>>4716134230 year old boomer here. The only good gen 3 and gen 4 design are Mudkip and the turtle. All 3 Gen 1 starters have good designs, granted the 2nd stages for each mog the 3rd stage. Gen 2 has Typhlosion and Feraligatr is ok.
I will give you that all the post gen 4 starters look like shit.