Which Pokémon COULD Be Starters?

[@underthesummerbreeze]

Perfect type triangle: Dragon > Dragon > Dragon

[@francofaustini4568]

minute 34 of "what if scandinavia was a pokemon region?"

[@marcodestefano7119]

Ghost > Ghost > Ghost also works

[@egeorgiades93]

Fairy>Steel>Fighting could be cool. One represent Sp Atk, One represents Defensive, and the last is Offensive.

[@Gr4ceful4life]

@@egeorgiades93 ah yes steel is weak against fairy and good against fighting

[@andrewmorrison6043]

But I counter with the Ghost > Ghost > Ghost trio

[@Raph___A]

*Everybody gangsta until the Unova Monkeys replace the starters*

[@Salted_Rice223]

Oh shi

[@Jashishappy]

Shoot

[@marcussong5864]

Funny thing, they are my favorite pokemon. Yes, go ahead, hate me, but idc. You know you resemble one of them in one way or another.

[@mattd2934]

@@marcussong5864 I respect a man who is bold enough to say something so brave yet so controversial

[@0V3RDR1VE]

@@marcussong5864 only the green one is nice

[@meiji_tom]

Mikey: "my criteria will be whatever the HAIL I want" Professor Mikey: "Your Pokemon adventure is about to begin! Which form of Castform would you like for your journey?"

[@anormalcorpus4804]

Me: Yes

[@michaelnelson1127]

That means he would have to include the Pollen form.

[@cocomon3403]

@@michaelnelson1127 that just makes it better a new Castform form

[@javiercordovaanaya8426]

Dragón form

[@gamestahiro4610]

HAIL YES!!!

[@shokocontane594]

"The main issue with them comes from the 4x weakness to fire" For more chaotic gameplay, make all starters 4x weak to the other in the triangle, namely, a Grass-Bug starter being 4x weak to Fire, a Fire-Ground starter being 4x weak to Water, and a Water-Rock starter being 4x weak to Grass.

[@knightoflight18]

i would sell my soul for a pokemon game with sewaddle as grass starter

[@xerikl]

And immediately lose the first rival battle 😂

[@harrisontownsend910]

Honestly 4x weak to fire isn't that bad. Especially in earlier gens. I started a bug type run of gen 3 Kanto and parasect was my best pokemon.

[@DragonTheOneDZA]

Chaotic neutral

[@teamcyeborg]

​@@harrisontownsend910Really, Parasect is 8x weak to Fire thanks to its ability

[@spalunky]

I really like the shiftry, magmortar, seismitoad triangle since it looks like actual starters you could get

[@KrisGaVerdan711]

Shiftry is cool Magmortar is the GOAT and most importantly...Seismitoad is BEEGFROG

[@siaguamiel1787]

It’s unfair how Magmortor has pure fire While shiftry gets grass dark And seismitoad gets water ground If magmortor got a second type I think steel would work

[@r4nd0mguy99]

@@siaguamiel1787 Litwick would actually work in that particular triangle. Fire beats grass but dark beats ghost. The only problem would be Seismitoad with its ground type. Maybe another water + fairy type, like in Alola, since that'd be pretty much the exact same trio?

[@noeldorritoni5884]

All of these pokémon are in my top 10, too. Is that a coincidence?

[@noeldorritoni5884]

@@siaguamiel1787 Also, another type that would work phenomenally is… normal? would that be weird? I don’t think we’ve HAD a normal-type starter before. It would be interesting. Fighting could work, but… Firefighting starters are overused.

[@user-gt5dq1lm3q]

The other thing that ties your Fighting, Rock, and Flying trio together is that all three final evolutions can Gigantimax...with no DLC required.

[@p34ch35]

Lol I forgot gen 8 starters had G-Max until I read this

[@catclub4930]

I was going to say that

[@Xman34washere]

They work as Galar starters and I love that

[@nicoo1784]

The name of the Coalossal, Corviknight, and Machamp trio? The Gigantamax Trio. Using Mikey’s criteria, this is the only trio in which all three starters have Gigantamax Forms in the final stages.

[@SarahSmith-vs1vw]

Oooooooooookkkkkkkkkkkkk

[@Justintsingh]

“Like dating in a small town, your options are, well ... limited.” - Michael 2020

[@juxoq]

people have married walls before so idk about that statement

[@runningoncylinders3829]

Hmm, literal brick wall, or my literal brick wall of a second cousin twice removed? Kidding.

[@Sarah-jn4ht]

@@runningoncylinders3829 why marry a twice removed second cousin when there are plenty of fish in the sea by which i mean literally anyone else legal

[@stephenredroad6778]

I know that pain

[@fransbezuidenhout485]

Not if you come from Alabama

[@d.k.t.3380]

Not gonna lie: that "Fire/Rock/Steel" trio makes me think how screwed up the region would have to be for there not to be a Water or Grass option. Then, I thought about Legends: Arceus and how you were thrown back in time by Poke-God to fix things. Now, I'm wondering about a game where you get thrown FORWARD in time to restore ecological order by finding and catching Water and Grass types. You KNOW you'd play that...

[@darkye_]

That’s why I’m hoping for a “Pokémon: Legends Celebi”

[@r.j.penfold]

Y E S P L E A S E

[@xwendio7217]

could also do flying fighting rock

[@romantheblack-cat]

Fire, rock, steel: "fighting as meant to" ground: im about to ruin all thier careers.

[@flxffy_bxnzq]

Pokémon violet with future Pokémon: I am literally 7 parallel universes ahead of you

[@goldmemberpb]

Since the anime thought arbok evolved into seviper, let's just say, that is the three stage evolution for it.

[@franzsteiner2341]

Jeans-Seviper-Arbok would probably be both a better climb power wise, and really funny to have a completely different middle stage

[@bluberrydee6205]

@@franzsteiner2341 Jeans my favorite Pokemon

[@foxtail286]

@@franzsteiner2341 Jeans!

[@fantasmito8923]

@@franzsteiner2341 *Ekans

[@franzsteiner2341]

I know Ekans auto corrected to Jeans, but it's too funny to me to change

[@bradley4615]

For the record: it was Bellsprout, Magby, Horsea. Pokemon Zeta and Omicron... god why do I remember based on SUCH a tiny amount of info...

