5th Gen Is anyone ditching their starter?

I chose Tepig and stuck with it all the way through the 8 gyms. But after the last gym i just didn't feel like leveling him up because he wouldn't have been much help in the elite four.
 
In my B2, I chose Snivy as my starter and used it the whole time in my team. I started off really bad, but by the end, it wasn't too bad. In my W2, I chose Tepig and it's currently not doing too badly.
 
I used Samurott in my Black 2 run (used it in B/W as well) and was really underwhelmed, as I have been with all the Unova starters. I've never ditched a starter in all the times I've played/replayed a Pokemon game, but when I eventually play White 2, I'm thinking seriously about doing so. There are just so many better options out there.
 
I ditched my Samurott after the Elite Four and now pretty much switch around between Sceptile and Venusaur. I just don't care for gen 4 or 5's starters that much, especially the final evolutions.
 
i ditched my snivy right off the bat after beating the virbrank gym and traded over my bulbasuor from white 1 and i beat all the gyms easily even though grass types are pretty much crap in all the gyms but the last one
 
Until Black 2 I hadn't ever ditched my starter, I don't like the idea of it. Problem is, my Servine sucked SO much. My team for a while was Servine, Trapinch, and Magnemite. Servine had about 41 Special Attack with only a grass move for a damaging attack. Magnemite had almost twice that, with three types of moves, and Trapinch had almost as much as Magnemite, also with 3 types of moves. I told myself I'd catch the next viable grass guy I came across, but I couldn't find anyone I liked until way too late in the game.
 
Now that I've finished the game, I will restart with some eggs, so I'll ditch them again. Guess they are really ditchable. Samurott is probably the best one since water types are good. Darmanitan/Volcarona outclasses Emboar quite easily, with early access to the monkey-ball-thing. Simisear is quite better as a mixed sweeper in-game thanks to higher speed. Virizion outclasses Serperior, though if you don't like using legends, like me, you might use Ferrothorn or Simisage. If you want to go special there's Roserade, my favorite pokémon, pretty destructive in story mode.
Even Samurott is easily replaced for something better, though later than the others, if you do not want using a Simipour.
 
They seriously need to release the DW starters to North America, it would increase their usage so much.

Contrary Snivy is busted, because of Leaf Storm (increase Sp. Atk. by two stages every time it's used), and Blaziken would be commonly used, too.

Make it like an event where you're offered one DW starter, your choice which one, and a lot of people will be happy.
 
I moved over my main White team to White 2, and my main White team didn't have my starter in it. So yes, I ditched my starter.
 
I wanted to from the beginning because I never liked the Unova starters. I have Samurott but I reckon I'll swap it out for another more powerful water type since currently it sort of limits my party. I always feel bad doing it though, it tends to break the immersion you get during game when you get your first Pokémon.
 
Now I really want B2W2 T-T
In Black I used an Oshawott. I didn't ditch it because she was pretty useful in most of the gyms.
 
I ditch my starter because the gen V starters are the only ones I don't like even one bit. The reason is their design. Gen ll starters 4ever <3.
 
Nope, my Samurott is still in my team rotation as one of the only decent Water-types I've caught thus far (I forgot to trade my Keldeo over from Black early enough so it would've taken me ages to catch it up with the rest of my team).
 
I have already! I decided to focus more on PWT battling, and as such, my starter just hasn't really fit into my plans to battle in it, so yeah. :x
 
I probably will in my second run of the game, or when I buy Black 2. My team never feels structured unless I have a starter, but I like the idea of having 6, catchable Pokémon. x
 
I think snivy and its evolutions are pretty cool, and I usually kill almost everything in the game with my starter till I beat the game. In White1 My serperior was 94 when it soloed the elite 4 and I beat that part of the game. I dont have black or white 2 yet, do I have to start over with all new pokemon or is it a sequel with a transer information code?
 
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