4th Gen Do You Keep Your Starter Pokemon??

[Phototoxin]

It depends... red yes, gold no, (went for a charizard instead!) platinum yes but then I made my 'actual team' (no HMs etc) and so far in black I have... but we'll see. I like to do themed teams but they are hard to do in the 'real game'
I'm thinking of trying dragons again... predictable but nice. Alternatively ghost/dark..

 

[WriteThemWrong]

i rarely keep my starter pokemon. first gen i always kept them but by second gen i started trying other pokemon. its not that i don't like them but i'm always underwhelmed by them

 

[WolfAlchemist]

Normally I do keep my starter Pokemon. It will just feel too weird if I didn't.

 

[MeerFall]

yeah my dewott is so awsome!

 

[vagrantwanderer]

I usually keep my starter, but I don't really care for any of the 2nd generation starters. My favorite of all time is still bulbasaur! I always keep a ninetales in my team too, because it is my favorite pokemon.

 

[Dubberley]

nop as soon as i got umbeon i ditch it

 

[shengar]

Of course I am. I never ditch away my starter Pokemon, unless doing a challenge.

 

[MeiChama]

Sometimes. Not always though. Depends on what I want in my team.

 

[OurDayBreaks]

when i was younger i would always pump up my starter and never train any other pokemon haha

 

[Gary_MotherTucking_Oak]

Heh, I always keep my starter till the very end. Even in competitive battles I sometimes use my starters, they're awesome.

But, I'm Gary Oak, I just want to be the best. Those starters will help me reach it.

 

[Umbreon Bob]

SS was the first game I played and actually ditched my starter. It actually felt kinda strange.

 

[Haunt]

SS was the first game I played and actually ditched my starter. It actually felt kinda strange.

^ This, except with HG for me. I never really put too much thought into the teams I'd use in the previous pokemon games, but with all the changes and what not as this was the first gen 4 game I'd played - I felt like I had to do more planning than usual with the team of pokemon I'd end up with.

 

[Umbreon Bob]

^ This, except with HG for me. I never really put too much thought into the teams I'd use in the previous pokemon games, but with all the changes and what not as this was the first gen 4 game I'd played - I felt like I had to do more planning than usual with the team of pokemon I'd end up with.

I too felt like I've been planning more, I also wanted to move away from some of the clichéd pokemon like Gyarados.

 

[ChrisTom]

For HG/SS it was a must for me since I just really loved the originals so much and wanted to nostalgia out. As for Pokemon Black and White or Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, not really. With the exception of Torterra and 'Smugleaf' none of the starters really POP for me, you know? I use Archen as my 'Replacement Starter'.

 

[Dark Piplup]

Always Always Always. I have great memories of my starters. And they typically are really strong.

 

[JaykthePikachu]

Depends
on
which
game
it
is
because
my
starters
in
Pearl
and
White
i
trade
to
Diamond
and
Black
respectively
but
in
the
other
games
it
always
in
the
team!

 

[Altaïr]

I don't really keep my starter on my team anymore, except the 1st time I play a game. I replaced my Heartgold's Typhlosion with Houndoom and my Feraligatr with Electivire. And in Pearl, my starter's only a level 18 Prinplup, whereas my main team's in the 80s.

 

[Barn]

I always keep my starter. However, I was thinking about it while using Serperior on Black. Man, that thing's movepool...

 

[Tox]

Generally, yes. In the newer games, I've began to ditch them sometimes though.

Red: Charmander → Yes
Blue: Venusaur → Yes
Yellow: Pikachu → Yes
Silver/SoulSilver: Meganium → Yes
Emerald: Torchic → No
Pearl: Torterra → Yes
Black: Dewott → No

EDIT: Just realised this is for HG/SS. In SoulSilver, I did in fact keep my starter.

 

[Phazon]

After so many play-throughs having one of the 3 starters on your team is repetitive and a little boring. I often ditch the starter for something better or worse; just as long as it's different.