[@manteigo3341]

Tank u

[@SpiritAnimates]

Your a god even if I didn’t need this info

[@masonstewart6232]

I remember this game too

[@RheasRubix]

I don't remember the game but its starters are Staryu, Growlithe, and Petilil

[@mr.ketchup88]

I don’t remember the game but the starters are, Charmander, Squrtile, and Bulbasaur

[@IronKnuckleKO]

"The dragon type probably is a bit OP, since Kingdra no longer weak to fire" "Both of Ash's Pokémon are Water types, and they're totally weak against Fire types!" It's an anime error reference lol

[@trombonenerd02]

I immediately thought the same thing.

[@fredrikwinge6508]

You stole my comment idea!

[@donovan802]

Flashbacks to Greninja and Charizard in Kalos

[@Corvoscathe]

If nobody saw that anime clip they would have no idea what u mean

[@jip0611]

I know he’s trying to say Grass, but Gen 4 can tell you that the grass type doesn’t need its grass moves to take down the water type

[@ladyskeletady6245]

If I were to choose two-stage lines, I think Ponyta/Rapidash, Buizel/Floatzel, and Skiddo/Gogoat would be an excellent trio. Three very adorable first stages for players to fall in love with, a fire horse to fit the Chinese zodiac, a water type that can move on land, and a grass type that is definitely not just a plant. Also, all three are mono-types so there's no extra complications there. But what I love about this trio the most is that it actually fits a theme: transportation. Skiddo and Rapidash can be (and are) used to ride on, and Floatzel's floaties and propeller tail make it a perfect lifeboat!

[@jatarokemuri5443]

I feel like Sewaddle was overlooked. It may have a 4x weakness, but so does mudkip.

[@ShadowBox112]

How dare you leave Growlithe/Arcanine out. Literally mama best friend

[@jatarokemuri5443]

@@ShadowBox112 it’s less thematic to this commenter

[@japanpanda2179]

@@jatarokemuri5443 Arcanine is literally a dog based on Chinese legends, no other Pokemon would fit better in the zodiac theory.

[@jatarokemuri5443]

@@japanpanda2179 it’s less thematic to the commenter

[@failmeep5167]

"Kingdra would lose its weakness to fire." I see that Micheal learned from Brock.

[@failmeep5167]

@It's Blackie I know, was making a joke + it's kinda wack that he said fire

[@karenfletcher6086]

Furret would be proud

[@jayden.02]

@@karenfletcher6086 I really am

[@TheNikeboy3]

Third comment

[@hafital28]

oh great genwunner

[@olibassily2967]

For anyone interested, the rom hack he mentioned at the start is most likely a fan-game called Pokémon Zeta and Omicron (two versions) where the starters were Magby, Horsea and Bellsprout.

[@Sparkster217]

THANK YOU THESE OTHER COMMENTS ARE NOTHING BUT QUOTES AND AREN'T HELPFUL IN ANYWAY

[@User-wt8gd]

yup i was confused when he said budew

[@dylankurniadi3826]

@theivsell on instagram sells fully customizable and legal shiny pokemon, thank me later !

[@sackthebastard]

All terrible ideas for starters. They all require a special evolution method.

[@elcato8126]

@@sackthebastard in zeta and omnicron. The 3 pokemon got buffed and were level evolutions.

[@malthehartz3537]

I'll throw my hat into the ring and say, I've always wanted these Pokémons as a starter triangle: Staryu, Houndoom and Shroomish. If we look away from the fact that they're two-staged, which honestly shouldn't matter much, the fact that they evolve to be able to beat their former counter is pretty cool, and could make for good storytelling with the rival(s) as well.

[@Vy45]

I thought of this idea too.

[@galacticpheonix5328]

i have a problem with two stage two but i agree it would be cool but i would only accept it if they got a baby or at least an evo

[@malachibennett687]

Hm but, isn't it that dark is immune to psychic? Then again that didn't stop gamefreak on gen 6 starters

[@thesirensystem]

They did this with gen 6 starters and I really like the concept

[@toppo8091]

Sinnoh kind of did this it's just that Infernape is OP and Empoleon got the shaft actually being weak to Torterra

[@windee5714]

honestly I think if chewtle had a middle evolution it would be a great water starter

[@thefanman2912]

agree

[@thefanman2912]

@@orsonamery695 sick

[@Jeezwastaken]

wait druddigon isn't a part of Chewtle's Evo line? I was lied to

[@thefanman2912]

@@Jeezwastaken crazy you believed that! it doesn't look similar

[@Jc27uhh4h4h4]

chewtle - chomparge (chomp and barge)- dreadnaw

[@EmeraldSamurai777]

“Because then it would lose its weakness to fire.”-Michael 2020 “Ash’s water types are totally week against fire types.”- Brock

[@Getsuei_Tsugikuni]

I believe you are confused. It’s “Fire Types can beat Water Types.” -Brock the Genius

[@cezory]

@@Getsuei_Tsugikuni God I hope your joking

[@mickeyfrizzle8740]

other than the fact u misspelled "weak" as "week" that was my exact thought lmaooo

[@kohinoorbanerjee4009]

@@cezory he actually is. It is a popular quote from Brock in the anime: "all of Ash's Pokémon are water type and they're totally weak to fire types."

[@cezory]

@@kohinoorbanerjee4009 I know the quote man

[@mazeytube]

"Please make water-dragon, fire dragon and grass dragon starters please" gamefreak "Write that down"

[@modelomegatyler]

gamefreak: and then make sure it never happens

[@spider-mancantsee5875]

What are you talking about? They haven’t done that

[@leannehornecker4128]

WHAT WHEN

[@YuktubeIsDaFunniOne]

We don't need more charizards

[@modelomegatyler]

@@YuktubeIsDaFunniOne charizard ain't even a dragon though

[@hongzingpoon7961]

“The other problem with Kingdra is...” “Kingdra ain’t got no legs”

[@krealyesitisbeta5642]

LEGS! LEGS!

[@hypertech116]

Kingdra is a seahorse with dragon powers, not a semi-aquatic Pokemon.

[@thenorfnonly3486]

*WHO NEEDS LEGS WITH ARMS LIKE-* wait, no, he doesn’t have those either...

