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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''', also known as a '''first partner 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), is the first {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that a [[Pokémon Trainer]] obtains at the start of their [[Pokémon journey]], most commonly given to them by a [[Pokémon Professor]]. This Pokémon will be used to battle the first [[wild Pokémon]] that a Trainer encounters. | A '''starter Pokémon''', also known as a '''first partner 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), is the first {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that a [[Pokémon Trainer]] obtains at the start of their [[Pokémon journey]], most commonly [[Gift Pokémon|given]] to them by a [[Pokémon Professor]]. 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]]. | ||