a dark orange would have looked fine
>>337159529
Agreed. I don't know why on earth they put so much black in a starter. Just doesn't fit...
game still looks like shit
probably not even in 3d still
>>337157816
not a starter
they're pretty cool and owl is top fucking tier
get better taste
>>337159918
It will be on the New 3DS.
Unless they optimized the shit out of the game, which i highly doubt.
>>337156209
See you next Gen
>>337156585
Naming the little potato Blathers.
>>337159529
What do you want? Garfield?
I think it looks fine, the next evolutions will justify it
>>337156209
Owl is the best starter in years desu
>>337160370
Cats are orange.
Fire pokemon can be orange.
>>337159472
>>337159529
if they even made the eyes white it would be better. the problem is the three dark colors clashing. orange would've been ideal though. if you look at a lineup of all the fire starters the cat clearly doesn't fit in.
The Owl is pretty cute.
>>337158519
I kek'd.
>>337156209
>that color scheme on the grass starter
its shit
>>337156209
I love the owl.
I haven't loved a starter since gen 2
>>337157816
I hope the game has wild eggsegutors and tropius and ludicolos to fit the mood.
I'm choosing the seal just because I like the name. Popplio is cute sounding.
>>337158519
elephant seal could work, since elephants are also staple of circus shows.
>>337156312
>clown seal
>a cat
>another owl
what are you 12?
Gonna to choose the owl
>>337160869
10/10
I'm seriously fucking mad
What the fuck Game Freak, you fucking pieces of shit
This is seriously the last strawThis is the first generation ever that the water starter is not the best starter. I don't know if I should even pick it anymore because it is the least appealing looking of the three. Gamefreak is a fucking piece of shit
I wasn't sure about the owl at first, but it looks great in motion. However, I have the sinking feeling that it's evolved form is going to look hideous and/or it will have zero coverage making it a pain to use in game.
>>337157032
>Then they evolved
Agree for Tepig
Disagree with Oshawott
Snivy remains somewhat consistent in quality.
Guess I'm going Fire this gen unless the owl's evos are cool as fuck.
>>337160948
I'm really happy this exists.
>>337161076
>Oshawott doesn't exist
And at first I thought that the final evolution would redeem him.
>>337158181
>tfw the cats final evo is more sexy anthro furbait just like Braixen
all aboard the jackoff train!
>>337158519
face codpiece
Whats so great about them? They're boring as shit with dumb name.s
>>337156785
The final evolution for the owl could be really awesome
>>337156209
Bird is best design, worst fucking types
>tfw im gonna pick it anyway
Trying to make my mind up about the water starter. I think it will be shaped by its evolutions. At the moment, though, I'm indifferent.
The cat is pretty ugly, but may be redeemed by its evolutions.
The grass bird is adorable, and it's the first time I'm tempted to start my first playthrough with a non-water starter.
>>337160162
Is that confirmed? They'd probably lose a lot of sales if it was N3DS exclusive
>>337156209
Funny how this happens every single time. You shits will never be happy no matter what they do next. Makes me smile.
>>337160948
>>337161776
the fanart makes litten look a lot better than the official art. they make it a better shape and better colors
>bobbleheads again
>no well defined extremities again
I still like the games but THEY CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS
ANATOMY MATTERS
EVEN IN A CARTOONISH WORLD
>>337162016
it's not N3DS exclusive
>tfw after all the fake leaks with circus-y seals I actually liked, Popplio is everything I wanted in the water starter and more
>>337162016
you tell me
I didn't like the Water one at first, but I have to say since it's reveal I've really warmed to it.
Maybe because it see,s the underdog right now though, like this Gen's Oshawott or Froakie.
>>337161076
LOL? oshawott is garbage and Swampert isn't as good as sceptile
I gotta say I really like the designs but something about them doesn't really feel like starter Pokemon to me. Rowlet is the closest but just barely feels more like the first route bird. Hopefully the evolutions feel more in line with other starters. Still can't pick which one I want though.
>>337162068
It ain't chibi this time.
>>337157951
>what is Shaymin-Sky
>>337162182
>Froakie.
nice meme
>>337156209
They look terrible, but I suspect that's mostly due to the shitty 3D models.
