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Baby chooses Squirtle, settles age-old Pokémon debate for all time

This is the correct choice

Owen S. Good is a longtime veteran of video games writing, well known for his coverage of sports and racing games.

Cody Baker's daughter isn't old enough to walk, but she's old enough to know who the best starting Pokémon is. That's right, it's Squirtle.

Last weekend, Mom and Dad put her up to the ultimate question she will face in her childhood. The wee one inspected the three traditional starting Pokémon. After lingering on Charmander, she made the correct, proven-by-science call: Squirtle. Yeah, suck on that, Bulbasaur!

Let this settle the argument for all time to come.

Babies: They're good at video games.

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