Why are the grass starters in Pokemon most ignored?

All grass has is Solarbeam, and that takes 2 turns to work. There were so many reasons not to pick grass, and the typing problems still exist today. This is why people generally ignore grass types. However, with the general awesomeness of Serperior, Sceptile, Torterra and Chesnaught (kinda-sortaish), grass Pokemon are getting a lot more respect. read more

But get past the odd appearance, and you'll have found a mighty starter Pokemon. Chespin's final form, Chesnaught, is a Grass and Fighting type, which has both five weaknesses and resistances. Not bad, but what we're really after are Chesnaught's stats. read more

There are good grass types but they aren’t usually starters. I have listed the best in sequence with 1 being the best and 7 being the worst. Venusaur- the original dual type starter before Rowlet stole its thunder, Venusaur’s unique typing gives it immunity from common grass and poison weaknesses like bug and ground. read more