[@fridgidfroilet3142]

This got me thinking about ocean man

[@baki577]

Serperior??

[@FreakbertoOfficial]

I recently thought of the triangle Steel, Fighting, and Fairy which would work Being that fighting beats steel, steel beats fairy and fairy beats fighting. Just wanted to throw that in

[@wackozackoyt]

You forgot they have to resist each other too

[@mythicaxis9757]

@@wackozackoyt yeah

[@raptor088]

Yass

[@jakifyingthelawsofphysics282]

I literally thought of the exact same thing without seeing this comment great pokéfans think alike

[@cosmo9925]

Fighting doesn’t resist steel

[@Evan_L_Rodriguez]

The Machamp, Corviknight, and Coalossal trio is actually really cool, because if they were theoretically in a game with Dynamax, they’d all have G-Max forms.

[@Chumpmeisyer]

I feel like they should have been the starters for galas, 1: so you could change things up with a new type triangle, and 2: because it would fit perfectly with galas, plus they’re all really cool Pokémon.

[@ToastBoastOfficial]

@@Chumpmeisyer Galar

[@Chumpmeisyer]

@@ToastBoastOfficial yeah I meant galar

[@lestudioyokai]

@@Chumpmeisyer it would've been a good idea if the put a new fighting type evolution line from Galar

[@CorviKid999]

This is my favourite as well, Coalossal is an amazing underlooked pokemon, Corviknight is one of my favourites, and Machamp is a good, strong pokemon.

[@Crowe0920]

Id love to see a Fire/Dark, Grass/Fighting, Water/psychic trio, so the main type weaknesses go one way and the secondary types go the reverse way

[@LaterRadiatior]

That would actually be so cool

[@toastystitch6942]

your are just switching Delphox and Greninjas Secondary Type

[@Crowe0920]

I know, when i saw the secondary circle in gen 6 intially i had hope, but then i was kinda bummed they both went the same direction

[@booyahboogie3350]

Well incineroar is a Fire/Dark! I think....

[@rock6450]

@@booyahboogie3350 yup

[@sloshy2412]

Micheal at 7:57 : "they gain the dragon type what no longer makes them weak towards fire" Brock: "I am proud of you for spreading my knowledge, chosen one "

[@DiscountWhiskey078]

Underrated comment

[@Valas9]

I thoght the same thing!

[@valydendor4472]

Damn you beat me to it.

[@Warriormon87]

I think a perfect Trio would be a third stage trio of Grass/Dragon < Fire/Ice < Water/Rock. They all gain as a third stage a type that gives them a x4 weakness to the starter they are weak to.

[@Warriormon87]

Plantasuarus Rex (a dinosaur topiary), Temproa (A snake with fire on one end and ice on the other. It eats heat (ice attacks) to fuel its fire.), and Petropotomus (a hippo made of stone).

[@Prymars]

fire ice type gets freeze dry and the water rock gets its ass whooped

[@amalgamoon]

@@Warriormon87 you got it all figured out

[@RyanPaquette-d8o]

@@Warriormon87 Umm, the one hippo based line I can think of (Hippopotas and Hippowdon) is pure ground type

[@enricoscatolin5906]

MandJTV: *thinks that Cyndaquil being a rat is a stretch* Also MandJTV: Camerupt could be a ox

[@thegeck5831]

Agreed

[@Fluminox-]

Lmfao

[@AizakkuAdoman]

am i the only one who thought up to this day camerupt was a cow...?

[@enricoscatolin5906]

@@AizakkuAdoman yes

[@zubair-rp1ie]

cyndaquil is a badger

[@thenightranger987]

"Kindgra's dragon typing makes it no longer weak to fire." Excuse me, Brock. How you doing?

[@joshuagonzalez1468]

Ok so im not the only one that was confused

[@Flooge]

@@joshuagonzalez1468 yea?

[@maxwatchman6129]

8:00

[@ldragneel291]

@@joshuagonzalez1468 An anime reference

[@maxwatchman6129]

“ X is a water type then it’s weak to F I R E” -Brock

[@Eggnogcoke]

MandJTV when remembering the starters in the game: Easy peasy MandJTV when remembering the actual game: Impossible

[@oscargillon3784]

That is me

[@yeahboitev4576]

This video was posted 28 minutes ago how did you post 30 minutes before it was posted

[@kurtislachance9958]

@@yeahboitev4576 time travel

[@cosmictrainer2919]

@@kurtislachance9958 illuminati confirmed

[@menudo.muncher]

he actually failed to do so, it was actually bellsprout instead of budew.

[@mecen8]

A fun little tidbit for this video is that the Chandelure line could be worked into a scenario where you think you’re getting a benefit, but if the rival chose the starter “weak” to yours, and the grass starter was Seedot, you’d have a tougher time considering the fact that the entire rest of the line would be dark type, which is super effective *and* resists ghost. And then you can add on the Seismetoad line if someone else gets the third starter, which would just be causing that poor Chandelure to perish on the spot.

[@afifmajid8754]

as a wise yellow kid once said 'stop he's already dead'

[@jgr7487]

also, many early route pkmn learn Bite.

[@racoondoesstuff6689]

That's so true

[@Stanataka]

It would not work in early game

[@mecen8]

@@Stanataka Yeah, probably not without changing most Pokémon to having non-normal moves, but hey it’d be fun

[@carollecapos]

"Ghosts types are too OP for the beggininng" Pokemon Insurgence: Hold on my Delta Charmander (Ghost/Dragon)

[@theatomicbob9067]

I chose Charmander because ghost and then I got rekt by Squirtle's Pursuit

[@Xande-bh5tm]

Yeah but they don’t use tackle in early game

[@dormitory650]

skrelp is pain

[@cyberwarrior5939]

Rowlett line

[@AUG_Glow]

@@cyberwarrior5939 you do see he said at the beginning, when does the Rowlett line got the ghost type? I don't think it's at the beginning

[@johanjacobsen393]

I just realized that in gen 6, all of the typings that were added to the fully evolved starters where super-effective against their counterpart. Delphox is Fire/Psychic, Chesnaught is Grass/Fighting and Greninja is Water/Dark. That’s pretty awesome ngl

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

Too bad Greninja is the only viable one lol

[@mastahrage9931]

@@goldenhydreigon4727 the others are viable, its just that greninja is, well, greninja. You know, the second starter to become Uber?

