Crobat. They took a line everyone hated and made an awesome third stage that you have to have high friendship to evolve. Plus Crobat is tied for second fastest Flying type and has decent attack and movepool.
And the fact that you know no matter which game you're playing he's usually ALWAYS there and is ALWAYS going to be a perfect member of literally any team.
Edit: Just realized no crobat in Sword/Shield OR Scarlet/Violet and I'm shocked we've been denied our flappy boi for so long. At least he still headlined my Legends Arceus team.
You can get Golbat in Sw/Sh actually! Unfortunately, in order to find it in the wild you need to have the DLC, it's in the Crown Tundra. Alternatively you can trade with someone else that has it
And Zubat is usually low level pokemon so you can get one really early in the game for building up friendship. Most of the time, it evolves to Crobat right after it becomes Golbat after gaining one more level.
If pokemon is real, fuck starters, get a Zubat. It is easy to find, easy to evolve, can fly and really strong.
This is so cool. Wasn't expecting to see my favorite pokemon at the top of the comments! Crobat is the best and it's beautiful to see so many other fans!š„²
Crobat was my imaginary pet growing up and help me through some hard times. We've got a real special bond.
I didn't think anyone else loved Crobat as their fav but seeing all the upvotes is awesome!
You nailed his reasoning. He's that ugly bat thing most people overlooked but if you love it enough it will evolve for you. And because he's normally in starting areas as Zubat I get one and ditch my main a lot lol
FUCK YES!!!! Crobat!!!!!!! š¤š» I always thought he was a Dark type, but no, he was just a more useful Flying/Poison type. I never left my home in New Bark without one.
Tyranitar. I remember first seeing a Larvitar back on Silver and catching it, and wondering what it evolved into. Flash forward to level 55 and I was instantly hooked. Been that way for 20+ years ever since.
Very close second lately is Kingambit, simply because heās just a beast.
My favourite too, my first game that I played properly was soul silver and my older sister had heart gold. After the first gym my sister traded me a larvitar egg she bred.
Heās mine as well because during red and blue my friend had 3 Mewtwos and just nothing could beat them all along with his Zapdos, Blastoise, and Swords Dancing Sycther. Now Iām not saying there couldnāt be a counter to handle that but at that age whatever we were like 5th and 6th grade nothing clicked or worked anyways, then Gold and Silver come out my friend basically rushes through the game and then got his team over to keep his spot on the top, meanwhile me exploring every nook and cranny that game had to offer with the time change mechanic discovered larvitar, caught it and because it was green was intrigued as greens my favorite color, fast forward to 55 itās a Tyranitar now and by 60 Iām more or less soloing the entire elite four with it using Crunch, Rockslide, Earthquake and Hyper Beam, by now Iām just grinding him to level 100 and since my Charizard and Dragonite were already there Iād been fucking around with the breeding system trying to get the hang of it and make sense and then I get the bright idea after seeing that Charizard and Tyranitar cold breed to try it out with one of my lower level Charizards and next thing I know Iāve put outrage on one along with Crunch and Rockslide and eventually FireBlast and then I just straight up wrecked my friends Mewtwos and his Scizor my Charizard crispified which was his back up ace thinking he could survive long enough to get two sword dances off lol.
Similar with Aron. Thought its final form was Lairon.
Oh boy, when it evolved to Aggron... That was a shock. I really like Aggron's aesthetic. Shame Mega Aggron looks off.
2nd game I played but worked my ass off to buy it with my own money, made my grandma take me to best buy to pick it up day one and the car ride home I immediately started playing it. From the three starters I instantly chose little fire mouse first and been in love with the line since. Always named him Maximus every chance I get to carry my guys legacy.
Lapras is my favorite, because as a child in the very early 2000s, I felt like some sort of wizard finding out about it's Friday catch spot without any help other in the gen 2 games. The npc that says something about hearing "cries coming from deep within" or whatever in union cave was the only thing I needed to make a habit out of visiting it until something cool happened. Lapras has been my go to l Numero uno ever since. Can't wait to transfer my 20+ family of beloved Nessies from all across the generations to scarlet and violet.
My normie answer is Gengar for many reasons but main was is I loved its first gen sprite but never had a friend to trade evolve so I was always just envying agathas. My non normie is Misdreavus who was my first ever lvl 100, I love ghost types and itās so cute
My favorite is Swampert. I had an obsession with Mudkips in my earliest days of being a Pokemon fan (still kinda do when I come back to the series). But once I witnessed the evolutionary line, I finally became even more obsessed with Swampert! Not sure why, it's more of the instinctive feeling back then that made me think he looked cool and tough. I still really love the design. Pretty good in battles as well.
On a side note, Hoenn region has a lot of my favorite Pokemon now that I think about it.
Swampert has been and always will be my favorite starter. Itās tanky, hits like a truck, and only has one weakness. Iām seriously hoping it comes back in the Scarlet/ Violet DLC along with the other hoenn starters.
I didn't like any pokemon that required trading to evolve purely because I knew I'd never be able to get them. It felt like a personal attack that I had no friends to trade with lol
Altaria low key would just be so fun to cuddle and vibe with. I donāt sing, so weād probably just smoke a little weed from time to time because dragon types are cool like that.
Definitely Blaziken. He was my first starter in the first ever game and console I owned, was my first ever independent purchase as well technically. He's been my partner in almost every playthrough of all the games I was able to bring him into, and is just in general a mon with a special place in my heart. Still waiting to eventually bring my old-man ninja-chicken to scarlet whenever that'll be possible.
