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After playing through Heart Gold once with Chikorita as my starter, I hit a dead end at the Dragon type gym. No amount of training could've helped me. The only way I had made that far was by sheer luck most of the time.

Anyway, I am starting a new game and need help planning a good team. I've been leaning to either Totodile or Cyndaquil as my starter. Can I have any other suggestions?
 
PokéWalker. Walk a lot so you can unlock the Blue Lake course, and you can get a Dratini.

In both my HG and SS, the PokéWalker gave me some awesome powerhouses (Kangaskhan in HG, Dratini and Beldum in SS).
 
DarkDragonite said:
After playing through Heart Gold once with Chikorita as my starter, I hit a dead end at the Dragon type gym. No amount of training could've helped me. The only way I had made that far was by sheer luck most of the time.

Anyway, I am starting a new game and need help planning a good team. I've been leaning to either Totodile or Cyndaquil as my starter. Can I have any other suggestions?
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Why didn't you just get an Ice Type from Ice Cave?
 
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Why didn't you just get an Ice Type from Ice Cave?
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Good point. I owned that gym with a Mamoswine. Kingdra can be a problem, but a tough sweeper (Like Outraging Kangaskhan) makes short work of it.
 
If you have Platinum, I suggest asking a friend with Platinum and a DS to hold your strongest pokemon for you (via trading). Then, pop in your HG cartridge and trade back pokemon so you have a stronger advantage in your new game. This works wonders for me if I'm stuck at a gym.
 
If you or someone you know has Platinum, catch a sneasel and evolve it into Weavile teach it Ice Punch and trade it to your Heartgold. It works wonders in Clair's gym. I also recomend starting with Cyndaquil.
 
If you use Totodile that gym will be easy. My Feraligatr swept the thing and it was underleveled. Juyst make sure it knows Ice Punch/Ice Fang
 
my over levelled meganium took clair apart! just make it learn frenzy plant from the move learner in the same city.
 
I chose Cyndaquil as my starter & I think it's definately the best both starter for that region & best of the fire starters. The dragon gym is still tough, but others have mentioned you should get an ice-type pokemon from the Ice Path & level it up.
wish I had thought of that. I had to take Clair out with a Typhlosion, Ho-oh, & Bellossom. I have much to learn.
Btw, Jynx SUCKS. It has such a low defense, it makes leveling up almost impossible, as a wild pokemon half its level can kill mine in one blow. 0_o
Good luck!
 
Feraligatr > Everything. Ice fang her down and profit. Plus the Totodile line is good for pretty much every Gym. If you do go with Cyndaquil, I suggest grabbing a Lapras from Union Cave on Friday after you get Surf. Learns Ice Beam at like level 32 and will destroy Dragon types.
 
I started my SoulSilver with Chikorita and I had no problem with Clair. I had a Dragonite on my team though. You're never in a dead end type-wise because you have options to help you.
 
I prefer Totodile. You've already heard the Ice Fang/Ice Punch suggestions. But Feraligatr is just a real B@d@$$. It can easily get you through the game. The Grass starters are always the toughest challenge to play through with in the game. I'm hoping I won't have that problem with Tstutarja... or should I go Pokabu... gotta see the final EVOs.
 
I carved up with a lapras & destroyed Gyrados with an ampharos but i smashed him with BAYLEAF Kingdra was no chance
 
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