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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 |
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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?" |
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Yes, I usually do. Only, I've boxed it sometimes, but the team then can feel a bit... empty.
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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.
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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.
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I usually keep my starter about three levels above everyone else, just so the rest of the team knows he's the boss.
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every single time they are the highest. except in yellow and heartgold. I mean, level 95 alakazam?
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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.
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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 =/
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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. |
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: |
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. |
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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! |
My Torterra yes, But, As for my Meganium, That was horrificly weak.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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.
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No. I spoil my Jumpluff instead. More often than not, my starter is boxed/enslaved/hacked into something different anyways.
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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. |
I don't spoil my starter usually I balance the level of my team
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