It\u2019s no secret to anyone who knows me that my favorite Pok\u00e9mon is Gardevoir. As a gen three kid with a love of fairy and psychic types, Gardevoir ticks all the boxes, and it even has a powerful Mega Evolution form. So, I already knew that my Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A team would feature a Gardevoir, but Nintendo and Game Freak\u2019s choice of pre-order bonus gave me an even better idea: what if I used the mystery gift Ralts as my starter Pok\u00e9mon?<\/p>\n
Normally, I follow a very similar formula with every Pok\u00e9mon game that I play: I choose the fire Pok\u00e9mon as my partner, and I never box my starters. That was until Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A launched. I was already struggling to choose a starter Pok\u00e9mon for this game as, although I\u2019m a fire-type trainer through and through, I\u2019m not a huge fan of Tepig, so I was leaning towards Chikorita. As soon as I decided to use Ralts as my starter, the decision ultimately became meaningless, but I chose the grass Pok\u00e9mon anyway, because I think Chikorita is severely underrated.<\/p>\n
As much as I love the little guy, I\u2019ll be the first to admit that, in earlier Pok\u00e9mon generations, Ralts is pretty weak. Prior to Pok\u00e9mon X and Y, it was only a psychic type and had a pretty abysmal early learnset. Combine that with the lack of exp share and exp candies, and training up a Gardevoir became a labor of love. This Ralts, however, that you get as a Pok\u00e9mon ZA mystery gift for pre-ordering the game, is a fantastic early-game team member.<\/p>\n