Starter Poll 8: Flying

[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, eighth is Flying. There are eight options in this poll, five of which have the Normal type alongside Flying, and only one is pure Flying in its base form.

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]

This one is easy. I choose Rookidee since it's the only option to be a pure Flying type in its base form. Its final form, Corviknight, is underpowered for a final form with a base stat total of 495, but all of the other fully evolved Flying type options have the same problem except for Crobat. Crobat falls exactly within the target range for final forms, but I don't like that it's a friendship evolution, Zubat doesn't evolve until level 22, and the persistent Poison type.

Anyway, Rookidee evolves at level 18 then level 38, both within the teens and thirties ranges I'm going for. Rookidee is easily the Flying starter.