>>32619676Because they're shit and underwhelming. Meganium for obvious reasons. The design is as bland as they get. Fucking Persian, a literal cat, had more going design-wise than Meganium. And it's not that it lacks unnecessary detail, it just lacks all detail. There's nothing going for it. It just looks shit. And it is extremely shit at everything, which makes it even worse. This is a game. You PLAY it. If the Pokemon is going to be unplayably shit, it might as well not exist.
Then there's Typhlosion, the most creatively drained Pokemon of all. Even fucking fucking Venusaur is more creative than that. Typhlosion is LITERALLY just a bigger Cyndaquil. I personally like Cyndaquil. It was cute. It had that going for it. Typhlosion, on the other hand, has nothing. Absolutely nothing. Even calling it a yellow human is an overstatement, as it's even more boring than that. But it's still not shit to use. It is Fire-type, and thus best of the three in-game, as you can quickly end battles with it using all out offense, so it got some popularity. It's still pretty fucking overrated, though.
And lastly, Feraligatr. It's better than the other two in that it has ONE thing going for it. It is monstrous. So fuck you for posting that retarded image that takes that one aspect of Feraligatr away from it. It's ferocity. And it is also pretty good in-game. Competitively, it's great, but no one gives a fuck about competitive, and in-game it gets underwhelming. It's still strong, but it is an Physical attackers, so it can't fully utilize Surf, the most useful Water move. And you get a free SHINY Gyarados in Johto, which is also a Physical Water-type, so it gets further cucked by that.
The final reason it's not as loved is that while it's the best among Johto starters, compared to the rest of Water starters, it becomes less great. Turtles with cannons, emperor fucking Penguin, Samurai otter and Ninja frog, singer seals, and just a alligator. Pretty obvious why it doesn't stand out.