>>337161076
Please let me remind you this is a game for children. That doesn't excuse shit design, but these designs are cute in their own right. I'm really not sure what you want out of pokemon starters. I'm interested to hear what you would like out of the starters, and if their looks upset you this much, game freaks sure as hell doesn't need you to turn profit so ya know... no one is forcing you to play it. and besides, the series is -full- of far worse fur-bait edge lords.
>>337162314
It was hardly Chespin levels of adoration.
>>337162318
The models look exactly the same as the official artwork.
>>337158312
The ultimate life form
>>337162383
Poor Oshawott clone
The grass and fire type look dope and the water type is ok. It all matters about the final evo though
>>337162359It was a joke. Did you not read the spoiler? I was pretending to be mad at the designs but instead it was something stupid
>>337156209
I like em, then againi like every starter except gen 3
>>337156209
Pokemon is mediocre even by JRPG standards, and has always been. It always blows my mind that these shitty games that have barely changed in formula since 1996 became so popular.
Pokemon fans actually believe a reptile with a flower on its back is a better design than any of the 3 in OP's pic. Think about how retarded that is.
The owl is too fucking cute i can't handle it
>>337162261
>>337162715
A simple game is more popular than a complex game, how can that be?
>>337156981
The color scheme doesn't match the other fire starters at all. Usually, they have a color scheme almost entirely of warm colors, while this little shit is mostly black with red highlights. He should be more of a red-orange with black stripes.
>>337162715
Pokemon is fun because of the pokemon
The cat and seal are Digimon tier
Owl is GOAT starter tho
For starters
Gen 3>Gen 1>Gen 4>Gen 7(will change depending on evolution obviously)>Gen 6=Gen 2>>>>>>Gen 5
>>337156209
>Gamefreak is creatively bankrupt
Oh yes, because the 1st gen was just overflowing with creativity.
>>337162261
>>337161076
>implying Torterra isn't the coolest of gen IV
>vs retarded monkey and fedora penguin
>>337163020
how is Gen II that low? what was your first Pokemon game?
>>337160869
no just autistic
>>337163112
it was actually
>we will never have starters as good as Gen 3 and 4 again
>>337156209
These can't be real, fuck off with fake bullshit.
>>337163340
Those are the two worst gens of starters aside from Gen V.
>>337157951
Just like Blaziken was Fire/Flying?
>>337163325
>hey, you know what would make this turtle look even more retarded? If we put giant stupid cannons on its back.
>lol yeah these retards are gonna love it.
>>337156209
Only the water started looks shit. As usual.
>>337156585
Right here
>>337162641
I did, you still seemed fairly upset.
>Gamefreak is a fucking piece of shit
Doesn't sound very friendly to me. And you never clarified. it sounded like "i'm fucking mad, but I'll begrudgingly play it". It wasn't all that funny either.
Infinitely better than the garbage that is gens 5 and 6
>>337163020
>Gen 3 that high
>Gen 2 that low
Fuck off.
>>337163193
>Not liking the Chimchar line
Not cool dude.
>>337163524
You know what, looking at that picture of Blastoise makes me realize it's not the new designs that are garbage, it's the art style.
Something about the older art style was so much more nicer to look at.
Genwunners
Johtofags
Hoennbabbys
Sinnohshitters
Unovabortions
Kalosemen
Alola?
>>337163193
I liked torterra tied with empoleon
Best starters are gen 1 and 3 because there was no shitty looking starter, anyone who disagrees is a retard. Gen 4 is close but monkey boy is kinda retarded
>>337156209
>worst starters
>not gen6 starters
>>337163524
what's the problem?
>>337163685
alolafags
>>337163693
>not gen5
>>337163657
Chimchar and his evos were trash. Just the Torchick line recycled.
>>337156209
The only one I want at the moment is the fire tiger.
>>337163685
>Kalosemen
>Not Kalosers
>>337163678
it's both design and art style.
>>337163741
Putting cannons on a turtle isn't creative. It's like they picked ideas out of a hat.
>>337163862
gen 5 had no furbait starter
thats already better than gen6
>>337163693
>>337163862
I think we can all agree gens 5, 6, and 7 have the worst.
>>337156209
>Implying Litten doesn't look dope as hell
Gamefreak cant please everyonebut i'm a slut for these starters
>>337163236
Uhh wouldn't gen 2 being my first make it higher?