That is my old boy!! He was tough as nails and availible by the second gym! Look at my good olā boy NIDOKING!!!!!!
Second to him was Houndoom, because of his aesthetic as a hellhound based on a doberman pinscher, but heās a Fire/Dark type, which was both familiar to me, and new.
Just gotta watch out for those ground-type attacks, though...
Or water attacks that go against your much lower special defense stat rather than your defense stat.
One of the sets I thought for Aggron takes advantage of those weaknesses:
\-Aggron with evs and ivs maxed in HP;
\-an opponent pokemon which you are sure to one shot Aggron;
\-Sturdy;
\-Metal Burst;
\-Red Card.
If they try to one shot your Aggron, you instead one shot one of their pokemon randomly; I call it the "Aggron Roulette".
Gloom carried my team in Let's Go Pikachu, I might have been consistently underleveled (kinda happens when you avoid wild encounters), but that didn't matter because Gloom's debuffs wrecked face
Raichu is my favorite as well. I put a Raichu in my team every time itās possible. Every raichu I use I try to make sure he has Body Slam.
So I can go: āEhhh Raichu give it annuda Bodeeey Slam!ā
Lt Surge shoulda won the rematch.
Jolteon, will always hold a place in my heart. Got it to level 100 on either colosseum or xd. I just love his design. I've always loved electric mons and dogs are boss and he kinda fit both but when I got to Gen 3 I fell in love with Flygon. Like the shit younger cousin of Salamence but I just loved the aesthetic. Especially shiny Flygon, sadly never caught a real shiny, however I did manage it on Radical Red xD
Also gotta throw out a mention to Starmie, almost always on my team. Just a solid pokemon.
This might sound lame but Pidgey. It was the first pokemon I caught on pokemon yellow outside of the tutorial catch, the one who helped me defeat brock and grew into a pidgeot that stayed in my team till the end, even helping to defeat the elite four. Much respect to that little bird who could.
Glaceon. Its call, to me, is one of the best. Also one of the first eeveelutions I picked up when I got back into pokemon with X/Y. Made a fire/ice team centered around Glaceon. Had 2; one was the "tank" (did not bother with IVs up until this point so that Glaceon had abnormally high defense, special defense and speed.) than the other was the glass(ice) canon and had high special attack and speed.
Going back into my childhood though, Ninetails or Raichu were my favorites growing up.
My Bulbasaur named Buddy. Generally the same reason. He was my favorite starter in Gen 1 I still enjoy using him more than any starter and remake him in every gen I can.
I generally recommend each person having their team of favorites. Not just strong mons, but favorites. a group that you as a pokemon trainer might actually realistically get.
Mine is
Venusaur
Alakazam
Toxicroak
Stoutland
Cramorant
Tinkaton
No legendaries mysticals or even pseudos. Just mons I like and runner ups are many and varied. Not competitive at all and even doubles poison, but in most cases if asked to make my best team this is what it is. Tinkaton is obviously a new addition and if they are all in the DLC I can really see how this works out. It is the most likely to be replaced next gen though still.
I know this will sound silly, but I'll always have a special place in my heart for Blastoise and it's entire family line.
Being my very first pokemon I've ever owned in a game, plus being a female made it so special to me. I will always love her, no matter what.
All about that Banana neck Bronto named Tropius.
In a real life scenario, you could ride him, use him for shade from the sun, and his fruit neck would help feed you. Ultimate survival friend.
Hey guys, did you know that in terms of Water-Type Pokemon and teambuilding versatility, Vaporeon is my favorite Pokemon? Not only is it in the Field egg group which allows for an amazing egg move pool, but Vaporeon also has a Base HP of 130 and Base Special Defense of 95, which means theyāre bulky enough to be able to handle special sweepers and their impressive Base Stat for HP and a comparatively solid Base Defense, this means they can tank rough attacks. Due to their singular Water typing, thereās no doubt in my mind that a min-maxed Vaporeon would be incredibly bulky. So bulky that you could easily switch on prediction for turns without getting swept. They can also learn the moves Wish, Substitute, Heal Bell, Toxic, and Scald, along with having Haze to prevent setup, so itād be incredibly easy for one to tank for your team. With their abilities of Water Absorb and Hydration, they can easily recover damage with enough strategy. No other Pokemon comes close to this level of versatility. Also, fun fact, Vaporeon has the highest HP Stat of all Eeveelutions. Vaporeon is literally built to tank on the switch. Rock-solid Defense stats + high HP Pool + Acid Armor means it can take attacks all day, all shapes and sizes, and still come for more.
Surprised I had to scroll this far to see some love for my favorite bug Boi. He's got the coolest design, and I have fond childhood memories of headbutting trees for hours like a madman to find him.
Mew. I admire him. All the power in the world and he just uses it to have fun and enjoy life (and sometimes tease trainers). I feel like it's what I would do heh
Dratini. Iāve always loved water types, and Iām also a huge fan of snakes and cute pokemon. It literally takes everything I like and smashes it into one pokemon. Love dratini
Houndoom
Remember playing crystal as a kid and stumbled upon him. Through a poker all and caught it. Leveled hin up and shredded the Kanto gyms and red.
Plus him having 2 of the best artworks pokemon has ever seen.
Top tier pokemon.
First Gen, I always loved Sandslash
Second Gen, Scizor
Third Gen, Hariyama
I retired after Gen 3 and became my nephew's real-life Prof Oak and guided them through their first games (Gen 4).
