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4th Gen Starter in Platinum?

Who will be your starter pokemon in Platinum?


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Silhouette

On my way to Viridian City ♪
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    I used Piplup in both Diamond and Pearl, and I absolutely hate Chimchar. After restarting a game with it, I re-restarted, and chose Piplup. So, to change things up, I'm going to choose Turtwig.
     

    ~Rose-quartz Iatos

    Rose quartz~
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    Well, I finally decided between turtwig and chimchar. I'm going for the monkey.(Oh LORD, that sounds wrong) Besides, I chose piplup in pearl, and I'm using squirtle in leafgreen and treeko in emerald, so fire will be a nice change. :)
     

    TeirusuFX

    -ω-
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    I'm going to start with the type I always start with, Fire

    I don't care if Chimchar is terrible, I never have ruined my philosophy yet, and I'm not going to start now



    Kuronoa
     
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    I'll end up picking Chimchar, not because I like him, but just because the first few gyms kinda demand him.
     

    Glaceon_

    Here today, [i]gone tomorrow...?[/i]
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    I've chosen Piplup in every single playthrough of the D/P/P Generation... even in my Japanese version of Platinum... so I think I'll be going through the English Platinum with Turtwig. However, I may choose Chimchar, if I don't want to use the additional Fire types they added to the game. (I'm thinking of going for Houndoom, but I'm not sure...)

    But anyway, my initial choice is Turtwig, at the moment.
     

    FirelordBlaze

    Blaziken is blaze-rific!
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    ill probably pick piplup. i see it as the hardest to beat the game with, and whats pokemon without a challenge?
     

    RAcastBlaster

    Steel-body Trainer
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    Turtwig, of course! Bwahaha~ My epic rock-garden turtle shall not be defeated~
     

    sasuneuchiha

    Neither Darkness nor Light...
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    Turtwig for me. I love a good Physical Sweeper and I'm happy with one! I hope I get a female, though, since they OWN! Woohoo!
     

    WiiMann

    I gots Heart Gold!! ^_^
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    • Age 29
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    Turtwig cause i started with piplup on pearl and chimchar on diamond so.... I want to beat the game with TUrtwig
     

    The Red Chain

    Guest
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    Piplup~
    I've always went with Piplup in DP, so it'll be the same for Platinum.
     

    Fed

    Battling on Wi-Fi.
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    I used to always pick the fire starters in EVERY game. I remember the only time I didn't do that was in Silver, when I picked a Totodile, but then I got stuck somewhere and restarted and picked Cyndaquil. Later, when I restarted Emerald and Leafgreen I picked the grass starters, and that's what Im going to do for Platinum (Although Treecko sucked. A lot. Saur was cool though<3)

    Turtwig FTW.
     

    -PoKeMoN_gAmEr-

    HydrosPlays | PokéTuber
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    Im using Piplup because i have started with Chimchar in Diamond and Turtwig in Pearl. So i thought i would change it up and have Piplup to see how i do with him as my starter. But im sure if i train and work with Piplup it will be a good pokemon to start with and i will get past the first gym easy. ^_^
     

    Caelus

    Gone
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    I'll probably choose Piplup as my starter, not only because I like it, but also because I can't tolerate using Turtwig or Chimchar when I've gotten so used to having Piplup and It's evolutions on my team.
     

    Taemin

    move.
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    I really don't like any of the starters, so I'll probably pick Piplup and play with him through the first badge and then trade someone over.
    Hmm, maybe a Pikachu or Nidoran Male :D

    Man, I was gonna reply.. but that post took the words right of my mouth.

    xD;

    Ah well..

    I'm not sure which starter I'll go with, but I was seriously thinking of choosing Piplup, since I used Chimchar in Pearl. Really, though.. I'm not too fond of any of the starters, which is weird because I usually like at least one out of three.
     

    Paradox Dragonite

    Don't laugh at my CB Froslass!
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    I see myself using Chimchar again, since Fire types are so lacking in Sinnoh. =[
     
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