So, if we were to believe that the starter patterns were actually

>>25796792
Fire Rabbit, Water Hippo, Grass i dunno what animals fall where on the geological time scale so I'll just say bird because that's what I want.

>>25796824
>>25796792
They won't make starters based on the same damn shit as others. There's not going to be another Hippo pokemon, especially given how significant Hippowdon is because of weather wars. There's not going to be another Beaver pokemon, especially given how significant Bibarel is as a universal HM slave. And so forth.

>but all the snakes!
Are based on very different snakes. "Hippo" is not a category like snake is. And so on.
>but all the items!
Are based on different items. "Beaver" is not a category like appliance is. Etc.

>>25796854
They could make another hippo Pokemon no matter what you say. They really could.

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>>25796854
Two thirds of Kalos' starters say otherwise.

>>25796873
Where?

>>25796883
>Another Fire Fox (Fennekin -> Vulpix)
>Another Frog (Froakie -> Poliwag)

>>25796883
>Froakie
>Fenekin

And if you argue it's okay because they're different species you can fuck off.

>>25796854
Nigga, GF can do whatever they want. There are like 3 fox families now, and god knows how many dogs.

What the hell is the Geologic Time scale thing?
I mean, i know it's basically a scale to make a clock/calendar/whatever based on the age of the earth, but how does that relate to that, when there's no reason to believe Sceptile, Serperior, or Chesnaught is related to past times?

>>25797080
Sceptile is literally a Grass Raptor, there were once giant snakes in prehistoric times, and Chesnaught is also based on some prehistoric mammal iirc.

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>>25796792
>Grass Starter Terror Bird
> Fire/Poison Starter Pit Viper
> Water Starter Tiger Salamander

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>>25798878

>Terror Bird

Yes please.