5. Totodile

As we reach our top five Pokémon starters, the Johto region’s water-type starter is here to start rolling out the final rankings. Totodile is an absolute doofus. It is whimsy personified. The crocodile is perfect in design, and you can really tell everything you need to know about it just at a glance. Try as it might to be scary, it is too much of a joyful little guy to be able to take advantage of its sharp teeth for anything other than play biting. Its final form Feraligatr may be a boss, but Totodile is the kind of idiot you love and trust.