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Here you can see how to choose your starter Pokemon when you first start playing Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX for Nintendo Switch. You can find a list of possible starters and partner Pokemon, and a guide to the personality quiz!
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Refuse the Pokemon that you are assigned with so that you can manually choose the Pokemon that you want to play with.
Similar to Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, you will be given a personality quiz at the start of the game. Based on your answers to the quiz, you will be recommended a Pokemon to start with.
However, in Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, you can refuse the Pokemon you are assigned and choose freely from the 16 Starter Pokemon.
In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, some starters were far stronger than others because of typing and specific moves. Mystery Dungeon DX has evened out the playing field a little bit by revamping the starting move pools completely.
However, because of the typing, specific moves learned and move coverage, some starters are still more powerful than others. For tips on what starter to choose, check out the Best Starter page and Starter Tier list!
You are given the ability to choose the Partner Pokemon as well! You are not able to choose Pokemon of the same type, so keep that in mind. It is for your own good as Move Coverage is very important. However, we think that some Pokemon are stronger than others so in addition to managing your Pokemon's weaknesses and strengths, so check our guides below on choosing the perfect Partner Pokemon.
| Best Partner to Choose | Best Partner for Each Starter Pokemon |
The game recommends a Pokemon based on your answers, but you can manually choose your Pokemon. The Partner Pokemon cannot be the same type as the Hero Pokemon.
| Pokemon | Type |
|---|---|
 Cyndaquil
|
Type 1:
 Fire
Type 2:
|
 Totodile
|
Type 1:
 Water
Type 2:
|
 Pikachu
|
Type 1:
 Electric
Type 2:
|
 Mudkip
|
Type 1:
Water
Type 2:
|
 Treecko
|
Type 1:
 Grass
Type 2:
|
 Psyduck
|
Type 1:
Water
Type 2:
|
 Chikorita
|
Type 1:
Grass
Type 2:
|
 Charmander
|
Type 1:
Fire
Type 2:
|
 Bulbasaur
|
Type 1:
Grass
Type 2:
 Poison
|
 Torchic
|
Type 1:
Fire
Type 2:
|
 Cubone
|
Type 1:
 Ground
Type 2:
|
 Machop
|
Type 1:
 Fighting
Type 2:
|
 Eevee
|
Type 1:
 Normal
Type 2:
|
 Squirtle
|
Type 1:
Water
Type 2:
|
 Skitty
|
Type 1:
Normal
Type 2:
|
 Meowth
|
Type 1:
Normal
Type 2:
|
>>3 plus it was hella nostalgic used to take that quiz so much and now its only now that I take it again. I think some questions were added or changed but damn that felt good tbh.
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Transform into kyogre[Or maybe even primal form] Now just keep spamming water type moves and you should defeat and recruit groudon, Note that I havent tested this and I would appreciate it if someone tested this idea out.
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>>4 I missed out on a Skitty- Eevee duo my favorite pokemaaaan I wish they couldve allowed us to choose 2 pokemon of the same type this time :'( who cares if its going to be hard for me??? who cares!!