Chikorita is shit tier in every regard along with its evolutions
Cindaquil is meh and has kinda shitty stats, his evolution are boring
Totodile is great and its evolution are great
But 1 great pokemon and two shit pokemon is pretty meh, I'd only really consider gen 5's starters bad
>>337163604
>Mudkip and its evolution
>Blazkien and its pre-evolutions
>Sceptile and its pre-evolutions
Gen 3 had fucking amazing starters in every form of evolutionbesides marchstomp
>>337162261
I'm still salty they didn't put Swampert in Pokken.
>>337163862
>not gen 1
literally 3 fucking reptiles
>>337163952
what exactly do you mean by creative? creativity doesn't always mean a good starter.
>>337164020
Is that its name? Litten? That's fucking terrible.
>>>/vp/
Faggots
That said, I would wait for the final evolutions. For now I'd go with the water clown
>>337163685
>Genwunners
>Johtoddlers
>Hoennbabbies
>Sinnohfetuses
>Unovobortions
>Kalosperm
>Alolamoebas
ftfy
>>337156209
The owl is 10/10
Who cares about the rest when you have an owl?
>>337164167
>hey let's take normal animals and then give them completely arbitrary gimmicks so that they're not normal animals anymore.
>genius.
>>337156982
> Pokemon based on animals
Ugh, *sigh*
>>337156209
They look straight outta Yokai Watch.
>>337164480
Dude. Not cool.
>>337164097
I assumed we were talking about design not competitive capabilities. Chikorita is good until it evolves. the Cyndaquil and Totodile lines are top tier
>>337156209
Oh hey look!
It's the exact thread we have literally every time new starters have been revealed since generation fucking three
>>337157353
this desu, everyone hated froakie until they say greninja
>>337164412
you're clearly biased here bro. not even making arguments
>>337164097
>Mudkip and its evolution
>Blazkien and its pre-evolutions
>Sceptile and its pre-evolutions
Design wise, almost all of these were shit, especially the Torchic line.
>>337157353
>tfw worried that your favorite of the three might look terrible for the final evolution.
>>337164756
>everyone hated froakie until they say greninja
Speak for yourself.
Why do starters just get worse by generation?
Y'know folks. I haven't seen this many buzzwords since the local SPELLING BEE! Ammiright folks?
>>337157467
Should have had more Hawaiian themed starters then. The cat and owl are passable but the seal makes no sense. Hawaii has tons of different water-type related animals they could have drawn froman octopus starter would have been neat.I think they should have used a chicken for one since they're everywhere in Hawaii and cockfights are part of the culture.
>>337164595
that's what imageboards are for my man
>>337164863
They don't. They've always been bad. What you're experiencing right now is nostalgia.
>>337164114
>not liking reptiles
You should kill yourself.
>>337163524
The cannons are actually the best part anon.
>>337164579
Its a bit of a mix, I'm talking terms more of playing through the game Chikorita is pretty shit, and cindaquil is ok but only ok at best
>>337164823
Opinion fucking disregarded
Mudkip's line looks great, sceptile's line design looks great and you're just being a contrarian faggot by not liking the torchic
>>337164939
Boooo
Hang yourself
>>337164947
They have seals in Hawaii, dude.
Pic related. It's a Hawaiian monk seal.
>>337161391
He was better than shitpig and autism snake
>>337164853
froakie was cute as fuck. I felt graninja looked dumb as hell. and not in an endearing way like the new water starter.
>>337165256
they have seals in a lot of countries. what I think he meant is that it would be better to base the starters on animals that you would most associate with Hawaii
>>337162505
if you crop out the jumping part, it looks like it murdered the fuck out of that owl
>>337156312
First post best post
>>337156858
the seal isn't that bad since they're clearly going for a circus design with it.
Expect the final evo to look entirely like a Pierrot.
also remember these 'leaks'
>>337156209
The starters are alright, my issue is it looks like they just reused everything from oras and x/y and it's pretty much oras 2.0.
the female pc looks a lot like may and its still going to have all the issues gen 6 had.
>>337161228
Oshawott and Treecko are similar in that they evolve into awesome-looking Pokemon, but their final evolutions look worse. Dewott looks objectively cooler than Samurott, and Grovyle is a fucking ninja.