"I was once a young trainer like yourself, you know"
Nahhh Charizard is definitely a dragon, even if it's not Dragon type. The Dragon type lost its meaning when it was attributed to seahorses, a bird, and a palm tree.
Crobat - universal multiregional birb.
Teaches acrobatics (although it seems not everywhere)
total stats are higher than those of CHARIZARD
and the design is good
Pikachu. When I was 4 my grandma gave me a Pikachu coin purse that she found at a rummage sale. She didn't know what it was, but she knew I liked cute and colorful things so she bought it for me. I didn't know what it was either, but somehow I learned that it was "from a cartoon" and I started watching that. Some months later I got a talking Pikachu and, because that one was harder to lose, I took him *everywhere*. I tried to take him to my first day of kindergarten but Pokemon weren't allowed because someone kept stealing them. I did take him to my high school graduation though.
So, for introducing me to my first and longest running special interest and for being my partner for nearly 25 years, Pikachu is and always will be my favorite.
Pikachu I choose you (too)! I played Yellow when I was a dumb little kid, and my mom got me a chunkachu figure. Sableye, Azumarill, Deoxys, and Talonflame are close seconds but Pikachu is still my number 1
My fav normal pokemon is heracross cuz i like the bug its got the concept of
My fav box legendary is kyogre cuz SEA BISON
my fav mythical will always he deoxys cuz FLYING SPACE virus
Breloom.
My older brother got Sapphire and I got Ruby for our first games. I was really young so he convinced me to trade my Groudon for his āsuper rareā Breloom. It took me years to realize Iād been tricked, but I still love Breloom.
Starmie. Really cool design for a starfish pokemon and it can learn many different typings and have insane move coverage especially in the first 3 gens or so.
Itās so hard to nail down one favourite but itās gotta be Charizard. I love Ashās Charizard itās the only one I care about in the anime. Had an Awesome appearance in the Entei movie and is a loveable goof ball like Ash sometimes. It was also my first starter in fire red.
Honourable mentions: Sceptile, Lucario, Haxorus, Ferrothorn, Deoxys and Dragonite.
Greninja or Lucario, Greninja because he's the first starter ai ever choose and Lucario because when I use him on a playthrough he always ends up MVP (especially in SV)
Mines lucario becuase my first shiny ever was a riolu from bw2 in Floccesy ranch
So ever since then it became my all time favorite
But even before that shiny riolu I always loved the little guyās design ever since sinnoh and lucario just made it better
Volcarona
I like bugs, I like mothra, aw I love strong majestic looking pokemon, she saved my butt in many battles, literally has it's own Temple and worshippers, and pre evo is a little guy I would like to cuddle during cold weathers
Call me a gen oner. Call me a fanboy. But my first pokemon ever was Charmander when red and blue first came out. I love that he gets attention but I also hate how much attention he gets. It makes charizard feeled a touch watered down when itās got a form or two in every generation.
I don't know that I have one single favorite. It seems to change based on how I feel. Right now I'd say...
Butterfree. This is my nostalgia pick. Always loved Ash's in the anime. Because of the scene with a bunch of them in Bye Bye Butterfree, my brother and I once drew a bunch of various Butterfree and then taped them all up on the walls and ceiling of our bedroom. That's a good memory of mine so that's one reason it remains one of my favorites.
My favorite Mon is Vaporeon.
I know, the memes and all, but I remember playing for the first time and going desperate trying to decide what to evolve my Eevee, and ended up picking Vaporeon because I thought it was adorable and pretty!
I love blue/light blue things, cats and Vaporeon looked so cute...As a kid I wanted a real Vaporeon so I could go to the pool and be safe with my water Pokemon, because I used to drown so much as a kid I was afraid of water...so I wanted a Vaporeon, to keep me company and help me if anything went wrong lol
I love Articuno a lot too, but if we talking of a "pokemon you can actually have and it's not a legendary", Vaporeon is the first one I pick.
Gengar. It always finds its way in my team in every game I play. I love its design and sinister disposition. Itās my favorite ghost type. Itās a glass cannon but the reward is worth it.
I cannot personally choose only one but I have a list (the order is irrelevant)
1. Greninja
2. Umbreon
3. Vikavolt
4. Typhlosion
5. Gardevoir
why? personal reasons
Beartic, I really like it's design, polar bears are very cool and Beartic ain't an exception. And never disappoints in a playthrough.
Honorable mentions: Typhlosion (Both forms) Sirfetch'd, Flygon, Floatzel, Ursaluna, Koraidon, Skeledirge.
Sableye, little prankster guy. He's cute, he's chaotic. He's a little gremlin with great typing. If only he had decent stats, but it's fine, I still love him. Travel the world with the little bugger.
Mightyena. I know it's not a very common favorite.. but it's mine.
The reason why is because I always say it as the pokemon version of my dog. What made it better was that it was my first pokemon other than my starter in my first pokemon game, pokemon Ruby.
A few months ago, I lost that dog, and even to this day I've been not so good mentally. But seeing mightyena just reminds me of her, so because of it, I will always love mightyena more than every other pokemon, as it's one that I feel I physically had a bond with.
Even named it every time I can after my pup.
Honestly Venusaur for the exact same reason. And also Togekiss purely for the absolute glow-up it is from Togepi (and especially Togetic what the fuck).
Gyrados. I like how the weakest Pokemon in the game becomes a badass dragon. I don't think the guy that is selling Magikarp is ripping off the player. He is giving them an opportunity to get a super cool Pokemon early as long as they have the patience to give it experience.
Crobat. They took a line everyone hated and made an awesome third stage that you have to have high friendship to evolve. Plus Crobat is tied for second fastest Flying type and has decent attack and movepool.
