Talk:First partner Pokémon

Normal Starters

Should Pikachu be considered a 'normal' starter? I mean, it isn't part of the Fire/Water/Grass triangle, and it can also be captured in the wild in many of the other games, something that no other starters have right now. It's also the starter only in one game (although, so have Colosseum Starters, XD Starter, and Ranger Starter). --PikamasterADV 12:01, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Well, why not? The fact it is not part of the triangle does not disqualify him as a starter Pokémon. If we had a Dark/Fighting/Psych triangle, wouldn't still they be starters? Also, the Fire/Grass/Water triangle is already broken is some cases, like the 4th generation starters having second types after they evolve. In any case, he is undoubtedly a starter in the ranks of Squirtle and Charmander. He is given out by a professor (and our very original professor Oak in his case), is given in one of the "main" games of the series, and is a basic Pokémon. --Andrelvis 15:53, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Well, don't forget that also, pretty much every starter gets a second type through evolution. Only ones who don't are Squirtle, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, and Treecko. Hell, Bulbasaur has two types in its basic form.

And I think the division's more on the games that are defined as the main RPG series vs the side games. After all, Pichu makes Pikachu a stage 1 now, in all technicalities. But, of course, Yellow is just as much a main game as Red, Blue, and Green are, unlike Colosseum and XD compared to Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, even though all of them are RPGs. Tom Temprotran 01:02, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Exactly. And that's why we have the "special starters" section. They are starters, but not as much so as the "main game" ones. --Andrelvis 17:37, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

But they're not special per se. They're just... not mainstream. - 振霖_T 17:56, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Shiny Starters

Is it possible to get a shiny starter? - Ryguy 4:07, 02 August 2007 (GMT)

Yes, but it's just as rare as seeing one in the wild. --Fragment 15:16, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

To add to Trivia

I noticed this. Of the Grass starters up to and including Generation IV, all of the final forms have eight-letter English names. Venusaur, Meganium, Sceptile, and Torterra.

Hmmm. Well, it's interesting, but the trivia section's already huge! TTEchidna^G_SDS! 09:22, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

To Remove from Trivia

"Usually upon evolution, the starter Pokémon gain another type. However, Blastoise, the three Johto starters' final forms (Meganium, Typhlosion, and Feraligatr), and Sceptile do not have a second type." This quote is not very accurate. The trivia itself lists 5 out of the 12 final evolutions of the main series' starters that don't gain a new type (technically it should be 6 of 13 because of Pikachu; which while it can't evolve in Yellow still does in every other version). 5 out of 12 is about 42%; which means that "usually" is used to define an occurance rate barely over 50% and is like saying Pokemon split equally into both genders are "usually" one over the other. Additionally, only 6 of the 13 (about 46%) main series staters actually gain a new type out of evolution, as Bulbasaur starts with the Template:Type2. I'm not sure if complete removal of this trivia is called for, but it definitely needs to be reworded. --ZellMurasame 05:15, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

That's an overinspective technicality... but sure, it should be reworded if that's statistically the case. Just make sure not to link species with square brackets, man. The {{p}} template is there for use, especially with the starters and their families... all of which have appeared owned by a main anime character... TTEchidna^G_SDS! 08:57, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Pikachu

Just saying buy uh.. You guys but every Pokemon's evolutions in the normal games. But not Pikachu's in Pokemon Yellow?

Pikachu can't evolve in Yellow. TTEchidna^G_SDS! 04:16, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Colosseum elemental starters

Even though you can get the remaining two at the end of the game, let's not forget that Bayleef, Quilava, and Croconaw are somewhat "starter" Pokémon in Pokémon Colosseum, since you need to snag one of them at the beginning of the adventure. Maybe they're like Eevee's evolutionary stones or shards in that their availability isn't immediate... However, one of the things that make them non-traditional starters is that the game doesn't explicitly ask you "you want this Pokémon, or this one, or this one?". --Johans 03:07, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

You just have to beat Rosso, Verde, or Bluno. You don't have to snag their Shadow Pokémon. Gligar I am not removing this lengthy addition to my signature until all moves have been updated to Platinum standard. 00:11, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Obediance

I seem to recall that in the main series, a Starter Pokémon will always obey even if its level surpasses the mark of a required Gym Badge. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, should it be added to the article somewhere? ~$aturn¥oshi ^{THE VOICES} 19:37, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

All Pokémon caught by the trainer will, they wont obey if they have been received in a trade.Davidaipom 19:39, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

The page on Badges does not make that distinction. ~$aturn¥oshi ^{THE VOICES} 19:48, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

well that's how it works --lord mada 19:50, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

So what you're saying is that if a player was able to start a new game and somehow "catch" a Level 70 Pokémon right off the bat, it will obey? ~$aturn¥oshi ^{THE VOICES} 19:54, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

yeah I'm pretty sure --lord mada 19:55, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Interesting... Well then, disregard. ~$aturn¥oshi ^{THE VOICES} 19:57, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes but dont forget that's very unlikely in the main series. Ritchie

Start a new game, trade away a random caught Pokémon, get it back after a while at level 70 and it likely will obey. TTEchidna 18:54, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Unlikely, but possible. Especially with an Action Replay. ~$aturn¥oshi ^{THE VOICES} 17:53, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Trivia overload?

Don't get me wrong, I always love a lot of additions to the trivia section, but even now it seems like it's way too much. We might want to cut back on some more esoteric things, and group the move pattern observations together. ~Toastypk - ^Loom. 17:41, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Maybe it would be possible to encorporate some of the more anime-exclusive trivia into the anime section and likewise for game-exclusive, and only put overall trivia at the bottom. ^Moldy_Orange 17:45, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Something I noticed on the Trivia section is that one of the links is broken; specifically, the cross-Wiki link about Charmander being based of the mythical Salamander. --Mike | Contrib 03:00, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

No editing?

Why cant I edit this? I found an error... --Mooites ^{Talk to me, baby!} 18:47, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

So did I. I don't know if it's the same as yours, but its at the end of the page. It's missing a period. --^Psychic_Rider^☮ 18:50, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

In the middle of something, didn't want an edit conflict. TTEchidna 18:54, 4 October 2008 (UTC)