its always all headcanon anyway, this is just my headcanon
also, i choose starters based on what the rivals would pick since they have a set personality, e.g.; silver has feraligatr, hau has primarina, cheren has serperior, etc.
>red
pikachu, charizard, venusaur, blastoise, snorlax, lapras
>ethan
typhlosion, togekiss, dragonite, umbreon, ho-oh, suicune
>brenden
sceptile, armaldo, latios, metagross, rayquaza, deoxys
>lucas
torterra, glaceon, porygon-z, togekiss, lucario, giratina
>hilbert
samurott, simisage, darmanitan, galvantula, golurk, reshiram
>nate
serperior, shiny garchomp, zoroark, volcarona, keldeo, black kyurem
>calem
chesnaught, megazard x, lucario, lapras, talonflame, xerneas
>sun
decidueye, aerodactyl, alolan muk, tapu koko, zygarde, solgaleo
