Unova first partner Pokémon

The Unova first partner Pokémon are the trio of —, , and Pokémon TCG: First Partner Pack (Unova) | Pokémon Center Official Site (archived)—chosen by s at the start of their in Unova. These are traditionally given out by Professor Juniper or Assistant Pokémon Professor Bianca and are to be used to the first wild Pokémon that the Trainer encounters.
In official contexts, the group is referred to descriptively in several ways, including "Unova's first partner Pokémon"Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Mini Tin (Snivy, Tepig & Oshawott) | Pokémon Center Official Site (archived), "first partner Pokémon of the Unova region", and more.
In the Unova-based core series games, the player can choose a -, -, or first partner Pokémon at level 5.
==List of Unova first partner Pokémon and their Evolutions==
===Forms===
 has a Hisuian form. For details on Hisuian Samurott as a first partner Pokémon, see Hisui first partner Pokémon.
==In the core series games==
===Availability===
====As first partner====
Game(s)	First partner	Location/Acquisition 	Other effects
 	 	Nuvema Town: player's bedroom at start of game	Cheren chooses: Bianca chooses: A girl at the Dreamyard will gift: At Striaton Gym, the player faces: Chili and
 	 	Nuvema Town: player's bedroom at start of game	Cheren chooses: Bianca chooses: A girl at the Dreamyard will gift: At Striaton Gym, the player faces: Cress and
 	 	Nuvema Town: player's bedroom at start of game	Cheren chooses: Bianca chooses: A girl at the Dreamyard will gift: At Striaton Gym, the player faces: Cilan and
 	 	Aspertia City: from Bianca 	Hugh has: Nate/Rosa eventually has:
 	 	Aspertia City: from Bianca 	Hugh has: Nate/Rosa eventually has:
 	 	Aspertia City: from Bianca 	Hugh has: <Nate/Rosa eventually has:
====Other methods====
In , Oshawott is one of the Hisui first partner Pokémon.
In The Indigo Disk DLC, the Unova first partners can be caught in the wild at the Terarium. They are unlocked after upgrading the biomes through the League Club Room.
Game(s)	Pokémon	Location/Acquisition
 	 	: from Professor Birch, after the Delta Episode is completed (choose one)
 	 	Poni Island:
() 	 	Terarium: Savanna Biome
() 	 	Terarium: Canyon Biome
() 	 	Terarium: Polar Biome
===Base stat comparison===
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon GO===
In , all three Unova first partner Pokémon can be caught and encountered along with their Evolutions. 
===Pokémon Masters EX===
In , joins the player by clearing Chapter 1 of the PML Arc.
Several other characters also form sync pairs with the Unova first partner Pokémon or their evolutions. These sync pairs can be obtained through various sync pair scouts.
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===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
In and Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the Unova first partner Pokémon can be selected as the and their partner. The trio's evolved forms can also be recruited in the games out of the main character roles.
===Pokémon Rumble series===
In the Pokémon Rumble series, all three Unova first partner Pokémon can be caught and encountered along with their Evolutions.
===Pokémon Shuffle===
In , all three Unova first partner Pokémon can be caught and encountered along with their Evolutions.
Dex#	NDex	Icon	Pokémon	Type	Attack Power	Attack Power	Max RML	Initial	Alternate	Ameliaicons
Dex#	NDex	Icon	Pokémon	Type	Lv 1 	Max 	Max RML	Initial	Alternate	Ameliaicons
===PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond===
In PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond, all three Unova first partner Pokémon are playable alongside .
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
In Pokémon the Series: Black & White, Professor Juniper is in charge of distributing the Unova first partner Pokémon to new s. The first Pokémon she is seen giving to a new Trainer is who she gives to 's rival for the series Trip. The that was under her care at the time took an interest in Ash and followed him from the laboratory on the start of his journey through Unova, thinking it was a , Ash tried to capture it and it failed as it was already owned by Professor Juniper. After getting her permission she allowed Ash to become Oshawott's new Trainer. Further on in the series it was revealed that had taken as her first partner, and as Ash was concluding his journey through Unova, Professor Juniper gave another Tepig to a trainer named Nanette.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Pokémon Adventures, there are two sets of Unova first partner Pokémon featured. The first set was distributed by Professor Juniper, who sent their s to . He selected Tepig and his friends and selected and , respectively. Professor Juniper's father, Cedric Juniper, also hands out partner Pokémon to new Trainer, but prior to the story, broke into the lab and released them from their Poké Balls, intending to liberate them. This plan only partially worked, though, as Oshawott chose to stay with the Professor, stayed with N, and Tepig ran away, eventually ending up with .
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
In Pokémon Pocket Monsters, Professor Juniper appears to hand out the Unova first partner Pokémon. Black, Cheren and Bianca show up to select their new partners, however their choices aren't shown.
==Trivia==
* Serperior, Emboar, Samurott (along with its Hisuian form) are the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 528.
* The Oshawott line has unique distinctions:
** Oshawott has the lowest base stat total of all first partner Pokémon.
** Oshawott's evolutionary line is the only Water-type first partner Pokémon evolutionary line that is not included in the .
** Oshawott is the only first partner Pokémon in to not have its evolution levels changed.
** Oshawott and its evolutions are the only Pokémon in Legends: Arceus to have not been available in previous Generation VIII games before.
* is the only fully evolved Unova first partner Pokémon to have a regional form.
* Ken Sugimori described the Unova first partner Pokémon as fulfilling different roles in their personalities, characterizing as funny, as cool, and as serious.Nintendo Dream volume 201, interview translated by Dr Lava (archived)
* The Snivy line has unique distinctions:
** Snivy is the only first partner Pokémon that is not listed as the first Pokémon in its regional Pokédex.
** It is also the only Grass-type first partner Pokémon that is not the first Pokémon of its generation in National Pokédex order.
** Snivy has the lowest base stat total of all first partner Pokémon.
==References==
==Related articles==
* First partner Pokémon
* Hisuian form