Evolve your starters or not?

Started by BartCiao February 1st, 2010 7:32 AM
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Evolve your starters or not?

BartCiao

It has always been Pokemon :)

Age 29
Male
The Netherlands
Seen January 13th, 2014
Posted January 12th, 2014
62 posts
14 Years
I have had a dilemma because I was doubting very much about evolving the starters. The reason why you shouldn't was for me the bond between your two starter pokemon. I mean, they have such a strong bond together because you've played at least 10 hours with them. And after the evolution they become different Pokemon. The benefits of evolution are:
1. They become stronger.
2. You might think the evolutions are cooler.

Finally, I evolved my Torchic and Squirtle into Blaziken and BLastoise. I'm glad I did it, because they're cool, and they still have that strong bond. It's also fun that they're very strong. They're now having a third team member: a Wurmple, lvl 51! WHen I evolved it, I thought: man, this just s.ucks. So I didn't evolute Wurmple. It's just cool!

So the main question: Have you evolved your starter Pokemon (or are you going to do that), and why?

Thanks!
BartCiao
"Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled Trainers should try to win with the Pokémon they love best."

Karen, Johto Elite Four member
Age 28
Male
"We all live in a Pokémon World!"
Seen February 13th, 2023
Posted January 6th, 2012
549 posts
14.5 Years
In main-series:
Every time :D

In PMD:
I have evolved them everytime, but I feel sad to evolve them as they have been with me so long time and then they just don't look same to me after they have evolved...
I evolve them but I don't like it... I'm stupid, I have to decide better next time when I play PMD

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BartCiao

It has always been Pokemon :)

Age 29
Male
The Netherlands
Seen January 13th, 2014
Posted January 12th, 2014
62 posts
14 Years
In main-series:
Every time :D

In PMD:
I have evolved them everytime, but I feel sad to evolve them as they have been with me so long time and then they just don't look same to me after they have evolved...
I evolve them but I don't like it... I'm stupid, I have to decide better next time when I play PMD
My hint for you is: save before evolving your Pokemon. Then you can see if it feels the same, or if it bad. If you don't like it, just turn your power off, and start before the evolution. I did the same with my Wurmple:D
"Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled Trainers should try to win with the Pokémon they love best."

Karen, Johto Elite Four member
Age 32
Female
Finland
Seen July 29th, 2013
Posted February 10th, 2010
236 posts
14.8 Years
Nope, never have. I've always felt weird that everyone is complaining about not being able to evolve your starter Pokemon at the end of the main story of Time/Darkness. I always to use those cute and small Pokemon, and that's a big part of the Mystery dungeon experience to me. Besides, I often choose my starters by how their sprites look, and the sprites of the evolutions are much less cute. For example, Vulpix: I love it's MD sprites, but Ninetales looks just... weird. It's also more challenging this way~

BHwolfgang

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Age 28
Male
Virginia
Seen February 24th, 2014
Posted May 9th, 2013
3,905 posts
14.2 Years
Yeah, I can always start a new game if I want to see me and my partner as Starter Pokemons. Besides, as the dungeons become harder, I need as much power as I can get. @[email protected]

(Charmander & Treecko) -> (Charizard & Sceptile)
Age 29
Female
Lake of Rage
Seen December 12th, 2015
Posted August 15th, 2012
1,931 posts
13.7 Years
I always need a freakin stone to evolve! On EoT I have a pikachu and it's at lv 81. And on EoS I have a vulpix @ lv 72.

-sigh- its a shame that evolution stones are really really rare to find in a dungeon.
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