Choosing one of the three starting Pokémon is a rite of passage for gamers, but some mainline games have better starter trios than others.

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A new rumor about Pokemon Legends: Z-A is starting to make the rounds for potentially leaking various salient details about the upcoming Nintendo Switch game. This includes the Pokemon Legends: Z-A ...

Hamza is a gaming enthusiast and a Writing Specialist from Pakistan. A firm believer in Keyboard/Mouse supremacy, he will play Tekken with WASD if you let him. He has been writing about games since ...

Pokemon Legends: Z-A features a slew of returning Pokemon for players to collect in the setting of Lumiose City, including new Mega Evolution forms and a unique selection of Starter Pokemon. Here's ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. During the February 2025 Pokemon Presents show, Nintendo revealed the three starter Pokemon players can choose from in Pokemon Legends Z-A: Chikorita, ...

Arguably the strongest Pokémon in Legends: Z-A before the DLC was Mega Zygarde, the ultimate form of the game's signature ...

The Pokémon franchise is an excellent propaganda machine. Thanks to the anime focusing so heavily on the powerful bond between Ash and his starter Pokémon, Pikachu, everyone feels like they have to ...

Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck is a writer for Collider. He grew up creating lists, stories, and worlds, which led to his love of anime and video games. He attended Sheridan College where he earned an Honours ...

After nine mainline generations of games, the full list of Pokémon has grown to include over 1,000 unique monsters to catch, tame, and battle. Each game follows roughly the same structure of building ...