Getting the other starters lategame

[DevoidLight]

I propose that the other starters become available late-game, for those who don't like trading online so much. For the starter neither you or Silver took, after becoming champion Elm would call you, and say that since his last pokemon is getting lonely he can think of nobody better than you to raise it.

The starter Silver took would be a little more interesting, and maybe provide a little development to Silver's character through dialogue. Those of you who played HGSS may know that Silver redeems himself, and tries to give his starter back. Elm lets him keep it, and on certain days you can find him training in the Dragon's Den. I suggest that after defeating Red, if you meet him there he offers you a trade. One of the lowest level of his starter that he has bred, for one of the lowest level of your starter that you would probably need to breed. (Maybe he shouldn't accept your original starter, if for some reason you didn't evolve it). Since he starts becoming nicer to you, and even begins to treat you like a friend, he could ask to trade to learn how you raise your pokemon so well, or maybe he just wants to help you with your pokedex.

 

[Laqtor]

Or just edit the saved file and get any Pokemon you want at anytime.

 

[Prince Vade]

I'm actually planning to release an event later for the mod I'm working with. (One Year Later). This was one of my ideas, but not exactly in this format.

 

[Liamash3]

I like this plan. And totally agree with the trade with rival idea
Maybe a flag for the starter mon that you recieve from Elm that isn't in any bred versions of it?

EDIT:
by flag I mean a data value (for example if the poke needs items to evolve) being set to 1 or 0, 1 being original starter and 0 being bred, or vice versa.

 

[Enethil]

In Heart Gold & Soul Silver Professor Elm gave away the last pokemon to somebody else, but you never meet this trainer however.

 

[Banned]

In Heart Gold & Soul Silver Professor Elm gave away the last pokemon to somebody else, but you never meet this trainer however.

Time to extend the story EVEN FURTHER! Where that character ends up playing a HUGE roll in the story! Eh? anyone? No? I'll leave.

 

[DevoidLight]

I like this plan. And totally agree with the trade with rival idea
Maybe a flag for the starter mon that you recieve from Elm that isn't in any bred versions of it?

EDIT:
by flag I mean a data value (for example if the poke needs items to evolve) being set to 1 or 0, 1 being original starter and 0 being bred, or vice versa.

If there was some way to check the 'First Met' value, and disallow pokemon met at Elm's lab, I think that would work.

In Heart Gold & Soul Silver Professor Elm gave away the last pokemon to somebody else, but you never meet this trainer however.

Time to extend the story EVEN FURTHER! Where that character ends up playing a HUGE roll in the story! Eh? anyone? No? I'll leave.

Well Lyra/Ethan did play a small story role in HGSS. That could be interesting if they were expanded into a true rival.