Both Totodile and Chikoria come from the second generation of Pokemon games (Gold, Silver, and Crystal). Cyndaquil, the third option in their trio, was already a starter in Legends Arceus.

A talented fan artist created 6 horror-themed Bulbasaurs using human body parts ... in the first generation of Pokemon games, Bulbasaur is the first Grass-type starter of the franchise.

The best Pokemon TCG Pocket ex Starter deck is probably the Dark-type Paldean Clodsire ex deck, at least at time of writing, but in reality the answer is a lot more complicated than that.

Choosing one of the three starting Pokémon is a rite of passage for gamers, but some mainline games have better starter trios than others.