The Best Starter For Tandor (Story)

[Lord Windos]

While I like the guide, and find its presentation quite enjoyable, I don't believe it properly highlight what the best starter is. The main reason for that being the lack of their power outside the main game proper. In other word, if these Pokémon are used competitively against players, not the base game. You seem to be solely focused on what a person only playing the story, and seemly disregard the whole movepool/role of the starters.

Archille counter Elextux solidly if it is not running Aqua Jet, as an Earth Power or Earthquake can OHKO it, and a Sword Dance behind any of its Physical attacks makes it hit it terribly hard regardless. That, and its immune to one of its main STABs, and has a massive Speed advantage to abuse to the fullest. Oh, and its Mega Ability, Drought, makes it fire attack even stronger, and can help set up an Sun team without Sunny Day. Given its sheer speed and devastating movepool, I'd rank it as the best starter.

Metalynx can either be a Tank, or a Bulkly Wall Breaker, depending on the EV investment and nature of the Pokémon. It can survive quite well against Elextux, and either wear it down with Leech Seed/Toxic, or send it packing with a Leaf Blade. Against Archilles, it can actually do somewhat well against it, if it has full investment in Def's, as its both forms can survive an unboosted Earthquake from it, while the Mega can take a unboosted Physical fire attack. The fact that Nuclear move only hit neutral to it due to its Steel typing, among its other benefits, makes it especially useful. I'd say that it would be the lowest ranked starter, if only because of how powerful its counterparts art, when it comes to sweeping.

Electruxo is quite the terror indeed. It has access to the deadly Bolt Beam combo, a perfect accuracy STAB Thunder due to its Mega Ability, Drizzle, on top of the double STAB it gets with its Water moves, and has Magnet Rise to avoid one of its greatest weaknesses. It also have good all around bulk to it, making it an excellent all around Special Attacker. Drizzle also paves the way for rain team, making it the go to Pokémon for that synergy. Overall, I'd rank it second best of the starters, if only because it would lose a straight battle against Archilles. I'd go as far to say that they tie in their respective power and usefulness when compared to the rest of the Tandor dex, making them some of the biggest threat a trainer will face online.

Those are my words on the matter. I still like your guide, but it would be remiss of me not to state the other positives of the starters.