The Pokémon encountered early on in the main series are some of the most iconic because they're encountered so often. And even though they may be an initial member of your team, they are often replaced because they lack the strength of Pokémon later on.

Do you have a favorite? Do you ever keep one of these Pokémon or their evolutions in your team throughout an entire playthrough? Share your thoughts!

As expected of me, Sewaddle and its evolutions can be found in most of my teams in games that it is available. I also really enjoyed some of the designs introduced in Gen X, including Nymble, Tarountula and Lechonk!

But I also love almost all early route Bug-type Pokémon :)

To copy off you: FOR SURE Caterpie & sewaddle :)

Honorable mentions: Bidoof, Sentret ( I am sure I am not spelling it right), and Dottler. Lots of cuties

Rookidee has a special place in my heart for many reasons, including that I found a shiny one early game in the first day I played Shield on release day and it kickstarted my becoming a shiny hunter.

I also love corvids so it was really fitting that this line became my favorite early catch.

Rookidee my beloved <3 Zigzagoon my beloved <3 Purrloin my beloved <3 Pawmi my beloved <3 Azurill my beloved <3 Grubbin my beloved <3 Mareep my beloved <3 just to name some off the top of my head hahaaa

Corviknight was a major MVP in Sword, Obstagoon was also on my team throughout while Linoone is always a keeper in my Hoenn-based game teams as well. I kept Liepard throughout Black (B2W2 has so much more that I also love in the early routes), Azumarill was my super MVP in Violet (and I also had one for a while in my Black 2 run. it was when they could still be transmasc and that was how I first learned of the fact), Vikavolt was part of my team rotation in UltraMoon, and I definitely used the Mareep line at different points. And then there is of course also (Alolan) Raichu my beloved which is also often a keeper if I have it on my team in any game that Pichu or Pikachu is available early around

There are, as usual, so many I love a bunch!