Is it possible to get a female starter?

The gender of your Pokémon does not depend on your character's gender. Both male and female protagonists can have either male or female starters. This specific gender ratio is used to make it more difficult in breeding more of them since players usually get them as gifts or Fossils rather than catch them in the wild.

Is a female starter rare?

Starter Pokémon are among the rarest Pokémon in the world, not being available to catch in the wild and can only be given as a gift, usually from a Region's professor. Why are they so rare? Because they have a swayed gender ratio. Approximately ⅛ of all starter Pokémon are female.

Is it better to have a female starter?

Some people like to breed for a shiny and/or a pokemon with better stats than the one that they already had, hence why a female starter is necessary. Unless you use ditto. Then the starter's gender doesn't matter.

Are starters gender locked?

EDIT: STARTERS ARE NOT GENDER LOCKED, YOU CAN SOFT RESET RIGHT BEFORE OBTAINING TO GET FEMALE.

Is your starter always male?

From this, and from my life experiences, I have determined that starters have the same kind of gender ratio, but they are more male for breeding purposes. In nature and in captivity, females are usually given away or slaughtered last simply because they are baby ovens.

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Can you force a gender on a Pokémon?

From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if a Pokémon with Cute Charm is in the first place in the party (even if fainted), there is a 66.7% chance that the game will force an encountered Pokémon to be the opposite gender to the Pokémon with Cute Charm if it can be that gender.

What is the most picked starter type?

Charmander has been around for over two decades, and it still holds the spot as the most popular and beloved Fire-type starter in Pokémon's history. Charmander received a lot of attention in the classic Pokémon anime, and its recent additions to titles like Sword & Shield have only boosted its popularity further.

Does it matter what starter you get?

No matter which starter you pick, there won't be much a difference in difficulty. The first three gym leaders in the game focus on grass-types, water-types, and fire-types, in that order, which means each starter will have a chance to shine once you start taking down gyms.

What is the strongest starter type?

Specifically, Marshtomp and Swampert possess arguably the best type combo of any starter in the franchise so far. As Water/Ground-types, Marshtomp and Swampert only have one elemental weakness in Grass-type attacks and Pokemon.

What is the rarest starter Pokémon?

Salandit and Salazzle. At the time of writing, Salandit and Salazzle are two of the rarest Pokémon in the game. If you want to add their entries to your Pokédex, your quest begins by hatching a Salandit from a 12km egg - the only way to currently obtain one.

How rare is a shiny starter?

The odds of getting a shiny starter are about 1 in 4100, so players will need to be ready to hunker down and soft reset the game many times before getting the starter they wanted.

What Pokémon is 100% female?

Petilil and Lilligant are all-female Pokemon with no male counterparts.

Can I breed genderless Pokémon?

Genderless Pokemon, like Rotom and Golurk, can only breed with Ditto. Same for Pokemon that can only be one gender and have no opposite gender counterparts, like Hitmonchan and Sawk. Ditto cannot be bred at all - they must be caught.

Why is it so hard to get a female starter?

Both male and female protagonists can have either male or female starters. This specific gender ratio is used to make it more difficult in breeding more of them since players usually get them as gifts or Fossils rather than catch them in the wild.

Can your first starter be shiny?

The starter Pokemon can only be Shiny if they're hatched from Eggs or traded from someone that already has a Shiny Sprigatito/Fuecoco/Quaxly.

Is a bad starter common?

A starting problem can be caused by poor maintenance or normal wear and tear. As you can guess, a starter gets a lot of wear during its lifetime, so issues are common when a vehicle gets old.

Which Scarlet starter is best?

Unlike some of the older Pokemon games, there isn't an obvious 'best starter' in Scarlet & Violet, especially as there are three different paths to complete and you can tackle them in any order you like. However, we believe that Fuecoco is the best starter for beating the game's main story.

What is the weakest starter type?

Tepig/Pignite/Emboar

The weakest fire starter by a wide margin, Tepig has a lot working against it.

Which Gen 1 starter is the weakest?

Chikorita. This isn't really a surprise. Chikorita is at the bottom of most lists ranking starter Pokémon.

What is the fastest starter Pokémon?

1 Greninja (122 Base Speed)

Interestingly enough, it's another Water-type starter that lays claim to the title of fastest ever (Mega Evolutions notwithstanding).

What Pokemon only evolve if male?

Burmy has two different evolutions based on gender as well, though only males can evolve into Mothim and only females can evolve into Wormadam. Lastly, a female Combee is the only species that can evolve into Vespiquen, as the males have no evolution.

Are there female Pokemon?

Most Pokémon have even gender ratios. However, some Pokémon have a greater chance of being one gender than another, such as Blastoise which has a 87.5% chance of being male, but only a 12.5% chance of being female.

Why are starters 87.5 male?

There is no official reason. You'd have to ask Game Freak for the real answer; so this is just another question falls under the "that's how Game Freak wanted it" radar. Just notice how all the starters are not necessarily girly Pokemon, and most of them share traits that make them appear to be male rather than female.