>>33655960>canonical starterThere is no canonical starter since it's supposed to be whatever you pick. If you mean when they appeared in other media.
Pokespe
Gold: Cyndaquil
Silver: Totodile
Kris: Grass
Lyra doesn't appear.
Golden Boys manga
Gold: Totodile
Black (Silver): Chikorita
Kris: Cyndaquil
Lyra doesn't appear.
Anime
Jimmy (Gold): Cyndaquil
Marina (Kris): Totodile
Lyra: Chikorita
Silver doesn't appear.
In HGSS whatever character you don't pick has a Marill. There's also probably more lesser known manga that they've appeared in but I don't know about them.
