Topic: Saying no to the starters

[Sappy]

Just wondering if anyone sometimes leaves there starter behind from near the start and raises other Pokemon. I feel most trainers love their starter, but I remember one time I left a Charmander behind and raised a lovely Zubat into a Crobat.

And after I left that Charmander behind Ash found it...

[Richard and Blaziken]

I ditched Tepig in Black2 and sent over Torchic. Same with Cyndaquil in SS. And then I've done so in every Nuzlocke I've ever done, using an Egg Pokemon as a starter. And in Yellow Version, I tend to ditch Pikachu once I can get Electabuzz.

[Lord Raven]

I ditched Oshawott and Serperior in White and Black 2 respectively...  for like a Galvantula and an Octillery or Magnezone or something.

[MonsterMon64]

I actually TRADED my Oshawott in White 2 to someone else pretty early on for... dang, I can't remember which Pokemon I got out of it, but that's not important. My "starter" in White 2 was effectively Psyduck. That's the only time I've ever not used my starter-starter in a game for my final team, though.

[Turner]

I used to be really against this for some reason, if the starters were bad I would be really bummed out because I'd have to play through the whole game with a Pokemon I don't really like. It wasn't until B/W that I decided to leave the starter behind and fill my team with normal Pokemon.

I'm not even sure if I'll go back to starters again, there are so many Pokemon I want to raise and train that the starter just feels unnecessary.

[Vinneh]

Just wondering if anyone sometimes leaves there starter behind from near the start and raises other Pokemon. I feel most trainers love their starter, but I remember one time I left a Charmander behind and raised a lovely Zubat into a Crobat.

And after I left that Charmander behind Ash found it...

I actually ditched my starter in Gen 4. I really wasn't okay with a fire/fighting yet again so I decided to raise a flying type instead. after thinking about it, I could have gone with a piplup and been fine.

[lugia95]

I've been playing through Soul Silver again recently, and I ditched my Cyndaquil and instead sent over a Houndour from Platinum. Asides from a difficult first gym battle when it refused to listen to me, everything's gone pretty smoothly.

[SirBlaziken]

I always stick with my starter, then after beating the game I store it in the PC

[Ninja001]

i ditched Tepig in black 2 for a riolu and a growlithe

[Wolstenholme]

It sounds really silly, but I never ditch the starters because it feels like you're supposed to use them e.g. in Black Prof. Juniper gives you the starter as a present (sort of) and it just feels rude to ditch them 

[Ninja001]

thts true i suppose. You know what im not going to ditch anymore of my starters

[sylar]

i ditched my 4th gen starters because they sucked
usually i keep em around tho

[Sappy]

i ditched my 4th gen starters because they sucked
usually i keep em around tho

But Turtwig is literally a solidified version of perfection that isn't a pizza....

- slightly exaggerating

I see why people keep it, I do most of the times, because I like them. We have an emotional attachment to it, kinda... without sounding weird.

[quack98]

I never ditch 'em except in Gen V, cos the only good starter is tepig  and he evolves into Emboar who I hate.

And turtwig is awesome, but grotle is better

[Mr. Apple]

i've done this a few times, and it didn't end well
i would be terrible and just quit haha