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R8/H8, in order of best to least best
>Gen 6
The best starters all-around, if I could use all of them at once I would. They have a lot of character and complement each other well. It's a pity Delphox got the short end of the stick in so many ways, with an awkward model despite a great concept, fuckall moves and a shit ability in comparison to both Chesnaught and Greninja, but I've wanted a wizardly fire/psychic type for years. Maybe the megas, if they ever get them, will even them out a little.
>Gen 4
This is around when GF really started getting the formula down for what they want starters to be like, I think. Each of these are also fantastic designs, and they hold their own well in battle too. Except Torterra, sadly, but its level up learnset is one of the best for in-game. Infernape is great enough both in design and battle that I'm completely okay with another fire/fighting.
>Gen 7
I like both Popplio3 and Rowlet3 and hope they're both at least decent in battle. Like Gen 6, these designs scream with personality, sadly luchalitten was really not what I wanted out of litten. Hopefully it's not another fire fighting and useful , but even if it was complete trash the other 2 would be more than enough to make up for it.
>Gen 3
Overall solid designs and where the current starter design philosophy started creeping in. Swampert is one of my favs, but Sceptile and Blaziken are fine too,
>Gen 1
Decent designs and the baseline for much of the series, but today in the face of so many other Pokemon they don't stand out so much. Except Venusaur, though, I like Venusaur a lot.
>Gen 2
I never understood why so many people like them so much. They're fine, but ultimate pretty boring and a little too safe.
>Gen 5
Despite Serperior being pretty, Gen 5 is stuck at the bottom for multiple reasons. Samurott and Emboar looking subpar would have been made up for if they weren't shit in combat, but GF didn't even give them that, even in the face of Gen 5's massive power creep.
