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[[File:25th Anniversary key art.png|thumb|250px|Artwork for the [[Pokémon 25th Anniversary]] featuring the player's starter Pokémon from [[Generation]]s {{Gen|I}} through {{Gen|VIII}} (except {{p|Eevee}})]] | [[File:25th Anniversary key art.png|thumb|250px|Artwork for the [[Pokémon 25th Anniversary]] featuring the player's starter Pokémon from [[Generation]]s {{Gen|I}} through {{Gen|VIII}} (except {{p|Eevee}})]] | ||
A '''starter Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''はじめてのポケモン''' ''beginning Pokémon'' or '''{{tt|最初|さいしょ}}のポケモン''' ''first Pokémon''; known as '''{{tt|御三家|ごさんけ}}''' ''the big three'' among Japanese fans), officially referred to as a '''first partner Pokémon''' since [[Generation VI]], is the first {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that a [[Pokémon Trainer]] obtains at the start of their [[Pokémon journey]], most commonly {{pkmn2|gift}}ed to them by a [[Pokémon Professor]], parent, or teacher, or encountered in the wild near the town in which the | A '''starter Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''はじめてのポケモン''' ''beginning Pokémon'' or '''{{tt|最初|さいしょ}}のポケモン''' ''first Pokémon''; known as '''{{tt|御三家|ごさんけ}}''' ''the big three'' among Japanese fans), officially referred to as a '''first partner Pokémon''' since [[Generation VI]], is the first {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that a [[Pokémon Trainer]] obtains at the start of their [[Pokémon journey]], most commonly {{pkmn2|gift}}ed to them by a [[Pokémon Professor]], parent, or teacher, or encountered in the wild near the town in which the Trainer begins their journey. This Pokémon will be used to battle the first [[wild Pokémon]] that a Trainer encounters. | ||
Once another Pokémon is {{pkmn2|caught}}, the starter Pokémon may be retired (though this rarely occurs), but it is often with this Pokémon that Trainers learn [[friendship]] and trust. As such, even advanced Trainers may still use their starter Pokémon, and they will often be the most powerful Pokémon on their respective [[Party|teams]]. | Once another Pokémon is {{pkmn2|caught}}, the starter Pokémon may be retired (though this rarely occurs), but it is often with this Pokémon that Trainers learn [[friendship]] and trust. As such, even advanced Trainers may still use their starter Pokémon, and they will often be the most powerful Pokémon on their respective [[Party|teams]]. | ||
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Other rookie Trainers may receive their first Pokémon from a friend or relative instead. Others, on the other hand, may befriend a Pokémon in the wild. This means that Trainers can, in fact, start with any Pokémon. Also, as revealed in ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]'', students at a school, such as [[Indigo Academy]], can receive a starter Pokémon from all the different regions. | Other rookie Trainers may receive their first Pokémon from a friend or relative instead. Others, on the other hand, may befriend a Pokémon in the wild. This means that Trainers can, in fact, start with any Pokémon. Also, as revealed in ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]'', students at a school, such as [[Indigo Academy]], can receive a starter Pokémon from all the different regions. | ||
Pokémon Professors that give out starter Pokémon are not limited to giving out starters to only new | Pokémon Professors that give out starter Pokémon are not limited to giving out starters to only new Trainers as there have been instances where the starter Pokémon take a liking to a Trainer who already is well into their journey. Examples of this are [[Ash's Oshawott]] and his [[Ash's Greninja|Froakie]] and [[May's Squirtle]] who were received from their region's Pokémon Professor. | ||
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