7. Cyndaquil
Cyndaquil gets immediate sympathy points for how dirty the games have done it and its evolutionary line in the transition to 3D. Because it can hide or expose its flames at will, the games have sort of defaulted to having Cyndaquil shown without its flames, and then it just looks like a little rat. It’s still cute, but Cyndaquil can also be ferocious when it has to be. When those flames come out, Cyndaquil is a perfect little guy with an adorable voice in the anime. He hits like a flamethrower but looks like a friend.
