>>54284980>Why are water starters bad ?>Blastoisele heckin big blue bipedal turtle with le cool heckin' cannon-erinos on it
>Feraligatrle heckin big blue bipedal alligator with le cool heckin' spike-erinos on it
>Swampertmid, neither bad nor great
>Empoleonthe only Water type hitherto with conceptual effort put into it
but a penguin as a starter is fucking lame, especially one that's just "heh Emperor Penguin get it?"
>Samurottugly; fixed by Hisuian version
>Greninjaprobably objectively the best Water starter design in history, not just good looking but also thought-out, and I'm not even a grenigger
>Primarinatranny seal, not pleasantly shaped at all let alone themed for a starter that'll appeal to males
>Inteleonlow effort, not aesthetically pleasing or particularly cool
>Quaquavalgay duck with a busy and ugly design that once again has a concept unfit for a compelling starter Pokemon too
The consistent theme with Water starters is lack of conceptual effort combined with ugly designs from time to time. That's why they suck.