Which starter is canon?

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>>30066715
Gen 1
>Bulbasaur/Pikachu
Gen 2
>Cyndaquil
Gen 3
>Mudkip
Gen 4
>Chimchar
Gen 5
>Tepig
Gen 6
>???
Gen 7
>???

Well, I think it's Rowlet. Incineroar fits Kukui almost perfectly, as does Popplio with Hau.

Litten fits Sun the best
Rowlet fits Moon (Chicken-chan) the best
Popplio goes with Hau

Gen 1- Charmander or Pikachu
Gen 2- Cyndaquil or Chikorita
Gen 3- Treeko
Gen 4- Turtwig
Gen 5- Tepig
Gen 6- The rivals are all shit, canon doesn't matter.
Gen 7- Rowlet, Hau is a massive fag and deserves Popplio as a result.

>>30066715
Rowlet

>>30066715
They're all canon, you fuckwit.

>>30066877
/thread

>>30066945
>They're all canon
>You can only pick one

Rowlet. Incineroar on Kukui makes the most sense, and all of Gladion/ Silvally's promotional art had Silvally on Fire mode.

>>30066822
Chespin for Calem, Fenniken for Serena.

>>30066715
Litten is shilled the most in pre-release ads and Rowlet seems to fit the story better.

I have no idea but it's probably between those two.

>>30066877
How the fuck does Popplio fit Hau? It's not even his signature pokemon, Alola Raichu is. Popplio would fit with Moon best, or would anyway if it ever got any love, which it doesn't.

As for the Kukui, he doesn't fight you in his Masked Royal persona so him having Incineroar doesn't necessarily matter.

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>>30067028
>Chespin for Calem
Now that's just wrong buddy

>>30067129
>As for the Kukui, he doesn't fight you in his Masked Royal persona so him having Incineroar doesn't necessarily matter.
Still fits him the best.

They're both wrestlers, and Kukui's line of work has him make Pokemon perform moves on him similar to how wrestlers would to each other. They're perfect for each other.

>>30067129
>Kukui is Masked Royal

Prove it

>>30067028
>Grenigger isn't canon

>>30067217
But that is Rockruff that he uses for that. In fact Rockruff is his actual signature pokemon. The starter you didn't choose is just that; him using the starter you didn't choose.

>>30067217
Decidueye is wears a mask

>>30067129
Hau's signature pokemon is a surfing Raichu

>Surfing
>Water
>Bubbles
>Popplio

It's the happiest one and clearly the one he'd pick

>>30067129
>>30067372
Also Hau's hair is in a ponytail just like Primarina

>>30067372
>a surfing Raichu
>that is part psychic
>and can't learn surf
Just saying I think you are reaching to make Rowlet canon. If there were a canon it would be;

>Sun = Litten
>Moon = Rowlet
>Popplio doesn't exist

>>30067421
See
>>30066877
>>30066926
>>30067016
>>30067217
>>30067372
>>30067397

>>30067486
I have seen that and it's all reaching really hard. I could just as well say Rowlet is canon with Kukui because Decidueye wears a mask.

>>30066715
Water so the Protag and Lana can bond over having same Pokes

>>30067522
Litten is too dark for Hau so that's not canon

>>30066715
Litten for the male protag
Rowlet for Chickenchan
Popplio for Hau

>>30067569
>Litten
>too dark
>for Hau
>the darkest skinned of the three

>>30067572
>Kukui with Primarina

disgusting

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>>30067690
>tfw everyone hates you and only wants you to suffer constantly
>gets stuck with the retarded 'rival' and don't even get to be his main pokemon
>is the only starter who Ash doesn't get in Alola, instead going with a third-party girl who won't even be part of the main group
>probably won't even appear in the manga because Sun and Moon will get Litten and Rowlet
Has any starter ever been more shit on? Now I want to pick Popplio just for that reason.

If you pick Popplio:
>Kukui gets masked owl BUT Hau ends up with evil type asshole Incineroar.
Conclusion: Not canon

If you pick Litten:
>Hau gets euphoric owl BUT Kukui gets tranny seal.
Conclusion: Not canon

If you pick Rowlet:
>Hau gets the faggot seal & Kukui gets the wrestler
Conclusion: canon

Why does it matter?

>>30066822
>bi bi bi bi

>>30066715
Litten. No other starter gets a commercial like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MphVmymXZ3M

Why would a Hero wrestler fight side by side with a Villain?

>>30068026
Probably yet another device for owlfags to shitpost with.

>>30068179
Why would a Hero wrestler fight side by side with a Tranny?

