List of the player's first Pokémon

Pokémon Battle Revolution

Pokémon Battle Revolution has the option to play with a Custom Pass or a Rental Pass.

Choosing a Custom Pass, the player can battle with their own Pokémon. A new trainer profile can be created, with custom appearance and catchphrases, and a team of six Pokémon can be assembled out of all the boxes copied from a DS Pokémon Game (Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Pokémon Platinum, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver).

Choosing a Rental Pass, the player can battle as a different Trainer, with rental Pokémon, at level 50, with OT: PKTOPIA and ID No. 07727, which can't be trained or changed. The default Rental Passes feature Novice Nate or Sprout Trainer Cyndy. As the game progresses, other Rental Passes are unlocked, such as Beginning Trainer Tommy, New Star Daisy, Rookie Joel, Freshwoman Natalie.

Rental Pass Novice Nate's team (OT: PKTOPIA and ID No. 07727):

Rental Pass Sprout Trainer Cyndy's team (OT: PKTOPIA and ID No. 07727):

Pokémon Champions

In Pokémon Champions, the player's first recruitment is free, drawn from a predetermined pool of ten Pokémon. The player may choose any single Pokémon of the ten.

In the spin-off games

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Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

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In Pokémon Puzzle Challenge, the player's first Pokémon are Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile. The three Pokémon are available from the start, as seen in the Challenge mode.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Main articles: Hero Pokémon and Partner Pokémon (Mystery Dungeon)

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games, the player character, known in this series as the hero, is a Pokémon. Classically, the player chooses their hero by a quiz, but in the Adventure Squad games and Gates to Infinity, the hero is chosen manually; in later games, it can be chosen by either method. After choosing their hero, the player also chooses a partner from the remaining Pokémon, so long as it is not the same type as the hero. Up until Explorers of Time and Darkness, the partner can only be selected from first partner Pokémon or Pikachu.

In Red and Blue Rescue Team, Meowth, Machop, and Cyndaquil are only available as male, while Eevee, Chikorita, and Skitty are only available as female.

In Explorers of Time and Darkness, all Pokémon are available as either gender.

In Explorers of Sky, certain changes to the roster were made from the original Explorers of Time and Darkness titles:

Meowth and Munchlax were removed as candidates for the hero, but are now available as candidates for the partner.
Vulpix, Eevee, Phanpy, Shinx, and Riolu were added as candidates for both the hero and partner.
Gender-locked choices return; Phanpy, Shinx, and Riolu are only available as male, while Vulpix, Eevee, and Skitty are only available as female.

In the Adventure Squad games, the available starting Pokémon differ depending on the game.

Blazing Adventure Squad:

Stormy Adventure Squad:

Light Adventure Squad:

In Gates to Infinity, there are no gender-based restrictions on selectable Pokémon. However, the hero can only be male in all versions. In the Japanese version, the partner's gender can be chosen, but all other languages only allow the partner to be male.

In Super Mystery Dungeon, there are no gender-based restrictions on selectable Pokémon. However, the hero can only be male in all versions (this will only affect gender differences, as the player is never referred to by a gender pronoun in this game). In European versions, the partner can only be female, while other versions allow either gender for the partner.

In Rescue Team DX, the list of selectable Pokémon is the same as that of Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, but without the options being restricted by gender.

Pokémon Ranger series

Main article: Partner Pokémon (Ranger)

In Pokémon Ranger, the player's first Pokémon depends on their gender: female player characters get Plusle, while male player characters get Minun.

In Shadows of Almia, the player can choose one of the following Pokémon for their first partner.

In Guardian Signs, the player's first partner is a special Ukulele-playing Pichu.

Pichu

Pokémate

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In Pokémate, the player is given one random Pokémon when accessing the game for the first time.

Pokémon Rumble series

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In the Pokémon Rumble games, the player controls Toy Pokémon.

In Pokémon Rumble, the player immediately starts in a Battle Royale controlling a Rattata.

Rattata

In Pokémon Rumble Blast, the player starts in Beginner's Park with a Pikachu.

In Pokémon Rumble U, the player first enters Dream Gate and takes control of a Pikachu, with Tepig, Oshawott, and Snivy fighting alongside them.

In Pokémon Rumble World, the player starts with a Pikachu lent to them by the king to explore the King's Training Field.

In Pokémon Rumble Rush, the player is first given a Rattata to practice with in a tutorial area.

Rattata

PokéPark series

In PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure, the player plays as a Pikachu for the whole game.

In PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond, the player starts out as a Pikachu, but can later switch to Snivy, Tepig, or Oshawott.

Pokédex 3D

In Pokédex 3D, all players begin with the following Pokémon.

Pokémon Conquest

In Pokémon Conquest, the player starts off in Aurora as the newest Warlord, with their partner Eevee.

Eevee

Pokémon Shuffle

In Pokémon Shuffle, the player can bring a team of four Support Pokémon into each of the game's stages. These Pokémon appear in the puzzle area. However, the player starts with no Pokémon captured. Whenever a stage is entered with fewer than four Support Pokémon, the default Pokémon for that stage appear in the puzzle area in place of the empty slots. In most cases, those Pokémon are Pidgey, Happiny, Azurill and Pichu.

Exclusively in Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, Stage 1 has a set of default Pokémon that are only used for the first attempt at the stage. They are Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Charmander and Pikachu.

Six of the Pokémon in the first area, Puerto Blanco, are guaranteed to be captured during the game's tutorial. Five of them are in the first five stages. They are (in order): Espurr, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Charmander, and Eevee. Amelia guides the player in battling these Pokémon and capturing Espurr and Eevee. Eevee is actually guaranteed to escape the Poké Ball used against it, but Amelia purchases a Great Ball for the player. This Great Ball is guaranteed to capture the Eevee. The Eevee drops the game's first Jewel.

Audino is also a guaranteed capture, happening in Stage 9 in Puerto Blanco. This is just ahead of the player battling a Trainer's Mega Audino in Stage 10. They are rewarded with an Audinite so that they can Mega Evolve their own Audino.

Pokémon Picross

In Pokémon Picross, Professor Tetra gifts the player an Eevee and a Squirtle upon entering area 01.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, when the player first starts the game, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle will appear nearby and the player can battle and catch one of them. The player can walk away from them and they will reappear later. After walking away four times, Pikachu will also appear.

Pokémon Quest

In Pokémon Quest, the player follows MoBee's suggestion to befriend a Pokémon in order to help them navigate the unfamiliar Tumblecube Island. They go to a clearing, where they find a Pikachu, Eevee, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and a Squirtle. Only one of them can be befriended. After going on the first expedition and forming the base camp, the player incidentally holds a Power Stone they found near their befriended Pokémon. The Pokémon glows in response, leading the player to discover that all Pokémon on the island have Power Charms and that Power Stones can be placed in Power Charms to make Pokémon more powerful.

Additionally, after the second expedition, the player goes through the cooking tutorial, which always results in them befriending a Rattata and Pidgey.^[1]

Eevee × Tamagotchi

In Eevee × Tamagotchi, the only available Pokémon is the virtual pet Eevee.

Pokémon Masters EX

In Pokémon Masters EX, Scottie/Bettie starts with a Pikachu as their partner Pokémon.

In addition, Misty and Brock join the player's team during the game's tutorial, forming sync pairs with Starmie and Onix, respectively.

Pokémon Café ReMix

In Pokémon Café ReMix, Eevee is the café's first Pokémon employee.

Eevee