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For Pearl, I first had Piplup as a starter on my first playthrough, then when I started the game over, I had Chimchar for my starter. I liked Piplup better though. ^^
Chimchar in Pearl, and Piplup in Platinum. I usually choose the Fire starter, but I just liked Piplup so much, I had to have it as my starter in Platinum.