Did You Use Your Starter?

[midnightelise]

Used Tepig all the way through the Elite Four the first time; after that, I intended on using him but then I realized with Victini and Reshiram I had three fire-type pokemon on my team, so I switched him out and haven't taken him out of the box since.

 

[Tiisko]

I used my starters throughout the game but post-game I find I box them, especially when I migrate my old team over from a earlier gen game.

The only starter I use in Black & White is Snivy even though its considered the weakest.

 

[vespiqueen]

I boxed my Samurott for a Jellicent..

 

[Ninja Dewott]

I don't get why people don't use Starters anyway. I mean, they're pretty strong, at least strong enough for in-game purposes, and they tend to be among the better-looking of pokemon.

 

[CaptPonyholder]

So the question is, "Did you use your Starter?" (Snivy, Tepig, or Oshawott)
"Did you continue to use it in the game", or "Are you still using it?"
Also, please explain your reasoning!

Nnnnooooope.

I chose Oshawott because he was cute... sadly I was using Nuzlocke rules and he kinda... died.

 

[Kanethedragon]

I usually use my starters throughout the game and postgame, even after I bring over my old teams. Though I haven't used my original blaziken starter in a long time. Btw I started out in gen III so yeah. I've only had 3 main starters (Blaziken, Empoleon, and Serperior) while I had the rest through a couple re-runs of emerald and platinum and I also have the gen one starters but I got them from Leaf Green and Fire Red so that doesn't exactly count since those are gen III games and wouldn't be considered ORIGINAL starters even though they are such in the dex and I got the Johto starters through GTS and Tepig and Oshawott through GTS.

 

[EzzPeon]

I did. During my first playthrough I always do this, and actually most other times as well. I chose Snivy because I liked it and I still use it occasionally as Serperior post-game.
Starters are usually strong enough for the main storyline and by the time I 'beat' the game I'm so attachted to them that I keep using them.

 

[Nacreous]

I don't get why people don't use Starters anyway. I mean, they're pretty strong, at least strong enough for in-game purposes, and they tend to be among the better-looking of pokemon.

I use my starter when I play for the first time and everything seems fresh and wonderful but after I reset and play a few more times,I try different teams without my starter.Starters aren't that amazing>.>Except for the ones in DPPt

 

[AmusedMilk]

Of course! And it's my strongest one.

 

[AllyNidhogg]

Yes, I did. I find the starters very fun to use and they contribute to the team well. Though a run without using a starter on my team sounds fun too.

 

[Ashiya]

This is prob the first pokemon game in a long time... Were I actually picked a diff elemental pokemon than the usual type (like fire) I still use my Serperior even after finishing the game, so far it's around the 80's in level.

 

[Amethyst Star]

I boxed my starter in two games and ended up regretting it. They're too useful, and it just didn't feel right.

 

[soundxfury]

For Black/White I stopped using my starter as soon as I got my C-Gear. After that I traded over eggs of the Pokemon I wanted to use and hatched them.
I picked my starter just because I wanted to battle Cilan for the first gym haha.

For all other generations I always use my starter, but I just wasn't feeling it with these new ones.

 

[dirkac]

Yeah, I used my starter pokemon, I always do. I tend to never change the team that I planned ahead, I never seem to violate from it (Well, except for the whole switching out solosis, vannilite and pidove in favor of munna, cubchoo and ducklett thing).

 

[lidaboy]

after i beat the game i put my emboar back in the box i migrated others and then i used that team or the remainder of my game and trained others

 

[Necro101]

I used my starter in White but, not in Black.
I am still using my serperior in White and my Oshowatt is in a box still lv 12.

RAWK ON

 

[Chrosion]

Yup. I love my starters, so I ALWAYS use my starter forever.

 

[Turnip King]

I used my Serperior for the story and two times post-game in the leauge. Now he's replaced by a properly EV trained Vileplume as the official grass type. Got a Feraligatr in my team tho. So there is that.

 

[Cometstarlight]

I always take my starter with me in every time I play, but idk, I felt like I had horrible luck with my team the entire game and when I beat the main story, I just about boxed all of them. Heck, I like Samurott, but mine sucked since I got a terrible nature. : ( So after it hit lvl 70, I boxed it and its been there for a while.

 

[EnigmaticNightRain]

Yes, since I like Samurott, it has good enough moves for me.