Sinnoh first partner Pokémon

The Sinnoh Starter Pokémon can be picked out of three Pokémon that new trainers will obtain in their journey which cannot be found in the Sinnoh Region itself. The Pokémon in the question are:
* Turtwig, the type which evolves into Grotle, then to Torterra which grants it the additional type of .
* Chimchar, the type which evolves into Monferno which grants it the additional type of , then to Infernape.
* Piplup, the type which evolves into Prinplup, then to Empoleon which grants it the additional type of .
Pokémon 	Type	Ability
Turtwig 	 	Overgrow
Chimchar	 	Blaze
Piplup 	 	Torrent
==Games==
===Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl===
In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl , when two Starly attack the player and rival at Lake Verity, to which they travel upon hearing reports of a red Gyarados, they will choose between Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup from Professor Rowan's briefcase, which he left at the lake.
The player's friend and rival Barry will choose the starter Pokémon that has a type advantage against the player's choice, and the NPC who is the other-gender choice (Lucas/Dawn) will have the Pokémon weak to the player's choice, and therefore strong against Barry's. After fighting off the two Starly at the lake and returning the briefcase to Rowan, the professor will allow the player and Barry to keep the Pokémon they used.
=== Pokémon Platinum ===
In Pokémon Platinum, the player and the rival are stopped by Professor Rowan just as they are about to run through tall grass to get to Sandgem Town to ask the Professor for Pokémon. After some questions about the player and the rival's love for Pokémon, he decides to entrust them with one starter Pokémon each.
=== Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire ===
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, after the player enters the Hall of Fame for the second time, Professor Birch can be found being chased by his wife on Route 101 and the player will be allowed to choose one of the Sinnoh starters.
=== Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon ===
In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon, the middle stages of the Sinnoh starters can be caught in the wild via Island Scan on Ula'ula Island.
==Anime==
Like in the Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl games, beginning Trainers who originated in Sinnoh can receive one of the first partner Pokémon in Turtwig, Chimchar and Piplup from Professor Rowan. However, there have been exceptions of receiving one of them from a school.
Dawn Piplup.png|Dawn's Piplup.
Ash Turtwig.png|Ash's Turtwig.
Ash Chimchar.png|Ash's Chimchar.
===Main===
*Dawn received her Piplup from Professor Rowan as her first Pokémon.
*Ash caught two out of three of the Sinnoh starter Pokémon, Turtwig and Chimchar, the latter who was owned by his rival, Paul, until he released him. They both evolved as Turtwig evolved into a Grotle then into a Torterra and Chimchar evolved into a Monferno then into Infernape, respectively.
===Recurring===
Paul Turtwig.png|Paul's Turtwig.
Flint Chimchar.png|Flint's Chimchar.
*Paul started out with a Turtwig but it eventually evolved into a Grotle then into Torterra.
*Kenny started out with a Piplup as it evolved into Prinplup then into Empoleon.
*Barry began his journey with a Piplup as his first Pokémon as it evolved into Prinplup then into Empoleon.
*Flint of the Sinnoh Elite Four started with Chimchar as it evolved into Monferno and then into Infernape.
*Professor Kukui raised a Piplup as it evolved into Prinplup then into Empoleon.
===Minor===
Alice Chimchar.png|Alice's Chimchar.
Pippy.png|Tyler's Piplup, Pippy.
Verity Piplup.png|Verity's Piplup.
Lauren Piplup.png|Lauren's Piplup.
Alternate World Dawn Piplup.png|Alternate Dawn's Piplup.
Alternate World Ash Chimchar.png|Alternate Ash's Chimchar.
*Alice owns a Chimchar.
*Tyler started with Piplup, which she is nicknamed Pippy.
*Verity started out with Piplup.
*Lauren has a Piplup.
*Dawn from another world also started with a Piplup as her first Pokémon.
*Ash from another world also raised a Chimchar all the way into an Infernape.
==Manga==
Diamond's Turtwig colorized.png|Diamond's Turtwig
Pearl's Chimchar colorized.png|Pearl's Chimchar
Platinum's Piplup colorized.png|Platinum's Piplup
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Platinum obtained a Piplup that was used for her journey to go to the top of Mt. Coronet. She was later joined by Pearl and Diamond, whom she mistook for her bodyguards, and gave them a Chimchar and a Turtwig, whom they named Chimler and Tru, respectively. The three Pokémon relatively quickly evolved at the same time into Prinplup, Monferno and Grotle, and even to their final forms.
Despite having Empoleon, Platinum also borrowed her friends' Torterra and Infernape during some of her Gym Battles.
==Trivia==
*In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the starter Pokémon from their respective regions are regions that Sinnoh's Champion, Cynthia, has traveled to (Battle Tree in Alola, Sinjoh Ruins in Johto, and Undella Town in Unova).
==Gallery==
0387Turtwig.png|Turtwig the Pokémon
0390Chimchar.png|Chimchar the Pokémon
0393Piplup.png|Piplup the Pokémon
===Dream===
0387Turtwig Dream.png
0390Chimchar Dream.png
0393Piplup Dream.png
===Anime===
Rowan Turtwig.png|Turtwig in the anime.
Chimchar Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad.png|Chimchar in the anime.
Cerise Piplup.png|Piplup in the anime.
Category:Region Starters