>>22337347Yeah but then you get to Gen 2 which was even more bland outside of Typhlosion who was just cyndaquil but bigger. Feraligatr didn't try to do anything special, there's no reason to dislike Charizard and like it, or dislike Blastoise, the rocket turtle who could literally spout cannons, and like Feraligatr, the alligator.
Gen 1 starters were created with mass appeal in mind. Charizard and Blastoise were the cover Pokemon of the first games, the first ones they saw when the made the purchase. They're not bad designs and even have interesting growth into their final stages that make sense.
To call them the worst when they have so many good qualities in opinion shared by so many millions of people is just silly. To say you don't like them is something else entirely.
