>>25072437This. Game Freak has gotten much better at making the choice for your starter more even since GS, but Chikorita just can't compete with Cyndaquil and Totodile. It's still a nice interesting design and I have used it before. It just lacks aesthetically. I still don't think it's the worst start of all time though.
That's a three way tie of the Unova starters. Pic unrelated.