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Which is the best starter?

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Which is the best starter?

Hello everyone!I just bought this game and I and I was wondering which Pokemon should I choose as a starter? I had been searching for hours in the pokedex, but I don't seem to find the best one which I going to help me to complete the game easily... Please help!!! Thanx to anybody who answers.

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michaelmyers answered:

I'd say chimchar but b4 the 1st gym rase it to lvl.14 nd u'll be fine

v-gamer answered:

First of all, let's look at each of their traits.

Let's start with Turtwig. As a Torterra, he has good attack and defense. His only weakness is Ice, and with a good Rock attack, he's able to take down all his weaknesses. However, he has horrible speed, and the opponent will most likely attack, first. With a good attack, they opponent can take Torterra down pretty instantly; especially if they attack with a Special Attack. This is a good Pokemon for beginners.

Now, let's move on to Chimchar. As an Infernape, he has good attack, special attack, and speed. He can learn moves that can take down almost all his weaknesses, except for Water. Although he has good speed, he has has horrible defense and special defense. So almost any hit that lands on him will take off some serious damage. This Pokemon is more than likely to be used by advanced trainers.

And finally, Piplup. As an Empoleon, he has good special attack and special defense. However, he also has horrible speed, and probably won't be the first to attack. On the bright side, he's not really weak to anything besides fighting and electric attacks. He can also learn Ice Beam; a nice attack for any water pokemon. This Pokemon is more or less neutral; a bit hard to learn attacks to take down his weaknesses, but not as hard to take down.

Now, it's your decision. I told you the basic advantages and disadvantages to each one; now, you choose which has the worst consequences. If you want to have fun in the game, choose Chimchar. If you want to be straightforward in the game, choose Turtwig. If you want a useful Pokemon in your team, choose Piplup.

gaming101 answered:

Chimchar for sure

aerrow111 answered:

Pliplup

I say no more........Smile

Slifer12345678 answered:

For me i'd say Pliplup when he/she's at 3rd evolution it's water and steel only fighting ans eletric are supereffective. My starter is Pliplup and I finieshed the game easily

Solargreg4 answered:

Il make this Quick and simple I like Chimchar but look at it this way the starters are like modes

Piplup- Easy mode because it is effective against almost all the gym leaders
Turtwig- Normal Mode becuase it good for like half the leaders
Chimchar-hard mode because it's barley effective for any of the leaders

SoraKing11 answered:

I would say turtwig, it's the only one where you can see all the evolutions of all three

 

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