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Then we can agree to disagree. I don't think exceptions should be made or the bar be lowered when complete battles occur often in the series as a whole, with all the Grass Starters prior to Chespin all having fought several (certainly more than three, for each of them).I don't really agree about the Delphox in XY015. It might have been called off, but it still counts to me. There was enough going on to call it a battle, even if it had no conclusion. But even still. Its not a lot, but that's at least three proper battles that didn't involve the TRio. Its still significantly more than Grookey has ever done.
Journeys isn't over yet and there's still an opportunity for Grookey to properly battle (or even participate in an unfinished battle like the Delphox one). In which case, Chespin would only have one proper battle over it at the minimum, which wouldn't be a significant difference. That said, that's pure speculation. Yet, a possibility nonetheless.
I'm not refuting that, nor could I. But since we're being critical of the Starter whose series is still ongoing, it warrants mention that both Snivy and Rowlet have done more than Chespin, which is saying a lot given the lack of development (and sometimes screentime, due to a rotating party) for the former and the gag status of the latter.Chespin at least has had a much better showing in terms of his battle skills and usefulness than Grookey ever has.