Piplup Or Chimchar Or Turtwig. Pokémon HOME How to unlock free Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup with Hidden Abilities iMore But by far the one that was most useful to have for a Diamond/Pearl playthrough is Chimchar becuase it's the only good Fire-type you'll find Both from a competitive and casual level, Chimchar is the very best starter in Diamond and Pearl
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Turtwig is a Tiny Leaf Pokemon that resembles a turtle Ponyta is your only other option for Fire-type, but it's movepool is awful.
Turtwig Chimchar Piplup
As veteran Pokémon fans already know, choosing a starter Pokémon can be an agonizing decision to make TBH unless you're nuzlocking pick whoever you like more The second gym and team galactic will be tougher for this guy but he also has his strong points
Turtwig Chimchar Piplup. For a frame of reference, this monster ends up being fairly similar to a fully leveled Charizard. The starter choices in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl return from the original generation IV, giving players the difficult decision to choose between Piplup, Turtwig, and Chimchar once more
Turtwig, Chimchar and Piplup(2) by miyu96 on DeviantArt. Piplup - In its final form is the least versatile, it's move pool is weak at best, but i can cover one of its major weakness with Ice Beam Chimchar - In its final form is the most versatile, with equal base attack and sp.attack and great speed it can sweep as either special or physical, but both of it defense are below par, and if physical sweep the use of Close Combat doesn't help As veteran Pokémon fans already know, choosing a starter Pokémon can be an agonizing decision to make