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* Squirtle is by far the best starter due to its consistently good performance that's only held back by only a couple of bad matchups. It sweeps Brock and Misty easily and, with TM Ice Beam, can deal with Erika and your Rival's Venusaur. Once it evolves into Blastoise, it can take care of the last remaining Gym Leaders easily and performs well against the Elite Four members (barring Lorelei) with it's coverage moves, though it'll need Ice Beam for Lance's Dragon-types. In addition, the Squirtle line learns two of the mandatory [=HM=]s (Surf and Strength) and makes good use of them both in and out of battle, so it also offers great utility with reduced need for a HM Slave.
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* Magikarp is typically available early in the game, usually as soon as you obtain the Old Rod. Although being the TropeNamer for MagikarpPower would suggest that it would take a long time to make Magikarp good, it actually evolves into the powerful [[LightningBruiser Gyarados]] at an early level 20, allowing you to slaughter your way through the competition starting from the early-mid game, and it still remains an exceptionally strong Pokémon even in the late game. While in earlier generations getting Magikarp to Level 20 actually took a lot of effort, successive generations made it increasingly easier to level up Pokémon you don't actively use in battle, making Gyarados a nuke you can easily access without much effort (like Bulldoze, Poison Jab, Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, etc.).
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* Magikarp is typically available early in the game, usually as soon as you obtain the Old Rod. Although being the TropeNamer {{Trope Namer|s}} for MagikarpPower would suggest that it would take a long time to make Magikarp good, it actually evolves into the powerful [[LightningBruiser Gyarados]] at an early level 20, allowing you to slaughter your way through the competition starting from the early-mid game, and it still remains an exceptionally strong Pokémon even in the late game. While in earlier generations getting Magikarp to Level 20 actually took a lot of effort, successive generations made it increasingly easier to level up Pokémon you don't actively use in battle, making Gyarados a nuke you can easily access without much effort (like Bulldoze, Poison Jab, Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, etc.).
