Starter Type Poll 4: Electric

[Greninja The Mario Karter]

If you haven't seen my post involving choosing a starter for every type, I would like to refresh you with some criteria I made, and the first criterion is mandatory. Here is the mandatory criterion. I'll be doing each of the eighteen types in poll form to see what everyone thinks.

• The Pokemon in question has to evolve twice (meaning it has to have a three stage evolutionary line), and it has to maintain its specified type throughout its entire line.

Here are the general targets that I hope to aim for.

1. I want Pokemon to get within or as close to starter base stat total ranges as possible. The ranges are 307-320 for base forms, 405-420 for middle forms, and 525-535 for final forms.
2. The Pokemon should ideally evolve via level up all the way through, and even more ideal, its first evolution should occur in the teens (level 10-19) while its second evolution should occur in the thirties (level 30 to 39). I will allow for non-level up evolutions, but I will try to avoid trade evolutions whenever possible.
3. I want to pick the Pokemon that looks and feels the most like a starter to me. I will allow for dual typed base forms if necessary, but I would prefer to avoid them if possible.

Going in alphabetical order, fourth is Electric. There are eight options in this poll, but six of them have a funky evolution method at some point.

If you want to see my doc on this ordeal, click this link here.

Picking a Starter for Every Type Using Existing Pokemon

Picking a Starter for Every Type Using Existing Pokemon Criteria for Starter Pokemon Mandatory Criterion The Pokemon must evolve twice, meaning it has to have a three stage evolutionary line, and it must maintain its specified type throughout its entire line. General Targets I want Pokemon to get...

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[Greninja The Mario Karter]

I will immediately disregard the Pichu line because all three stages are significantly weaker than the target ranges (205 for Pichu, 320 for Pikachu, and 485 for Raichu; Pikachu is as weak as a base form starter), and the line uses both a friendship evolution and a stone evolution. There are way better options.

Alolan Geodude, Magnemite, Elekid, Tynamo, and Pawmi all have three stages, but have a funky evolution method for their second evolution. Mareep and Shinx don't have that problem. Both evolve at level 15 then 30, and their base and middle forms have similar base stat totals to each other and thus are equally close to the target ranges (280 for Mareep and 263 for Shinx, 365 for Flaaffy and 363 for Luxio). However, Luxray has a higher base stat total of 523, while Ampharos only has 510 (500 pre-Gen VI). Both are solid options, but I have to go with Shinx as the Electric starter.

 

[Ray Trace]

I'll always vote for Magnemite no matter what.