Blue Rescue Team starters and partner choices
All sixteen Pokémon the personality quiz can make your hero in Red and Blue Rescue Team, with the quiz results that pick each one and which of them can join as your partner.
Original Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team for Nintendo DS. First released in Japan on 17 November 2005; North America on 18 September 2006, Australia on 28 September 2006 and Europe on 10 November 2006. Red Rescue Team is the paired Game Boy Advance game. Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky have their own stories and rules.
16 starter Pokémon · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.
Starters and partners
Bulbasaur
Hero if the quiz gives Docile (boy) or Calm (girl). Can also be chosen as the partner if its type differs from the hero’s.
Charmander
Hero if the quiz gives Hardy (boy) or Brave (girl). Can also be chosen as the partner if its type differs from the hero’s.
Squirtle
Hero if the quiz gives Jolly (boy) or Relaxed (girl). Can also be chosen as the partner if its type differs from the hero’s.
Pikachu
Hero if the quiz gives Impish (boy) or Hardy (girl). Can also be chosen as the partner if its type differs from the hero’s.
Meowth
Hero if the quiz gives Quirky (boy). Hero only; it cannot be the partner.
Psyduck
Hero if the quiz gives Relaxed (boy) or Lonely (girl). Hero only; it cannot be the partner.
Machop
Hero if the quiz gives Brave (boy). Hero only; it cannot be the partner.
Cubone
Hero if the quiz gives Lonely (boy) or Impish (girl). Hero only; it cannot be the partner.
Eevee
Hero if the quiz gives Naive (girl). Hero only; it cannot be the partner.
Chikorita
Hero if the quiz gives Docile (girl). Can also be chosen as the partner if its type differs from the hero’s.
Cyndaquil
Hero if the quiz gives Timid (boy). Can also be chosen as the partner if its type differs from the hero’s.
Totodile
Hero if the quiz gives Naive (boy) or Jolly (girl). Can also be chosen as the partner if its type differs from the hero’s.
Treecko
Hero if the quiz gives Sassy (boy) or Quirky (girl). Can also be chosen as the partner if its type differs from the hero’s.
Torchic
Hero if the quiz gives Hasty (boy) or Sassy (girl). Can also be chosen as the partner if its type differs from the hero’s.
Mudkip
Hero if the quiz gives Calm (boy) or Timid (girl). Can also be chosen as the partner if its type differs from the hero’s.
Skitty
Hero if the quiz gives Hasty (girl). Hero only; it cannot be the partner.
Quick notes
- The quiz chooses the hero. These are the original Red and Blue Rescue Team outcomes.
- Ten species can be the starting partner. After the hero result, choose from the following partner pool.
- Exclude a partner that shares your hero’s type. A Grass hero cannot select Bulbasaur, Chikorita or Treecko; a Fire hero cannot select Charmander, Cyndaquil or Torchic; a Water hero cannot select Squirtle, Totodile or Mudkip.
- Use the pair as a learning team. Choose an available partner you enjoy, then learn the pair’s moves and positioning together.
Ten species can be the starting partner
| Type | Partner options |
|---|---|
| Grass | Bulbasaur, Chikorita, Treecko |
| Fire | Charmander, Cyndaquil, Torchic |
| Water | Squirtle, Totodile, Mudkip |
| Electric | Pikachu |
Blue has sixteen hero outcomes and ten partner species. Hero quiz restrictions and partner eligibility are separate rules.