>>12253583Except he is. Every other starter does their job better than he does his (except maybe Empoleon, except that Empoleon is only bad in-game and somewhat decent competitively).
He is literally meh in-game despite the fact that he is the easy mode of the game and absolute trash competitively.
He's also like the most bland design in starters. From Quilava to him the design actually downgrades.
Feraligatr outclasses him in HG/SS both competitively and in-game and also tears his anus apart if they versus. Not even solar beam can save him now since Gatr gets Aqua Jet.