How many starters do you prefer Ash to have?

[HatersGonnaHate]

When Ash has all three, he usually ignores everything else he's caught, which was the case in Kanto, Johto, and now Unova.

But in AG and DP, he had less than three and that allowed him to focus on his other pokes, which a lot of people seemed to like.

Also when he's dealing with only one or two, they all evolve to their last form, which is something people want to see with Ash's starters in general.

So how many do you prefer he get?

 

[Princess Raspberyl]

I personally think 2 would probably be best for him. I really liked seeing the starter/starters evolving to their final forms in Hoenn and Sinnoh, but that's just my opinion. ^^

 

[tyranitarenthusiast]

1..... 3 or 2 pokemon just isn't probable. then his starter could play a larger part then previous times

 

[Pokegirl Fan~]

I'd say 1 or 2 starters at the most.

 

[Dax]

1!

I loved Hoenn because Sceptile was perfectly developed and while receiving the most attention didn't cheat others from their spotlight. The less starters, the more opportunities his other pokemon have to shine.

He should have gotten only Oshawott in Unova.

 

[HatersGonnaHate]

1!

I loved Hoenn because Sceptile was perfectly developed and while receiving the most attention didn't cheat others from their spotlight. The less starters, the more opportunities his other pokemon have to shine.

He should have gotten only Oshawott in Unova.

Ash getting Samurott would've made a lot of people happy. And with Bianca having Emboar and Trip having Serperior, everything would've been fair then.

 

[Pokemaniac24]

It really does depend on the saga I suppose and how the writers handle them but what I have noticed is that the more starter Pokemon Ash gets, the less focus that is put on his other Pokemon. In Kanto, he got 3 starters and they were obviously the main ones focused on. In Johto, he got 3 starters and basically those 3 were the only 3 that got development when they weren't focusing on the Kanto team instead. In Hoenn, for the first time, he only got Sceptile and I think that really helped his non starters as a whole. Same with Sinnoh, he only got 2 starters and we really got to see his non starters develop. Now we are back to 3 starters and it seems like Oshawott, Tepig and Snivy take up all the screen time again with maybe the exception of Scraggy. So I would say only 1 or 2 each saga.

 

[BurningSociety12345543210]

Ash getting Samurott would've made a lot of people happy. And with Bianca having Emboar and Trip having Serperior, everything would've been fair then.

Ash only having Oshawott has no effect on whether he'll evolve or not.

 

[HatersGonnaHate]

Ash only having Oshawott has no effect on whether he'll evolve or not.

If Oshawott was his only starter, he likely would evolve, especially with Bianca having Emboar and Trip having Serperior.

 

[BurningSociety12345543210]

Really? Didn't know that.

If anything I think it would have been cool if Ash got Tepig, Iris got Snivy and Cilan got Oshawott. Mostly because the writers are fine with evolving Tepig quickly. Then Snivy and Oshawott could stay the same forever for all I care. ^^

 

[An00bis]

If it were up to me I wouldn't let him catch any.

I wish they would spend more time showcasing other Fire / Water / Grass Types on his team.

 

[CyberCubed]

Let's put it this way, Johto and Unova are handling the starters the worst...and we know why. He got all 3 of them.

In Kanto the show first started, so it was understandable for Ash to get all 3 Kanto starters. And even though they didn't evolve, Bulbasaur and Squirtle still wound up being handled quite well.

Johto was a mess by giving Ash all the starters. Totodile could have gone to Misty at the least. Ash having Bayleef and Cyndaquil and Quilava happening back then would have been nice.

So basically, no, Ash shouldn't get all 3 starters.

 

[CovertNinja]

I would like to see him get no starters in generation 6. It might outrage some, but I for one would like it.

 

[sereb devil]

Kanto made sense for Ash to have three of the Kanto starters. Bulbasaur, Charizard and Squirtle were well handled.

Johto gave him three of the Johto starters which was a very good move. Bayleef, Cyndaquil and Totodile were really good pokemon, i'm glad Ash gotten Totodile instead of Misty.

For Unova he was given three of the starters all over again. Oshawott, Pignite and Snivy had been perfectly well train.

Hopefully the 6 generation will be given him three of the starters again.

 

[Tuskie Tyrant Yoko Kurama]

Two is a minimum for me, but I like when he has all three.

 

[(P.O.K.E.M.O.N)]

He needs all 3 starters because anime wise they are the best pokemon.

 

[CyberCubed]

Ash getting all the starters in Unova has been a disastor.

 

[sereb devil]

I'm ok with Ash getting all three of the Unova starters which hasn't happen since the good old Kanto/Johto days.

 

[Pokemaniac24]

I'm ok with Ash getting all three of the Unova starters which hasn't happen since the good old Kanto/Johto days.

Oh yeah, the Johto Starters got handled really well. Remember the time in Johto when Ash used his Johto Pokemon in the 8th gym battle to show how far they've grown or how the Johto Pokemon put up a great fight against Gary. I remember those times. The Johto Pokemon really showed how strong they were. Ash didn't even need his Kanto and Orange Islands Pokemon to get all 8 badges and make the Top 8 of the Johto League.

 

[Lorde]

Two sounds about right. I loved his Sinnoh team because he only had two Starters.