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STARTER POKÉMON COMMUNITY STANDINGS
Starter Pokémon Rankings
See how fans rank traditional Starter Pokémon through eligible head-to-head choices. Explore community standings, comparison counts and ranking confidence.
Traditional base-form starters · Generations 1–9
These standings measure fan preference rather than battle strength or competitive performance. Direct poll votes and personal tier lists are not included.
The rankings may change quickly as more votes are added.
2 115 choices
The rankings are built from head-to-head choices made by the community.
How the rankings are calculated
Pokémon are ranked using one-on-one choices from the community. Results may change more often when participation is low, then gradually become more stable as more choices are collected.
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Community Rankings
These rankings are based on head-to-head community choices. A Pokémon needs at least 5 matchups to appear on the leaderboard.
Early Rankings
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View Ranking Methodology
The displayed ranking combines eligible head-to-head outcomes. Raw model values are used internally and may be recalibrated as the dataset grows.
- #1 mudkipRanking rating 82.8
- #2 totodileRanking rating 81.6
- #3 turtwigRanking rating 70.4
- #4 CyndaquilRanking rating 66.7
- #5 squirtleRanking rating 64.2
- #6 chimcharRanking rating 59
- #7 PiplupRanking rating 54.9
- #8 oshawottRanking rating 53.7
- #9 bulbasaurRanking rating 52.6
- #10 charmanderRanking rating 48.3
- #11 tepigRanking rating 46.4
- #12 FroakieRanking rating 45.5
- #13 snivyRanking rating 42
- #14 torchicRanking rating 33.9
- #15 rowletRanking rating 33
- #16 treeckoRanking rating 29.6
- #17 scorbunnyRanking rating 29.3
- #18 LittenRanking rating 28.3
- #19 grookeyRanking rating 26.9
- #20 fuecocoRanking rating 26.9
- #21 sprigatitoRanking rating 24.8
- #22 popplioRanking rating 24
- #23 quaxlyRanking rating 23.4
- #24 sobbleRanking rating 22.6
- #25 ChespinRanking rating 9.2
- #26 ChikoritaRanking rating 5.8
- #27 FennekinRanking rating 2.6
Recent Changes
Verified ranking changes between completed snapshots.
Ranking period: 17.7.2026 – 24.7.2026
Up 11 placespopplio
Now #12Previously #23
Up 10 placessobble
Now #14Previously #24
Up 7 placessnivy
Now #10Previously #17
Down 5 placesfuecoco
Now #17Previously #12
Up 4 placeschimchar
Now #6Previously #10
Down 4 placestepig
Now #11Previously #7
Down 4 placesbulbasaur
Now #15Previously #11
Down 3 placesscorbunny
Now #16Previously #13
Down 3 placestorchic
Now #18Previously #15
Down 3 placesrowlet
Now #19Previously #16
Down 3 placesquaxly
Now #21Previously #18
Down 3 placessprigatito
Now #22Previously #19
Closest Matchups
Direct head-to-head pairs where community opinion is most evenly divided.
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totodile41.8%58.2%mudkip
totodile 41.8% vs 58.2% mudkip
55 direct comparisons
- vsmudkip66.7%33.3%turtwig
mudkip 66.7% vs 33.3% turtwig
30 direct comparisons
- vstotodile82.8%17.2%tepig
totodile 82.8% vs 17.2% tepig
64 direct comparisons
- vsmudkip84.2%15.8%oshawott
mudkip 84.2% vs 15.8% oshawott
38 direct comparisons
- vstotodile91.4%8.6%quaxly
totodile 91.4% vs 8.6% quaxly
70 direct comparisons
- vsmudkip92.5%7.5%snivy
mudkip 92.5% vs 7.5% snivy
40 direct comparisons