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GameZone's jkdmedia wrote that while it is not " overly powerful at first ," it becomes " quite useful later on in the game ".

The Escapist's John Funk wrote that Treecko resembled the Pokémon Snivy.

Conversely, Official Nintendo Magazines Tom East wrote that while Treecko is similar to Snivy due to both being " green reptiles ", " they look nothing like each other ".

GameDaily's Justin Davis called Treecko " cool ".

GameSpy's Michael Vreeland called it " mellow " and that it " has the strongest special attacks of the three starters ".

GamePro called Treecko the best starter in Ruby and Sapphire due to its advantage over other Pokémon early in the game.

IGN's Lucas M. Thomas wrote that the Pokémon Turtwig " follows in " Treecko's footsteps.

Authors Tracey West and Katherine Noll ranked it the third best Grass type and wrote that reliable and a " cool customer " in the anime.

Comics Alliance's Chris Sims used Treecko as an example of a weak Pokémon design and compared it to Bulbasaur which he found far superior.