Dies to Removal

That still might be better than a massive breeding program. Getting my perfect iv'd weavile with night slash and ice shard took weeks.

Isn't there a transfer thing by that bridge you can go to after the main game?

i was always confused about how serperior was good. aside from coil and leaf storm, it has no coverage, only leech seed and dual screen for support, miserable attacking stats, and OK defenses. it doesn't get BP for the coil/SD/contrary buffs, and glare got nerfed in XY

He's not all that good, just the shiniest of three turds. And having done some emulator testing I can say that the contrary leafstorm bit is not that good. Serperior's coverage on the special side is terrifyingly sad, at least on the physical side he has dragon tail. The coil set is just making the best out of a bad situation. Either way I miss venusaur.

After 3 dud starters last generation, are the gen6 starters any good, or is it just going to take up a space in my box after a few gyms? I have high hopes for the fire/psychic one, but not holding my breath. Don't get me wrong I liked serperior, but he wasn't good, and
the others are worse. My current play through of black (on my phone emulator) I cheated in piplup as my starter.

b/w/b2/w2/'s water starter was beasty, you are silly

Not really. Blastoise and Feraligatr are better at the same roles with deeper movepools and they're fast (how are a turtle and an alligator faster than a samurai otter?), swampert is one of the best pokemon of gen 3, and empoleon is actually a pretty decent wall.
Seriously 70 base speed? I'll pass, especially on those defenses.

ingame beats bro. inb4anythingworksingame

Even in game there are other options for all of those types before the 4th gym. Heck Palipitoad has awesome secondary typring (ground), Cottonee/Whimsicott has trickster, and darumaka/darmanitan are just plain awesome. Emboar is yet another Fire/Fighting, and he's the worst firefighting type. Even without speed boost blaziken is better, and infernape is an implement of destruction.
Serperior at least beats out meganium and maybe sceptile, but just can't compete with Venusaur and Torterra, except for his contrary leafstorm unrealized dreamworld insanity (still probably not as insane as speed boost blaziken).

I try all the starters every gen (Grass then Fire then Water), I always end up with an ironclad attachment to one of them. Gen 1: Bulbasaur, Gen 2: Cyndaquil, Gen 3: Mudkip, Gen 4: Piplup, Gen 5: Snivy.

Serperior's coil set is fun, not good, but with coil, leafblade, return, and dragon tail you have some thing to work with.

After 3 dud starters last generation, are the gen6 starters any good, or is it just going to take up a space in my box after a few gyms? I have high hopes for the fire/psychic one, but not holding my breath. Don't get me wrong I liked serperior, but he wasn't good, and the others are worse. My current play through of black (on my phone emulator) I cheated in piplup as my starter.

b/w/b2/w2/'s water starter was beasty, you are silly

Not really. Blastoise and Feraligatr are better at the same roles with deeper movepools and they're fast (how are a
turtle and an alligator faster than a samurai otter?), swampert is one of the best pokemon of gen 3, and empoleon is actually a pretty decent wall.
Seriously 70 base speed? I'll pass, especially on those defenses.

After 3 dud starters last generation, are the gen6 starters any good, or is it just going to take up a space in my box after a few gyms? I have high hopes for the fire/psychic one, but not holding my breath. Don't get me wrong I liked serperior, but he wasn't good, and the others are worse. My current play through of black (on my phone emulator) I cheated in piplup as my starter.