>>30068179
>>30068243
Because Kukui is a nice guy and loves all the starters equally?

>>30068277
Even Kukui isn't nice enough to like that abomination

>>30068340
Hey that's not nice. Decidueye is a bit edgy but he's hardly an abomination.

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>>30067165
They're talking about pokemon special. Which if thats the case then Litten is "canon"

>>30066877
>>30066926
>>30067016
>>30067217
>>30067931
Litten fits Sun the best, Rowlet would fit Moon the best, but we all know that female MCs are never canon. So by your logic of "hurr durr it just fits better", Litten would be the canon one.

Kukui's place is full of cute and water pokemon. He could easily have Poplio as his starter of choice.

>>30066877
>>30068476
Wouldn't Popplio fit more with moon due to them both being girls? Also Popplio can learn Moonblast.

>>30068179
You can't wrestle with just faces, man
Everyone loves a good heel

>>30068476
>Fire starter is canon because his name is Sun

Incineroar is an asshat why would the main character pick the evil one

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>>30067572
>>30066877
>>30066967
>Not giving the new Greninja to the male protag
>Not letting the big softy be Chicken-chan's bodyguard

YOU GUYS ARE WRONG !!!

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Stop using words you don't understand faggot.

What's with /vp/ and this weird "canon" obsession lately

>>30068573
He's actually a big softie

>>30068625
It's basically a means of saying "This one is better than this one!" People always push their favorite as 'canon' to make themselves feel more validated.

>>30068476
>but we all know that female MCs are never canon

What the fuck are you talking about

>>30068476
>but we all know that female MCs are never canon

nice meme

>>30068476
>female MCs are never canon

quality b8

>>30068573
maybe the main character is evil on the inside ?

>>30068763
Would explain the soulless expression, though Incineroar isn't actually bad.

i'm not sure what's the purpose of this thread, the canon starter is the one you choose.
unless you're talking about PokeSpe then it's litten.

>>30068119
This.

>MC picks Litten because he's the 'coolest'
>Hau gets Rowlet because Decidueye can be his straight man
>Kukui has Popplio because he wants her to feel loved since no one ever picks her

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>>30066715
Shoes say which pokemon they like, it's not that fucking hard to tell.

>ITT: Litten shills
Enjoy your barabait faggots.

Also Kukui is confirmed as straight so get over it.

>>30068975
you could say the same about the rest of the clothes

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first chapter already out btw.
sun is a faggot and moon keeps getting abused by random pokemon.

>>30068675
>>30068699
>>30068721
Not even baiting, have you retards been living under a rock to not know that GameFreak ALWAYS pushes the male MC in the games and the female MC in the anime?

>>30069199
You're the retard here if you unironically think there's a """"canon"""" when it comes to this

>>30069193
How is it?

>>30069199
>Serenas mom is literally Grace
>Calem is canon

>Mays dad is literally Norman
>Brendan is canon

>>30069387
>>Serenas mom is literally Grace
And?

>Mays dad is literally Norman
Since when?


You people are legit retarded?

>>30069334
didn't see much.
lots of pokemon abusing moon, she even got slapped hard by team skull grunt's salandit
sun looks like every other MC, too excited to be there.

>>30069438
Heard he's a greedy little jew

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>>30069438

>>30069420
>And?
Therefore she isn't Calems mom dumbass, therefore Calem can't possibly be canon

>Since when?
Holy shit you're stupid

>>30069549
>Therefore she isn't Calems mom dumbass, therefore Calem can't possibly be canon
Explain, it's just a name

>Holy shit you're stupid

Not an argument

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>>30069576

>Gen 1-Used to be Bulbasaur, now it's Charmander.
>Gen 2-Cyndaquil
>Gen 3-Treecko for Brendan,Torchic for May
>Gen 4-Piplup for Dawn, no idea about Lucas
>Gen 5-Oshawott for Hilbert,Tepig for Nate,Snivy for Hilda and Rosa
>Gen 6-Froakie for Calem and Fennekin for Serena
>Gen 7-Rowlet for both

>>30069713
So you're just memeing, alright.

>>30066945
You're retarded.

>>30068625
>>30068673
t. asshurt poppliofags.

>>30069813
t. I don't know what canon means

>>30069387
Go back to our cancer general animefag

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>>30066715
Canon to what?

>>30066715
Poplio. he is water and i want lillie to pee on me

>>30069996
Canon to the game. If you pick non-canon starters (such as Litten and Popplio) you're purposefully being contrarian.

>>30070041Thanks for ruining another word's meaning you dumb memer

>>30066715

Rowlet, going by how well Kukui's theme matches Incineroar.

