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Well since I have done 2 Threads analyzing Water and Grass Starters portrayals in the Anime.
I think it's time to round out the Trio and finally analyze the way Fire Starters are treated.
Unlike Grass and Water Starters, Fire Starter almost never get the Short end of the stick
Charizard - Oh GOD. Where do I even begin?! This thing is THE biggest example of a Shillmon in the franchise. Ash's Ace in the OS, Red's Ace in Origins, Leon's Ace in the current Gen, Alain's Ace in XYZ. The list goes on....
Quilava - Admittedly didn't get much. Tho it still got to come back in DP and evolve as well as Dawn also getting her own Quilava. (Poor Typhlosion)
Blaziken - Was May's Ace and was done pretty well and could go toe to toe with Ash's Sceptile by the series end. Also the species itself was introduced by taking down Charizard. And it was also the very first Mega Evolution to be shown in the Anime.
Infernape - Do I even have to say it?
Pignite - This one is interesting. While none of the Gen 5 Starters were particularly handled well, Pignite stands out compared to Oshawott and Snivy. It got the most development out of the 3 and it's the only who got to Evolve.
Braxien - Another interesting case. While it wasn't the best handled Starter on the cast, it surely wasn't the worst one either. It got to develop into becoming a better performer with Serena. (Delphox on the other hand lol)
Incineroar - Oh here we go. Literally overshadowed Decidueye and Primarina in the Anime even to the point of being introduced by 1-Hit KO'ing both of them in the Ring. It was literally made to be the Champion's Ace of Alola. It inspired Ash's Litten into eventually become an Incineroar itself, and it was the ONLY Alola Starter to appear in a Movie.
Cinderace - This one is.... A rather odd case.. It started off pretty severely hyped up to be the next big shillmon during the 1st year. It's Goh's 1ST Pokemon, It appeared on a lot of merchandise, it is often shown being partnered with Lucario, etc...,
But it suddenly began to... kinda fade away from the spotlight early on in the 2nd year? It seems like it'll get more spotlight this year tho.
Other than that it is still the best handled Starter (development wise) of Gen 8 and arguably one of the better handled Pokemon on the cast in Journeys
You've probably also noticed this by now but unlike Grass and Water Starters, Fire Starters on the main cast ALWAYS will Evolve regardless of their popularity (Pignite)
I've also noticed the ones that get the most severe shilling in the Anime tend to be the ones who go to Ash.
So My question to you guys is do you think the Fire Starters get too much better treatment compared to the Water and Grass Starters?
Or do you think they're just fine?
Let's see how Fuecoco will follow up shall we?
I think it's time to round out the Trio and finally analyze the way Fire Starters are treated.
Unlike Grass and Water Starters, Fire Starter almost never get the Short end of the stick
Charizard - Oh GOD. Where do I even begin?! This thing is THE biggest example of a Shillmon in the franchise. Ash's Ace in the OS, Red's Ace in Origins, Leon's Ace in the current Gen, Alain's Ace in XYZ. The list goes on....
Quilava - Admittedly didn't get much. Tho it still got to come back in DP and evolve as well as Dawn also getting her own Quilava. (Poor Typhlosion)
Blaziken - Was May's Ace and was done pretty well and could go toe to toe with Ash's Sceptile by the series end. Also the species itself was introduced by taking down Charizard. And it was also the very first Mega Evolution to be shown in the Anime.
Infernape - Do I even have to say it?
Pignite - This one is interesting. While none of the Gen 5 Starters were particularly handled well, Pignite stands out compared to Oshawott and Snivy. It got the most development out of the 3 and it's the only who got to Evolve.
Braxien - Another interesting case. While it wasn't the best handled Starter on the cast, it surely wasn't the worst one either. It got to develop into becoming a better performer with Serena. (Delphox on the other hand lol)
Incineroar - Oh here we go. Literally overshadowed Decidueye and Primarina in the Anime even to the point of being introduced by 1-Hit KO'ing both of them in the Ring. It was literally made to be the Champion's Ace of Alola. It inspired Ash's Litten into eventually become an Incineroar itself, and it was the ONLY Alola Starter to appear in a Movie.
Cinderace - This one is.... A rather odd case.. It started off pretty severely hyped up to be the next big shillmon during the 1st year. It's Goh's 1ST Pokemon, It appeared on a lot of merchandise, it is often shown being partnered with Lucario, etc...,
But it suddenly began to... kinda fade away from the spotlight early on in the 2nd year? It seems like it'll get more spotlight this year tho.
Other than that it is still the best handled Starter (development wise) of Gen 8 and arguably one of the better handled Pokemon on the cast in Journeys
You've probably also noticed this by now but unlike Grass and Water Starters, Fire Starters on the main cast ALWAYS will Evolve regardless of their popularity (Pignite)
I've also noticed the ones that get the most severe shilling in the Anime tend to be the ones who go to Ash.
So My question to you guys is do you think the Fire Starters get too much better treatment compared to the Water and Grass Starters?
Or do you think they're just fine?
Let's see how Fuecoco will follow up shall we?