Starter Pokémon/Anime/List of Starter Pokémon in the anime


 * started with a, which he received from.
 * started with an, which he received from and who now stays with his brother, Forrest, with whom it evolved into a.
 * started with, , and ; however, it's unknown how she got them or which one she acquired first.
 * started with a, which he received from Professor Oak and who later evolved into a.
 * James started with his pet, Growlie; however, he left it at home when he ran away.
 * Jessie started with an, which she received for (a birthday present in the dub), and who later evolved into an.
 * Sakura started with an, which later evolved into an.
 * started with a, which she received from Professor Elm and who later evolved into a.
 * Zackie (A Bout With Sprout) started with a, which he accidentally caught in Violet City when trying to catch Ash's Pikachu, which he thought was a wild Pokémon.
 * (The Legend of Thunder!) started with a, which he received from Professor Elm and who later evolved into a.
 * started with a, which she received from Professor Elm and nicknamed Wani-Wani, and which later evolved into a.
 * Vincent started with a, which he received from Professor Elm and who later evolved into a.
 * started with a, which he received from Professor Birch and who later evolved into a.
 * started with a, which she received from Professor Birch and who later evolved into a.
 * Nicholai started with a, which later evolved into a.
 * started with a, which later evolved into a.
 * (Having a Wailord of a Time) started with a, which she received from Nurse Joy at the Slateport City Pokémon Center.
 * Stephanie's father started with a, which he received at the same time.
 * (Judgment Day!) started with a, which later evolved into a.
 * Xander's (Caterpie's Big Dilemma) was implied to be his starter Pokémon in the episode, as he mentioned that his Caterpie was his first Pokémon, albeit it was "not caught".
 * (Journey to the Starting Line!) started with a, which he received from Professor Oak.
 * started with a, which she received from Professor Rowan.
 * Yuzo said that he started his Pokémon journey with a.
 * Paul started with a, which later evolved into.
 * started with a, which later evolved into an.
 * Tyler (The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!) started with a, which he nicknamed "Pippy", who he received from an unknown location in eastern Sinnoh.
 * Zoey started with a, which she raised after it was abandoned.
 * Max intends to begin his journey with the, which he met in Do I Hear a Ralts?.
 * started with a.
 * Khoury started with a, which later evolved into a.
 * 's first Pokémon is currently unknown, but it was hinted in Stopped in the Name of Love! that his first Pokémon might be his, which he received as a.
 * Volkner started with a, which later evolved into a.
 * Trip started with a, which he received from Professor Juniper, who later evolved into a.
 * started with a, which she saved from falling off a cliff when she was a little girl, who later evolved into an.
 * started with a, which he has had since childhood.
 * Burgundy started with an, which later evolved into a.
 * started with a, which later evolved into an.
 * Emmy started with her, which she received from her father when she started her journey.
 * Virgil started with an, which later evolved into an.
 * Nanette started with a, which she received from Professor Juniper.
 * started with a, which she received from Professor Sycamore, which has since evolved into.
 * Mairin started with a, which she received from Professor Sycamore. She nicknamed it Chespie.
 * started with a, which she received from Professor Sycamore, which evolved into.
 * started with a, which he received from Professor Sycamore and later evolved into.
 * started with a, which he received from Professor Sycamore, which evolved into . It can Mega Evolve into a Y.
 * Sawyer started with a, which he received from Professor Birch and later evolved into . It can Mega Evolve into a.
 * Alain started with a, which he received from Professor Sycamore, and which evolved into . It can Mega Evolve into a X.
 * started with an Alolan that hatched from an . She nicknamed it Snowy.
 * started with a.
 * started with a, which she met in the forest behind the Pokémon School, and who later evolved into a.
 * started with an, which later evolved into an.
 * The alternate version of from I Choose You! started with a, which he received from Professor Oak.
 * The alternate version of Gary from I Choose You! started with a Squirtle, which he received from Professor Oak.
 * Alternate versions of and  from I Choose You! started with a Bulbasaur and Charmander, respectively, both received from Professor Oak.

Several characters have also caught Pokémon in the that are, in the games, only available as starter Pokémon.
 * Ash caught a, a , and a in quick succession in the Kanto region. Of the three, only Charmander evolved, becoming a , and later a , both of which were very disobedient to Ash until an incident in the Orange Archipelago, after which it served Ash as it had when it was a Charmander. Bulbasaur was also going to evolve, but decided itself against becoming an  in Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden.
 * In the alternate continuity of I Choose You!, only caught a Charmander, which also went on to evolve.
 * Ash also caught the three Johto region starter Pokémon,, , and , of which Chikorita and Cyndaquil evolved into and , respectively.
 * Ash caught a in Hoenn, while Brock captured a . Treecko evolved twice, becoming  before Ash left it at Professor Oak's lab, while Brock's Mudkip evolved into . Along with May's, the traveling trio had the three starter Pokémon of Hoenn.
 * caught a Bulbasaur midway through her journey in Hoenn, and was given a by Professor Oak when she journeyed to Kanto. Bulbasaur evolved all the way into  and Squirtle evolved into  during May's travels through Johto.
 * In Sinnoh, Ash repeated himself by catching, which has since evolved into a . His rival, Paul, owned a Chimchar that was confirmed to be caught in the wild. It was released, recaught by Ash, and is now an.
 * Dawn a  during her journey in Sinnoh. It later evolved into.
 * Ash reused his pattern from the original series of catching all starter Pokémon in Unova:, , and . However, this time around, he caught them in reverse of the Pokédex order rather than following it as he did in the original series, and Oshawott was in fact a starter Pokémon that Professor Juniper allowed Ash to have after it ran away to be with him. Of the three, only Tepig has evolved, becoming a.
 * Gary Oak had an at least since Ash was traveling in the Orange Archipelago. As it was revealed to be under his ownership before his Blastoise, it caused many to hearken back to, where the player starts with , like Ash, and the rival starts with Eevee. Either way, it was disproven that this was the case when Gary finally revealed his Blastoise to Ash. His Eevee eventually evolved into.
 * Ash caught a in Kalos, which used to belong to several other Trainers before being abandoned or abandoning the Trainer. It has since evolved into a.
 * obtained a in Kalos. It originally belonged to Professor Sycamore as a starting Pokémon for new Trainers.
 * is revealed to have caught a in Alola. Popplio was rescued from being abused by members of Team Skull.
 * While Ash was in Alola, he caught a who was living in a flock of, a , and a . Ash also encountered a  a few times before finally earning its trust and capturing it. Litten has since evolved into a.