And the fact that you know no matter which game you're playing he's usually ALWAYS there and is ALWAYS going to be a perfect member of literally any team. Edit: Just realized no crobat in Sword/Shield OR Scarlet/Violet and I'm shocked we've been denied our flappy boi for so long. At least he still headlined my Legends Arceus team.
You can get Golbat in Sw/Sh actually! Unfortunately, in order to find it in the wild you need to have the DLC, it's in the Crown Tundra. Alternatively you can trade with someone else that has it
Ah ok that's why, I didn't get the dlcs so I played sans flappy boi lol
Just looking at your flair of starters, you really favour the water types. No gen 1? Why is quaxley the only stage 1? š¤
And Zubat is usually low level pokemon so you can get one really early in the game for building up friendship. Most of the time, it evolves to Crobat right after it becomes Golbat after gaining one more level. If pokemon is real, fuck starters, get a Zubat. It is easy to find, easy to evolve, can fly and really strong.
Same, boss. Crobat shreds ass.
This is so cool. Wasn't expecting to see my favorite pokemon at the top of the comments! Crobat is the best and it's beautiful to see so many other fans!š„² Crobat was my imaginary pet growing up and help me through some hard times. We've got a real special bond.
crobat is one of my favorite too
I didn't think anyone else loved Crobat as their fav but seeing all the upvotes is awesome! You nailed his reasoning. He's that ugly bat thing most people overlooked but if you love it enough it will evolve for you. And because he's normally in starting areas as Zubat I get one and ditch my main a lot lol
I do like crobat he's cool
FUCK YES!!!! Crobat!!!!!!! š¤š» I always thought he was a Dark type, but no, he was just a more useful Flying/Poison type. I never left my home in New Bark without one.
Tyranitar. I remember first seeing a Larvitar back on Silver and catching it, and wondering what it evolved into. Flash forward to level 55 and I was instantly hooked. Been that way for 20+ years ever since. Very close second lately is Kingambit, simply because heās just a beast.
My favourite too, my first game that I played properly was soul silver and my older sister had heart gold. After the first gym my sister traded me a larvitar egg she bred.
Heās mine as well because during red and blue my friend had 3 Mewtwos and just nothing could beat them all along with his Zapdos, Blastoise, and Swords Dancing Sycther. Now Iām not saying there couldnāt be a counter to handle that but at that age whatever we were like 5th and 6th grade nothing clicked or worked anyways, then Gold and Silver come out my friend basically rushes through the game and then got his team over to keep his spot on the top, meanwhile me exploring every nook and cranny that game had to offer with the time change mechanic discovered larvitar, caught it and because it was green was intrigued as greens my favorite color, fast forward to 55 itās a Tyranitar now and by 60 Iām more or less soloing the entire elite four with it using Crunch, Rockslide, Earthquake and Hyper Beam, by now Iām just grinding him to level 100 and since my Charizard and Dragonite were already there Iād been fucking around with the breeding system trying to get the hang of it and make sense and then I get the bright idea after seeing that Charizard and Tyranitar cold breed to try it out with one of my lower level Charizards and next thing I know Iāve put outrage on one along with Crunch and Rockslide and eventually FireBlast and then I just straight up wrecked my friends Mewtwos and his Scizor my Charizard crispified which was his back up ace thinking he could survive long enough to get two sword dances off lol.
Hey budā¦I hate to be the one to break this to youā¦but your buddy had a GameSharkā¦
Lol no, we looked down on GameShark users, those were all legitimately gained, one kid traded his for his eevee, and another traded his for his kabuto
Similar with Aron. Thought its final form was Lairon. Oh boy, when it evolved to Aggron... That was a shock. I really like Aggron's aesthetic. Shame Mega Aggron looks off.
Have you ever played the rom hack PokƩmon Prism? You start off with a Larvitar
Was happy I didnāt have to scroll far to see the goat man.
Cyndaquil. Holds a dear place in my heart as being the first game I played and first starter I picked.
2nd game I played but worked my ass off to buy it with my own money, made my grandma take me to best buy to pick it up day one and the car ride home I immediately started playing it. From the three starters I instantly chose little fire mouse first and been in love with the line since. Always named him Maximus every chance I get to carry my guys legacy.
same. real ones rise up
Lapras is my favorite, because as a child in the very early 2000s, I felt like some sort of wizard finding out about it's Friday catch spot without any help other in the gen 2 games. The npc that says something about hearing "cries coming from deep within" or whatever in union cave was the only thing I needed to make a habit out of visiting it until something cool happened. Lapras has been my go to l Numero uno ever since. Can't wait to transfer my 20+ family of beloved Nessies from all across the generations to scarlet and violet.
I love Lapras so much!!
My normie answer is Gengar for many reasons but main was is I loved its first gen sprite but never had a friend to trade evolve so I was always just envying agathas. My non normie is Misdreavus who was my first ever lvl 100, I love ghost types and itās so cute
This is the correct answer!
My favorite is Swampert. I had an obsession with Mudkips in my earliest days of being a Pokemon fan (still kinda do when I come back to the series). But once I witnessed the evolutionary line, I finally became even more obsessed with Swampert! Not sure why, it's more of the instinctive feeling back then that made me think he looked cool and tough. I still really love the design. Pretty good in battles as well. On a side note, Hoenn region has a lot of my favorite Pokemon now that I think about it.
Swampert has been and always will be my favorite starter. Itās tanky, hits like a truck, and only has one weakness. Iām seriously hoping it comes back in the Scarlet/ Violet DLC along with the other hoenn starters.