[@yoman8027]

@@goldenhydreigon4727 Starter Greninja is not viable either. It doesn't have Protean.

[@staarfall5317]

Same for a Lola. Primaries, decidueye, and incineroar have fairy, ghost and dark.

[@yoman8027]

@@staarfall5317 No, it doesn't work like that. Fairy beats Dark, Dark beats Ghost but Ghost doesn't beat Fairy.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I wish Magby was a starter that didn't need Magmarizer, because I don't have any friends to trade with, to turn it into a Magmortar.

[@konstantinemarkelia759]

Can relate

[@niichigary8609]

Hello again

[@alexanderjoshbustamante3203]

hi again

[@fbisama5109]

Ur every where anime uproar nux taxo ar anime Pokemon content I always see uuuuuu

[@varnalraizen9160]

Same

[@harleymilner3189]

I'd like to see pokemon make an alternate universes game, where you can have the different type triangle but overall preserves the traditional trio in universe atm. You could even reverse the shinys to give it a different edge, for instance a standard charizard in this universe would be black, the shiny, its orange-red

[@Amelia4111]

Shinies*

[@APN8000]

Mikey: *doesn't qualify Oddish as a starter" Me who just finished watching Alpharad's Let's Go Pikachu playthrough: He may not be a starter, but he's definitely the hero

[@user-yj5bj8ke6c]

All hail the vilepile

[@pokemasterbriggs3822]

Carl the god

[@lilacsandstars9365]

We stan the glorious Vilepile

[@seankeogh8134]

Hail the vile pile, above the arceus

[@cristiano7541]

Alpharad? What is that?

[@yourihovens5792]

micheal: the roggenrola line is a solid option my brain: you could say rock solid

[@Chicken_Masala]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@phynixstrikes6080]

"Because arm cannons are objectively cool" Bakugo is that you

[@tribalpython6895]

Cineee

[@amogus9884]

Haha u know boku no hero

[@AUG_Glow]

He said *objectively* cool

[@ayeshaakter9340]

Shineee deku

[@snig2997]

ばくごう　さま

[@felixkrayer8555]

I love the Fighting, Flying, Rock trio for how they all have a certain "dark" vibe to them (Machamp the least, but still a bit). And I like the Fire, Rock, Steel trio for their type pureness.

[@michaelthex2684]

Michael: *Looks at Kingdra* This Pokemon is no longer weak to Fire Me: Its Brock all over again guys

[@justarandomguy9777]

LOL

[@dylankurniadi3826]

@theivsell on instagram sells fully customizable and legal shiny pokemon, thank me later !

[@hypertech116]

You are ruining the fun in competitive

[@hypertech116]

I don't want to see so many Mythicals in competitive with website names.

[@hypertech116]

When I finally buy Pokemon.

[@robertzhou5998]

"The dragon type probably is a bit OP, since Kingdra no longer weak to fire" Me: *Confused Screaming*

[@shadowmcphantom]

Hahaha i felt this

[@braveheartjason812]

Pretty sure Dragon resists grass, so he prob said it wrong, but also relatable 😂😂

[@dylankurniadi3826]

@theivsell on instagram sells fully customizable and legal shiny pokemon, thank me later !

[@EyeOfArgus]

Both of Ash’s pokemon are water types and they’re totally weak against fire types!

[@m.hisyam982]

Michael is secretly Brock in disguise

[@danimal_-nu7if]

Micheal made a anime mistake. “Ashes Pokémon are both water types which means there totally weak against fire types”

[@kreetsjr7673]

Noticed that too 🤣

[@anonymouse9510]

He says water is weak to fire multiple timees

[@thatuzikinnie6077]

"FURRET IS A GROUND TYPE." says misty. "I'm glad Venonat isn't a bug type." Says misty.

[@lindajackson8936]

@@thatuzikinnie6077 Okay trainers, which pokemon evolves from Arbok? Okay trainers, if you picked seviper, you're right!

[@thatuzikinnie6077]

@@lindajackson8936 AAA.

[@pyricmobile26]

My new Starter type trio would be Fighting, Psychic and Dark.

[@RabbitOfTheUniverse]

I think another one that could work is ice, rock,ground but I would buff up the ice type a bit more defensively to make it somewhat fair

[@edwinw6047]

Although dark is immune to dark so I think its a bit unfair

[@lotuscroak4268]

@@edwinw6047 you mean resist

[@edwinw6047]

@@lotuscroak4268 I meant to say dark is immune to psychic not dark

[@PrasunNath]

You mean kalos starters 😂

[@francheskaaprilraveno3025]

18:50 i love the fact that Machamp, Corviknight and Coallosal has gigantamax form i really like it

[@bobus3929]

I noticed that too and maybe if it was a thing they could have like an oras situation where you are given something to make them gigantamax… (sorry if oras isn’t the best example it’s the only game I played with megas besides let’s go eevee but that doesn’t count)

[@mosagaming_whaa]

Hey what if they all got there own special moves it would probably be like boat toss,flame rock and darkness flight. Boat toss for machamp because his gmax pokedex entry. Flame rock for coalossal because he is a flame rock, and darkness flight for corviknight cause it is a raven or a dark bird. Do you think this makes sense cause idk?

[@bobus3929]

@@mosagaming_whaa OHHH YEAHH I never thought of that that would be really cool

[@erroreevee1304]

Michael: *hoping for grass dragon, fire dragon, and water dragon starters* Me: *suddenly has motivation to draw*

[@lancedeguzman5294]

Can't wait to see this 👀

[@Oddity2994]

I know I'm just a wings of fire nerd but -leafwing, skywing, seawing-

[@hatsurrin]

@Floofy Chill :0 *screams in aquatic*

[@smoliv.]

@@Oddity2994 omg yes I love wof

[@smoliv.]

@@hatsurrin * a q u a t i c *

[@dragoknight589]

“...based on the Japanese Yokai, a Tengu, which is definitely not just a plant” Ya don’t say...

