Just started an ORAS playthrough with this little guy as my starter… The OG starter was deleted from existence.

I'm trying to make playthroughs that feel different looking to start with unconventional pokemon. This time I'm going with Dratini, which seems like a fun experience. Dratini is not a strong one at his level… It is actually very squishy and gets busted by the normies in the first routes. What other starters can you recommend?