>>30069334
>>30069387
Kek, stay mad, poppliofags

>>30069549
>a name completely disproves a character being canon

Either you're baiting or simply have an IQ below 50.

>>30066822
Red/Green/Blue
>Bulbasaur for Red, Charmander for Green, Squirtle for Blue
Gold/Silver/HeartGold/SoulSilver
>Cyndaquil for Gold/Ethan, Totodile for Silver
Crystal/HeartGold/SoulSilver
>Chikorita for Kris/Lyra
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire
>Treecko for Brendan, Torchic for May
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum
>Turtwig for Lucas, Chimchar for Barry, Piplup for Dawn
Black/White
>Oshawott for protagonists, Snivy for Cheren, Tepig for Bianca
Black 2/White 2
>Emboar for Nate, Serperior for Rosa, Samurott for Hugh
Sun/Moon
>Rowlet for protagonists, Popplio for Hau, Incineroar for Kukui

Logic
>The Bulbasaur line is often shown with Red in official artwork, with the occasional Charmander
>The Charmander line is often shown with Green in official artwork
>Squirtle was shown with Blue/Leaf in official artwork
>The Totodile line is considered vicious, which fits Silver
>The Chikorita line is very feminine, which fits Kris and Lyra
>This leaves the Cyndaquil line for Gold/Ethan
>Brendan had a Sceptile in Generations, which implies May had a Blaziken
>The Chimchar line is excitable and orange, which fits Barry
>The Piplup line fits Dawn more than Lucas
>This leaves the Turtwig line for Lucas
>The Oshawott line is blue and the "Japanese" starter, which fits Hilbert/Hilda
>The Tepig line is orange and round, which fits Bianca
>The Snivy line is cool-headed and intelligent, which fits Cheren
>Nate had an Emboar in the B2W2 promo, Hugh had a Samurott, and Rosa had a Serperior
>Kukui with Incineroar makes sense because of his identity as the Masked Royal, a wrestler
>In-game teams list Hau with the Popplio line first, Kukui with Incineroar way before his other teams, and Gladion with the Type: Fire Silvally first
>This leaves the Rowlet line for the protagonists

I'm willing to accept Charmander on occasion in Gen I, and as the "canon" starter in FireRed/LeafGreen since Gen III Red is often shown with it. I don't know about XY.

>>30070916
this

>>30070916
>whoever appears most in official artwork/fits the character most is the canon starter

By this logic, Litten would he the canon one; Rowlet may be the more popular one overall, but it isn't as shilled by GameFreak as Litten is, and Litten easily fits Sun more than Rowlet or Popplio, who would each fit Chicken-chan better.

>>30066715
Charmander in Gen 1
Totodile in Gen 2
Torchic in Gen 3 (Treecko in remakes)
Piplup in Gen 4
Tepig in Gen 5
Froakie in Gen 6
Litten in Gen 7

It's always the fire starter in odd-numbered generations and the water starter in even-numbered generations. ORAS is the exception because MEGASCEPTILE IS A DRAGON SO HE IS THE COOLEST ONE or something like that.

>>30071517
>Grass type is never canon

top meme

Rowlet because there's literally no way Kukui doesn't have Incineroar

>>30071099
Litten was only shilled hard because we didn't know what he evolved into

>>30066715
>Gen 1
Bulbasaur (manga), charmander (red/origins), or pikachu (yellow)
>gen 2
cyndaquil
>gen 3
>Brendan
Mudkip (games), treecko (origins)
>May
Torchic
>gen 4
turtwig (lucas), piplup (dawn)
>gen 5
tepig (b/w, b/w2), oshawott (b/w2 manga)
>gen 6
froakie (calem), fennekin (serena)
>gen 7
rowlet (games), litten (manga)

>>30071592
Except I have my reasons to say so.

>Gen I: Charizard is Charizard and gets top shills
>Gen II: I remember HGSS preview clips on Pokémon Sunday about later game events always showing the trainer with Feraligatr
>Gen III: Blaziken appeared first in the anime and May had Torchic. For remakes, both the ORAS trailer and Generations show Brendan with the Treecko line
>Gen IV: A manga released around Diamond and Pearl's release had the main character with Piplup. Anime Dawn had Piplup. Artwork of the Platinum Battle Frontier shows Lucas looking at it in awe, with Dawn and Barry saying him to stop standing still and follow them. Dawn is shown with Infernape and Barry with Torterra, this obviously means Lucas gets Empoleon
>Gen V: BW2 trailer. Actually Gen V is the only one where all the starters were promoted equally with no shilling on a single one otherwise
>Gen VI: >>30067165
>Gen VII: >>30068119

>>30071592
Why would it be? It's the most boring and has the shittiest designs out of the three starter types.

