SolarFlare13

okay, so they released a trailer for pokemon scarlet and violet a couple of hours ago, but it gave us a whole load of nothing, and I was pretty upset by that, considering this was the last trailer. yeah, that left a bit of a bitter taste in my mouth. luckily, I didnt have to wait that long for the pokemon community to start leaking pics of the final evolution of the starters. thank god. I AM NOT GONNA WAIT TIL THE GAMES COME OUT TO PICK MY STARTER. FUCK OFF GAME-FREAK!!! *ahem* sorry, I am still pretty salty bout that. ^^;
 

Alright, let's start with Sprigatito.

It's pretty much what I've come to expect based on all of the leaks / rumours. it looks very feminine, and very human-like, but the same can be said bout Quaxly's final evolution. more on that later. ohh, I can already tell this one will be divisive. some people will like it, others will be put off by it. me personally, I like it. it looks very similar to delphox, and I reckon they've done a pretty good job with the design. 

Okay, here's the BIG one and my personal favourite: Fuecoco.

it looks EXACTLY what I had envisioned...before they mentioned bout the 'flaming chicken on its head'. yeah...the damn leaker had told us a fib. it's not on its head. it's on its nose, and it's not a chicken. it's a bird. a lot of people have been saying it's a reference to the bird that goes around and cleans all of the meat that is stuck in-between its teeth. I personally like to think that it has a secret hole on the tip of its nose (kinda like a blow-hole), and it uses that to lure prey. either way, I am SO happy they did not screw it up, and it looks BAD-ASS!!!  it looks edgy as f***, and it reminds me of the robbie reyes ghost-rider.

IMO, the leaker should NEVER have mentioned bout the 'chicken on its head'. I was really worried bout its final evolution.  Now, Skeledirge can stand proudly alongside its brothers Feraligatr and Krookodile  

...and last but not least, Quaxly.

well, we did get some blurry images of its final evolution a couple of months ago and we've got a pretty good idea of what it's gonna look like, and it looks pretty good. it's not what I expected (honestly, I thought it was gonna evolve into a goose). It is very humanoid, like sprigatito. nothing more to say other than it is a really cool design. I'm a bit disappointed it's not gonna evolve into a pirate, cuz that would've given it that extra lil bit of edge for it to stand out. oh well, it is what it is.

Overall, there's not a single one that looks bad. they look SO MUCH BETTER than what we got for Sword and Shield. It was a tough decision. It was between sprigatito and fuecoco, but I am gonna stick with Fuecoco cuz my inner edge cant resist something that looks like ghost rider. I'd be kidding myself if I said that it didnt look bad-ass. I freaking LOVE skeledirge and I think they've knocked it out of the park. If I do end up buying a 2nd copy of the game, then I'll pick Sprigatito. would be nice if I could have the both of them on the same team, but I can only pick one. so yeah, I'm sticking with Fuecoco, and I'm really happy that I'm sticking with my original choice ^w^ what's funny is that it's the only one of the three that DOESNT look humanoid. XD