Starter Pokemon... Do you always use them forever?

[Daedrin]

Well it depends, at first you're forced to use your starter, so it gets EV's you dont want, so I tend to ditch that one later, but if I can breed it and train it properly, that's another story.
Some starters are cool, usually above average stats, but in PU, starters will be wayyy too common, so I doubt I'll use them lol

[vedsace]

you bet your butt i do or are you plain stupid

[Frenchfry]

or are you plain stupid

...What?

[Amphi]

usually i end up keeping one on my team, for some reason if i take it off i feel bad, but lately I've just switched it out right away

[Mr. Fox]

I only keep my starter until i have beenten the Elite Four and have the National Dex.

[dudethatsmyapple]

yes, pretty much lol

[Mr. Fox]

Yeah Blaziken  has one of the best move pools of all the fire/fight startes. he can also learn Brave Bird to take out other fight types.

[Chad29]

That's something I didn't know. Something Infernape doesn't have, who is my preffered fire/fighting type.

[DarK_SouL]

yes, pretty much lol

Please, only make posts if they say something. Like why do you use starter Pokemon forever.
"yea, pretty much, lol" isn't a post, it is Spam, for you to get I higher post count, or because you haven't thought it out.

Think before you post.

[Kurbee]

I only use my starters as long as I have to. Normally, I make a set on my pearl and swap em to my platinum the moment I have started. Not always though. Mostly use them as HM buckets, especially the water ones.
Except for Blaziken, that was the best damn starter. Shame his speed stat isnt too high, Id use him all the way.

[Mr. Fox]

I only use my starters as long as I have to. Normally, I make a set on my pearl and swap em to my platinum the moment I have started. Not always though. Mostly use them as HM buckets, especially the water ones.
Except for Blaziken, that was the best damn starter. Shame his speed stat isnt too high, Id use him all the way.

Don't feel bad his speed is covered by his ability to learn moves from almost every type, he is a good sweeper, he is also my favorite gen 3 stater

[Kurbee]

As amazing a sweeper his is, his handy-ness is utterly lost at the Flying type and the Psychic type gyms. He doesnt last long in those situations.

[Mr. Fox]

True, but by having other pokemon to cover his weaknesses, and giving him the right moves he can decimate anything in his way!!!

[Papi]

Most times I do keep my starter on hand, but I usually box it if I find the same type Pokemon with better moves etc.. Like I prefer Sunkern/Sunflora to Meganium because they (Sunkern and Sunflora) can learn Grasswhistle, Leech seed, Leaf storm, including 7 more damage dealing grass moves. While Meganium only learns 4 Grass Type Attack moves; Razor Leaf, Magical Leaf, Petal Dance, Solarbeam. That's why I kept my Sunflora and deposited Meganium in SS.

I remember when I was younger I got my mum to buy one copy of Silver and one copy of Gold just so I could get all 3 starters xD.

[rajlev]

i think thats not onli by a sentimental cause you keep it, it is also because at the begining there are not much pokemon to atrap, and you must face a lot of trainers, so you figth with the starter primary because it has an bigger level than the rest of your party from the begining and you try to use it to the hardest figths because of its level. And wen you have the oportunity to catch other pokemons of the same tipe, you have already habituate to your first pokemon, so you dont want to change it