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Snerd June 2nd, 2009 12:32 PM

Do you still have your starter Pokémon in your party?
 
The title says all.

I currently have my Torterra in my party, but it's only because I haven't found any better Pokémon yet.

redragon94 June 2nd, 2009 12:37 PM

i do have plenty of pokemon, but my infernape will always be with me, no matter what! xD

TERRA#493 June 2nd, 2009 12:48 PM

in my offline-team (not wifi-team) infernape will always have an place there.. i have made up my mind that i will take in future torterra and empoleon in my team ^^ the 4th pokemon will be crobat (especially for flying), bibarel (best vm-slave alive =D) and garchomp (because its one of my favourite pokemon)

Fire Eagle June 2nd, 2009 3:10 PM

I do have my starter Pokemon in my team and always will because it's pretty much the dominating heavy attacker, which is Torterra. I love it when he's on my team, when he's on there, it makes me cry. Nah, just kidding.

uhhh6677 June 2nd, 2009 3:15 PM

I do, mainly because I'm doing a water monotype challenge, and Empoleon's pretty useful. But even when I'm playing through for fun, I will use my starter.

Zelda June 2nd, 2009 3:29 PM

I still have my starter in my party because it's not that weak. Also I don't have any outstanding pokemon right now that should make my starter go in the PC. My starter is at very good use as well. It mostly helps me EV train very weak pokemon, so I don't really have a reason not for it to be in my party.

Dextrose June 2nd, 2009 3:37 PM

I have my Torterra in my party on Diamond, but I didn't use my Chimchar at all in Platinum. He's probably in a box somehwere.

SPEEDIE June 2nd, 2009 3:42 PM

Yep still have my Infernape in my party, it could probably defeat all the Gym Leaders by itself

Lt_Nite June 2nd, 2009 3:46 PM

Yup I still carry my Infernape with me, but it's the lowest leveled pokemon in my party.

RYOUKI June 2nd, 2009 7:58 PM

Erm Yes? Why wouldn't it be. I mean, my starter Pokemon is probably the strongest in my team.

Nnoitra Jiruga June 2nd, 2009 8:00 PM

Nope. I sorta let it rot in my PC. : D

Gusxx1 June 2nd, 2009 8:01 PM

When i got the game a while ago, i didn't know that you couldn't use the PC well trading, so i had to give up my Empoleon for a giveaway :( So no, i don't have it anymore.

Ayano Hana June 2nd, 2009 8:02 PM

Actually, I do. I've used my Empoleon in a lot of WiFi battles, since it had the perfect Nature, and I redid it's EVs.

BHwolfgang June 2nd, 2009 8:08 PM

Of course. I would always keep Infernape with me. =)

msdmario June 2nd, 2009 8:21 PM

In Platinum, I do since I still haven't gone around to building a competitive team and I still need it to get around some places I haven't explored. In Diamond, I have long abandoned my starter.

Raykon June 2nd, 2009 8:28 PM

Yes, I still use it but it's not my main Pokemon that I use, it's probably my second tho.

Pokeyomom June 2nd, 2009 8:34 PM

Yes, but if I battle online I will take him outta the lineup. Torterra is just so sweet:p

Inferno1 June 2nd, 2009 9:03 PM

I always have my starter i just do i think that the players 1st pokemon is very important

Nearsighted king of Ice June 2nd, 2009 10:34 PM

I still have my torterra but I tend to never use it I use Mamoswine more often

Mōnštȝr¿ June 3rd, 2009 4:25 AM

No I never keep the starters..
It's not my thing.

.Ozymandias June 3rd, 2009 5:39 AM

I have in all three of my games; the only time my starter (2 Empoleon 1 Torterra) go away is for breeding sprees or trading huge numbers of pokémon. My party would feel empty without a starter.

Isabelle June 3rd, 2009 8:09 AM

I always have my Pokemon Starter here in my party. Because it's the very first pokemon i had. And i want to stick with my pokemon on a long long journey. ^^

Mew~ June 3rd, 2009 8:11 AM

yeah i always keep my infernape with me ^^

sanny the hedgehog June 3rd, 2009 8:18 AM

yeah i always keep my starter pokemon in my party
cause, well:
1. its usually my strongest
2 it's the first pokemon you get in the game (and the one you probably pay most attention to)

Pochama95 June 3rd, 2009 10:29 AM

Of course I do and I usually have them be on a higher lvl then the others. Idk y it's just an impulse that my first pokemon should be a leader for the rest of the team but only by 3-5 lvl

Sketchies June 3rd, 2009 10:38 AM

My starter is lost in my boxes...so no.

Conor June 3rd, 2009 12:40 PM

My Infernape was replaced by Salamence, he never leaves my side!

