Starter Pokémon/Games/Starter Pokémon/Core series/Hoenn

In, , , after Professor Birch is rescued from a or , he allows the player to keep the Pokémon they chose to rescue him with, either:

The player's neighbor, or, already has his or her starter Pokémon, which is always the one with the type advantage. What happens to the starter not selected is unknown. By the end of Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, it seems that the player's nominal rival, the son/daughter of Professor Birch, has stopped being a Trainer, and Wally is actually the true rival, facing the player before he or she can leave and staying there to have rematches with the player later. In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Brendan or May's role as an NPC is slightly expanded, acting as a post-credits battle in which they gain access to Mega Evolution for their starter Pokémon.

In, Steven Stone offers one of these Pokémon to the player after he or she has defeated.

In, the middle stages of the Hoenn starters can be caught in the wild via on Akala Island.