When do you ditch your starter Pokemon? - Page 4

it depends for me, when i first get a game i'll keep the starter if i like the starter, but if im doing a youtube walkthrough, i'll probally trade over low level pokemon and use them

I have made my Typhlosion a permanant part of my team. Check back to my account later to see my first new signature in a year!(Pokemon Team)

Heart Gold's been all about catching as many pokemon from the previous generations as possible for the sake of nostalgia so I never quite built a decent team. I got rid of my regular team entirely when it was time for the next region (no good with names unfortunately xD) where I used 'eeveelutions' entirely. I hated grinding back then so I didn't train them all that much, besides I got distracted by volt tacke so I stole Red's light ball and hatched a pichu that knows volt tackle I got so addicted to breeding and training pokemon by then that I never even bothered to beat Red. My HG playthrough has been ridiculously disorganized and terrible so I'll most likely transfer all my valuables from that game to my new awesome Black version and restart I can't stand any of the starters except Charmander, Bulbasaur and Chimchar so as soon as I find a good replacement, I ditch the starter unless it's one of those 3.

When I first played the game, I only trained my Cyndaquil.
I ended up with this team (until I got an action replay)
Typhlosion 100
Dragonite 56
Poliwrath 52
Lugia 70
Mewtwo 70
Blastoise 47

I switched Poliwrath with Mightyena from Emerald.
I traded Mewtwo for a Dialga 87 on Platinum.
then i used rare candies and got an arceus

Never. Even after I catch the legendaries I still keep it. In fact, it's always the first in my party and walks with me.

I even have a level 80-something Ho-oH. and a 90-something Lugia but I keep my 90-something Typhlosion.

My starter Pokemon is an irreplaceable, and valuable member of my team. Every other Pokemon I chose is based around my Starter's strength's and weaknesses. I never replace my Starter Pokemon. Ever.

I keep it in case I'm getting faced with really tough foes or the champion. I don't want to walk through the game with a Pokemon that you caught at level 3 or so.

quote iammewtwo

I never ditch it! Usually, my starter pokemon is the stronger of the group, for example if i have totodile, it is like level 100 while for example, i have a pidgeot and it is level 56.

You're just like me! I always have to keep my starter because he is an HM slave (Surf) and I don't want to use the HM again.