4th Gen best starter Pokemon

Started by MiSsInG nO May 16th, 2007 4:35 PM
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which starter pokemon is the best

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Posted June 28th, 2009
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Well, I Chose ChimChar when I got diamond. I guess it depends on what type you like. Ill fill you in on their types though.

Chimchar-Fire
Monferno-Fight,Fire
Infernape-Fight,Fire

Piplup-Water
Prinplup-Steel,Water
Empoleon-Steel,Water

Turtwig-Grass
Grotle-Ground,Grass
Torterra-Ground,Grass

Ichida

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Empoleon makes an incredible wall, with 11 elemental resistances. Infernape makes a good sweeper, with equal attack and special attack, as well as great speed, and Torterra makes a good physical-oriented Pokemon in both attack and defense. One Ice Beam will kill it though. :P

So my vote is Piplup.
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Empoleon makes an incredible wall, with 11 elemental resistances. Infernape makes a good sweeper, with equal attack and special attack, as well as great speed, and Torterra makes a good physical-oriented Pokemon in both attack and defense. One Ice Beam will kill it though. :P

So my vote is Piplup.
ya I got with Ichida Piplup is the best
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Ichida

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So? Empoleon learns Ice Beam to kill Torterra, Hydro Pump to kill Infernape, who learns Close Combat to beat Empoleon and Flamethrower to beat Torterra. They can all kill each other.
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JMS

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I've only had a playthrough with Chimchar and Turtwig so far(currently playing through with Piplup(now Prinplup.), but I'd have to say I like Turtwig so far. It has very thick defense and a nice attack also. Plus, Torterra is a force to be reckoned with, when it has Earthquake on it.

Ichida

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Doesn't matter if it's too slow to use it before it gets OHKO'd by one good Ice Beam.
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Ichida

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No one screws with a huge, metal emperor penguin with a trident for a face. :D
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Frostweaver

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In terms of the metagame, it's not even a contest... Infernape wins in power within a landslide. Torterra's extreme weakness to ice is just horrible (and the only thing that is preventing Torterra from being an exceptionally powerful tank...) Empoleon's stats just do not match what its movepool reflects at all.