>>26725043I chose Cyndaquil on my 8th birthday party, squinting to Pokemon Gold in the dim lighting of a cheap family restaurant as I eagerly dove into the world of Pokemon for the first time.
Anon, I love Cyndaquil. He was there for me through everything. When I couldn't beat Faulkner, he grew a mohawk and Quilava'd his whole team. When I was lurching through the Olivine Lighthouse, he defeated his own weaknesses and became Typhlosion, the Pokemon that would capture my heart for the next ten years.
But listen, anon.
In terms of objective, aesthetic design, Totodile is better.
It took me a while to see and agree. I still nostalgically prefer Cyndaquil. But...let it go, anon. Totodile is just more thematically engrossing and consistent. Without its flames, Typhlosion is a literal weasel. Feraligatr has pleasing coloring, added fins and spikes that don't detract from the design with clumsiness that add to it, and a consistent personality through its evolutions.
