Diamond/Pearl Starting Pokemon Stat Chart

Choosing a starter pokemon isn't always easy for everyone. Some people choose the cutest, others look for the one best in battle or the one with best stats. Using this chart, hopefully it will help you make an informed choice, or just help you out a little with the NEW attack lists.
Quick Jump: Turtwig Chimchar Piplup

Grass Type Starter - Turtwig
Sprite/Name
Type(s)
Classification
Evolution
Moves Learnt

#387 - Turtwig		 Grass Tiny Leaf Pokemon Turtwig evolves into Grotle on Level 18. Tackle (base)
Withdraw (lv.5)
Absorb (lv.9)
Razor Leaf (lv.13)
Curse (lv.17)
Bite (lv.21)
Mega Drain (lv.25)
Leech Seed (lv.29)
Synthesis (lv.33)
Crunch (lv.37)
Giga Drain (lv.41)
Leaf Storm (lv.45)

#388 - Grotle		 Grass Grove Pokemon Grotle evolves into Torterra on Level 32. Tackle (base)
Withdraw (base)
Absorb (lv.9)
Razor Leaf (lv.13)
Curse (lv.17)
Bite (lv.22)
Mega Drain (lv.27)
Leech Seed (lv.32)
Synthesis (lv.37)
Crunch (lv.42)
Giga Drain (lv.47)
Leaf Storm (lv.52)

#389 - Troterra		 Grass/Ground Continent Pokemon Torterra is the most evolved form of Turtwig and Grotle. Wood Hammer (base)
Tackle (base)
Withdraw (base)
Absorb (base)
Razor Leaf (base)
Curse (lv.17)
Bite (lv.22)
Mega Drain (lv.27)
Leech Seed (lv.33)
Synthesis (lv.39)
Crunch (lv.45)
Giga Drain (lv.51)
Leaf Storm (lv.57)

Fire Type Starter - Chimchar
Sprite/Name
Type(s)
Classification
Evolution
Moves Learnt

#390 - Chimchar		 Fire Chimp Pokemon Chimchar evolves into Monferno on Level 14. Scratch (base)
Leer (base)
Ember (lv.7)
Taunt (lv.9)
Fury Swipes (lv.15)
Flame Wheel (lv.17)
Nasty Plot (lv.23)
Torment (lv.25)
Facade (lv.31)
Fire Spin (lv.33)
Slack Off (lv.39)
Flamethrower (lv.41)

#391 - Monferno		 Fire/Fighting Playful Pokemon Monferno evolves into Infernape on Level 36. Scratch (base)
Leer (base)
Ember (base)
Taunt (lv.9)
Mach Punch (lv.14)
Fury Swipes (lv.16)
Flame Wheel (lv.19)
Feint (lv.26)
Torment (lv.29)
Close Combat (lv.36)
Fire Spin (lv.39)
Slack Off (lv.46)
Flare Blitz (lv.49)

#392 - Infernape		 Fire/Fighting Flame Pokemon Infernape is the most evolved form of Chimchar and Monferno. Scratch (base)
Leer (base)
Ember (base)
Taunt (base)
Mach Punch (lv.14)
Fury Swipes (lv.17)
Flame Wheel (lv.21)
Feint (lv.29)
Punishment (lv.33)
Close Combat (lv.41)
Fire Spin (lv.45)
Calm Mind (lv.53)
Flare Blitz (lv.57)

Water Type Starter - Piplup
Sprite/Name
Type(s)
Classification
Evolution
Moves Learnt

#393 - Piplup		 Water Penguin Pokemon Piplup evolves into Prinplup on Level 16. Pound (base)
Growl (lv.4)
Bubble (lv.8)
Water Sport (lv.11)
Peck (lv.15)
Bide (lv.18)
Bubblebeam (lv.22)
Fury Attack (lv.25)
Brine (lv.29)
Whirlpool (lv.32)
Mist (lv.36)
Drill Peck (lv.39)
Hydro Pump (lv.43)

#394 - Prinplup		 Water Penguin Pokemon Prinplup evolves into Empoleon on Level 36. Tackle (base)
Growl (base)
Bubble (lv.8)
Water Sport (lv.11)
Peck (lv.15)
Metal Claw (lv.16)
Bide (lv.19)
Bubblebeam (lv.24)
Fury Attack (lv.28)
Brine (lv.33)
Whirlpool (lv.37)
Mist (lv.42)
Drill Peck (lv.46)
Hydro Pump (lv.51)

#395 - Empoleon		 Water/Steel Emperor Pokemon Empoleon is the most evolved form of Piplup and Prinplup. Tackle (base)
Growl (base)
Bubble (base)
Swords Dance (lv.11)
Peck (lv.15)
Metal Claw (lv.16)
Swagger (lv.19)
Bubblebeam (lv.24)
Fury Attack (lv.28)
Brine (lv.33)
Aqua Jet (lv.36)
Whirlpool (lv.39)
Mist (lv.46)
Drill Peck (lv.52)
Hydro Pump (lv.59)

Quick Jump: Turtwig Chimchar Piplup