Worst Pokemon Winds and Waves Starter Already Revealed (Based on Leaks)

Pokemon wind and waves They may not be rearing their heads again this year, with more news and content to show ahead of their 2027 release, but there have been some interesting leaks so far. One of them reportedly shows the full extent of the map, the different locations that make up the archipelago on each island, as well as the different sea or ocean areas that are likely to be explored underwater. The concept doesn't seem too different from what it is Pokemon Scarlet and Purple Did, the different biomes and their respective achievements or gym battles, meaning Pokemon wind and waves Can give players equal or more freedom in how they explore.

It's unclear what the islands will feature in terms of new Pokemon, exact challenges, and potential counterparts to Gen 9's “Titan Pokemon” story boss battles. but, Pokemon wind and waves' Starters can already be pitched against this map's features in terms of gym battles, and if this leak is true, then it's clear that one of the three starters will be worse than the others in some capacity. Stats, abilities, and movesets will always make up a large part of how good a Pokemon can be, but so will its type or type combination. In this case, Brot is already primed to be the worst.

Why Brot Pokémon is the worst starter in air and waves

Pokemon wind and waves' The leaked map comes with a list of locations for each island, and while it's currently unclear if there will be level scaling or how free exploration will really be, gym battles give Pombon a very big advantage. Gyms are:

• Grass Gym (Island 1)

• Poison Gym (Island 2)

• Flying Gym (Island 6)

• Fighting Gym (Island 7)

• Dark Gym (Island 8)

• Normal Gym (Island 9)

• Steel Gym (Island 11)

• Fairy Gym (Island 14)

Again, it's hard to say whether there will be level scaling and whether it's necessary to challenge gyms in the correct order, but regardless of these two points, Pokemon wind and waves' Pombon is apparently the best starter for dealing with them, while Brot is the worst. The reasons are as follows:

• Grass Gym – Best Pokemon: Pombon

  • Brot is a Grass-type Pokemon, meaning that the first gym resists its STAB attacks. Pombon is a Fire Pokemon, so it takes less damage from this gym and also deals more damage. Gecqua deals less damage to Grass Pokemon and takes double damage from them due to its water type.

• Poison Gym – Best Pokemon: Pombon and Gequa

  • Brot is weak to poison and also deals less damage with grass moves. Pombon is neutral against poison both offensively and defensively, and so is Gequa.

• Flying Gym – Best Pokemon: Pombon and Gequa

  • Braut is weak to flying, and deals low damage with STAB moves. Both Pombon and Gequa are neutral against flying.

• Fighting Gym – Best Pokemon: All starters alike

  • All three starters are offensively and defensively neutral against Fighting-type moves.

• Dark Gym – Best Pokemon: All Starters Equally

  • Browt, Pombon, and Gecqua all deal neutral damage against Dark.

• Normal Gym – Best Pokemon: All Starters Equally

  • Again, all three starters are neutral against normal Pokemon.

• Steel Gym – Best Pokemon: Pombone

  • Like the first gym, Pombone is a great starter here because it deals super-effective damage against Steel-type Pokemon, as well as resists it. Instead, both Braut and Gequa deal half damage to Steel Pokemon, but are defensively neutral against them.

• Fairy Gym – Best Pokemon: Pombone

  • While all three starters are offensively neutral against Fairy-type Pokémon, Pombon's Fire type means it resists Fairy attacks.

Why Pombon is the best starter in Gen 10

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Furthermore, Pombon is made into a Fire/Fairy Pokemon for the first time, which may change the match-ups a bit. It will be neutrally aggressive and weak defensively against Poison Gyms, but it will resist Fighting and Dark Gyms instead. It will lose the resistance of steel and remain defensively neutral against it, but still super effective offensively with fire moves. It's based on Pokemon designs rather than actual leaks, so it's more speculative in nature.

A leaked map of Pokemon Winds and Waves makes Braut the worst starter ever

However, if the leaked map is accurate, it means the worst starter to explore Pokemon wind and waves' The field is braut, at least when it comes to the gym. While Pombon will have a significant advantage against three gyms that the other two starters don't, and it'll be good against everyone else, even if it's not super effective against them, Brot is in the opposite position. Browt is set to be the worst starter in Gen 10 as far as its type goes, as it will struggle tremendously against the first three gyms, and will have no upper hand against the rest. In fact, it will also struggle against Steel Jim.

Unfortunately, Grass is a very poor type defensively, and Brot's only saving grace may be its growth. For example, if Pokemon wind and wavesThe 'starter trifecta leaves the fight, it could be Grass/Dragon for Brot, Fire/Fairy for Pombon, and Water/Poison for Gequa. Still, if the leaked map turns out to be the actual in-game map, it's as hard to argue in favor of Brot as it is to argue against Pombon as a starter.

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issued

2027

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Online co-op, online multiplayer