>>337165256
mfw I live in Hawaii and I've never seen or heard anyone mention a monk seal
>These are the worst starters yet
Every game, every single game.
>>337163678
this
new art style looks like those weird bootleg pokemon wanna be games
>>337165114
Nope.
Mudkip is cute, but its evos are just bigger, uglier versions of it. Don't even look cool.
Treecko and Torchic suffer the same fate of having neat second evos that turn to absolute shit, especially Blazkien.
So far I'm leaning towards the owl but I'll reserve judgement until I know their final evolutions
>>337160948
oh fuck what was the original of this?
>>337156209
Threads like these are made every time a new pokemon and new starters are announced.
EVERY
SINGLE
TIME
Why the fuck do people still whine at this point?
>>337165560
That one does look close enough to what we got that you can make an arguement that those are early drafts of the starters.
>>337165524
>>337165681
>>337165560
Damn those suck.
Actually I like the tiger.
>>337165560
The circus sucks, so the seal is still shit. The cat is just meh.
>>337165608
anon the model skeletons aren't even the same.
they went with fully proportioned bodies in he overworld for one, where XY and ORAS had kinda chibi. so if we're lucky the overworld and battle models will be the same and we won't see shitty stills sliding in and a ball being thrown from nowhere and instead see everyone in battle throwing pokeballs.
Cats gonna end up dark/ fire
Calling it
>>337163112
>gen 1
>jynx
>westernfags call blackface
>no one but japan knows about the myth of the witch who sings to lure men to her woods dressed in red with long white hair and a dark unseen face.
>is called blackface and censored by nintendo on 3ds and all future pokemon games
idk some of gen1 was pretty creatively done, but u got to get the culture to appreciate it.
>>337165707
Swampert looks cool as fuck nigger, you whack
How is sceptile worse then grovyle? They're a pretty similar design
>>337156209
shit taste, they are all adorable and that's all that matters.
It beats the shit out of XY which had 1 mediocre (Froakie), 1 good (Chespin), and the absolute shittiest fire starter to date
Although the Owl breaks grass-starter tradition the design is adorable. It might be my favorite depending on how the next 2 stages go.
I'm just hoping it doesn't become Shaymin-sky 2.0 and actually has something new
>mfw I don't give a fuck since I haven't touched Pokemon since Pearl/Diamond and I'm 30 now and only play LeafGreen on my smartphone's GBA emulator
They've been creatively bankrupt for a while now...
>>337165862
Suigimori's best art was used in the card game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r0_F-_ClcQ
Can we agree that the Japanese ad was good at least?
>>337162908
And this is a bad thing how?
>>337164343
Except going by your rankings, amoeba would be above sperm. Sure, they're both single cells, but amoebas are fully functional individual organisms. Sperm are just cells containing reproductive proteins.
Source: Vet tech student who had to deal with a boringass repro section in Lab Techniques.
>>337157353
Reserving judgement. Passing judgement means you already have a judgement, not that you're passing on a chance for judgment.
>>337156982
>how original
Watch it there, mate. Last time Game Freak listened to the "original" whiners, we got wonders like the Trubbish line and Klefki.
The Owl's cool but it's an objective truth that there has never been a bad water-type starter.
>>337166309
>new kid makes friends instantly
>hawaiian kid isn't racist to foreigners
>not picking the water starter
>>337165862
some went mad
>>337165001
>le fucking kill yourself xD
reptiles are cool and shit, but don't you think having 3 of them as starters is monotonous? my edgy underage friend
>>337158312
Doctor Robotnik's new diabolical creation, the Egg Tigre
>>337166171
Why not play pokemmo? Come join me and my eevees faggot
>>337166505
>Klefki
>Species: Key Ring
>>337166539
>never been a bad water starter
Samurott, I love Dewott and Oshawott but lets be real here
>>337156209
Gen 6 was objectively worse. Gen 5 was arguably worse if only because of the final evo's
>>337164114
The hell you got against reptiles? Reptiles are awesome you cumguzzling faggot. I bet you like holding hands with girls or something. Fuck.
>>337166545
>hawaiian kid isn't racist to foreigners
You do realize Japanese people are a pretty large populace in Hawaii.
>>337166116
>Swampert looks cool as fuck
No, he's just ugly.
