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4th Gen Best Starter Pokemon

Which Starter is the best?

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Chimchar line = Epic Win
Infernape learns Close Combat 'nuff said.
 
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I believe, in my opinion, that Turtwig is a good starter for those who want an average experience, and very good for the long run and beginners. Chimchar is the best starter for the generation, evolving to some wicked pokemon with amazing powers and abilities, yet you need patience to raise it. Piplup, is quite strong and may very well help you beat what Chimchar and Turtwig evolutions can't seem to beat, but yet you need even more patience to raise and very hard, but once you get over the first evolution of piplup, you get a powerful pokemon. In the end, Turtwig for beginners, Chimchar for fast, easy, and strong game experience, and Piplup for those who have the patience and want the harder fruit of the game and the best third evolution out of all three.
 
Probably Turtwig

I've gotta say turtwig. Earthquake and frenzy plant are some pretty good moves, but I can also see why chimchar and piplup are good to.... but I've been a grass person all along, I usually choose grass starters. Once I made a stupid mistake of only training one pokemon the whole time, so by the time I reached Hearthome City it was on level 40 :)
 
I like torterra because it has great stats and more all- round stats than infernape. Infernape is mainly attack and a little speed but it's defensive stats aren't great.
 
I have to go with Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra because by the time it is Torterra and it has learned Curse,Systhesis,Earthquake and Crunch.He can be a very good defense pokemon and still put out high amounts of damage.
 
My fav is turtwig/Torterra, I love reptiles so...
 
I never chose the water starters for any of the 4 Generations. I went with Fire for the first 2 generations (Kanto/Johto) and went Grass for the last 2 (Hoenn/Sinnoh) So obviously it has to be Turtwig. He provided an extreme defensive game and a great attack as well. His speed brought him down but his tank properties pulled through by the time Torterra came along. Move over Empoleon and Infernape.
 
Technically, it would be the Chimchar line. I think next up would be Empoleon, and then Turtwig in dead last. My favorite starter for the fourth generation however would have to be Piplup. The design is lovely and in the end, it proves to be a useful Pokemon in the metagame.
 
I'd go with Chimchar. I've used chimchar as my starter in Pearl, Diamond, and Platinum...I beat them all with chimchar.You should pick Chimchar he is the best.
 
My fave starter and one i chose(Platinum starter choice)is Turtwig.

Look at the first pokemon in my signature,
 
I have tried out all the starters from Sinnoh, and the Chimchar family has to be the best choice, while disregarding my dislike for firetypes :P But sice all the starters have dual-types in their final evolution, it makes all 3 of them a hard choice.
 
Piplup. With it's final evolution, water and steel type duos are the best. Also most of the gyms are pretty easy with Piplup, in my opinion.
 
Chimchar (:

The fire types are always the best starters imo because you can normally catch Pokemon with Grass-type moves early on to cover you against caves and the like.

Although, having said that I am prefering Squirtle to Charmander atm :P Probably due to the fact that I've recently started watching the anime ;)
 
I'm gonna have to go with Piplup.
He's so adorable, and..yeah. His evolutions are pretty adorable as well.
Chimchar comes in second, and Turtwig is last. ):
 
Turtwig>Piplup>Chimchar

Chimchar is...Rather ugly in my opinion. I can't picture traveling around with one :/ Piplup is cute and original, but I'm not a big fan of its evolutions. Turtwig? Cute and I can picture being with one. It would be cool to sleep on a Torterra's back....*Dazes off*
 
Eeveemaster9 said:
Turtwig>Piplup>Chimchar

Chimchar is...Rather ugly in my opinion. I can't picture traveling around with one :/ Piplup is cute and original, but I'm not a big fan of its evolutions. Turtwig? Cute and I can picture being with one. It would be cool to sleep on a Torterra's back....*Dazes off*
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I dont see how you find piplup original its like they got the base of torchick and changed a few things nothing original there
 
I think the only reason Chimchar, and monferno, and Infernape are voted "Best" is due to the fact everyone likes Fire Mons

no, its because hes statistically the best. No items, all best natures and IVs and movesets, Infernape could take Torterra and Empoleon right after one another lol
 
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