"HeartGold: Chikorita"

People keep telling me Chikorita is a horrible starter in this game - So of course, I'm starting a file with Chikorita as my starter out of spite. I've got a little F!Chikorita and just started out, haven't even got the first badge yet, but I like her so far.Just wanted to ask - why does everyone hate this pokemon? I mean I'm not a fan of the 3rd evolution design, but it's not THAT bad. And Bayleaf is actually really cute! So why all the hate?Has anyone else got Chikorita - if so, any advice / move-set advice, or good party Pokemon? (I've got Diamond version and can trade over if I have to, but I'd prefer to use Jhoto pokemon)​Edit - Lol, seems summed up as this: https://ift.tt/3DJYn0L for all the replies tho! Any party pokemon suggestions? via /r/pokemon https://ift.tt/3mZIHQ9