Username: Shad0wChas3r *Mister Oshawott if it's easier*
Partner Rodent: Shiny Raichu
Answer to Topic: Have you ever used an electric rodent in your Pokemon game? Was it fun or challenging?
I have, in fact, I made a challenge about it:
When I started Black 2 when it first came out, I decided to pull a Pokemon Yellow kind of thing. I had prepared a Pichu, Dewott, and Serperior to trade to myself at a later point in the game.
I picked Tepig, caught a Mareep, and traded Tepig for said Pichu *Level six to match my Tepig*. Releasing the Mareep, I used Pichu as my pseudo-starter, as if I never had my Tepig. After I completed the second Gym Leader, I traded myself back the Tepig *which I trained to about the same level on my Black 1*. Following suit, I traded myself the Dewott after the fifth Gym Leader, and finally the Serperior after the Seventh.
I'll admit, the first two Gym's, even with wild Pokemon, was difficult with a Pichu. But it was all worth it in the end. It was a lot of fun, and brought me back to the uniqueness that was Pokemon Yellow, where you had to work around the fact that you didn't start with a Grass, Water, or Fire type.
For clarity, I did keep the Pichu, which eventually became a Raichu towards the end of the game.