[@hypertech116]

Tengus have leaf fans

[@hypertech116]

Fans to wave with

[@hypertech116]

Fans that are not living things

[@dragoknight589]

@@hypertech116 What's your point? I was just saying that it was pretty obvious that it wasn't a plant.

[@Surepeacooler]

8:50 i made a fakémon starter trio where all of their final forms are part dragon type, with each being a different take on dragons (as they vary between cultures) The grass starter was a lumbering dinosaur-like drake, the water starter was a serpant and the fire starter was a winged feathered dragon

[@plattimstevejobs1836]

can we talk about how the Fighting, Flying, Rock trio can all Gmax

[@suchomimustenerensis]

That makes it better

[@XwX1001]

"We are 4 Parallel Universes ahead of you." - Corviknight, Coalossal, and Machamp (to Rillaboom, Cinderace, and Inteleon, who only got G-Max forms in the DLC)

[@thefoodyscarecrow7391]

@@XwX1001 cinderace g-max is dum dum dum dum

[@amknight7085]

as if it wasnt the best trio in this video already!

[@VincentMothling]

@@amknight7085 I know right it’s hard to choise when it comes to them so I just defaulted to I LIKE BIRDS! My favorite legendary is a bacon bird my favourt starter is a stethy bird my favorite incubasion Pokémon is a hot bird i can’t say my favorite Pokémon is a bird anymroe cos I feel for toxicity but oh well it use to be the rowlet line and to top it all of I have 4 little feather bastereds in my house and I love them dispite there screams

[@holynovaentertainment5007]

Mike, the trio you were talking about were Bellsprout, Magby, and Horsea, starters you can receive in "Pokemon Zeta & Omicron" (The creators of Pokemon Insurgence).

[@bulbamastera8644]

HOW DARE YOU SAY MIKE! HE IS MIKEY OR MICHAEL, BUT NEVER MIKE!

[@ginshin8246]

@@bulbamastera8644 calm down. You good man?

[@ej5212]

@@ginshin8246 give him a moment I'm sure he'll be fine

[@Metawire61]

@Gabriel Mota greetings, pokefans! Poketips here

[@bulbamastera8644]

@@ginshin8246 Michael once said: ''Mike is not my name, call me Michael or Mikey, but never Mike''

[@damp8277]

Houndour, Buizel and Shroomish would be a great 2 stage evo starters, as they evolve at relative close levels

[@suchomimustenerensis]

Pretty sure they all evolve at level 24

[@sergiosilvestri5147]

@@suchomimustenerensis Shroomish at level 23 Houndour at level 24 Buizel at level 26

[@DavidLopez-dh4vu]

If only Buizel evolved into a water-psychic type, they could also have the psychic-fighting-dark type gimmick that Kalos starters have (but reversed)! Maybe if you replaced Buizel with Staryu, but I don't think Starmie has the personality to be a starter ahahaha. Maybe if golduck had been a real psychic pokémon!

[@raghav6288]

No buizel , psuduck instead

[@lisachaffin3671]

Only problem is breloom's fighting type allowing it to be able to fight back with super effective damage on the pokemon It was supposed to be weak to

[@Olive_Jar]

Hoppip is actually based on the life cycle of the dandelion which is actually kinda cool but this also means it’s not based on an animal.

[@mikawiersma2790]

Starter trio Castform Castform Castform Mikey: perfection

[@jojali3562]

👌

[@SaltyDocKas]

Ah yes Camerupt, my favorite Ox-themed Pokemon.

[@MaskedReactorFan4Life]

“Kingdras dragon typing is to OP, making it lose ITS WEAKNESS TO FIRE TYPES”. 🤔-Miky

[@TheIrishF0x]

Yeah

[@fifithehuihui9933]

Wow

[@ramonreyes9723]

he edited it into correcting himself by on the edit saying i meant grass not fire

[@siaguamiel1787]

“Both of Ashes Pokémon are water type and are totally weak against fire types” Little did Ash know in XYZ ;)

[@r4nd0mguy99]

@@siaguamiel1787 Alain's Charizard is just too op. It's like they realized how op Ash has become and needed to introduce an even more powerful character, so that Ash can lose the league. Alain wasn't even interested in the league and gym battles before meeting Ash! Speaking of XYZ, Ash actually still uses electric moves against ground types. Pikachu attacked a Rhyperior with an electric move.

[@spenjaminn3846]

I think it’d be cool to have a trio that starts out as just grass fire or water, but at the third stage they’d gain one of the other two starter types, becoming grass/fire, grass/water, and fire/water

[@Liam-me1oc]

Kingdra: is a water dragon Mandjtv: “it means it’s no longer weak to fire”

[@Conrad_the_renegade]

The anime approves of this logic

[@emiliotanadi7358]

But now its not weak to grass

[@mooshie3273]

I was about to say something, lol!

[@elyazlabrada6519]

Or electric

[@jacktheyak1325]

For grass ground poison, he should have done ludicolo, mamoswine, and crobat. Crobat is still weak to the ground starter because mamoswine is part ice type.

[@ladyakkyn]

Perhaps, but Swinub would then have both ground AND ice from the get-go. And neither ice nor ground are resisted against Ludicolo's typing.

[@sevirakalau2171]

thought the same thing

[@ATZENPARTYDINGELING]

Ludicolo, Krookodile and Gengar would also be am option though.

[@ladyakkyn]

@@ATZENPARTYDINGELING True, but then that works off of secondary types and would only really apply for that set specifically. It couldn't be a standard.

[@chaokid999]

The Arbok line could work if they made it evolve into Seviper, which I totally thought Jesse's did since I missed a good chunk of the anime when she switched between the two.

[@r4nd0mguy99]

The anime actually made a mistake in the Hoenn region with their mid-episode questions. They literally said that Arbok evolves into Seviper.

[@egon3705]

And then Gumshoos can evolve into Zangoose

[@Z5Z5Z5]

Lmfaooo

[@DashiellQwerty]

Well, Empoleon getting the steel type is what really messed up the type triangle. Empoleon got the steel type, so they added the ground type to Torterra, and then that made them resist fire, so they added the fighting type to Infernape, which in turn, made it super effective against Empoleon. Nintendo was like the lady that swallowed a spider to swallow a fly.

