Do you ever ditch your starters?

Except for my time on the Pokemon MMORPG, I've never ditched my starter in any time during the story, and it has always stayed on my party. Even if there are Pokemon that would be much better for my team, it's just that special connection you get to a starter from using it all the way through, though of course that wouldn't be there if it was boxed as soon as you could catch a new Pokemon. Either way, starters always have a reserved spot in my party, and I can't recall anytime except the one I already mentioned where I'd ditch my starter.
 
I usually do it for HG/SS. When I beat the league. I usually send in a nearly level 100 Pokemon to finish the game. The starter still remains in my party, but I don't use it as much until I beat Red.
 
I never ditched my starters. My party is usually two Pokemon (Come at me bro) that I train throughout the game. Except for in White, where I couldn't find a second Pokemon to match my Snivy, so I wound up having a full team. XD
 
It depends what I feel like at the time tbh. Usually I do end up using them the whole way through, but that's because they're generally pretty cool & useful Pokémon. But after having used them a few times I tend to start abandoning them and catch other things instead since it gets tedious constantly training the same things. :p
 
Surprisingly, no, I haven't ever ditched my starter. I think that's because it's like a loyal companion to me; it's the first Pokemon I get, so naturally I'll have the closest bond with it. My starter and I are sort of like an unbeatable duo.
 
I never ditched my starter either. I'm one of those crazy people that will EV train the stats before I go on. I catch a couple Pokemon in the beginning but don't EV train them unless I want them.
 
I almost always keep my starter pokémon. Maybe I'm just one of those players that gets sentimentally connected with my pokémon after I've spent a lot of time training them.. But when I played pearl, I didn't really care for any of the starters, and actually traded in one of the original starter pokémon from one of my other games :pink_blush:
 
From the day I get my starter till the day I finish the league, I would always have my starter in my team. Always. After that it would have to depend what I want to do with the rest of the game, GENERALLY, my starter will still stay with me. But sometimes I either trade him/her to a friend so they can make the most of that Pokemon for their team. Or I would put my pokemon in daycare and catch a new Pokemon for my team and start a little adventure to level it up.
 
I accidentally ditched one once. I released it and didn't notice it till after I saved and tried to find it. I immediately restarted my game.

So, obviously, no I haven't, on purpose at least. It feels wrong and such, and I always try to train my starter as much I can because it's usually the power-house of my team until I get some super strong companion late in the game xD
 
There's nothing special about the starter- it just happens to be the first mon you get. Sometimes I use it, sometimes I don't. I tend to box it pretty often actually since after a few replays they kind of lower team variety. In particular I've never done a Plat run with the starter (I've used them all in Pearl).
 
Hikari10 said:
Now, our starter Pokemon is usually our partner throughout the game cos it's our first Pokemon.

But some people like to part ways with their starter when they get a better Pokemon.

So, have you ever ditched your starter when playing a Pokemon game?
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No. I like to use my starter as my partner through the ENTIRE game. Once I beat the elite four, and want to make a badass team, I may ditch him, but always keep him. I never trade him. It basically like I'm giving him a rest, but I keep him on call incase I need some extra power :)
 
I ditched my servine at level 20 on white just recently.
 
I have NEVER ditched my starter, and that's one thing holding me back about a Nuzlocke. I don't wanna lose my best partner. To me, that's what a starter SHOULD be - a Pokemon that sticks by your side for eternity, someone you bond with. I know it's weird since it's all pixels, but I like having my journey come full circle with the Pokemon I started with.
 
Of course. Either to start with a different starter through codes for emulation or trading eggs to hatch in the new game. Makes it more interesting to try out things other than a starter you're handed. That said, I tend to try out all 3 of the others before alt starter.
 
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