Do you ever play without your starter?

[Excitable Boy]

I always use it, since it's one of the most efficient Pokemon you can use in-game. I don't restart files enough to get tired of it or whatever.

[Earthia100]

I always use my starter! When people say "I don't use my starter" to me, that's like saying "I gonna beat all the gyms with pidgey and ratatta!"

[Ver-mont]

I always have my starter at least until I beat the Pokémon League for the first time.

[Illusionist Crown]

I think so. Never in Black and White though, usually more so in the older games.

[Propane]

I simply can't get rid of my starter, I'm always too attached to it. Besides many of them are incredible good in the competetive game, like Infernape, venassaur or empoleon

[Jonah the Slaking]

I simply can't get rid of my starter, I'm always too attached to it. Besides many of them are incredible good in the competetive game, like Infernape, venassaur or empoleon

What about Swampert and Serperior?

...And Chariza--*shot*

[pawniard_fan]

I always use the starter. I often use them as my powerhouse until I beat the elite four then I trade another Pokemon over and they become my second most powerful

[フェージングのエコー]

"I gonna beat all the gyms with pidgey and ratatta!"

You can actually do that-it just takes lots of time and effort.

I use my starter most of the time, but sometimes I don't use it.

[terminoob]

Unless they die in a Nuzlocke, I always use my starter. Just saves time.

[Sceptile Master]

I always use my starter Pokemon in my teams.

[Randomness]

Not always, mostly because I like the design of other wild Pokemon better, and thus train them more. And in the end they're waay stronger than my starter...

Most of my first playthroughs of a game is just to have fun.

[RXLThunder]

Nope, not yet.

[TheReckless1]

I've always used my starter but since this was brought up I might do it to try something new.

[DarkTitan837]

I always use my starter. Because all starters are better than most non-legendary pokemon in any game.

[ebevan91]

I normally have a starter with me, but it may not be a starter from that game (or generation).

For instance, I used 1st gen starters on my 2nd playthrough of White.

[Propane]

What about Swampert and Serperior?

...And Chariza--*shot*

Swampert is very good, serperior is decent,not bad not very very good, but in DM is a god. Charizard would be the one of the best starters if it had the typing that should be obviously his due to apperance (dragon type with fire type= beast)

[xsedr]

Only in Yellow for every playthrough ever. Sorry, but I have issues with Pikachu that refuses to evolve before the days of Light Ball, it kind of sucks ... a lot. Every other playthrough of any game will always have a starter. Wait, actually there was one other one, my Double Dragons Playthrough of Platinum featured Garchomp, Dragonite, Weavile, Magnezone, Floatzel, and Roserade, although Dratini and Gible were kind of like starters there

[Propane]

Not always, mostly because I like the design of other wild Pokemon better, and thus train them more. And in the end they're waay stronger than my starter...

Most of my first playthroughs of a game is just to have fun.

Have you ever played with blaziken or infernape or swampert if you did I doubt very much that your other pokemons are stronger let alone way stronger.

[Shinluxray348]

I almost always do, but I decided not to a few times. I've gone through White, Platinum and Emerald without my starter

[Cup of Tea]

I never used to, but in all recent games I have played through without my stater. They are too common, I like to be original :P