>>30068398
Except Serena has a Greninja in Spe, not Delphox. Delphox is the only starter not to have a protagonist trainer in the manga. Talk about irrelevant

In terms of canon-ness

Rowlet >>>> Litten >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Popplio

>>30070295

(You)

>Was going to pick the water starter
>notice the grass starter becomes Grass/GHOST, MOTHER FUCKING GHOST
God damn it. Just made this choice impossible.

>>30071898
>Delphox doesn't have a protag trainer
>Primarina won't have a protag trainer
I think a pattern might be developing

>>30070041

Or maybe because people aren't autistic enough to care so much about this and will just pick whatever starter they like most. Retard.

>>30071898
Delphox went with Malva, aka best girl

>>30071976
>Delphox went to a literal who with no importance whatsoever
Betting Primarina doesn't even exist in the manga

Rowlet is the only one even remotely interesting
>Litten is boring and generic as shit
>Popplio is a circus animal that turns into a mermaid in clown makeup

>>30071917
there's lots of other good ghost types this gen though

i picked owl because of ghost and i'm still gonna get a marowak and pallosand

>>30070041
>it's "STOP LIKING WHAT I DON'T LIKE" in a different coat of paint

>>30066822
>chimchar

fuck off

>>30072047
And Decidueye is the least interesting and has the least amount of personality. But it's the 'badass' one so it attracts the worst fanbase.

Popplio fits the boy best D E S U literally everyone is too afraid to admit it

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>>30066715
This one.

>>30072494
Why is he so fucking mad?

>>30066715
Gen 1: Bulbasaur or Charmander for Red. Charmander or Squirtle for Rival. Bulbasaur for Leaf.
Gen 2: Cyndaquil for Ethan. Totodile for Silver. Chikorita for Lyra.
Gen 3: Treecko for MC Brendan. Torchic for May. Mudkip for rival Brendan.
Gen 4: Turtwig for Lucas. Piplup for Dawn. Infernape for Barry.
Gen 5: Oshawott for Hilbert. Tepig for Hilda. Snivy or Oshawott for Cheren. Tepig or Snivy for Bianca.
Tepig for Nate. Snivy for Rosa. Oshawott for Hugh
Gen 6: Chespin for MC Calem. Fennekin for Serena. Froakie for Rival Calem. Chespin for Shauna.
Gen 7: Rowlet for MC. Litten for Daddy. Popplio for Hau.

>>30072209
This.

>>30072209
>>30072775
Consider sudoku.

>>30072209
>less interesting than machop with a cat's head

Fuck off.

>>30072209
Rowlet is objectively canon.

Decidueye is the quiet one just like the player character.
>While this Pokémon is cool and cautious by nature, it begins to panic if surprised.

>>30072209
I kinda wish it stayed with the sort of elegant-but-cheerful Victorian theme Rowlet and Datrix had going instead of turning into a fucking vampire thing, but it's not TOO bad

>>30072209
>No personality because he isn't a huge faggot or a wannabe bad guy

>>30072963
>objectively canon

We're reaching levels of buzzwords that shouldn't even be possible

>>30072809
>>30072816
>>30072963
>>30072983
>>30072994
>this denial

It's a generic "badass" Pokémon for edgy 13 year olds, of course it would be the most popular and also the least interesting.

>>30073118
There is nothing generic about based Decidueye, fuck off Primatard.

>>30073118
Fuck off Tumblr

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>>30073145
>anyone who disagrees with me is a Primarinafag!

>>30073145
>the 3rd ebin assassin mon
>the 4th Grass/Ghost in 3 years
>"badass" Pokemon #238
>not generic

Kek, stay assmad, rowletcuck.

>>30073206
>>30073314
>Shitten is canon because he was in a promo video, owlfags b-btfo :^^)

>>30073145
>>30073373
>immediately shit on Primarina in response
>then quickly shift to Litten
Why are owlfags such assholes? Most of the starter shitposting comes from them.

Popplio's entire line BTFOs any canon debate in SM.

It just doesn't fit with any of the characters it can possibly go to. Thus, even the "closest-to-canon" arrangement you could possibly make, would still feel out of place thanks to that fucking clown

>>30073713
We're not assholes, we're just having revenge for the fact that you assheads bullied and shat on Rowlet ever since the starters were officially revealed. It's called payback.

>>30073713
Because Rowlet is clearly canon and you won't admit it

>>30066715
Kukui is obviously supposed to have wrestling cat, so it's owl

>>30073713
I'm just salty that Roothoot wasn't real.