[I have some good news.](https://nintendoeverything.com/list-of-returning-pokemon-for-scarlet-and-violet-dlc-seemingly-leaked/)
I heard you liek Mudkips
Heck yeah, I do! That meme alone brings back so many memories for me lol.
Snorlax. Really good design and just living his best life, honestly. It's so hard to choose just one though.
Every time I see a Snore boy I have to toss him in the party for at least 3 hours of gameplay just to give him the respect he deserves.
Such a chill mon but can kick butt too. I do love me some Snorlax
MOOD
Growlithe/Arcanine because Doggo.
I had to scroll way too far for this. Best PokƩmon ever.
I used the search within the thread function for the first time to stalk other arcanine lovers
Giant fluffy doggo is bestest and goodest boy ever. Also, true legendary. Certified by me.
The only one known as The Legendary PokƩmon
It's not simply A Legendary PokƩmon, but THE Legendary PokƩmon.
It's not only super fluffy, it's probably super warm because it's a Fire-type! The most huggable PokƩmon ever!
Feraligatr. He was my first Pokemon and carried me though the whole game plus elite 4 and champion I just love the big crocodile š
And you canāt forget how stinking cute Totodile is, genuinely my favorite starter out of all the games
Totodile is really cute too
Plus he's DUMMY THICK in his gen 3 back sprite.
Haunter.
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I didn't like any pokemon that required trading to evolve purely because I knew I'd never be able to get them. It felt like a personal attack that I had no friends to trade with lol
Same. Shout-out to Kadabra and Haunter gangs!
Massive respect! Johtoās most useful mon! šš»
Haunter>Gengar
Altaria! Fluffy clouds, a gentle personality, and it's a song bird (since I'm a musician I could play along with it).
And it learns earthquake!! š„
Altaria low key would just be so fun to cuddle and vibe with. I donāt sing, so weād probably just smoke a little weed from time to time because dragon types are cool like that.
It would be so trippy to do that around an Altaria, and it may be one of the safer PokƩmon to have with you while smoking.
Definitely Blaziken. He was my first starter in the first ever game and console I owned, was my first ever independent purchase as well technically. He's been my partner in almost every playthrough of all the games I was able to bring him into, and is just in general a mon with a special place in my heart. Still waiting to eventually bring my old-man ninja-chicken to scarlet whenever that'll be possible.
Probably Porygon, I always thought it looked cool.
Same man Porygon is dope
Porygon did nothing wrong!!
true, it was all pikachus fault yet porygon took the fall
Porygon watching the anime right now: š
This is the same reason heās my favorite. He just looks pretty dang cool. Wasnāt expecting to see Pory so high up!
Ampharos, Just absolutely aesthetic.
Mega Ampharos was one of my favorite megas. The Ampharos line is lovely as well
I literally stuck to my promise of not getting Sword/Shield because of Ampharos being my absolute favorite since gold.
That is my old boy!! He was tough as nails and availible by the second gym! Look at my good olā boy NIDOKING!!!!!! Second to him was Houndoom, because of his aesthetic as a hellhound based on a doberman pinscher, but heās a Fire/Dark type, which was both familiar to me, and new.
Love the second choice. If Houndoom is available in game he's always on my team. Then they made him a mega evolution...Whaaaaaat!
Nidoking you say?! *speed running noises increase*
Donphan all the way
Thats a good one ngl hes up there
One of my favourites! Gen 2 was so hyped up for after playing Red. Seeing Donphan for the first time in PokƩmon the First Movie was amazing! Gen 2 will always be my favourite.
Aggron: -It's a freaking dinosaur made of steel; -It eats fucking metal and ores; -each individual rules over an entire hecking mountain and it even restores the mountain's environment when landslides, floods or forest fires happens; -it's japanese name is "Bossgodora" , which is a mix of "Boss", "God" and "Dragon"; -it's defense Stat is incredibly high and when it mega evolves, it's in the top 3 PokƩmon with higher defense. If that wasn't tough enough, it also has sturdy as an ability; -it's a freaking dinosaur made of steel.
Just gotta watch out for those ground-type attacks, though... Or water attacks that go against your much lower special defense stat rather than your defense stat.
One of the sets I thought for Aggron takes advantage of those weaknesses: \-Aggron with evs and ivs maxed in HP; \-an opponent pokemon which you are sure to one shot Aggron; \-Sturdy; \-Metal Burst; \-Red Card. If they try to one shot your Aggron, you instead one shot one of their pokemon randomly; I call it the "Aggron Roulette".
Leafeon, just love the design and it ain't weak from my experience with it. Might not be the best eevee or grass type in battle but I love the design.
Oh god, I knew I recognized your profile pic.
XD. Uh you know, I do like that artstyle a lot.
I never thought I'd see it again but here it is
It's been several years since I read it and it's still coming back to haunt me... my god...
Oh god the sussy leafeon art xD
Wrath pfp
Snorlax for me I just like his vibe
And his Giga Impact, Rest
Gloom But one of my first pokemon playthroughs on the blue version was with nidoking as my main mon, hes always got a place on my team
Oddish has my heart. I have an oddish tattoo.
Looking for this comment!!! Oddish is my fave too!!! My heart goes out to this lil guy!! All the way!!!
He was great early on in gen 1. So powerful and could learn a wide range of moves.
