I myself chose a cyndaquil, judging by type advantage a cyndaquil would defeat a Chikorita and if you are chosing a starter Pokemon for Heartgold Soulsilver or any other game then Cyndaquil is a better choice too, it is only affected by Rock, ground, and water moves while Chikorita is affected by poison, fire, ice, and flying. Typhlosion the evolved form of Cyndaquil has a high special attck and speed and can learn eruption which is the strongest fire move compared to its eefects and that it doen't need recharging for a turn (in games).
=Totodile is the best=
the Pokemon in soul silver are the joto region (how ever u spell it) Pokemon a.k.a cyndaquil, Totodile, and Chikorita
Totodile, Cyndaquil, Chikorita
Cyndaquil, Chikorita, Totodile
cyndaquil, tododile and chikorita.
Answering "Can you just catch 200 Pokemon on your national pokedex to get chikorita cyndaquil or totodile?" Hell no!
Chikorita, Totodile, and Cyndaquil.
The Starters are Cyndaquil, Totodile and Chikorita
Chikorita, Totodile, and Cyndaquil
Cyndaquil, Totodile, Chikorita. Hope This Helps. PP7
trade from emerald
cyndaquil, chikorita, and totodile