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ManhattanTheStarr October 23rd, 2010 10:13 AM

I've only spoiled my starter once, back in Sapphire with my Mudkip. He was like... 10-20 levels higher than the rest of my Pokemon, lmao. But I was an extreme noob at Pokemon then. That was like, my first Pokemon game. xD

The closest I get to spoiling my starter now is always keeping it in my team. But I think I might break that little streak once the 3rd installment of Generation V comes out. I want to use an exotic Pokemon as my starter... Like Zuruggu. :B

avolonsaber October 23rd, 2010 5:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Pachy (Post 6238544)
Though since Pokemon Ruby...I've always carried it's starter forward through the generations either through cloning or trading. I always trade it to my new version as soon as I can use it. (It's a level 100 Swampert so I've gotta collect the badges first.) :3

Really aside from leveling pokemon to 100 the old fashioned way, I don't do much else...because I think that EV training is a pain in the neck.

Finally, lol. Someone who plays the games like me. All my starters have been carried over to the games that proceeded them too. I wish that there was some way I could trade my Charizard & Feraligatr from my Silver Version to my Ruby. I don't do EV Training either. I think taking that much of a strategic approach to Pokemon ruins the fun. I mean its natural, but unnatural, if that makes sense?

I understand that everyone plays Pokemon their own way, but I'm wondering why some of you guys play the way you do, so strategic I mean. I get not spoiling your starter and wanting a balanced team with variety and what such, but why do some of you only have your starter 2 levels higher or just completely box it? As nerdy as it might sound, I think I only spoil my starter 'cuz that's what I would do if Pokemon were real. So I guess the new topic, side topic, whatever you wanna call it is "How do you play Pokemon?"

avolonsaber October 24th, 2010 5:50 AM

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Originally Posted by MartianOddity (Post 6243504)
I spoil my starter pretty much, but all members are in the same level range at least. I'm meticulous about it. If one member is freshly caught I won't continue to play until I've grinded it to the same level.

My starter is always the spine of my team. The glue. It's what I model my team after. Not to say I don't have team lineups with other startes as a base.

That's kind of how I am. My starter is the glue, the number one, only a few Pokemon are as strong level/strength wise. Usually just the second or third Pokemon though, lol.

Happy Pikachu! October 24th, 2010 8:05 AM

Yes, I usually do. Only, I've boxed it sometimes, but the team then can feel a bit... empty.

teddybeargun October 24th, 2010 8:59 AM

When I first started playing Pokemon I used my starter pokemon all the time and it became way stronger than the rest of my team but now I try to use all my pokemon equally and have them all around the same level.

avolonsaber October 24th, 2010 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Happy Pikachu! (Post 6243807)
but the team then can feel a bit... empty.

Exactly, lol. My team just doesn't feel right if I don't have my starter somewhere on it.

Cold Fusion October 24th, 2010 10:54 AM

When I play through the game my starter is always with me no matter what but once I've beaten the Elite Four I tend to make my own team up with any old Pokemon I've caught then train them up and go back and beat the Elite Four once again, I repeatedly do this until I get bored and restart my game after transferring my old Pokemon to another game. Or, I will start to EV train them just for the heck of it. But yes, I tend to spoil my starter Pokemon as I grow attached to it the team wouldn't be complete without it.

Asrodrig October 24th, 2010 10:59 AM

I usually keep my starter about three levels above everyone else, just so the rest of the team knows he's the boss.

Itstoppedatumbreon October 24th, 2010 11:47 AM

every single time they are the highest. except in yellow and heartgold. I mean, level 95 alakazam?
BEAST

BHwolfgang October 25th, 2010 7:26 AM

I spoil my starter Pokemon so much during the beginning of the game. By the time I got to the third or fourth gym, it would already be in its final form and everything. However, there are times when I do box it to train my weaker Pokemons. This happens a lot when I finally realize that my starter Pokemon is about five levels higher than the whole party.

Kenith October 25th, 2010 8:26 PM

I did that with my Ivysaur in Pokemon Leafgreen. Refused to let him evolve, and never let him faint not once throughout the whole game. If two of my pokemon were low on health, I'd focus on Ivysaur completely. Until after defeating the elite four did I realize I was becoming too obsessive and had to accept that he would faint some time in battle =/

LyokoGirl5000 October 26th, 2010 2:03 AM

No, I don't spoil my starter. In the beginning, I keep it a level or two higher, but that's generally gone by the third gym. Why should I make my Grovyle fight Brawly when I have a Sabelye that Brawly's Pokemon can't even touch?