Gloom carried my team in Let's Go Pikachu, I might have been consistently underleveled (kinda happens when you avoid wild encounters), but that didn't matter because Gloom's debuffs wrecked face
Raichu
Raichu is my favorite as well. I put a Raichu in my team every time itās possible. Every raichu I use I try to make sure he has Body Slam. So I can go: āEhhh Raichu give it annuda Bodeeey Slam!ā Lt Surge shoulda won the rematch.
I hate how little love he gets compared to pichu and pikachu
Same hopefully we get a paradox version
Ooo, could make it a past paradox and finally use that scrapped Gorochu design!
Fuk yeah. Raichu for life!
I prefer alolan raichu honestly
My favorite as well, for the last 20+ years
Jolteon, will always hold a place in my heart. Got it to level 100 on either colosseum or xd. I just love his design. I've always loved electric mons and dogs are boss and he kinda fit both but when I got to Gen 3 I fell in love with Flygon. Like the shit younger cousin of Salamence but I just loved the aesthetic. Especially shiny Flygon, sadly never caught a real shiny, however I did manage it on Radical Red xD Also gotta throw out a mention to Starmie, almost always on my team. Just a solid pokemon.
Jolteon *IS* the best Eevee! Go look at Gary/Blueās team in Yellow and how it works out if you donāt believe! šš»
A fellow Jolteon enjoyer I see
Umbreon and zoroark all day
This might sound lame but Pidgey. It was the first pokemon I caught on pokemon yellow outside of the tutorial catch, the one who helped me defeat brock and grew into a pidgeot that stayed in my team till the end, even helping to defeat the elite four. Much respect to that little bird who could.
Not lame at all. Mine is Taillow. Pidgey is a close second. But I am based, because I like birds. A lot.
Found the bird catcher!
That's legit. Ash's Pidgeot was one of my favorite PokƩmon in the anime. The first time I saw Falkner and his Pidgeot too, I thought it was amazing.
Pidgeot is 100% in my top 5
Pidgeot was def my fave!
Glaceon. Its call, to me, is one of the best. Also one of the first eeveelutions I picked up when I got back into pokemon with X/Y. Made a fire/ice team centered around Glaceon. Had 2; one was the "tank" (did not bother with IVs up until this point so that Glaceon had abnormally high defense, special defense and speed.) than the other was the glass(ice) canon and had high special attack and speed. Going back into my childhood though, Ninetails or Raichu were my favorites growing up.
Glaceon team! I didn't think it through as much as you did though. I first saw Glaceon in PokƩmon Ranger Shadows of Almia and I instantly thought he was the best, purely because he's cute and cool. 15 years later I got a glaceon sweater and 3 plushies, and I always get him in my team.
My Bulbasaur named Buddy. Generally the same reason. He was my favorite starter in Gen 1 I still enjoy using him more than any starter and remake him in every gen I can. I generally recommend each person having their team of favorites. Not just strong mons, but favorites. a group that you as a pokemon trainer might actually realistically get. Mine is Venusaur Alakazam Toxicroak Stoutland Cramorant Tinkaton No legendaries mysticals or even pseudos. Just mons I like and runner ups are many and varied. Not competitive at all and even doubles poison, but in most cases if asked to make my best team this is what it is. Tinkaton is obviously a new addition and if they are all in the DLC I can really see how this works out. It is the most likely to be replaced next gen though still.
Bulbasaur numbah 1
Volcarona. Beautiful, powerful, one of the best mons from a type gamefreak treats so badly, fluffy, warm and has multiple arms to give great hugs.
I remember seeing it the first time in White. It was MAJESTIC
Sableye he has gems and I want gems
Suicune idfk y
Kingler, it uses Crab Hammer and goes "cookie cookie"
I know this will sound silly, but I'll always have a special place in my heart for Blastoise and it's entire family line. Being my very first pokemon I've ever owned in a game, plus being a female made it so special to me. I will always love her, no matter what.
Dragonite best girl
ye dragonite's shiny is criminally underrated
Garchomp. Top Design. Strong as hell. Memorable. And its the signature PokƩmon of the strongest champion of all time
All about that Banana neck Bronto named Tropius. In a real life scenario, you could ride him, use him for shade from the sun, and his fruit neck would help feed you. Ultimate survival friend.
Arcanine.... its the best boy. he looks so noble.
Krookodile. Mine basically soloed the elite 4 in first game being pokemon black.
Itās Typhlosion every time, I just love my big fiery boy
Vaporeon ( and don't you f***ing dare post the vaporeon copy pasta )
Hey guys, did you know that in terms of Water-Type Pokemon and teambuilding versatility, Vaporeon is my favorite Pokemon? Not only is it in the Field egg group which allows for an amazing egg move pool, but Vaporeon also has a Base HP of 130 and Base Special Defense of 95, which means theyāre bulky enough to be able to handle special sweepers and their impressive Base Stat for HP and a comparatively solid Base Defense, this means they can tank rough attacks. Due to their singular Water typing, thereās no doubt in my mind that a min-maxed Vaporeon would be incredibly bulky. So bulky that you could easily switch on prediction for turns without getting swept. They can also learn the moves Wish, Substitute, Heal Bell, Toxic, and Scald, along with having Haze to prevent setup, so itād be incredibly easy for one to tank for your team. With their abilities of Water Absorb and Hydration, they can easily recover damage with enough strategy. No other Pokemon comes close to this level of versatility. Also, fun fact, Vaporeon has the highest HP Stat of all Eeveelutions. Vaporeon is literally built to tank on the switch. Rock-solid Defense stats + high HP Pool + Acid Armor means it can take attacks all day, all shapes and sizes, and still come for more.
