PokéSurvivor Best Starters

Pick for the problem you want to solve

Start with the stat or attack behavior your next run needs. The ranged picks suit players who want to keep moving around enemies. The health and coverage picks exchange some movement speed or attack multiplier for a different opening. None requires collecting a legendary or spending gacha tickets first.

• Ranged offense: Scorbunny

  Ranged offense: Scorbunny: Its 1.09 attack multiplier leads this starter pool, alongside 107 movement speed and 92 HP. Ember fires at the nearest enemy, so this is a practical starting recommendation when you want a fast Fire partner with a simple projectile attack. Raise Ember to level five and take Power to prepare Fire Blast.

• Piercing projectiles: Sobble

  Piercing projectiles: Sobble: Sobble has 92 HP and 107 speed, matching Scorbunny in those two fields, with a 1.08 attack multiplier. Water Gun is a piercing jet rather than Ember's fireball. Pick between them by attack behavior and Water versus Fire coverage; the small multiplier difference does not establish which will clear every encounter faster.

• Movement first: Froakie

  Movement first: Froakie: At 108 speed, Froakie is the fastest selectable starter in PokéSurvivor. It starts with Water Gun, but its 88 HP and 1.04 attack multiplier are below Sobble's. Choose it when movement is your priority, while recognizing that one extra speed point comes with lower health and base offense.

• Largest health pool: Slowpoke

  Largest health pool: Slowpoke: Slowpoke has 110 HP, the highest starter value, and begins with the homing Confusion attack. Its 84 speed is also the lowest in this group. A larger health pool gives room for mistakes, but the movement tradeoff matters when leaving a crowded area. Water / Psychic typing adds both types to its ordinary learning pool.

• More HP with Ember: Fuecoco

  More HP with Ember: Fuecoco: Fuecoco starts with the same Ember attack as Scorbunny, with 100 HP, 93 speed and a 1.05 attack multiplier. It is an alternative if you want a larger health pool without changing that opening move. Compare the movement loss directly instead of treating all Fire starters as interchangeable.

• Two-type learning pool: Rowlet

  Two-type learning pool: Rowlet: Rowlet's Grass / Flying types give it access to both move pools, plus the Normal moves available to every partner. It starts with returning Razor Leaf projectiles and has 101 HP, 96 speed and a 1.00 attack multiplier. Choose it for that broader learning pool and attack shape, rather than for the highest offensive stat.

Six opening moves across the starter pool

A familiar Pokémon name does not tell you how its first attack behaves here. The 29 starters share six opening moves. Compare their shapes before choosing: Vine Whip sweeps nearby space, Razor Leaf travels out and back, and Confusion seeks a target. Check each attack's five-level track before choosing which upgrades to pursue.

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