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I personally started with Charmander and its relatively easy..just let up until you learn the steel move, metal claw or something + evolve into charmeleon and you're fine...
Meh I started playing 3 or so days ago...Im at Saffron Gym
Lvl 45 Charizard
Lvl 43 Dragonair
Lvl 44 Raichu
Lvl 41 Gyarados
Lvl 36 Dragonair
Lvl 28 Lapras...
I just hope I can beat the Elite Four with this team...as soon as I beat them, Im going to sub Larvitar with Lapras and transfer an Espeon...