SwSh What starter should I choose for Sword/Shield?

[PokeRangerMari]

Today I will be getting my copy of pokemon sword. This time around I want a challenge, so what starter should I choose to make it the most difficult? Thank you so much!

 

[Nicolas721]

Welcome! Sadly the game is one of the easiest in the franchise, if you want a real challenge you have to keep your Pokemon unevolved or avoid items and Super Effective moves.

However, Grookey is neutral to the first gym and very weak to the third gym, not very effective on Steel-types (which appear a lot in the game) and very weak to the Champions' ace, so that would be my answer.

 

[Silverwynde]

I'd go with Grookey myself, as it just doesn't get a lot of love and it's fairly neutral in the base stats. But that's just me.

 

[CuboneKing]

If I wasn’t self-obligated to choose fire every time I’d have totally gone Grookey. But you do you friend.

 

[Sakuraa]

Grookey.

 

[Andrewscholte15]

Scorbunny, most definitely

 

[Matleo]

taking Inteleons new move scale shot with expansion pass .. the lack of poison type coverage is totally weird still... a lot of ice but no poison? weird....

Rillaboom with grassy glide and its ability has a stab coverage priority move, very strong and better then sucker punch or fake out taking ghost types... now sap sipper help...

cinderace got Scorching sands what makes a lot of coverage now

 

[RK9]

Welcome! Sadly the game is one of the easiest in the franchise

Crazy how people say this when SM/USUM exist.

ANyways, pick who you like, but personally, I'd go Grookey. Rillaboom has the coolest design with a good enough movepool to match. I used INteleon myself who's fine, but the movepool is so lacking it hurts.

And make sure not to do too many raids and if you do, to not use the candies.

 

[Phosphene]

Crazy how people say this when SM/USUM exist.

What? I found that gen 7 had more teeth than SwSh and XY, with the exp share off. Several fights in those games were difficult while the only battle that had any real challenge in SwSh was Leon’s.

 

[prog rocker]

Crazy how people say this when SM/USUM exist.

I almost ragequit while soloing Kukui's battle. No other game in the series managed to do this. No BW, No Platinum, just the Alola games.

EDIT: And that's not counting other moments like the Totem Lurantis battle.

 

[Defiant]

1. Scorbunny is the best starter being Super effective against Gym 1, neutral on Gym 3, access to fighting moves gives it a boost in 6 (both versions) and 7, as well as being the only starter that isnt weak to Duraludon. Also Scorbunny Super effective against Macro Cosmos, and Rose, as well as fighting again helping with Team Yell.

2. Grookey is neutral to Gym 1 and SE against Gym 2. Neutral throughout the rest pretty much until Gym 8.

3. Sobble has a very rough start against Milo, and things don't really improve too much, Gym 3 its Super effective obviously, but after that isnt very useful until Gym 6 If you playing sword, if playing shield will still be tough then)

 

[Fan of Jarrus]

Sobble because of of the moveset and evolution.