There are lots of strong Pokémon, and the starters are particularly popular with many people. But not all starters are top fighters.
Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Charmander and their evolutions started a trend in the red and blue editions that has continued to this day.
Every time new Pokémon games are released, there is great anticipation as to who the new starters will be, as they accompany trainers from the beginning of their journey and usually to the end.
In addition, many of them also have a lot to offer in battle. This is also highlighted by YouTuber and former Pokémon World Champion Wolfe “WolfeyVGC” Glick.
Wolfey became Pokémon World Champion in 2016 and continues to post exciting videos on his channel about the Pokémon competition.
In one of his newer videos, he focused on the starters, or more precisely: which starter is the worst. You can watch the video here:
A starter is not like the others
In the video, the expert emphasizes that most starters are quite strong, some even top, and in case of doubt at least get special features such as Dynamax forms, Mega Evolutions, regional variants or similar.
The “winner” in his ranking of the worst starters has received none of this so far – and has little else to offer in terms of fighting.
It’s about the latest development of Endive, the second generation plant starter: Megania. From WolfeyVGC’s point of view, this is the “worst starter ever”.
This is particularly bitter for him because: “Unfortunately, it is one of my all-time favorite starters,” says Wolfey: “I love it because I loved endive as a kid, but damn, it’s so bad.”
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What is the problem? According to Wolfey, Meganium has only one advantage: it can withstand a lot. However, on the other hand, it has very weak offensive stats and too low speed.
It strikes weakly and slowly, primarily with plant-type attacks, although it lacks some of the most useful attacks.
For example, it doesn’t learn Mushroom Spore, Rage Powder or Sleep Powder. It does have a rather useless ability that can remove status problems, but only when the sun is shining strongly.
“In my 13 years of playing Pokémon tournaments, I have never seen a Meganium, let alone heard of anyone considering using one,” said Wolfey. There are simply many more grass-type Pokémon that are much more useful.
His only hope would be a special form in the future, a mega evolution or something similar. But so far Meganie hasn’t had any of that.
It remains to be seen whether this will ever change. One possibility could be the upcoming Pokémon Legends ZA, in which Mega Evolutions will play a role again. But this is purely speculation – it’s quite possible that Meganium will simply remain Meganium for now. What are your favorite starters and which ones do you find particularly weak? Tell us in the comments!