>>15021053it helps to have a theme, friend. Look at Gen V and Gen VI.
Gen V had "nationalities", and we got a european royalty themed Pokemon, a chinese warrior pokemon, and a samurai.
Gen VI did the whole rpg class archetype thing and gave us fighter, mage, and rogue
My fandex is based on lost continents, mysteries, and unexplained phenomae, so I based my starters on extinct creatures (often the basis for cryptids), mythical animals, and a bizarre real life animal
>Grass: Stegorn, Conifarus, ArbormizerStegosaurus Pokemon combined with elements of evergreen trees. Pure Grass type
>Fire: Felire, Flaspaw, BrimalkinBased off of various mythological "dark cats"; specifically the nekomata, the folk story about the "catspaw" reaching into the fireplace, and grimalkin. Fire/Dark type.
>Platori, Laguna, BillabordaBased off a platypus, who use their tails as surfboards. Ends as a Water/Fighting type
I am quite proud of them
