4th Gen Do You Keep Your Starter Pokemon??

[Eurydice]

i always keep my starter. the only time i think i didnt was when i did the random pokemon challange

 

[SukoSuNa]

I get rid of it.
Espeacially the new ones.

I always like to use Pokemon that I know most people won't use.

 

[Chibaymega12]

Usually always. I feel I have some sort of obligation, haha. This is actually the first game(SS) that I didn't use it for everything. I kept Meganium until I battled Red, then I ditched it to combine use the EVs from both that, and the previous game.

 

[TheRatBoy]

Yes I keep my starters for the story line. Once I beat red however, my lvl 64 feraligatr retired to the pc. I use him mainly for waterfall these days.

 

[lukemeow]

i think i mostly keep my starter right untill the end

 

[DragonsCanBite]

I've always kept my starter. I mean, in some playthroughs I've tried playing the entire game only using my starter and no other Pokemon. :P

 

[Raichu1988]

I always keep my starter through and through. (Well, I didn't in the Pearl game >.<) But, Typhlosion <3 is pure love, so yes.

 

[SeanSchulz]

I do usually, but I personally don't think feraligatr or typhlosion learn good enough moves so I usually get them and then start over and trade back just to get through the dex. I love Meganium as a defensive wall though, so I play through the game with it and sometimes in competing battling. In other games I always trade off my starter for other ones, except Turtwig, Turtiwig is nice.

 

[Djevelsk]

I kept Feraligatr with me up until the Lv. 50 mark, and he was Lv. 58 when I beat Red, and though he contributed a lot, it seemed stupid having him there anymore seeing as I'd bred a few babies for HG from Pearl and they were all rushing a head of him.

 

[Zukdeen]

I always keep my starter, and make my team with him as main Pokémon.

 

[TwilightBlade]

I totally keep my starter until I collect the 16 badges. After that... I only keep my trusty flier, Pidgeot. The rest of my party shuffles around because I trade a lot.

 

[professor plum]

I used to. However, I actually abstained from using my starters in HG/SS. I trained them a bit, but..I got tired of them. b_b; So, I traded other Pokemon in to use instead. :D
Like, when as soon as I was able to trade, I sent over some eggs and a Camerupt to speed up the hatching process. >>;

 

[blue]

Used to, but not as much now.. however, I've got a Level 100 Empoleon on Pokémon Diamond.

 

[Captain Fabio]

I didn't no, I knew which Pokemon I wanted in my team as I was going through the game, so there was no room for my little starter Pokemon after half way through the game, but it was a little sad leaving him behind.​

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[Spherical Ice]

Always, in fact I always had a feeling of guilt whenever I had them at the lowest level on my team. I've never really played the games super competitvely though, so I just base my team on my starter, instead of starting afresh.

 

[TheDrummer16]

My starter is usually my favorite, so of course it's on my team! :)

 

[Xanza]

Gets starter > Find caterpie > Use starter to tank and make caterpie receive exp > Caterpie becomes Butterfree > Bye bye starter

 

[Kamitsure-chan]

I do. I feel guilty otherwise. I always have a special place in my team for my starter. Even if I know there's a stronger Pokemon than it, I keep it in the team anyway.

 

[Sesen]

Oh yes. As my 'first' Pokemon, I always feel like I have a responsibility to always have it with me. Like I'd be betraying it if I got rid of it. D:

 

[Black*]

to me 99.999% of the time the starter is only good for being my hm slave lol but sometimes i use it like if its charmander thats the only one i'll ever use