Starter Pokémon/Trivia/Anime


 * For DP001, Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia is about the starter Pokémon of Sinnoh. He writes this about them: 「シンオウで　たびがはじまる　ポケモンと」 "In Sinnoh, a journey begins with Pokémon."
 * For BW003, Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster is about the starter Pokémon of Unova. He writes this senryū about them: 「パートナー　みず・くさ・ほのお　まよっちゃう」 "Partner, Water, Grass, Fire, I can't decide."
 * Ash has owned all but one of the Grass-type starter Pokémon:, , , , and . The Grass-type starter from Kalos, , is instead owned by.
 * Each starter Pokémon obtained by a main character was not battled: Ash's Squirtle,  and  chose to join his team, while Ash fought and won against Misty for his . Brock did not battle  to obtain it. May received her  from Professor Oak, Dawn received her  from Professor Rowan, and Lana rescued her  from Team Skull.
 * and are both based on lizards (salamander, gecko). Ash had the final forms of them:  and . Although real salamanders are amphibians, rather than lizards, Charmander can be based upon the legendary creature known as the.
 * and are both based on turtles and were the starter Pokémon of two of Ash's rivals,  and Paul.
 * and are both based on birds (chicken, penguin). They were also both owned by the anime's resident Pokémon Coordinators.
 * Both May and Dawn have a second starter Pokémon from a previous generation with a type disadvantage to their first. These starter Pokémon are both from two generations prior to their owner's introduction, and featured in the anime likely due to the same-generation remakes.
 * In the Diamond and Pearl series, there have been two major appearances of each fully evolved starter introduced in Generation IV: Ash and Paul's Torterra, Ash and Flint's Infernape, and Barry and Kenny's Empoleon.
 * is the only Water-type starter that has ever evolved under Ash's ownership.