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[[File:25th Anniversary key art.png|thumb|250px|Artwork for the [[Pokémon 25th Anniversary]] featuring the player's first partner Pokémon from [[Generation]]s {{Gen|I}} through {{Gen|VIII}} (except Eevee)]] | [[File:25th Anniversary key art.png|thumb|250px|Artwork for the [[Pokémon 25th Anniversary]] featuring the player's first partner Pokémon from [[Generation]]s {{Gen|I}} through {{Gen|VIII}} (except Eevee)]] | ||
A '''first partner Pokémon''', | A '''first partner Pokémon''', commonly referred to as a '''starter Pokémon''' by fans, is the first [[Pokémon (species)|Pokémon]] that a {{pkmn|Trainer}} owns at the start of their [[Pokémon journey]]. This primarily refers to {{t|Grass}}, {{t|Fire}}, or {{t|Water}} Pokémon given to players by a [[Pokémon Professor]] at the beginning of the [[core series]] [[Pokémon games]] ({{p|Pikachu}} or {{p|Eevee}} in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]), but can otherwise be any Pokémon outside of this context. | ||
In the games, the player's first partner will be used to battle the first [[wild Pokémon]] they encounter. Once another Pokémon is {{pkmn2|caught}}, their first partner may be retired, but it is often with this Pokémon that Trainers learn [[friendship]] and trust. As such, even advanced Trainers may still use their first partner Pokémon, and they will often be the most powerful Pokémon on their respective teams. | In the games, the player's first partner will be used to battle the first [[wild Pokémon]] they encounter. Once another Pokémon is {{pkmn2|caught}}, their first partner may be retired, but it is often with this Pokémon that Trainers learn [[friendship]] and trust. As such, even advanced Trainers may still use their first partner Pokémon, and they will often be the most powerful Pokémon on their respective teams. | ||
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==Terminology== | ==Terminology== | ||
{{main|Terminology of first partner Pokémon}} | {{main|Terminology of first partner Pokémon}} | ||
Prior to [[Generation VI]], '''first partner Pokémon''' were referred to as '''starter Pokémon'''. | Prior to [[Generation VI]], '''first partner Pokémon''' were commonly referred to as '''starter Pokémon''', though the term still sees occasional use officially and common use among fans. | ||
Other Pokémon have been occasionally referred to as '''first partner Pokémon'''. According to its Pokédex entry in [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Pokémon Ultra Sun]], {{p|Poipole}} is chosen as a first partner in its world. In {{g|Masters EX}}, [[Alder]]'s {{p|Volcarona}} and [[Anabel]]'s {{p|Snorlax}} are said to be their first partner Pokémon. | Other Pokémon have been occasionally referred to as '''first partner Pokémon'''. According to its Pokédex entry in [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Pokémon Ultra Sun]], {{p|Poipole}} is chosen as a first partner in its world. In {{g|Masters EX}}, [[Alder]]'s {{p|Volcarona}} and [[Anabel]]'s {{p|Snorlax}} are said to be their first partner Pokémon. | ||
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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. These mean that Trainers can, in fact, start with any Pokémon. | 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. These mean that Trainers can, in fact, start with any Pokémon. | ||
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File:First partner Pokémon poster.png|A poster on Ash Ketchum's bedroom wall depicting the Kanto first partner Pokémon | File:First partner Pokémon poster.png|A poster on Ash Ketchum's bedroom wall depicting the Kanto first partner Pokémon | ||
File:LoT first partners.png|[[Vincent]], {{jo|Marina}}, and {{jo|Jimmy}} with their Johto first partner Pokémon | File:LoT first partners.png|[[Vincent]], {{jo|Marina}}, and {{jo|Jimmy}} with their Johto first partner Pokémon | ||