Lynnx June 3rd, 2009 1:46 PM

Yes, I still have my Empoleon in my party.

FalconJoker June 3rd, 2009 2:14 PM

I use A starter Pokemon in competitive battling if that counts.... not the same one I chose in the beginning (using a bred one) but it's a descendant! :P

Cardwell74 June 3rd, 2009 2:58 PM

In my current play through of Pearl i do, but in my old file i didnt, empoleon is useless.

streetends08 June 3rd, 2009 3:20 PM

empoleon is sometimes with me, but when i was able to migrate lapras, she pretty much took over as the powerhouse water type, then bulbasaur came and i had to make room for him. right now i'm trying to get all of my team pokemon fully leveled up, but leading is rapidash, as she was caught as a ponyta early on at lvl 5 and i always seemed to use it most anyways currently its as lvl 77

Zelda June 3rd, 2009 4:17 PM

In Pokemon Pearl, even though I have completed my game and all, it is still with me. It helps me catch the legendaries, shinies, and other pokemon I need. It also helps me EV train my pokemon.

In Pokemon Platinum, I still have my starter because I haven't beat the Elite Four yet, and I still need it in order to beat it.

titodsik1 June 3rd, 2009 4:22 PM

No i dont have him there for now I tend to trade off with all my pokemon so I wont get bored training the same ones

Elmaste June 3rd, 2009 6:19 PM

My Infernape is sickly awesome. I just can't leave it hanging around with weak pokemon inside my box.(Seriously, my Infernape will destroy any pokemon in my box)So, I'm just being a good trainer.

Shem June 3rd, 2009 6:25 PM

Negative dood, got rid of my torterra in Diamond because it flat out sucked and didn't even use my Chimchar in Platinum because I had a pre-made team ready on my Diamond.

Zetsu_69 June 3rd, 2009 7:35 PM

I don't know where I put my Torterra. I have much better ones.

Michii June 4th, 2009 6:19 AM

I used to never leave my starter out of my team, but my Diamond breaks that rule. Empoleon is put in the box for some wifi battles, for breeding, and for training. I use Rukio the Lucario more. D:

Every other game has my starter forever on my team though. ^^

deliriouspurple June 4th, 2009 6:33 AM

Well yes, I always keep my starter in my party :\

Antarid June 4th, 2009 7:10 AM

Yes, I have torterra with me.

Sweet Smoochum June 4th, 2009 7:19 AM

I have Infernape in my Platinum party still. It's level 89 almost 90. It also knows Blast Burn.

However, my starter in Diamond (Torterra) got moved over to Platinum. It's at level 80. (I simultaneously trained it with a Gyarados which is now level 81. Torterra knows Frenzy Plant.)

Witch June 4th, 2009 7:24 AM

I always keep my Emploeon with me. He's such a powerful edition to my all water team & he's awsome looking to boot

Anjiru June 4th, 2009 11:41 AM

I don't take my starter with me...

sure.. it's 100 but i got my 7 boxes ful of EV trained Pokemon for Duelltower or Wifi fights, so i can't take it with me...

it's not as strong as only one of my others.. because it is senseless to have his starter EV trained...

Zelda June 4th, 2009 3:08 PM

My starter has to be in my party for right now. I am doing some chaining for a shiny, and I need it to help me beat the pokemon I am chaining for. I have other pokemon that could help, but my starter was with me already so I decided to use it instead of heading back to the PC to get the others.

Ayselipera June 4th, 2009 3:57 PM

I always keep my starter pokemon with me.
The starters are some of the highest stat pokemon
there are. So I don't see the point of dissposing them.
Plus I would hate to raise it so far just to take it out
of my team. It would feel like a waste to me.

Kotone June 4th, 2009 4:23 PM

no
not anymore.xD xD xD xD

Ray Maverick June 4th, 2009 11:16 PM

I have it!I love it!Its smashing! Its a torterra.

sez1992 June 5th, 2009 12:36 AM

I still have my infernape but its in the box atm cause im training my team for the pokemon league :)

leecher June 5th, 2009 12:38 AM

lol, i resented my starter (empoleon) but i have kept my charizard forever

EvolutionsRotom June 5th, 2009 12:42 AM

Sometimes, Only if i verse my friends on Wi-Fi lols

zirico June 5th, 2009 1:22 AM

i ev trained my turtwig in hp, defense and speed (only by 40) and i reset the game until i got an impish turtwig. its a powerhouse and has a great attack and never......ever dies. its at lvl 58 and i'm about to challenge Byron on Platinum for the first time. I will never part with him lol

Cameo June 5th, 2009 1:43 AM

I would love to keep my Infernape in my Diamond Team but because it isn´t as good as it could be I´m going to replace it with a new Infernape. I also have Empoleon and Torterra that I use a lot but I´m going to replace them as well. XD In Pearl I end up starting with Piplup that has already evolved into Empoleon and I gotta say that it is worth keeping. : DD

Alec_ June 5th, 2009 6:14 AM

I always do have my Empoleon on my team. Because i think it's the strongest one. Because you raised it from its starter level up to high level. And it's becoming stronger and stronger than any pokemon of your team. ^^.

