Best PokéSurvivor starters: all 29 starting options

All 29 starter choices, with the starting attack and evolution prerequisite you need to plan your first run.

The personality quiz suggests a partner, but you can reject the suggestion and select another. Choose a move pattern you can position around, then use the table to plan its evolution. Partners of the same elemental type do not always share a starting move.

Three ways to choose

Prefer distance? Compare partners starting with Ember or Water Gun. Read the move patterns before committing.
Want a different opening? Psyduck and Slowpoke start with Confusion, giving a Psychic option outside the regional starter trios.
Planning an evolution? Piplup starts with Bubble and needs Sprint; a Water Gun opener needs Power instead.

These are build considerations, not a claim that one choice always survives longest.

Starting partners
Partner	Type	Starting move	HP	Speed	Attack	Evolution stat
Bulbasaur	GrassPoison	Vine Whip	90	97	1.06×	Power
Charmander	Fire	Ember	88	105	1.03×	Power
Squirtle	Water	Water Gun	90	96	0.97×	Power
Chikorita	Grass	Vine Whip	90	97	0.97×	Power
Cyndaquil	Fire	Ember	88	105	1.03×	Power
Totodile	Water	Water Gun	92	96	1.06×	Power
Treecko	Grass	Razor Leaf	88	107	1.06×	Reflexes
Torchic	Fire	Ember	90	97	1.08×	Power
Mudkip	Water	Water Gun	92	95	1.08×	Power
Turtwig	Grass	Vine Whip	95	91	1.07×	Power
Chimchar	Fire	Ember	90	104	1.02×	Power
Piplup	Water	Bubble	94	95	1.04×	Sprint
Snivy	Grass	Razor Leaf	90	104	0.95×	Reflexes
Tepig	Fire	Ember	99	97	1.05×	Power
Oshawott	Water	Water Gun	95	97	1.05×	Power
Chespin	Grass	Vine Whip	95	94	1.04×	Power
Fennekin	Fire	Ember	88	103	1.04×	Power
Froakie	Water	Water Gun	88	108	1.04×	Power
Rowlet	GrassFlying	Razor Leaf	101	96	1.00×	Reflexes
Litten	Fire	Ember	90	107	1.06×	Power
Popplio	Water	Bubble	92	95	1.06×	Sprint
Grookey	Grass	Vine Whip	92	105	1.06×	Power
Scorbunny	Fire	Ember	92	107	1.09×	Power
Sobble	Water	Water Gun	92	107	1.08×	Power
Sprigatito	Grass	Razor Leaf	88	105	1.04×	Reflexes
Fuecoco	Fire	Ember	100	93	1.05×	Power
Quaxly	Water	Water Gun	95	99	1.06×	Power
Psyduck	Water	Confusion	92	101	1.06×	Reflexes
Slowpoke	WaterPsychic	Confusion	110	84	1.06×	Reflexes

Sources & snapshot scope

Reviewed 2026-10-15. Mechanics and data refer to the local source snapshot b297089; later live changes may differ. Source inspection is separate from gameplay testing.

Best PokéSurvivor starters: all 29 starting options

Three ways to choose

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