Who’s your starter Pokémon in Pokémon Legends: Z-A? Wait, wait, let me guess: is it Totodile?
Odds are, I used to be appropriate, not less than primarily based on a ballot we have performed surrounding the launch of Z-A yesterday. Our ballot’s been up for 22 hours and has over 11,000 votes from IGN readers, and it reveals that of the three Z-A starter Pokémon, over half of IGN’s viewers is choosing Totodile over Tepig or Chikorita.
On the time this piece was written, water-type Totodile had 56% of the vote, with 24% selecting grass-type Chikorita, and solely 20%, one-fifth of our readers, choosing fire-type Tepig — and we agree with the winner: Totodile is one of the best decide, stats-wise, with some caveats we go over in our Pokemon Legends: Z-A Greatest Starter Information. Replace: At 32K votes, Totodile stays locked at 56%, Chikorita at 25.3%, and Tepig at a tepid 18.7%).
This won’t be a shock to anybody, although, as Totodile has lengthy been a fan-favorite. Simply have a look at the bitey boy! Chikorita and Tepig have traditionally gone less-loved, and Tepig specifically is an outlier on this trio as each Totodile and Chikorita hail from Johto, whereas Tepig was a starter in Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2.
That mentioned, whereas I personally went with Chikorita (having picked Totodile in Era 2 each single time and wanting a change-up), I gotta say, Tepig by far has one of the best closing Mega Evolution of the three. All members of this trio get new Mega Evolutions in Z-A, and whereas I will not spoil them right here, Meganium’s was somewhat disappointing and Feraligatr’s simply seems to be bizarre. Emboar although? Wanting superior.
Do not overthink it although. All three starters are completely viable for everything of Z-A’s marketing campaign, and it is very simple to catch all three Pokémon to your PokeDex when you hit the endgame, so you will not be lacking out.
You possibly can be taught extra concerning the starter Pokémon and their evolutions in our Wiki information in case you’re nonetheless on the fence. Then try our in-progress Pokémon Legends: Z-A Walkthrough, plus our Facet Missions Record to be sure to do not miss something. We have additionally received a Pokémon Legends: Z-A Pokedex, and most significantly, a information to All Clothes Shops and Clothes in Pokémon Legends: Z-A so you may catch ’em all in fashion. And my review-in-progress of Pokémon Legends: Z-A is now stay, if you wish to try my impressions of the primary 24 hours, with a full assessment coming subsequent week.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You will discover her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Obtained a narrative tip? Ship it to [email protected].