Which Pokemon should I choose for my starter. I want to choose the best starter for the entire game. Can someone please help me.
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I chose Turtwig because I liked it. However, I would recommend that you choose Chimchar. There aren't many Fire-Type Pokemon that you can catch, and Infernape will have great Attack, Special Attack, and Speed.
Whichever one you choose, you can be successful with it.
Hope this helps!
Torterra (Turtwig) is solid and strong with a unique STAB combination (Grass and Ground) that can hit hard and take a beating.
Infernape (Chimchar) has two very useful STABs (Fire and Fighting), can hit hard both physically and specially. (There are many more Fire types in Platinum version than Diamond and Pearl)
Empoleon (Piplup) has a unique STAP (Water and Steel) that resists more types that any other starter. Empoleon is specially oriented.
I always choose the grass starter, there's a story behind it but I'm not going to get into that
You could always try to figure out your team and see what types you will have and what you need. (For example, if you really want a Hippowdon don't choose Turtwig)
I think it's Chimchar because Infernape will go up to learn good moves like fire blast and it will evolve more quickly compared to the other two starters so no problem in roark's gym
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