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STElNER posted...

Luster Soldier: In the past, Grass starters in each generation have faced a serious uphill battle to receive majority support for their respective generation. Back in Gen I, the starter battle was between Charmander and Squirtle, with Bulbasaur being a distant third place (sorry Bulbasaur fans). There is a sizable minority that always pick the Fire starter since their first starter was Charmander, or those who always pick Water since their first starter was Squirtle. Because of this, future Grass starters were at a disadvantage because their ""guaranteed"" fanbase was much smaller than the Fire and Water starters.

For a Grass starter to get the majority support for a specific generation, it comes down to 2 main factors - a Grass starter with a great design, plus the other 2 starters being a disappointment upon reveal to win the support of people who have no specific preference for any starter type. The reveal of Rowlet was the first time this trend would be defied. Some people made their choice immediately upon reveal, which is why it's a good thing that Rowlet impressed people upon the initial reveal. The later reveals of the evolutions also helped out Rowlet's cause, since the official reveal of Incineroar didn't really impress too many people on the Fire side and the same for Brionne/Primarina on the Water side for being too feminine.

There's a mistake in my write-up. I only intended for one set of quotation marks to be placed around the word "guaranteed", not two sets of quotation marks. I'm guessing a second set of quotation marks might have been added as a result of Steiner copying the write-up from my spreadsheet submission and pasting it into the post message area (or somewhere else like Notepad or another program).
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