What is the best starter in Pokemon Platinum?

Turtwig. Fully evolved Turtwig to the far right. If you're looking for a strong defense, attack and HP, but you don't mind sacrificing speed, Turtwig is a good choice. It eventually becomes a grass and ground type, which gives it an advantage against steel types and even fire types such as Infernape.
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What is the best starter in Sinnoh?

Piplup, Chimchar, and Turtwig are among the best Starters of all time, and they all fare well in the Sinnoh League.
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What is the best starter Pokemon Platinum Reddit?

Chimchar hypercarries a lot of the early game, and is probably the most consistent. Both Torterra and Empoleon have some strong points, but also some typing problems that bite them a few times throughout the game.
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Who is the best starter in Pokemon Platinum for a Nuzlocke?

Choose Chimchar

A good piece of advice for most Nuzlockes is to pick the Fire-type starter. This is because Fire-types tend to be few and far between in most regions. The only real exception for this is Mudkip in a generation three Nuzlocke. But, for gen four, Chimchar is for sure the way to go.
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Why is Chimchar the best starter?

Arguably, Chimchar is the strongest choice of the three starters in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl's story. Fire- and Fighting-type is an incredibly powerful combination, especially in the late game, where it can singlehandedly demolish most of the Elite 4 and even the Champion.
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What Is The Best Starter Pokemon? (Sinnoh) Feat. Speqtor



Who is better Turtwig or Chimchar?

Turtwig's line is the more balanced defensive type, even with the powerful Earthquake, while Chimchar and its line are the more powerful offensively.
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Why is Infernape the best starter?

With an amazing speed, a base 104 attack AND special attack, infernape was one of the most versatile pokemon ; it could run any choice item, a life orb, an expert belt ect..... It could also run nasty plot or swords dance depends on what your team needs.
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Who is better Empoleon or Infernape?

Torterra suffers from its terrible Ice weakness while Empoleon practically needs Agility to perform as a sweeper, while Infernape can just jump in at practically any time and obliterate nearly anything. And with all the potential movesets it can run, it's just a very diverse and fantastic Pokemon.
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What is the strongest Gen 4 starter?

Best Gen 4 Starter: Chimchar

Despite being weak against all three of Roark's Pokemon in the Oreburgh City gym, Chimchar is arguably still the best starter Pokemon in gen 4.
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Who is the weakest starter Pokémon?

Tepig/Pignite/Emboar

The weakest fire starter by a wide margin, Tepig has a lot working against it.
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Who is best starter Pokémon?

The ten best starter Pokemon of all time
  1. Bulbasaur. You never forget your first, and Bulbasaur was mine.
  2. Charmander. Probably the most popular starter Pokemon of all time, with good reason. ...
  3. Chikorita. ...
  4. Torchic. ...
  5. Turtwig. ...
  6. Mudkip. ...
  7. Cyndaquil. ...
  8. Totodile. ...
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Why is Bulbasaur the best starter?

Great for Beginners

Why? It's got immunity to the poison status, it is solid in the gyms, and its attacks are solid. Bulbasaur is great to help ease new players into the game, as Bulbasaur evolves more quickly and is one of the easiest Pokemon to care for.
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What is the 4 strongest Pokemon?

There are quite a few ties, so you might see your favorite Pokemon!
  • 8 Togekiss.
  • 7 Lake Guardians.
  • 6 Mythicals.
  • 5 Garchomp.
  • 4 Heatran And Cresselia.
  • 3 Regigigas.
  • 2 Dialga, Palkia, And Giratina.
  • 1 Arceus.
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How do you get Eevee in platinum?

Catching an Eevee in Pokémon Platinum is extremely difficult, but you can get your first one from Bebe in Hearthome City or in the Trophy Garden on Route 212. Breeding Eevee is the best option. Be sure to have a female Eevee or one of its evolved forms, and another Pokémon in its breeding group.
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Which Pokemon Gen is the strongest?

Mewtwo is (by far) the most powerful Pokémon in the first generation of games, possessing not just a great stat line and powerful moves, but the best type in the game, Psychic.
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Does Infernape mega evolve?

Infernape is a is a dual-type Fire/Fighting Pokémon introduced in the Sinnoh region. It evolves from Monferno starting at level 36. It is the final form of Chimchar. It can Mega Evolve into Mega Infernape using the Infernite.
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Which is better Infernape or blaziken?

Blaziken is superior when it comes to its attack and special attack. Its only bad attributes is its slower speed, which can be compinsated by Baton Passing a speed boost to it or using agility on itself. It also has a great movepool.
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Is Torterra stronger than Empoleon?

As far as your third question, Empoleon is stronger as far as special attacks go, and Torterra has the upper hand on the Physical side, but they can both KO each other with relative ease...
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What is an ideal team in Pokémon Platinum?

Is this Pokemon Platinum team any good: Empoleon, Roserade, Houndoom, Garchomp, Togekiss and Gallade? If it's for in-game,then it's a wonderful team. Garchomp wrecks most of the opposing mons, and Gallade/Houndoom/Togekiss provide coverage against Garchomp Ice/Dragon weakness respectively.
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Should I choose Chimchar?

If you're playing for the long game, Chimchar will be a good choice, as later gym leaders are weak against fire types. (Byron uses steel-types and Candice uses ice-types.) However, by the time you get this deep in the game, you should have a wide variety of Pokémon and shouldn't be relying on your starter.
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What is Dawn's starter Pokémon?

Pokémon the Series: Diamond & Pearl. Dawn made her debut when she picked Piplup as her starter Pokémon.
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Is Luxray good?

Luxray is ranked a little higher in some of the special versions of Ultra and Master Cups, but only one is really viable. Luxray is #117 in Ultra League Premier Classic and #139 in Master League Classic. The only one that Luxray is actually pretty high in is the Master League Premier Classic, where it is ranked #41.
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Is Charmander in shining pearl?

Where to find Charmander in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Players are able to catch Charmander in BDSP after beating the game's main storyline by defeating the Elite Four and Cynthia.
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