I actually own all Gen 3 and 4 games. I felt like replaying the Kanto region, didn't want to erase my Fire Red data (My Charizard is almost level 100!), so I erased my Leaf Green data to start over with. I'm trying a lot harder to fill up my Pokedex this time around. I've been doing a lot of level grinding to get my pokemon to evolve. When I was younger I usually just leveled up my starter and then just caught other pokemon for the heck of it. Probably not the brightest move now that I think about it.
Charizard. I commend you for your taste, sire. Those are a lot of fun to raise!
I used to just bother training my starter, getting it up to an obscenely high level before getting wiped out because all my other Pokemon sucked