My choices in items go to whoever's best for that situation. If I'm fighting Lance and only have one Revive left, do I give it to my Feraligatr or Aerodactyl to fight Lance's Charizard? I'd give it to my Aerodactyl for 4x damage to Charizard.

No starter spoiling here.

Meemai October 26th, 2010 11:31 PM

No, they never get anything more than the other Pokémon.

My infernape on Platinum, for example. It's trained at the same pace as every other Pokémon on my team. It doesn't get any more vitamins, TM's,...or whatever else there is that I'm forgetting.

Yeah. No special treatment for you. D:

Krizor October 27th, 2010 9:59 PM

I always tend to treat my starter as the leader of my team, but I usually keep it on par with the rest of them.

It doesn't really get any special treatment.

avolonsaber October 28th, 2010 1:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Cold Fusion (Post 6244162)
as I grow attached to it the team wouldn't be complete without it.

Exactly, haha. I can't help but get attached to my starter too. Even if I've restarted my game and picked the same one, I still can't help it.

MollyDJmaster October 28th, 2010 1:58 AM

Huh... Usually.
 
I usually keep my starter 1 or 2 levels above my team.

My team usually stays around the same level. I am really paranoid about that.

So say my starter is the same level as my team, I HAVE to raise my starter before the others!

Prometheus October 28th, 2010 3:06 AM

My Torterra yes, But, As for my Meganium, That was horrificly weak.

Binary October 28th, 2010 4:11 AM

My starter is generally the highest leveled pokemon in my team. It gets the massages, haircuts and everything else too. So yeah. But there will always be a few others in my team too.

Guy October 28th, 2010 4:12 AM

My starters are usually no higher in level than the rest of my team. It's usually the strongest when I first start off, but after my second catch, I put it in the backseat to allow my other Pokémon to catch up. I probably allow my starters to be first inline for a massage, or haircut, but that's as far as I go to spoil it. By the time of the Elite Four and Champion, my Pokémon's levels become uneven depending on who was most useful and who was not. After that though, my starter is usually on and off my team while I try training new Pokémon for after the main game.

M o n s t e R October 28th, 2010 4:19 AM

I usually only train/ spoil my starter until i get to the 3rd or 4th gym, unless i come across a rare or shiny Pokemon.

Amore October 28th, 2010 4:50 AM

I usually keep the starter, and build the team around him tbh. Do you not find it depends which starter it is to how much you spoil them? I mean, in Kanto, I spoil my Charmanders because they need to be overlevelled to get past Brock and Misty, but if it's a Bulbasaur I'm using, he can usually walk through them, so I level my other pokemon more.

In Johto, I always level Totodile more, because I need Ice Fang to take care of Bugsy's Scyther (Rock Tomb is too inaccurate), but if it's Cyndaquil I chose, he gets levelled up in Sprout Tower and against Bug Catchers on Route 30/31, but then left as he is until Azalea's Gym itself.

Again, in Hoenn, I overlevel Torchic as it needs to evolve to take on Roxanne, but if it's Mudkip or Treecko, I give the others more attention.

In Sinnoh, as with Torchic, Chimchar gets overlevelled. However, so does Piplup so it's strong enough to stand up to Gardenia. Turtwig, however, doesn't get as much special treatment.

Overall, it generally depends how many pokemon I can find to cover their weaknesses, and if they are useful against the gyms or not.

Demigod October 29th, 2010 10:07 AM

No, not since R/S/E. In diamond I left my starter in my hometown but in platinum I took my starter on my journey for the heck of it.

mondays suck November 5th, 2010 10:17 AM

No. I spoil my Jumpluff instead. More often than not, my starter is boxed/enslaved/hacked into something different anyways.

Fee Nicks November 5th, 2010 11:08 AM

I try to keep my party fairly evenly leveled, aside from when I need to use a specific pokemon in my team to beat whatever gym I have to do before it (Extrasensory Togetic against Morty or Azumarill against Jasmine's Steelix, to give two examples).
I did make push my Feraligatr all the way to level 100 when I first played Gold though; I kinda steamrolled over Red with that.

Nearsighted king of Ice November 5th, 2010 11:14 PM

I don't spoil my starter usually I balance the level of my team


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