You could say that they are possibly the most energy efficient Pokemon around. They acquire a majority of their via the sun, and many of their attacks are solar-based. Grass-type Pokemon would be the hippies of the Pokemon Universe. Imagine a world, if you will, where Pokemon are real. Sure, they may be bad for you to FINISH with, but we are just STARTING the game. Sure, Grass Pokemon have their deficiencies later on, but to START the game, you can't go wrong with these Pokemon. You might be sick of me mentioning "later in the game," but you need to understand that we are talking about STARTER Pokemon, as in the best Pokemon to START with. But you really shouldn't be worried about that considering they are non-factors until later in the games. Yes, admittedly there are more types of Pokemon who are strong against grass-types than there are types of Pokemon who are weak against grass-types. The only worry really are flying Pokemon, but by the time you have to deal with those types, you'll have an arsenal of other Pokemon you can deploy to fight against those. As for the rest of grass Pokemon's weaknesses? Ice Pokemon are even rarer than fire Pokemon, with only 43, there's only 69 poison-types, and there is only 83 bug-type Pokemon. 9 Many Types Of Pokemon Are Weak Against Grass-TypesĪs mentioned before, fire Pokemon don't come into play until much later in the game. He was a loyal trooper for Ash and his cronies, and was always there by his side, never blowing fire in his face (which is extremely deadly, by the way). There's a lesson to be learned here.ĭid Bulbasaur do anything like that? Of course not. He was probably bragging to all of his friends about the cool fire Pokemon he had, only to have that Pokemon destroy his whole life after a while. That's right, a Pokemon he caught and nurtured got too unruly, so he had to give that Pokemon away. Things got so bad that once Charmeleon evolved into Charizard, Ash had to let him go. Speaking of evolutions of Pokemon going through some rage issues, do you remember on the television show how once Charmander evolved, it turned into a jerk? The second that little Pokemon took the next step in its evolution, it started breathing fire in Ash's face non-stop, openly disobeying his commands, and being an all-around P.O.S. And isn't that what we all want? To crush our opponents into submission? If that's not why you're here, you probably bought the wrong game. Opting for the grass-type will get you on the fast track to game domination. Fire Pokemon have no clear advantage or disadvantage, so that point is moot. How would the other starters have fared? Well, water Pokemon are notoriously weak against electric-types, so you'd be screwed there. Surge, a military veteran, battling children? It feels like that should be some sort of crime. Surge will throw at you, so this makes for yet another easy gym badge victory, leaving you well on your way to demolishing this game. Grass Pokemon are immune to a lot of the attacks Lt. Surge is the leader of the third gym you encounter in Red/Blue, and he strictly uses electric Pokemon, who are notably weak against grass-types. Well, what do you know? The Pokemon who helps you slay the first two gym leaders comes in handy against the third as well. 13 And Also The Third Gym Leader In Red/Blue No clear advantages or anything, so you'd need to rely on other Pokemon to give you the edge, which isn't an easy task this early in the game.
If you chose a water Pokemon to begin the game, you are just throwing water at water, and that is a pretty even matchup. We all know that fire is weak against water, so Misty would clearly have an advantage here. If you chose a fire-type for this battle, you are up the creek without a paddle.
Staryu and Starmie will have no idea what hit them when they do battle with you. Her eclectic mix of water Pokemon are no match for your grass-type. So, get ready to Vine Whip all over their butts and take Misty down in a heartbeat. It just so happens that water-type Pokemon are also extremely weak against grass-type Pokemon. Another pivotal character in the Pokemon television show, Misty is quite fond of water-type Pokemon. That's right, not only do the grass-type Pokemon help you defeat Brock's rock-types, they also help you annihilate the second gym leader's Pokemon.