[@linklinksson6885]

Iirc ground doesn't resist fire. I think torterra should've been grass rock anyways tho

[@JCDragon2819]

​@@linklinksson6885But that wouldn't give Torterra any strength against Empoleon, since Steel resists Grass and Rock.

[@naples9137]

imagine if every generation have their own triangle typing, like rock > flying > fighting

[@crafty1mon157]

Or if one had Steel > Ground > Ice

[@georgesikorski9891]

XY had Dark > Psychic > Fighting (As secondary types, but still)

[@calebp3326]

My subtitles: “greetings, Smokey pants! Micheal here.”

[@hydrawarrior6839]

Lol

[@farukdiebiri]

My subtitle is: " Greetings Booige Bangs . Micheal here"

[@bettycreepersayuri-chan809]

"greetings boogie fans michael here"

[@rubengoldman5830]

mine actually worked properly somehow

[@régineUwU]

Mine worked fine

[@barrington5438]

Your explanation of the grass types kinda got me thinking. We don’t have a grass type Sloth starter. And that’s be pretty cool. Them housing a lot of bacteria on their backs(kinda like a tiny ecosystem themselves) is a cool premise I think.

[@qty1315]

We have Torterra and G-Max Snorlax, though. Missed opportunity might have been to have G-Max Slaking have that premise. Imagine Raihan using G-Max Slaking paired with Weezing with Neutralizing Gas. That would have been such a cool boss fight. Or, maybe he could have Slaking be his opening Pokemon (and weakest) in his gym battle, but when paired with Opal and her Weezing, it becomes his ace?

[@ameenkhanzada526]

Am i the only one who noticed that the rock flying and fighting trio mikey chose (colosal, corviknight and machamp) all have their own gmax forms which suits perfectly because if a starter has a gimic the others too

[@Amelia4111]

Coalossal, not Colosal!

[@fraidei2094]

Fire-Grass-Water Trio: Seedot Grass-Ground-Poison Trio: Sandile Fighting-Rock-Flying Trio: Rolycoly Fire-Steel-Rock Trio: Roggenrola

[@waffleweirdo1252]

you only listed one pokemon from each trio

[@sand747]

@@waffleweirdo1252 lmao

[@fraidei2094]

@@waffleweirdo1252 he asked for the one I'd pick from each trio

[@njfgrmygd2509]

dude i chose the same things but i chose rookidee instead of rolycoly

[@danielpetervine1519]

I honestly hate the concept of “starter” pokemon. Can’t we think of another story element on how we get our first Pokémon instead of a professor giving us one? And why are all starter Pokémon the only ones in existence and never found in the wild!? I’d prefer that our trainer picks up an abandoned Pokémon at a daycare or hatches an egg of a random 3 stage Pokémon in the wild or something like that. Like having a Shinx as a natural starter and in the wild you can find a Torchick or something like every other Pokémon in existence... I’d like the daycare option best. One Pokémon of every type can be seen in the daycare for you to adopt. And your rival will choose ANY one of them that has a type advantage against you. And you can still catch all other Pokémon seen in the daycare somewhere else in the region.

[@RocKnight11]

I like the idea of receiving a starter from a daycare. I would like to see a "Pokemon: All-Stars" game where you basically have access to all pokemon. If Houndour is your favorite Pokemon you should be able to have it as your starter, you shouldn't have to wait for the second part of the game to access him/her. Any basic Pokemon should be available at this Daycare, with the exception of legendaries, which I feel wouldn't match the sprit of the game. Although I wouldn't really care if players wanted to steamroll though the game with Arceus... if that is how they wanted to play the game.

[@eliasper2894]

Your rival's feeling good until you pick Sableye in gen 3

[@alphagamer9505]

That is a great idea,call game freak

[@luistehsnek1289]

I see ur point but I respectfully disagree

[@danielpetervine1519]

@@alphagamer9505 honestly I wish they took fan advice. But I’m sure they would be swamped with ideas.

[@JCM_Danny]

“Pokemon Games Never Use 2-stage starters” Pokemon Uranium: Am I doing something wrong

[@Portersona69420]

Not in the slightest

[@AdrianP3833]

I found a shiny grozard in pokemon uranium

[@addie2035]

Well yes, but actually no!

[@MaxWelton]

14:28 imagine a starter trio with pseudo legendary stats

[@Number1A-channelfan]

HELL YEAH

[@frigusgwalker8123]

The flying rock and fighting is actually a really solid trio!

[@donttrustnoone3921]

Solid rock _Badumptsss_

[@jaydenroberts2615]

I couldn’t think of any other trio that didn’t involve fire water or grass. However grass/poison/ground and fire/steel/rock also exist

[@iantaakalla8180]

Ice/steel/ground exists as well, although naturally the one who uses ice has an inherent disadvantage if merged with Grass/fire/water. Grass/Ice would lose so hard to fire/steel but at least is x4 super effective against water/ground with grass and hopefully Freeze-Dry STAB. Of course, it would suck because Grass/Ice has many weaknesses. Fire/Ice would be powerful in all except Water/Steel, especially considering x4 STAB Ice types against a Grass/Ground type now exist. Water/Ice would still be the second worst because there would be grass/Steel weak to precious few except Fire, which a Fire/Ground type would have. Also, Fire/Ground counters other Fire types and neutralizes an Ice weakness Interestingly, the one with the best typing for Ice in relation to the others, Fire/Ice, also results in the Grass and Water starters of Diamond/Pearl/Platinum.

