Ultra State. Deep State is very good too.
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If your goal is to start at the beginning, aim for plastic. As mentioned by others, the Butterfly and Freehand One are both excellent.
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awesome! I’ll add it to the “irresponisble spending” list in a cool colorway
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I haven’t played any of the Deepstate series. That said, I believe that smaller bearings work best for responsives and therefore recommend the DocPop Weekender, which uses an A bearing and is machined by OneDrop. 
There is one in the BST that I linked above. 
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DEEP STATE! Tried all but the Ultra. The Deeper and Deepest are very similar, but the Deepest has side effects, so it wins. But the Deep State is a tad narrower with the same weight. It feels heftier, and more stable. Fits in the pocket more comfortably. I could hit all the same tricks with the Deep as I could with the other 2 generations, but I had more fun doing it with the Deep State. Love it!
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deep state, alley cat 650b, caribou lodge everyday
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The deep doesn’t have SE’s? 
or are they just microcaps?
if by “best” you mean generally capable, deepest state wins pretty handily. it will be the most forgiving and is the generalist among the 3 non ultras. in regards to ultra don’t even worry about it. titanium does not make a yoyo better or more capable. it is durable and can be machined to thinner tolerances allowing for different possible weight distributions, but it’s by no means going to enable play that the others don’t. deep state is very narrow and wont be very forgiving if you’re trying to also do 1a with it. deeper doesn’t have side effects but will be more forgiving than deep
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Lots of good suggestions on here, but do yourself a favor and spend $4 on a Duncan Butterfly as a beater. Learn stalls, Kickflips, etc. See if you can split the atom with it. 
Get something nice as well like a RBC/Deep state but you will appreciate the Butterfly.
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I would highly recommend getting a freehand one if your goal is to start over and learn the basics.
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Deeper State doesn’t have SEs.
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Get a Freehand and it will play responsive at the start. Play it so much that you break it into the point where it becomes unresponsive.
This is the way
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I didn’t find the extra width of the Deeper and Deepest beneficial enough to warrant the extra bulk in the pocket. I think the Deep stays straighter for me when switching direction. The Deep seems more forgiving with my clumsy, crooked throws. Gotta give the FH1 another shot. Had one around 2010 and gave it away.
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In addition to the correct answer, I can also recommend the YYF Confusion. IMO it is the perfect D bearing (smaller, faster spinning) unresponsive, basically the platonic ideal.
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The YYF Whip got me through the responsive trick ladder where other yoyos would stop spinning or snap back too fast. Not sure if you can spirit bomb with it, but everything through Atomic Bomb and Mach 5 was easy enough. It’s ok for stalls, too. It looks wide, but the walls are high. Feels lighter than the FH1 and doesn’t have a strong kick-back. Haven’t tried STM with it, but might now.
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I enjoyed the one I had, I modded it and gave it to a friend
whether a yoyo fits in my pocket isn’t really a consideration for me. i want playability and ill throw it in a pouch in my backpack 
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I went and traded something to get the confusion back. I gave him something unresponsive that I was not using
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Alright let’s disregard the deep state/ultras, Duncan throws, and the rest already mentioned. what’s the next top 3 METAL responsive. Nothing against wood, just for the sake of conversation. And perhaps regular size 55/57mm
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