~Fairytales..

gblbf June 5th, 2009 8:10 AM

yes, infernape is always with me

Satoshi Ookami June 5th, 2009 11:17 AM

Well not anymore xD
I now have Lucario + legendary team so my Infernape must rest in PC

Kazukii June 5th, 2009 11:31 AM

No, my Infernape isn't currently in use

Trainer AJ June 5th, 2009 11:59 AM

When it comes to traveling my Torterra is my friend. In fact I take him practically everywhere. After all he was my first and was responsible for helping me catch at least half the Pokemon I have now. Although we do to battle other people once in a while, my Torterra isn't as active in the competitive setting. Instead, I'll usually take Roserade or Abomisnow.

Fenrir Reki June 5th, 2009 12:08 PM

Yes I do, only because my starter pokemon owns and is one of my strongest.

a.new.bent June 5th, 2009 12:47 PM

I don't normally have my starter in my party just because I haven't trained him all that much since after the Pokemon League.

However, I do use him (infernape) in the battle hall and he does pretty well there
Moves: shadow claw, blast burn, thunder punch, and mach punch

Gulpin June 5th, 2009 4:29 PM

Yes, because if I wished to replace it then I would have to level up a replacement... :/ [is lazy.]

Sweet Visions June 5th, 2009 4:59 PM

I always kept mine, I will when I get Platinum tomorrow, I'm just some sort of sentimental freak when it comes to.. everything.

lolwut June 5th, 2009 5:45 PM

no not in platinum, but i did in diamond when i played through..

TeaTiMe June 14th, 2009 1:38 AM

Torn
 
I like my starter but to be honest I don't really keep him with me all the time mainly because it's a pain to carry a grass when I have a better grass pokemon and a super powered electric... but I used him in the league and I'll always use my starters for that :P

.Tactic. June 14th, 2009 2:43 AM

i still have my empoleon but i normally use my legendaries.

UraharaSteph June 14th, 2009 3:04 AM

nope
 
Can't say I do have my starter! In the older games I used to constantly have my starter pokémon, no matter what it was with me, but in all honesty, diamond pearl and platinum... I tend to replace my starter. Piplup got very quickly replaced with Vaporeon haha. Well actually I liked piplup, but when it ivovled I was like DX!

Zelda June 14th, 2009 6:26 AM

As I am getting a Battle Tower team ready, in Pokémon Pearl I do not have my starter pokémon with me. I would love to, but since some of my Battle Tower pokémon are strong enough to battle pokémon in the grass by themselves, I don't need it. Perhaps if I had my starter for the Battle Tower, I would be able to keep it with me, but since I chose not to it is in the PC. Though it will come back once I reach a certain amount of Battle Points at the Battle Tower.

JustinDestruction June 14th, 2009 8:00 AM

No. There are so many better Pokémon than the starters. I usually don't have any starters in my party, though occasionally I'll have a Charizard, Blaziken, or something. But none of the newer ones.

diamondpearl876 June 14th, 2009 8:12 AM

Yeah. I keep my starter in every single game. I'm pretty sentimental, so...

Silvergale June 14th, 2009 8:30 AM

I always keep Torterra in my party, even if I don't particularly use him a lot.

He's always there as a reinforcement and friend to the rest of my Pokemon

:)

Kumata June 14th, 2009 8:35 AM

I said no, but I sort of do... my starter on my most recent save was a Turtwig, and I have a Torterra, but it didn't evolve from it... I specifically bred a better Turtwig for use and traded it over from a friend's DS when I started again.

TEAM BLUE June 14th, 2009 8:57 AM

Nope.....I Replaced Piplup For Squirtle.....Just Left My Piplup In The Ranch.....

ace777 June 14th, 2009 9:06 AM

Nope, its in my PC because I already breed and EV trained a better one.

Bagel June 14th, 2009 9:14 AM

i kimda traded my inferape 4 my lv100 black charizard (it was ta best trade i ever made)

but the charizard is always wit me nomader wat

Johto's Best June 14th, 2009 9:48 PM

No, right when I beat the E4 I caught a Pichu. It's now a Lvl. 100 Raichu and I consider it my starter, but officially? No, I don't carry Empoleon with me anymore.

Lyra. June 15th, 2009 12:10 AM

Believe it or not, I still do. But the rest of my party changes not very often.