[@jaydenroberts2615]

@@iantaakalla8180 ice/ground/steel only works in the offensive direction. However defensively ice doesn’t resist ground and ground doesn’t resist steel

[@robobot2805]

I think flying, rock, and fighting is the second best perfect type triangle cause it kinda represents the reactions to danger Fight, Flight, and Block/Defend/Freeze

[@untitledname4740]

What does rock mean

[@5cents577]

Block

[@sarahquayyum8176]

I also like that it doesnt have the original starter types at the start

[@martianfox5532]

Big brain

[@WRoo69]

@@martianfox5532 it’s ____ time

[@Un_touchable]

The Starters were actually Bellsprout, Magby, and Horsea and it was a rom hack with Jirachi as it's key legendary

[@somerandomguy1332]

Its actually a fan game not a rom hack

[@r.santhiashok2030]

@@somerandomguy1332 what is its name

[@Josue.Cayampi]

@@r.santhiashok2030 Pokemon Zeta and Omicron

[@stephaniehudon3952]

How did you post this, this is past the time this was uploaded

[@xavierbuice3995]

That’s what I was wondering

[@mecen8]

Perfect starter trio: Dragapult > Dragapult > Dragapult Also edit: who else think that the mankey line could work well in the fighting

[@drjjloveman]

I'm surprised they never made Mankey have a fire type form. It just always seems like it would be at some point. Also Cubone would be cool to get a third form that wears it's dad's skull and would totally be a dragon. Looks a lot like an augumon already

[@codyk1766]

Mand: Starters can’t conflict with the triangle Gen 4 starters: am I a joke to you Edit: I know I called him mand, not mike. I am still new to his channel so please stop saying “it’s mike not mand” like I know. Ok?

[@cristian-vladutcurca7467]

Swampert would like to know your location

[@Takananoshi]

Bruh he explains that in the video lol

[@lukefilcek3020]

swampert doesn’t cause any issues...

[@Takananoshi]

@@lukefilcek3020 He's not gen 4

[@mr.preston1632]

Some of them conflict

[@TorqueKMA]

watching this has made me decide they need to just do away with requiring trading for 3rd evolution.... Literally nobody wants to trade a pokemon they have spent hours raising.

[@hatennafromhoenn]

they should add a stone or something that lets trade evos evolve

[@jmsgridiron5628]

@@hatennafromhoenn you sir, need a job at Game Freak. I've been wanting something like that for years. Or even an option to turn off trade evos

[@yoman8027]

They should add an item that makes them evolve called... Link Cable.

[@nobodyflowers]

I'm playing the romhack pokemon unbound and they do away with it by using an item called the link stone. Any pokemom that would evolve via trade can instead evolve via link stone. No issues whatsoever especially since you can buy them alongside the other stones at the mall. Lol Perfect.

[@captain_frozo891]

@@nobodyflowers OUR MOTHERS ARE POKEMON!?

[@persoma_vi]

The game you was talking about was Pokémon Zeta and Omnicron. And the grass starter wasn’t Budew it was Bellsprout.

[@shubhamjain3028]

Still one of the best ROM hack

[@giyuutomioka5662]

Do you have to trade your starter magmar?

[@shubhamjain3028]

@@giyuutomioka5662 Nope ... All the evolution methods having the requirement of trading were changed in the game

[@giyuutomioka5662]

@@shubhamjain3028 thank you very much dude I was thinking of downloading the rom hack but I was worried,thanks

[@shubhamjain3028]

@@giyuutomioka5662 I would suggest you download Pokemon Insurgence .. Created by the same person, but more refined than Zeta/Omnicron. One of the Best ROM hack

[@CaseyLabAnimations]

For Grass-Ground-Poison, you could have done Lotad-Swinub-Zubat. The Mamoswine family gets to hit the Crobat family with Ice instead of Ground, and the Ludicolo family's water typings mean they are not weak to Ice, but are weak to Poison and Flying. It's a little weird but it works, each of them has at least one way to supereffectively hit the one they have the advantage over, and in the other direction each has one typing not very effective against the opponent and one typing neutral against it

[@tristindurocher-batley4780]

When you picked machop rookidee and rolycoly you also pick a trio who’s final evolution is capable of gigantimaxing

[@wackyanimations3326]

that. is. brilliant.

[@txtp]

Wait, what is Rolycoly’s evolution chain again?

[@mrcreeperfungaming2828]

@@txtp Rolycoly-Carkol-Coalossal

[@beforegrim]

Skiddo Litleo Clauncher. all one evolve once, their evolutions all have a base stat total of around 500, and they all evolve around the same time.

[@thewoolooherder5918]

Nobody: Mikey’s camera at the start of the episode: B L U R

[@mr.preston1632]

Same

[@Zabi-S]

The “nobody” meme is dumb and overused. Not original. Stop.

[@morningstarnc3264]

@@Zabi-S You Make It Sound Like Your Opinion Will affect Anyone, If You don't Like It then Just Ignore It

[@pixlyJolt]

@@Zabi-S no u mate.

[@Kyumifun]

Not funny

[@aaronodonoghue1791]

I've previously had an idea for a legendary trio with one of these type triangles: Rock/Fighting/Flying (all are also half Dragon so no need to worry about breaking the triangle), and I noticed it was a triangle after making them

[@HappyMagolor2]

3:50 finally another person that likes Seedot he’s my favorite Pokemon so glad to see you like him

[@JamesS805]

“You ain’t got no legs, Lieutenant Kingdra”

[@hazzard_destroyer]

I don’t think Jumpluff is not an animal it is literally just allergies lol

[@awesomeperson5150]

the hoppip line is partially based on cats, though it's more apparent in their beta designs

[@ultimatetrishbhatia]

@Gabriel Mota balls of adorableness, I like that

[@stonkas6113]

and he loves a pokémon who is just a replica of the weather?

[@N_IRL]

@Gabriel Mota I also think that Hoppip looks like a car

[@onmas909]

Lol I named my Jumpluff after Benadryl

[@warrockenjoyer2170]

I know it's late to the vid but I really like the Magmortar, Klinkklang and Gigalith as it is somewhat perfect for a theme. The age of stone (Gigalith) The age of fire (Magmortar) The age of steel (Klinkklang)

[@breakingaustin]

The game you played was Pokemon Zeta and the starters were Bellsprout, Magby and Horsea.

[@jacobschiel3932]

I think fighting, steel, and fairy would have made sense as well for a starter trio

[@jeffreygao3956]

I actually use that for my fanfic Pokémon: Champion of the Rings.

[@christianloder8127]

Fighting doesn't resist steel

[@goGothitaLOL]

@@christianloder8127 unless its paired with Water, as in Fighting/Water

[@brandonweh]

Where are the advantages ?

[@jeffreygao3956]

I once thought of that plus Fairy/Fire and Steel/Grass to make sure every starter could beat both of the other starters. Then I realized that would make the Steel starter too disadvantaged against the Fairy starter since Fire would become a 4x weakness and the Fairy starter would not be weak to Steel. So I went with Fairy/Fire, Fighting/Grass, and Steel/Water.