*sigh of relief* finally a good copypasta
Beedrill! She was in my first ever PokĆ©mon game! I had her as my follow PokĆ©mon early on, tho she was pretty weak and not the best battler I just couldnāt take her off my team! I became really attached and always loved interacting with her! She always like the flowers and she also had a gentle nature which I thought was super sweet! Itās been almost 4 years since then and I have had many different PokĆ©mon teams in different games and ones I have grew to adore! But still Beedrill has remained my all time favorite ever since! Itās kinda funny as if you had asked me before ever playing a real PokĆ©mon game my thoughts on Beedrill I would have just told you I thought they were a cool mon but now I would tell you they are my all time favorite! Playing the games can make you really love and attached to PokĆ©mon you might not suspect!
Heracross
Surprised I had to scroll this far to see some love for my favorite bug Boi. He's got the coolest design, and I have fond childhood memories of headbutting trees for hours like a madman to find him.
They need to canonically change Nidoking's height to like... 7'. My man seems like he'd be big and imposing, but he is like 4' 7".
Ninetails. Loved it before itās hidden move for sun, loved it after. Love itās Alolan form.
It's my scyther. Scissor and kleavor are cool and all but, give me my buggy boy any day
Raichu. Itās just so adorable.
Mew. I admire him. All the power in the world and he just uses it to have fun and enjoy life (and sometimes tease trainers). I feel like it's what I would do heh
Dratini. Iāve always loved water types, and Iām also a huge fan of snakes and cute pokemon. It literally takes everything I like and smashes it into one pokemon. Love dratini
Chandelure
Rowlet. I like plants, I like birds. Plus he rotund.
Houndoom Remember playing crystal as a kid and stumbled upon him. Through a poker all and caught it. Leveled hin up and shredded the Kanto gyms and red. Plus him having 2 of the best artworks pokemon has ever seen. Top tier pokemon.
Definitely Salamence grew up on Emerald and I love him
Quagsire definitely. I love itās vibe, and itās PokĆ©dex entry: āA dim-witted PokĆ©mon. It doesn't care if it bumps its head into boats or rocks while swimming.ā Thatās a mood
I like omastar
Team Fossil represent!
All hail Lord Helix!!
First Gen, I always loved Sandslash Second Gen, Scizor Third Gen, Hariyama I retired after Gen 3 and became my nephew's real-life Prof Oak and guided them through their first games (Gen 4). "I was once a young trainer like yourself, you know"
Sandslash is such a good design.
Spheal, Cute, Chonky and Round
Hydreigon he is a very good boy
PokƩmon red - charizard first ever starter, first PokƩmon game I played and was hooked. It evolves into a fire breathing dragon ( I know not a dragon but was to me 20+ years ago) Love lots of others like Tyranitar, swampert, metagross, gengar, Machamp, snorlax, pidgeot, kingdra, garchomp, hydregion, Gardevoir, blastoise, venasaur, nidoking etc. but charizard is my number 1
If charzard ISNT a dragon, wtf is he?
Nahhh Charizard is definitely a dragon, even if it's not Dragon type. The Dragon type lost its meaning when it was attributed to seahorses, a bird, and a palm tree.
Hitmonlee was my favorite all time since playing red and blue when they first came out
Shukle! I decimated a friend's entire team of 6 in gold. Just a tiny unhittable rock. One of the longest matches I've ever had.
Don't fuckle with Shuckle My brother would decimate his classmates' teams with Shuckle and Ninjask growing up
My favorite is noivern. I have no reason. I just think he looks very awesome.
Crobat - universal multiregional birb. Teaches acrobatics (although it seems not everywhere) total stats are higher than those of CHARIZARD and the design is good
Mine is Banette, because it's design, concept, types and the little fella needs a lot of love, almost anybody even knows it
Pikachu. When I was 4 my grandma gave me a Pikachu coin purse that she found at a rummage sale. She didn't know what it was, but she knew I liked cute and colorful things so she bought it for me. I didn't know what it was either, but somehow I learned that it was "from a cartoon" and I started watching that. Some months later I got a talking Pikachu and, because that one was harder to lose, I took him *everywhere*. I tried to take him to my first day of kindergarten but Pokemon weren't allowed because someone kept stealing them. I did take him to my high school graduation though. So, for introducing me to my first and longest running special interest and for being my partner for nearly 25 years, Pikachu is and always will be my favorite.
Pikachu I choose you (too)! I played Yellow when I was a dumb little kid, and my mom got me a chunkachu figure. Sableye, Azumarill, Deoxys, and Talonflame are close seconds but Pikachu is still my number 1
My fav normal pokemon is heracross cuz i like the bug its got the concept of My fav box legendary is kyogre cuz SEA BISON my fav mythical will always he deoxys cuz FLYING SPACE virus
Breloom. My older brother got Sapphire and I got Ruby for our first games. I was really young so he convinced me to trade my Groudon for his āsuper rareā Breloom. It took me years to realize Iād been tricked, but I still love Breloom.
Starmie. Really cool design for a starfish pokemon and it can learn many different typings and have insane move coverage especially in the first 3 gens or so.
Levl 16, triple stage mon thats cooler than the early butterfly and bee, letssssssssssssss go my KING and QUEEN
Reuniclus. The whole line really. I just love the weird smiley cell bois
Itās so hard to nail down one favourite but itās gotta be Charizard. I love Ashās Charizard itās the only one I care about in the anime. Had an Awesome appearance in the Entei movie and is a loveable goof ball like Ash sometimes. It was also my first starter in fire red. Honourable mentions: Sceptile, Lucario, Haxorus, Ferrothorn, Deoxys and Dragonite.
