Contest Sceptile VS Blaziken VS Swampert

[Karpi]

The most interesting part about these starter faceoff threads is how even they always end up. Shows that nintendo did a good job designing them, I suppose. I choose Swampert because it was the first starter pokemon I had and Marshtomp is adorable

 

[Mokoniki]

Swampert~ It was my first final starter evolution and it is still my favorite final starter form.

 

[Wellspring Station]

Design wise: Blaziken > Sceptile > Swampert
Battle wise: Swampert > Blaziken > Sceptile

I like Swampert the best though.

This. Although I still stand by my position with Blaziken being the best in my opinion.

 

[Figgles]

I love Swampert, but I have to make a sacrifice because Blaziken with Speed Boost is awesome in battle.

 

[Muur]

Sceptile

 

[Spyspotter]

Swampert is good but i dont liek mudkipz so that ruins Swampert. And Blaziken is just plain overrated.

So, Sceptile.

 

[colours]

I'm a grass-type enthusiast so I feel obliged to say Sceptile. xD Though to be honest, to me, I love all of the Gen 3 starters and they all come close to one another as my favorites.

 

[Camille]

Swampert, it has a good typing and looks derpy yet powerful.

 

[ocelotlrama jaguar]

Swampert. Give him a Rindo berry and he can knock out Sceptile with Ice Punch. After that, he can take down Blaziken with Waterfall.

I just like Swampert the best of the three.

 

[Max1996]

Sceptile, no contest.

 

[Blazikenn]

Blaziken, no contest.

 

[Felly]

Sceptile. I used to find Blaziken more appealing, but I grew tired of the Fire/Fighting type for final evo starters, so I lost interest in Blaziken. Sceptile was my second favorite of the final evos for the starter trio, so when I stopped liking Blaziken as much, Sceptile moved up.

 

[Zorchic]

This comes pretty close for me, but ultimately, Sceptile wins out. I just think its design looks awesome, and it has excellent type coverage with its moves, too. Also, Leaf Blade is one of my favorite moves, as I like most slashing/cutting moves. Mega Sceptile also has the coveted Dragon typing, which can be put to good use.

I like Blaziken because of its competitive viability. It's in the Smogon Uber tier, for crying out loud. Speed Boost as an Ability is just plain good, and its potential as a sweeper and as a support Pokémon is high, what with its good offensive typing and access to Baton Pass. The same generally applies to Mega Blaziken, too.

As for Swampert, I prefer it for playthroughs of ORAS. Apparently it as a starter is a good choice to have an easier time in the game, and using it has made me grow to like it. Not as much as the other two, though its design does look pretty cool—the base form of Swampert is better than Mega Swampert in terms of looks, at least for me.

Overall, it's a hard decision, but in the end, Sceptile is my favorite fully-evolved Hoenn Starter—especially if you disregard the physical/special disagreement between its special-attacking competitive sets and its usage of Earthquake and Leaf Blade.

 

[colours]

if i was asked this when i was a kid, i would've said blaziken. for some reason, the treecko line didn't sit right with me because i didn't like how frail it was and i liked how "tougher" blaziken looked.

nowadays though, it's the opposite. i like sceptile a lot more now, so it's my favourite of the three. n.n

 

[Sheep]

I honestly am not the biggest fan of any of these, but I do admit sceptile is cool! he has a really sleek and strong-looking design. like his mega quite a bit too <3

 

[Daenerys]

Blaziken has always been my favorite of the trio but if I'm being honest with myself, I don't think Blaziken makes my Top 20 favorite Pokemon list. It's just a Pokemon that I like tepidly. :x

 

[Leaf_Ranger]

I fell in love with Treecko because it's a gecko (which I love) and in the anime, Ash's Treecko was very cool. I believe that it was with Treecko (and Hoenn's Grass Pkmn) that I've started to consider myself a Grass-type trainer instead of just being my favorite type.
So...Sceptile! It's like a forest samurai and I loved the Dex decription.

 

[nini]

Even tho I love Torchic more as a starter... the evolution is not my fav.
Swampert is way better.

 

[PikaKnight]

Swampert is the best in my opinion. I never liked Blaziken or Sceptile for some reason but I always liked each member of Swampert's line.

 

[prog rocker]

Swampert. I might have a slight bias towards it because it's a Water starter and my first Pokémon ever.