4th Gen Do you still have your starter Pokémon in your party?

[Gordonator123]

well,my platinum and diamond starter was empoleon but I dont use them much,but I do use my ruby starter which was swampert I have it on my team so yeah I pretty much use the starters(my pic is of a swampert so u can see I like swampert ;))

 

[RUBY8]

it is my believe that u should always have your starter pokemon with u

 

[salmence33]

I don't use my empoleon because I want to be original with my team.

 

[Peccadillo]

I use my starter if I'm playing the game; however, I deposit it if I'm battling (wifi and Battle Frontier). This Infernape is not properly EV trained if it has only beat up trash like Bidoof and Stunky, hehe.

 

[XxDawnfanxX]

Of course, I started with it and I leveled it up so much before having my others catch up. Plus it is one of the strongest in your party. I always have my Infernape with me. Plus I stick by the whole first pokemon saying of always sticking with it. I love Infernape, very powerful pokemon.

 

[Kagura]

Like many others, I always have my Infernape in my party. I find it special because I started with it, plus I feel guilty if I ever store him anywhere. :P

 

[Silhouette]

When I'm not at the battle tower, I'll usually keep my Torterra and Empoleon with me. Otherwise, my party is only full of what I need at that moment. But, they are with me a majority of the time.

(Why would I ditch an Empoleon with a $999999 ribbon on it? XD)

 

[Vyro]

I still have my torterra... I only use him sometimes though..

 

[Caelus]

I always keep my starters with me. Something about them prevents me from losing them so I keep them in all my teams.

 

[The Bringer!]

Naaaw, I usually HM slave 'em or just let them rot in a pc box. Not using a starter makes the game a lot funner for me, because you can have a more varied team. Still, the sinnoh starters are my favorite, in general.
*glares at chimchar with murderous thoughts*

 

[⋚Raika⋚]

Yes, starters will ALWAYS be in my party. :D

 

[Redline]

Nope, I replaced my Empoleon with a Blastoise because Empoleon is a bit slow for me and his type is just dumb. He is Water/Steel so every time my opponent uses fire on me it deals normal damage which is pretty much ouchy But I must admit my Empoleon is probably the one who carried me all the way to the Elite Four before I replaced him. :(

 

[Queen]

I still have my Empoleon in my party.

 

[Camisado]

I have kept my starter in all but one game.

In Diamond I replaced my Piplup as soon as I could with a Buizel, just to see how it all went, but I still felt guilty about putting it in the box xD

 

[JP]

I tend to always keep my starter in my team, and like some others may have said, it's usually higher in level than the others on my team.

 

[Abnegation]

Competitivly no. Otherwise yes. Just because it's trained well & has moves i like but its not good enough for online battling

 

[Rakki-neko]

for my in game team, yep empoleon is always there, but not for my online wifi team, there are bigger and better pokemon than that.

 

[The snorlax master]

No. I currently try out new teams now and then, and then i never have room for my starter. I don't even use any starters for competitive battling.

 

[mircoct]

yes..i love my torterra..:)
and it love me :P
but i dont use it in in wi-fi battle

 

[Kirbychu]

I don't, competitively or just in-game. I ditched my Torterra after the seventh gym.