In Pokemon Dimond and Pearl what starter Should I start off with?

I'm gettin Pokemon Diamond Or Pearl
And I don't know what Pokemon to start off with
Chimchar, Piplup Turtwig

i'd say chimchar or piplup.

get piplup its strong

I got all 3 starters because I have Diamond, Pearl, & Platinum.Diamond: Chimchar
Pearl: Piplup
Platinum: TurtwigWhen I was able to breed them, I just traded them over to each game. But out of the 3 starters, I like Piplup the most.

turtwig, because his final evolution is grass/ground, which makes it good against the other starters, heres what i said a couple months ago on some other site:
Question: What pokemon should i catch earlier on in the pokemon platinum game?
What i said:
im suggesting turtwig: lemme tell you why, for starters, it has a great defense ratio, and on its final evolution, torterra, its a ground/ grass type, so its good against fire and water, also, its good against the 1st gymand DON'T catch a bidoof, its a waste of your time, they are puny and weak. For your starter crew,get STARLY(evolve: staravia then staraptor)a good flying type, good for the 2nd and 4th gyms,get SHINX(evolve:luxio then luxray) super-strong electric type; its good for the 5th gym, acted as my replacement starter pokemon, as a second-in-command sort-of,get ONIX(evolve:steelix)good rock type to have around, i replaced mine after awhile..get MACHOP(evolve machoke then machamp) it's a fighting type thats good to have, good attack statget BUIZEL(evolve floatzel) speedy water type, this pokemon and its evolution both are very fast and they have strong attacksI'd advise you to replace that onix with the egg cynthia(who? you'll find out later) gives you after you defeat team galactic in eterna city(after the 2nd badge)DETAILS::the egg contains a togepi, which evolves into a togetic, raise it to level 51 or up(patience is key) and evolve it using a shiny stone,then email me if you want an ultimate guide to having to best team ever!!!!!
and, whatever you do, never-ever-never nevernvernvernNEVER use a rare candy! it will be a weak pokemon!

I'd prefer Chimchar (his second and final evolution,Monferno and Infernape, are both Fire-Fighter) :D

Go with chimchar, its the best in my opinion

Just get whatever you like,the main game is easy no matter which you pick.

I would get either one then ask around to get the others. By now there should be someone (me) who can trade with you the other two (I have about 95% of all the pokemons so I dont realy care what you give me). Then all you need is a Starly, Shinx, and a 6th pokemon of your choice. Oh and my first was a chimchar because I love fast pokemons.

On my real cartridges, I have the followings:
Diamond (E): Piplup.
Pearl (U): Turtwig.
プラチナ (J): ヒコザル。

oohh!!!!!
mememememmememmmeee
i can get u shinies!!!!1
and a darkrai!!!!
(well, id need something in return... those guys are rare....)

Replying to #11

Sure, we can all Pokesav and use the shiny AR code. Next poser, please.

Turtwig is win for starter.

Suiseiseki · #12Sure, we can all Pokesav and use the shiny AR code. Next poser, please.

pokesav...?
uhm...
iwould use pokesav....
if i knew how.....
XD...lol....teach me

Dont mean to hijack the thread but heres my teamLuxray Lvl 31
Chinchar Lvl 31
Starvia Lvl 29
Girafarig Lvl 26
Psyduck Lvl 24
Machop Lvl 24I have 4 badges so far is that team any good? I worked my ass off keeping the levels around about the same, usually I just evolve my starter so that it dwarfs my other teams leaving me screwed in tricky situations where my starter faints. I have given my togepi to daycare reading the advice here I will take back its rare candy, is a togetic worth the hassle?

nhi_po · #5turtwig, because his final evolution is grass/ground, which makes it good against the other starters, heres what i said a couple months ago on some other site:
Question: What pokemon should i catch earlier on in the pokemon platinum game?
What i said:
im suggesting turtwig: lemme tell you why, for starters, it has a great defense ratio, and on its final evolution, torterra, its a ground/ grass type, so its good against fire and water, also, its good against the 1st gymand DON'T catch a bidoof, its a waste of your time, they are puny and weak. For your starter crew,get STARLY(evolve: staravia then staraptor)a good flying type, good for the 2nd and 4th gyms,get SHINX(evolve:luxio then luxray) super-strong electric type; its good for the 5th gym, acted as my replacement starter pokemon, as a second-in-command sort-of,get ONIX(evolve:steelix)good rock type to have around, i replaced mine after awhile..get MACHOP(evolve machoke then machamp) it's a fighting type thats good to have, good attack statget BUIZEL(evolve floatzel) speedy water type, this pokemon and its evolution both are very fast and they have strong attacksI'd advise you to replace that onix with the egg cynthia(who? you'll find out later) gives you after you defeat team galactic in eterna city(after the 2nd badge)DETAILS::the egg contains a togepi, which evolves into a togetic, raise it to level 51 or up(patience is key) and evolve it using a shiny stone,then email me if you want an ultimate guide to having to best team ever!!!!!
and, whatever you do, never-ever-never nevernvernvernNEVER use a rare candy! it will be a weak pokemon!

Turtwig is best for biginers-chimchar is for experts-piplup is for inbetween.It's like saying "oh get charmander" in red and blue-that's if you want a hard game!They may be strong but it's hard at the start-go for grass option ;)

Turtwig is best for biginers-chimchar is for experts-piplup is for inbetween.It's like saying "oh get charmander" in red and blue-that's if you want a hard game!Thanks for da tipsThey may be strong but it's hard at the start-go for grass option ;)
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monkeyking87 · #15Dont mean to hijack the thread but heres my teamLuxray Lvl 31
Chinchar Lvl 31
Starvia Lvl 29
Girafarig Lvl 26
Psyduck Lvl 24
Machop Lvl 24I have 4 badges so far is that team any good? I worked my ass off keeping the levels around about the same, usually I just evolve my starter so that it dwarfs my other teams leaving me screwed in tricky situations where my starter faints. I have given my togepi to daycare reading the advice here I will take back its rare candy, is a togetic worth the hassle?

First of all why hasnt your chimchar evolved yet?? It should have been a Monferno at Lv 14. Seccond I would loose the Machop. Your Monferno will be part fighting (if you evolve him) so its pointless to have two. I would get a Spiritomb to replace him. Its a Ghost/Dark pokemon that is resistant to poison attacks, immune to normal, fighting, and psychic attacks and has no weakness!! The only down side is that its slow but you can always equipt it with a qwick claw and hope for the first attack.

Replying to #18

He might like it to have exclusive moves-like a squrtle learning hydro pump at an earlier level for example.

The only thing I can see is that he will learn Flamethrower at Lv 41 but hes giveing away Mach Punch, Flame Wheel, and Close Combat. To me thats not worth it. There is also Slack Off at Lv 36 but Monferno can also learn that at Lv 46 and you dont have to give away any good moves while doing so.