[@oldscoolgaming6700]

If I had to pick a Fighting-Type starter, I'd take a Riolu. Hands down.

[@dragonheart7901]

Boring

[@hypnoticpaw]

Mienfoo Honestly

[@KrisGaVerdan711]

Too overrated and your choice is obviously taken from your pfp

[@jmsgridiron5628]

I like lucario but it like doesn't have 3 forms which I feel automatically disqualifies it from being a starter.

[@emeraldjolteon1472]

i would pick clobbopus

[@reshiramwings5000]

7:13 Fennekin is a fox, which is close enough to a dog, since foxes are pretty much cat software running on dog hardware.

[@jorvach9874]

Severely underrated comment. Have a like!

[@MaxWelton]

17:05 and they’d resist everything else, too. Unfair in both directions

[@ryducks2873]

“The dragon type gets rid of the fire weakness” on kingdra I water dragon type

[@JayJ_]

*puts fire on water to stop water*

[@robbieroof7083]

I believe he meant grass but I have no idea

[@Botassiumm]

That’s great but this is the 80th comment about it

[@999.A1]

Both of his pokemon are water types and are totally weak against fire types.

[@silverslayer6262]

Brock: “fire is super effective against water”

[@citybay1385]

Misty: "furret is a ground type"

[@TheGamer-kx3il]

Me: Tyranitar is a rock and ground type

[@anthonyernst999]

What if the tv show was right and everything else was wrong the whole time. So fire is effective against water and furret is a ground type

[@shamsudeenma1928]

@@anthonyernst999 Illuminati confirmed

[@neotrix2009]

Ash: Pikachu,use Thunderbolt on an Onix!

[@ReiToriyasuSan]

Me when I see The Fletchling evolution line: **REMEMEBERS THAT COMIC** Trainer: HIT HIM WITH AN EMBER, FLETCHINDER!

[@purpleguy8959]

YEAAAAAA

[@Void_Echoes]

I love that comic XD

[@anthonymacas407]

I remember that comic XD

[@ReiToriyasuSan]

Ey! 72 Likes! Haven’t seen that many likes before. I didn’t know that so many people love this comment. Thanks :)

[@MaxWelton]

19:42 I feel like allowing the original starter types to appear in the new triangles defeats the purpose of rejecting the original triangle

[@kingjad9416]

At 18:00 he says the grass typing of hopipp has no conflicts in his rock-fighting-flying matchup, but grass is super effective on rock.

[@patrickhasachannel]

mikey: clearly frustrated *MAKE IT SNEK*

[@AK-lo8hd]

Mandjtv: A starter would get screwed if it had a 4 times weakness to another starter Me who uses mudkip: I know Mandtv, I know.

[@geeare742]

HQHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@wansper9297]

Difference us that mudkip doesn't start out with the ground type, making it not absolutely ridiculous

[@fishii8237]

Hahaha funny words

[@AK-lo8hd]

@@wansper9297 The second battle against your rival. (A little after the first gym) your mudkip should have already evolved and you prob wont have any good other pokemon for may's team by then.

[@285_shahakshayketanbhai8]

@@AK-lo8hd yah but rival would have a treeco and if we level up the tailow properly then it won't be any problem.

[@JCDragon2819]

It seems interesting how the Water-Type is the only starter type that has no other perfect triangle. And even though Palpitoad and Seismitoad are super weak to Grass, it works for them since Grass is their only weakness.

[@togekip0010]

“These are the only 3 stage fire pokemon to choose from” Me: but, fletchling. *Sobs* Where’s my boy fletchling? “There base forms aren’t fire types” Preceded to sob even louder

[@screenre3der349]

😭

[@NinaSylveon]

Fletchling is the best bird

[@SymbiontUVPlays]

fletchling is best bird

[@yusufahmed2868]

@@NinaSylveon in ur opinion

[@yusufahmed2868]

@@SymbiontUVPlays in ur opinion

[@happyeevee4955]

9:02 Petition for these starters.

[@francofaustini4568]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3nbcpJ5rdGdaqc minute 34 in this video

[@johnbailey8103]

I laughed my ass off at the "dating in a small town options" joke XD

[@sebastianro7746]

I believe that it’s a good idea to change a starters secondary typing for it to be good against the starter that is strong against the starter that counters you, like in s/v, so it can make the rival fights a little harder if their starter has super effective stab on you

[@venombeetle7473]

Imagine being normal flying as a regional bird *This post was made by Rookidee gang*

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

Imagine being a *good* Flying Type that doesn't rely on Spikes or Stealth Rock to do damage. *This post was made by Staraptor gang.*

[@suchomimustenerensis]

@@goldenhydreigon4727 Imagine KOing yourself after 3 turns instead of sweeping with an orb. This post was made by Swellow gang

[@hafital28]

said from a rowlet would make sense for the message

[@venombeetle7473]

@@hafital28 sadly, rowlet isn't a regional bird

[@hafital28]

hey wadda bout me huh?🤨 im not a regional bird yet im just like you rookidee gang 😡Thunderus

[@ramang05]

"the ghost type is to op for a starter" - Michael delta Charmander laughing in Michael's face in Pokémon insurgence.

[@Shalakor]

Wasn't that whole game based on OP, weird, and unnatural Pokemon?

[@minhajshafey4838]

Ur mom lol

[@herrerasauruspack7817]

Which Pokémon could be starters? I’m thinking bulbasaur, squirtle and charmander would make great starters.

[@poisonmushroomcookie1452]

I’m just waiting for someone to say “BuT ThEy ArE AlReAdY StArTeRs” so they can be r/wooooshed

[@bigboris1094]

@@poisonmushroomcookie1452 lol

[@jamierobinson7004]

BuT ThEy ArE aLrEaDy StArTeRs!

[@tega6278]

Aren’t they already starters?

[@diamondingot9841]

@@tega6278 r/wooshed

[@IIlllllllllllllllllllll]

I’d say hoppip is a grass creature for a starter, like for example, what in the world is chikorita? It’s a literal plant

[@kati192]

I think it's a little dinosaur

[@Dawg347]

@@kati192it’s a pear