And Sceptile's retarded tail and bulbs on its back make it shit.
>>337166171
i play a few of the fanmade games because the ai tends to be more brutal but haven't touched a main release in years
>>337162306
>600bst
>min maxad stats
>serena grace hax with seed flare
gee, I wonder why it'd good
is people forgetting that the whole point of starter pokemons is making them evolve
im sure at least one of this guys is going to evolve into something cool
the fire cat and whatever the water type is look cool to me
>>337166309
Requesting that image of "Hey devs have this, not this"
with a slider for a little girl to a little brown girl
>>337158453
But who is the cat? The cat must be no one. The cat does not know this.
This is why the cat cannot serve the many faced gods.
>>337165456
Like fucking chickens?
Only matters what the final evolutions look like
Though the cat probably keeps that awful colour scheme the whole way through so it's unlikely to ever look good
>>337166723
How the fuck can you hate Emboar? His design is GOAT. The flaw with him is
>Fire/Fighting
>again
>>337164412
That's literally what most pokemon are you retard. It just sounds to me like you don't like pokemon and that's okay, just stop acting like a retard about it and talking out of your ass.
>TFW another generation of pokemon games I won't be playing.
It really needs a makeover, visually and gameplay wise.
>>337166859
already been done
>>337164947
Grass starter should have been a coconut tree.
>>337166831
>that female hat
That better be fucking swappable. She looks like she's wearing a propeller of a torpedo
>Playing Pokemon past the age of 18
>>337166545
i wish it was as easy to make friends as an older person
>>337166747
Pokemon is stupid in generally right?
>>337166831
Source?
>>337166909
Infernape ripped off Blaziken's type but at least his theme was different. Emboar literally recycled both Infernape's type AND theme. And there is nothing interesting about its design, its just a fucking bipedal pig with runes and fire slapped on it. It's also the worst starter by far for story mode, to the point where it's an actual liability. Shit online also.
Emboar is fucking trash in every conceivable way.
>>337165001
Not that guy, but I work at an exotics only vet clinic. Compared to cat/dog practice, seeing four bearded dragons a day is exciting, so no, lots of reptiles makes me happy.I'm biased though because herps are my favorite animals.
>>337167021
At the very least they've shown the male with different colored clothes (black/white striped shirt and black pants with a white trim) so hopefully yes changeable clothes.
It'd be nice if they let you take the hat off too.
>>337156209
How can people hate the clown seal? FUCKING HOW?
>seal Pokemon
Name practically writes itself.
>>337167156
this was a horrible gif.
>>337156209
I liked the fake leaked seal more than the actual one
I probably won't buy another Pokémon game at this point, the designs have been shitty since Gen 5
>>337165781
This. It's become a Kirby meme, especially on this site.
>>337156209
The owl is good.
The cat is okay.
The seal is shit.None of this matters until we see evolutions.
>>337166831
nvm i found it
>>337166000
That guy in front of the car looks like a 10/10 fuck buddy. Would give him my ass to pound every night.
>>337166593
Reptiles cover a wide swath of creatures that vary greatly in appearance. It's very possible to make three reptilian pokemon that look distinct from each other.
Besides, dinosaurs aren't even reptiles. You really should kill yourself.
Rule 34 yet?
That owl is simple and adorable. The seal and the cat had nice animations, though.
>Love clown seal
>everyone hates him
Stop picking on the poor lil ocean pupper
>>337166923
>it need to appeal to edgy 2deep4u old retards
no it don't. it's doing fine appealing to children
> yfw the building in gen 5 that allowed you to battle past champions and gym leaders returns
> yfw the trainers in battle show emotions depending on how the pokemon battle is going, (ex. character starts sweating if the pokemons hp is low, character gets shocked if pokemon gets hit by a critical etc.)
> yfw clothing stores have the outfits of the past protags,
the region for alola looks so small though, if theres no multiple regions to go to i will be a sad boy
and hopefully that if you own a n3ds, you can use the second circle pad to shift the camera to an over the shoulder view. that would be the tits
>>337156209
Did you forget about gen 4?
>>337166831
>they quadrupled the porn because of this
>>337167156
Jesus, what an awful gif.
>>337164947
>The cat and owl are passable but the seal makes no sense.
There are no native cats in Hawaii.