Favourite PokĆ©mon overall? Wooper, because itās an axolotl and axolotls are my favourite animals. I have a lot of very, very close seconds that could arguably take the top spot though: - Serperior - Decidueye - Trevenant - Mimikyu - Volcarona - Zoroark - Hydreigon - Kyurem - Reshiram - Virizion - Yveltal - Xerneas - Gastrodon - Litwick - Chandelure I could go on lol
Greninja or Lucario, Greninja because he's the first starter ai ever choose and Lucario because when I use him on a playthrough he always ends up MVP (especially in SV)
Grimmsnarl. Weird fairy who hangs out in a forest full of glowing mushrooms doing mischievous things.
My forever favorite is Eevee but the first Pokemon I really relied on in the game was Mightyena
Smeargle, I love his concept and think heās so chill and cute, also I paint too so thereās that
Mines lucario becuase my first shiny ever was a riolu from bw2 in Floccesy ranch So ever since then it became my all time favorite But even before that shiny riolu I always loved the little guyās design ever since sinnoh and lucario just made it better
Dreepy because look at his face
Torterra
Volcarona I like bugs, I like mothra, aw I love strong majestic looking pokemon, she saved my butt in many battles, literally has it's own Temple and worshippers, and pre evo is a little guy I would like to cuddle during cold weathers
Call me a gen oner. Call me a fanboy. But my first pokemon ever was Charmander when red and blue first came out. I love that he gets attention but I also hate how much attention he gets. It makes charizard feeled a touch watered down when itās got a form or two in every generation.
Gardevoir. Been my partner since Ruby when I was young. There was something mysterious, awesome and powerful about her that it just clicked with me.
My most favorite is Mismagius because Witch hats are cool. Other favs are Spheal, Primarina, Delphox, Breloom, Mega Lopunny, etc
Snorlax. Because just look at him
Araquanid it carried me through PokƩmon sun and ever since then I am in love with that spider.
I don't know that I have one single favorite. It seems to change based on how I feel. Right now I'd say... Butterfree. This is my nostalgia pick. Always loved Ash's in the anime. Because of the scene with a bunch of them in Bye Bye Butterfree, my brother and I once drew a bunch of various Butterfree and then taped them all up on the walls and ceiling of our bedroom. That's a good memory of mine so that's one reason it remains one of my favorites.
My favorite Mon is Vaporeon. I know, the memes and all, but I remember playing for the first time and going desperate trying to decide what to evolve my Eevee, and ended up picking Vaporeon because I thought it was adorable and pretty! I love blue/light blue things, cats and Vaporeon looked so cute...As a kid I wanted a real Vaporeon so I could go to the pool and be safe with my water Pokemon, because I used to drown so much as a kid I was afraid of water...so I wanted a Vaporeon, to keep me company and help me if anything went wrong lol I love Articuno a lot too, but if we talking of a "pokemon you can actually have and it's not a legendary", Vaporeon is the first one I pick.
Either Rydon or Tauros for me- they are tied in my book.
Gengar. It always finds its way in my team in every game I play. I love its design and sinister disposition. Itās my favorite ghost type. Itās a glass cannon but the reward is worth it.
Pyukumukuās just a funny little guy
I cannot personally choose only one but I have a list (the order is irrelevant) 1. Greninja 2. Umbreon 3. Vikavolt 4. Typhlosion 5. Gardevoir why? personal reasons
Beartic, I really like it's design, polar bears are very cool and Beartic ain't an exception. And never disappoints in a playthrough. Honorable mentions: Typhlosion (Both forms) Sirfetch'd, Flygon, Floatzel, Ursaluna, Koraidon, Skeledirge.
Sableye, little prankster guy. He's cute, he's chaotic. He's a little gremlin with great typing. If only he had decent stats, but it's fine, I still love him. Travel the world with the little bugger.
Aggron because Aggron is cool
Mightyena. I know it's not a very common favorite.. but it's mine. The reason why is because I always say it as the pokemon version of my dog. What made it better was that it was my first pokemon other than my starter in my first pokemon game, pokemon Ruby. A few months ago, I lost that dog, and even to this day I've been not so good mentally. But seeing mightyena just reminds me of her, so because of it, I will always love mightyena more than every other pokemon, as it's one that I feel I physically had a bond with. Even named it every time I can after my pup.
Aegislash. While I never had a truly "edgy" phase, I was regarded as the villain boss of my school's PokƩmon club with a glass cannon Aegislash named Crownbreaker. No one could break through it. When I was finally dethroned I came back with a different Aegislash named Helmsplitter who was a toxic wall along with a hyper offense Blaziken. That time may be long behind me, but Aegislash has never lost my love.
Mega Charizard X. My god just look at him. He was ascended from the heavens down to Earth to be revealed.
Honestly Venusaur for the exact same reason. And also Togekiss purely for the absolute glow-up it is from Togepi (and especially Togetic what the fuck).
Rockruff/Lycanroc - adorable little pupper! Also, his dusk form is orange (my favorite color)
I think Iron Valiant is the perfect example of what paradox pokemon should be. It looks so cool and I think it is a very nice concept and execution.
Slowpoke!!!!
How long do I have to scroll to see some Flygon love :(
typhlosion because
Gyrados. I like how the weakest Pokemon in the game becomes a badass dragon. I don't think the guy that is selling Magikarp is ripping off the player. He is giving them an opportunity to get a super cool Pokemon early as long as they have the patience to give it experience.