Starter Squad

(Info copy-pasted from the wiki to provide information and insight on the characters’ personalities and developments.

-- Charmander -- Charmander seems to have a narcissistic personality, motivated almost entirely by his desire to grow stronger, and to evolve. This drive led him to become the most aggressive of the three Kanto starter Pokémon. Charmander is brave and resilient, but also reckless, brutal and impatient in attempts to get what he wants and was not above killing to meet these goals or just when he is ticked off. Recently, Charmander had begun to become more empathetic and was willing to try more diplomatic methods, though would resort to violence when those methods do not yield results. Despite being brutal, reckless, and narcissistic, Charmander cared very deeply for his friends. When Bulbasaur was captured, Charmander went on a quest to save him. When Squirtle was captured by the Caterpies, Charmander went on a HUGE quest, risking his life, to save him. Charmander has been quite creative in a fight, often making use of nearby objects or body parts of fallen foes as weapons, typically favoring shivs or other stabbing weapons. In addition to this, he is a decent lancer and sword fighter, using wild, flailing swings to stab multiple Caterpie to death in their own nest with a Beedrill's left arm. Charmander's casual indifference to the act of murder eventually gave way to a greater rationale when offering mercy to his enemies in exchange for his demands. While he didn’t hesitate to kill to achieve his ends, he didn’t resort to lethal force unless pushed into it by his enemies.

-- Squirtle -- Squirtle is shown to be intelligent and soft, and generally does not harm other Pokemon, with some exceptions. He makes a decent teacher, as he taught Charmander empathy in order to make him less aggressive. He also fights with Charmander sometimes due to the latter making reckless decisions. The reason he wanted to have a trainer and follow the rules is because he was afraid of making his own decisions and taking responsibility for things.

-- Bulbasaur -- Bulbasaur is quite pleasant and does not really get mad. He is Charmander's companion. Bulbasaur is somehow stupid and often gets sidetracked. He likes being poisoned due to his natural immunity to it (because of his poison typing) and because it causes him to become quite intoxicated, typically showing a euphoric high before projectile vomiting excessively. However, despite his apparent stupidity and gullibility, he is actually quite aware and not as agreeable as he seems. This can be seen with his relief at Charmander finally being silenced by the Caterpie tribe by way of string shot and expressed some caution when Charmander told him to go down to the Caterpies' lair. Despite his pleasant nature, Bulbasaur also frequently exhibits signs of psychopathy – from wearing Pokémon body parts (such as wearing a severed Caterpie head as a hat), to cannibalism, and even self-cannibalism.