#gaming #zettel # The Johto Pokemon Games are Not Nice to players who choose Chikorita as their starter Having recently played [[Pokemon Heart Gold]] and having chosen Chikorita as my starter, I can confidently say that the Johto experience is not necessarily that great when Chikorita is one's starter. There are abundances of other Grass-type Pokemon in the game, the game is littered with Poison, Steel and Flying type Pokemon, there's little type variety in terms of potential teammates, and the first two gyms are both Super Effective against Chikorita and Bayleef. Furthermore, the final 3 gyms, Jasmine, Pryce and Clair, all either resist Meganium's single Grass-type STAB or hit Grass for Super Effective Damage. It begs the question: how would we buff Meganium? Do you change its typing? Its movepool? Its stats? ## Related Thoughts: - [[The Starter Selection in Pokemon Crystal Clear is Great because you get to try New Pokemon in Familiar Circumstances]], or vice versa. Maybe if you choose to start in a different location with Chikorita, the game isn't as bad! - [[The choice of Pokémon you use in your team implies the difficulty of the game experience]], Chikorita is HARD MODE in Johto - What's the deal with the Chikorita hatred? Every since Chikorita was revealed toi be a start in Legends Z-A, people have been trashing Chikorita.