>>30073802
>being this delusional

>>30073802
You mean that one day where your starter got shit on for being slow before the others were revealed? For one, Primarinafags never really shit on it because everyone knew it'd be slow. Second, you actually had brought it on yourselves since you had been shoving it down everyone's throat before that, going on about the next Greninja and stuff.

You can't play the victim when you were the antagonists from the start.

>>30073802
>shits on the other two starters since day one
>w-we were the one's being bullied guise, we swear!!

Owlfags truly are cancer.

>>30073373
>someone happens to prefer Litten over Rowlet
>too bad Rowlet is canon, Shitten B-BTFO!!

Exactly what I mean.

>>30073888
Nice fucking historical revisionism, asshole. We never did anything to antagonize Littenfags or Poppliofags, unless you count self-defense antagonism.

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>>30073802
...Nigga you what?
That would be popplio.
The only moment there was any big animosity against Borb was when it was revealed to be slow as molasses. And that reversed when cat was shown to be slow as burnt marmalade.

>>30072705
Kids keep stealing his cereal.

>>30073937
This. Popplio has always been the punching bag, Rowlet has always had the biggest shitposters and Litten is somewhere inbetween.

>>30073937

Looking at artwork like that now, the question comes to mind - is all the venom and hate warranted, now we're post release?

I mean, if anything, it's a reversal in part, since I've seen people shitting on Incineroar and passing off Primarina as alright, while still saying Decidueye is great.

This is the most autistic thread I've seen in a while. Stop trying to change the meaning of words

>>30074056
Definitely not on /vp/. Incineroar gets shit on sometimes but Primarina is the main target here.

>>30074056
Nah, this time is just blatant shitposting all around.

This is my take on this.

Red: Him having Pikachu and the other three starters are canon. Out of the original three, it would be either Bulbasaur or Charmander due to many reasons, including artwork, the tv series (Origins and Generations) etc.

Green/Blue Oak: Charmander or Squirtle

Gold: Cyndaquil. Totodile goes to Silver and Chikorita goes to Crystal/Lyra.

Brendan: Mudkip or Treeko. Before the remakes, it was pretty much Mudkip. But after them, the one he is featured the most with is the Treeko line.

May: Torchic

Lucas: Turtwig
Dawn: Piplup
Barry: Chimchar

Hilbert/Hilda: Oshawott
Bianca: Tepig
Cheren: Snivy

Nate: Tepig
Hugh: Oshawott
Rosa: Snivy

Calem: Froakie
Serena: Fennekin
Shauna: Chespin

Sun: Rowlet
Hau: Popplio
Kukui: Litten

But I also think that Litten goes well with Sun and Rowlet for Moon. But since she doesn't appear, it's Rowlet.

>>30074195
>But I also think that Litten goes well with Sun and Rowlet for Moon. But since she doesn't appear, it's Rowlet.
If that happened then wouldn't Kukui be missing one? Or alternatively Hau just doesn't have one since Raichu is his main pokemon anyway. Either way, Popplio gets the short end of the stick by either having an awful trainer or not existing.

>>30074195
Moon fits the best with Popplio.

>>30074301
Moon doesn't exist

>>30074320
She does if you pick her

I am the only person to post in this thread who isn't retarded. You should all kill yourselves.

>>30066715
Rowlet is canon. The Masked Royal is a wrestler, so it makes sense that he would use Incineroar. Plus Popplio matches Hau's personality.

>>30075399
t. Littenfag

>>30075816
>Popplio matches Hau's personality.
So an extremely depressed pokemon that is inferior to and hated by everyone, and hides the pain by trying to act happy all of the time?

Rowlet for the girl, Litten for the boy, Popplio in the trash.

>>30075908
Cute goofball, yep.

>>30075908
>So an extremely depressed pokemon that is inferior to and hated by everyone, and hides the pain by trying to act happy all of the time?

I forget which evolution and version of the game that has it, but one of the Popplio line specifically talks about it forcing a smile even when it is in pain.

>>30076664

(You)

Is Sun's opening FMV like Moon's? The male MC and Litten are both shown last and it makes that combo (boy+Litten) seem like the "official" one.

>>30066715
The canon starter is Popplio.

The second you catch anything else you release it. That way you never have to see it in your game ever again.

>>30077080
Brionne.

>>30075816
>>30076664
>>30078733
Ebin

>>30066715
None of the starters are cannons. Your choices are between an owl, a kitten, and a sea lion.

>>30066715
It seems the general consensus is that Hau gets Primarina since they're both canon trannies or something