[S2] Ep. 5 - Explaining Starter Pokémon (Part 2)

27/12/2020 1h 30min Temporada 2 Episodio 5

Listen "[S2] Ep. 5 - Explaining Starter Pokémon (Part 2)"

Episode Synopsis

Starter Pokémon are the Pokémon players are first introduced to in the core series games. But what is their purpose? Can they generate nostalgia? The Lore Research Lab's duo continues their discussion on Starter Pokémon in this second part, drawing conclusions that arise from talking about Starter Pokémon.

Timestamps:
00:06 - Starter Pokémon [Generation IV-VI]
> 02:12 - The Sinnoh Starters
> 13:02 - The Unova Starters
> 24:54 - The Kalos Starters
34:21 - Starter Pokémon [Generation VII-VIII]
> 35:22 - The Alola Starters
> 54:14 - The Galar Starters
1:08:38 - Conversations About Starter Pokémon

Resources/Pokémon Examples:
- Pokémon in Smash Bros. 
- Starter Pokémon
(NOTE: This provides broad information on Starter Pokémon; the Pokémon references listed below describe them individually. Within the links provided below, you can learn more about their evolutions as well.)
- Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup
- Snivy, Oshawott, Tepig
- Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie
- Popplio, Rowlet, Litten
- Grookey, Scorbunny, Sobble

(Creator's Note: Refer to the previous part and Episode 2 discussing Pokémon so this episode will make sense. In this episode, there is mentioning of mythology that is known in the real world; this information is solely being discussed from a scholarly perspective. Also, this episode was pretty opinionated, we apologize for the intensity. We do not claim ownership over the products, sources, and images that come from this game; images have been taken from our own games and are solely being used for entertainment purposes.)