Yellow Starters
The partner Pokémon you start with in Pokémon Yellow, with its sprite and types.
Your partner Pokémon
Yellow starts you with Pikachu, and it refuses to evolve.
More starters you can get
A girl in Cerulean City gives you Bulbasaur if Pikachu is happy enough.
A Trainer on Route 24, just past Nugget Bridge, gives you Charmander.
Officer Jenny in Vermilion City gives you Squirtle once you have the Thunder Badge.
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