Zero° June 15th, 2009 12:31 AM

Yup my starter is with me all the way:
Emerald: Mudkip
Ruby: Torchic
Sapphire: Treecko
Fire Red: charmander
Leaf Green: all three xD
Gold:Typhlosion
Silver: all 3
Crystal: all 3
My Pokemon Ruby hack: Cyndaquil
My Emerald Hack: Chikorita
Fire Red hack: Cyndaquil
DPPt: Piplup, he's so cute XP

Prince of Cats June 15th, 2009 3:08 AM

I do. I even have an Infernape in my competitive lineup :P

Dodo111 June 15th, 2009 3:23 AM

Of course my team is:

Monferno
Staravia
Buizel
Onix

pokefansam June 15th, 2009 3:23 AM

i dont have it because i traded it away at the begining for a dratini

Britney's Circus June 15th, 2009 7:24 AM

Uh, i hate the little runts. xD I only like non-starters.

.little monster June 16th, 2009 6:05 AM

I love the starters throughout the main storyline. I keep them in my party at all times. In fact, they are usually at the highest level.

Gordonator123 June 16th, 2009 10:55 AM

well,my platinum and diamond starter was empoleon but I dont use them much,but I do use my ruby starter which was swampert I have it on my team so yeah I pretty much use the starters(my pic is of a swampert so u can see I like swampert ;))

RUBY8 June 16th, 2009 11:03 AM

it is my believe that u should always have your starter pokemon with u

salmence33 June 16th, 2009 1:48 PM

I don't use my empoleon because I want to be original with my team.

Peccadillo June 16th, 2009 5:20 PM

I use my starter if I'm playing the game; however, I deposit it if I'm battling (wifi and Battle Frontier). This Infernape is not properly EV trained if it has only beat up trash like Bidoof and Stunky, hehe.

XxDawnfanxX June 16th, 2009 5:33 PM

Of course, I started with it and I leveled it up so much before having my others catch up. Plus it is one of the strongest in your party. I always have my Infernape with me. Plus I stick by the whole first pokemon saying of always sticking with it. I love Infernape, very powerful pokemon.

Kagura June 16th, 2009 5:50 PM

Like many others, I always have my Infernape in my party. I find it special because I started with it, plus I feel guilty if I ever store him anywhere. :P

Silhouette June 16th, 2009 7:14 PM

When I'm not at the battle tower, I'll usually keep my Torterra and Empoleon with me. Otherwise, my party is only full of what I need at that moment. But, they are with me a majority of the time.

(Why would I ditch an Empoleon with a $999999 ribbon on it? XD)

Vyro June 16th, 2009 7:43 PM

I still have my torterra... I only use him sometimes though..

Caelus June 16th, 2009 7:59 PM

I always keep my starters with me. Something about them prevents me from losing them so I keep them in all my teams.

The Bringer! June 16th, 2009 8:18 PM

Naaaw, I usually HM slave 'em or just let them rot in a pc box. Not using a starter makes the game a lot funner for me, because you can have a more varied team. Still, the sinnoh starters are my favorite, in general.
*glares at chimchar with murderous thoughts*

⋚Raika⋚ June 16th, 2009 8:43 PM

Yes, starters will ALWAYS be in my party. :D

Redline June 16th, 2009 8:54 PM

Nope, I replaced my Empoleon with a Blastoise because Empoleon is a bit slow for me and his type is just dumb. He is Water/Steel so every time my opponent uses fire on me it deals normal damage which is pretty much ouchy But I must admit my Empoleon is probably the one who carried me all the way to the Elite Four before I replaced him. :(

Queen June 16th, 2009 10:42 PM

I still have my Empoleon in my party.

Camisado June 16th, 2009 10:47 PM

I have kept my starter in all but one game.

In Diamond I replaced my Piplup as soon as I could with a Buizel, just to see how it all went, but I still felt guilty about putting it in the box xD

JP June 17th, 2009 7:35 AM

I tend to always keep my starter in my team, and like some others may have said, it's usually higher in level than the others on my team.

seeker June 17th, 2009 7:47 AM

Competitivly no. Otherwise yes. Just because it's trained well & has moves i like but its not good enough for online battling

Rakki-neko June 17th, 2009 7:50 AM

for my in game team, yep empoleon is always there, but not for my online wifi team, there are bigger and better pokemon than that.

The snorlax master June 17th, 2009 9:50 AM

No. I currently try out new teams now and then, and then i never have room for my starter. I don't even use any starters for competitive battling.

mircoct June 17th, 2009 1:46 PM

yes..i love my torterra..:)
and it love me :P
but i dont use it in in wi-fi battle

Kirbychu June 17th, 2009 1:52 PM

I don't, competitively or just in-game. I ditched my Torterra after the seventh gym.


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