>>20593203>>20593827I'll do the rest seeing as that was well received.
Here's how I've always imagined the canon Protag/Starters of a game are:
>FireRed/LeafGreenRed = Charmander
Blue = Squirtle
>HeartGold/SoulSilverEthan = Cyndaquil
Lyra = Marril
Silver = Totodile
>AlphaSaphirre/OmegaRubyMay = Torchic
Brendan (Rival) = Mudkip
Wally = Ralts
>PlatinumDawnLucas = Piplup
Barry = Turtwig
>Black/WhiteHilda = Tepig
Cheren = Oshawott
Bianca = Snivy
>Black2/White2Rosa = Snivy
Hugh = Tepig
>X/YSerena = Fennekin
Calem = Froakie
Shauna = Chespin
>Implying Leaf existsAs for Gen 5, I just always imagined Hilda/Rosa like, Red, being the primary Protag. Gen 5 felt a lot like Gen 1 in many ways, and for some reason, that resonated with the Protags for me.
Even though I don't have them listed because I don't imagine them as the Player Character, I imagine Nate considers Riolu his starter. Whether or not he actually has a professor given starter or not is unknown, because he doesn't use it. Hilbert is similar, I don't really know what he would have used..
r8 my autism
