Age 25
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Seen December 30th, 2017
Posted August 13th, 2016
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11.9 Years
Well did you ever had a playthrough were you "ditch" your starter and made another pokemon your partner?
And what was your starter pokemon then?
And who was your partner?

I had two times I did that. One time in Ruby and one time Soulsilver.
In Ruby I ditch Torchic because I wanted to send him to my diamond and Breloom was my partner then because I used him and liked him a lot.

In Soulsilver I traded my Chikorita and two other pokemon (probarly first route pokemon) to HG to fill up my pokedex and got the three kanto starter pokemon I went for a Kanto team and my partner was Jolteon.

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Age 30
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Seen May 22nd, 2022
Posted November 29th, 2021
33,354 posts
15.2 Years
I've ditched starters mostly in DPPt (though I usually will keep Empoleon) and BW. I just don't like those starters that much. I rarely ever ditch my starter in RSE, GSC, or RBY, unless I'm doing a challenge where my starter doesn't meet the criteria for the team.
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Seen January 6th, 2023
Posted January 14th, 2015
959 posts
13.4 Years
Not really. I remember popping Chimchar into the PC box and taking a Shinx with me in Pearl once though. Don't know why, I think it's because I figured out how rubbish Chimchar actually is.

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Seen September 26th, 2021
Posted August 7th, 2019
21,056 posts
15.4 Years
In previous generations I never ditched my starter but now, there's so many more Pokémon I'd like on my team in place of my starter who will most likely end up in the Daycare.

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Age 32
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Seen September 29th, 2017
Posted July 12th, 2017
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19.1 Years
For the most part, I tend to ditch my Starter critter after a suitable alternative comes along. The most recent example is in Black: I chose Oshawott and kept it until it became a Samurott; I would have ditched it (because it's sooooooooo bad, you guys!) sooner, but there aren't really any good Water critters until after the completion of the Elite Four. In Gold/SoulSilver, I ditched by Typhlosion as soon as I could get my hands on a Houndoom (again, after the E4, unfortunately). I think I did end up keeping my Charizard/Blaziken, however, so they are definitely exceptions to this rule.

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Seen May 9th, 2012
Posted May 25th, 2012
27 posts
11.4 Years
[SIZE="a"]I ditch Meganium in HeartGold. It has powerful moves but only grass normal, so i gave it to daycare lol, it was lvl54 but anyway. Then i raise a gloom, i dont know why i like it[/SIZE]
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Age 30
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14.1 Years
I never ditch starters until I defeat the elite four. I dont know why, I feel weird if I dont have a starter on my team. I grow very attached to them anyway :3

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Seen September 18th, 2013
Posted March 25th, 2013
4,391 posts
14.8 Years
Not really. I remember popping Chimchar into the PC box and taking a Shinx with me in Pearl once though. Don't know why, I think it's because I figured out how rubbish Chimchar actually is.
Chimchar line is rubbish? I guess that is what Infernape is OU and Charizard is NU cause the line is rubbish. I get you may not like the style, but Infernape is quite usefully in terms of battle. Albeit both are quite useful in-game.

For the most part, I tend to ditch my Starter critter after a suitable alternative comes along. The most recent example is in Black: I chose Oshawott and kept it until it became a Samurott; I would have ditched it (because it's sooooooooo bad, you guys!) sooner, but there aren't really any good Water critters until after the completion of the Elite Four. In Gold/SoulSilver, I ditched by Typhlosion as soon as I could get my hands on a Houndoom (again, after the E4, unfortunately). I think I did end up keeping my Charizard/Blaziken, however, so they are definitely exceptions to this rule.
Jellicent is available pre-elite four as well as Carracosta and Seismitoad. Each of those seem just as viable if not more then Samurott.

As for me I plan on ditch my starters in BW2 since I'd rather use others close to the beginning as my go too. Not to mention I already used Oshawott and Tepig before and I don't really have a desire to use them again, and I am not fond of Serperior so I can't see me using it.

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Posted July 12th, 2017
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Jellicent is available pre-elite four as well as Carracosta and Seismitoad. Each of those seem just as viable if not more then Samurott.
And I really dislike those as well! Believe me, I did consider my crappy, crappy options before finally sticking with that fugly otter/sea-lion thing. :D
Seen January 11th, 2013
Posted July 22nd, 2012
240 posts
11.1 Years
If I recall correctly, I only started ditching the starter once BW came out. The first time I played through White, I switched out my Dewott once Frillish was available. During my second playthrough, when I had planned a 'multicoloured' team, I ditched Emboar (red) once Pawniard (red) became available.

Every other time since then, each time I replay any of the games, if I plan on not using the Starter from the beginning, I end up boxing them once I get access to my first team member.

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Age 30
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Seen January 24th, 2019
Posted September 4th, 2018
50,214 posts
12.2 Years
Chimchar line is rubbish? I guess that is what Infernape is OU and Charizard is NU cause the line is rubbish. I get you may not like the style, but Infernape is quite usefully in terms of battle. Albeit both are quite useful in-game.
He's right, Infernape is way more awesome than Charizard.

Prior to the 5th Gen, I used to ditch my starter due to me wanting to use Pokemon based on looks although I'm considering restarting Platinum and choosing Chimchar cos it's my fave Sinnoh Starter.

Never ditched my starter in Black cos I love the Oshawott line.
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I typically keep my starter throughout the entire game.

Only exception was Yellow, for painfully obvious reasons. And in Colosseum, I'd typically drop Umbreon about halfway through in favor of other Pokemon and only keep Espeon the whole way through.

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I've found myself ditching my starter more recently (sometimes completely off my team, other times one of the lesser members on my party). Off the top of my head, I know that my Typhlosion is away in a box on my HeartGold, and my Empoleon is the sixth member of my party on Platinum, but just because it knows Surf and Waterfall.
Seen September 18th, 2020
Posted February 18th, 2018
7,741 posts
16.6 Years
I always leave the starter now, and have done so in four games to date. I don't pick out things to replace the starter per se, but do often end up with an MVP regardless.

Blue: Bulbasaur → Nidoran♂
Fire Red: Charmander → Farfetch'd
SoulSilver: Chikorita → Zubat pre-E4; Jolteon post-E4
White: Snivy → Mienfoo & Archen