Fuecoco Is The Best Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Starter, Unless…
The persimmon-hued Pokémon Fuecoco is dumpy, with pointed buck teeth sticking out of its gaping mouth. Its arms are small...
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The persimmon-hued Pokémon Fuecoco is dumpy, with pointed buck teeth sticking out of its gaping mouth. Its arms are small and probably inflexible, and it bumbles around Pokémon Scarlet and Violet on its stone-sized toes, trying to gobble burnt-up fruits. What a dummy. But Fuecoco also leaks and spits fire, which is both alarming and a large part of why it’s one of the new game’s more frequently recommended starters. And it’s for good reason — fire-type Pokémon are difficult to come by in the early game, and Fuecoco’s powers, its high HP, and defence, help chew straight through your initial gym encounters. But Scarlet and Violet also offer an open world and nonlinear progression, so breezing through gyms might not concern you yet. And the toupee-wearing (I assume) duck Quaxly’s beautifully glossed mane might also be calling to you. No need to resist. I’ll help you decide the best out of your three options: Fuecoco, Quaxly, and Sprigatito.What’s the best Scarlet and Violet starter, really?
OK, as far as actual starting goes, it’s Fuecoco. Objectively.Fuecoco
- HP: 67
- Attack: 45
- Defence: 59
- Special attack: 63
- Special defence: 40
- Speed: 36
Quaxly
- HP: 55
- Attack: 65
- Defence: 45
- Special attack: 50
- Special defence: 45
- Speed: 50
Sprigatito
- HP: 40
- Attack: 61
- Defence: 54
- Special attack: 45
- Special defence: 45
- Speed: 65
How to get all Pokémon Scarlet and Violet starters
Fuecoco will start your game with a bang, but all Scarlet and Violet’s starters have their merits depending on your goals (blow through gyms? build a solid team? end fights swiftly?). Because of that, you might feel like you’d prefer to really catch them all, and you can…with some work. Scarlet and Violet’s starters will never appear in the wild, and they won’t be offered to you again, but they can be traded and hatched. So your options are to find two kindly friends or strangers to swap with, game the system with multiple copies of your own game, or luck out by using a female starter or pansexual Pokémon Ditto to give birth to some eggs. But even with the standard lone starter, you don’t need to worry too much about having “the best” or covering every single one of your bases. Fuecoco is a strong single pick, but all of Scarlet and Violet’s starters have their virtues, so it comes down to personal choice.The post Fuecoco Is The Best Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Starter, Unless… appeared first on Kotaku Australia.