Pokemon Sun and Moon’s Grass Starter
Rowlet (Grass/Flying)
This little bow-tie wearing owl is Pokemon Sun and Moon’s Grass-type starter. It’s not particularly fast (in fact it’s the slowest of the starters until final form) but it has an interesting set of moves and abilities it can learn along the way.
One of them is its hidden ability Long Reach, which allows Rowlet to attack without physical contact. The flying weakness to electricity is reduced to normal damage thankfully because of its grass typing, making this a great option for a flying slot in your roster. It also has the most HP out of all the starters.
HP – 68
ATK – 55
DEF – 55
SP ATK – 50
SP DEF – 50
SPEED – 42
Dartrix (Grass/Flying)
Dartrix trades in the adorable roundness of Rowlet for some teen angst. It maintains the exact same utility as Rowlet, only it’s more powerful.
HP – 78
ATK – 75
DEF – 75
SP ATK – 70
SP DEF – 70
SPEED – 52
Decidueye (Grass/Ghost)
This is when things get interesting for our owl friend. Decidueye trades out Flying for Ghost, meaning you regain resistance to electricity rather than just cutting it to normal damage, which is a plus. Also, its unique move Spirit Shackle stitches a Pokemon’s shadow to the ground, keeping it from switching out. But there’s a big trade-off here. Decidueye cannot learn grass Support Moves such as Sleep Powder, which can be a deal breaker to a lot of grass-type players. It does gain much in the SP ATK and DEF area as well as HP, which is helpful, and after a weird turn of events ends up being the fastest of the final starter evolutions.
It’s still a formidable Grass-type, despite the loss of support moves, and you can build a team to help support this starter. The shift in weakness is interesting as well. Finally, what makes it extra unique is that while the other two starters focus on more ATK or SP ATK, Decidueye can be a mixed attacker with those stats.
HP – 78
ATK – 107
DEF – 75
SP ATK – 100
SP DEF – 100
SPEED – 70
