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Personally, mine is joint first between Sandshrew (the cutest), Espurr (most relatable), and Gastrodon.

After those, in no particular order, I like Turtwig (best starter, fight me), the Roggenrola line (little rock guys), the Litwick line (candles and lamps with nefarious intentions), and Metagross (cool robot thing).

Kyogre is the best legendary in my opinion

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[-] Anchorxiety@reddthat.com 3 points 6 days ago
[-] Apeman42@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I haven't played since Emerald, but it's Squirtle always and forever.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Scizor! It’s annoying have a trade mon as your favorite. A lot of the games don’t give you a metal coat until late game too. What can you do

[-] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

Scizor is a really interesting pokemon, and a much needed evolution to Scyther (I think they have similar stats but the better typing with Bug/Steel makes it more viable)

Steelix is also another awesome trade mon, it's pretty much just a better version of Onix in every way. In later gens it also has a really cool mega!

[-] CombatWombat@feddit.online 12 points 1 week ago

Dragonite -- I love his derpy little wings.

[-] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

Dragonite is indeed very cute

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[-] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago

Snorlax is my spirit animal

[-] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 10 points 1 week ago

My favorite starter is Totodile. My favorite Eeveelution is Vaporeon (Espeon is a close second).

But overall, my favorite is Snorlax.

Gyarados normal, Suicune legendary, Bulbysaur starter

[-] novibe@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

Suicune is the best dog legendary

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You went straight from Blue to Crystal, didn't you?

[-] Mirshe@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Always been an Arbok fan. Sure, Gen 1 he dies to Psychic really easy, but especially as we get into Gen 3/4 and you get stuff like Fire/Ice/Thunder Fang TMs as well as decent Dark moves to teach it, it becomes a nasty piece of work with some support. Plus, it gets Intimidate and I love Intimidate as an ability.

Gen 1, everything dies to Psychic.

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[-] akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago

Butterfree, because I once beat a friend's Mewtwo with it on Soul Silver.

Pikachu, because it's so cute.

[-] Subscript5676@piefed.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Bug types being super effective on Psychic types is always so funny to me.

I have big brain and move big things with mind, but a bug bite, it scares me.

[-] akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago

Yeah, but the important detail in this case, was Butterfree's base stats vs. Mewtwo's and the fact that I hit it with a successful sleep powder and it was fast asleep for so long, that I managed to kill it with dream eater. 👻

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[-] Rampsquatch@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

Anyone who didn't say Totodile is deserving of a chomp on the ass from a Totodile.

[-] TheLunatickle@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago

Gardevoir It was my first shiney and carried me through Pearl. Plus I like the idea of powerful psychics and loyalty to your friends.

[-] chunes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago
[-] palordrolap@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago

Listen, friend, I was an adult before Pokémon was even a thing. Your Pokeymans are irrelevant to me, child. Irrelevant.

So why do I recognise most of gen 1 and a handful of others besides?!

TL;DR: Psyduck

[-] Appleseuss@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago
[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Metagross. He's hits like a genius freight train.

[-] wal_kr@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

also one of my faves, but wish I could sit on him:

[-] mesamunefire@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

Arcanine. I like dogs and the design is really cool looking. Too bad its only an ok pokemon stats wise haha.

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

In Red/Blue I liked Abra>Kadabra>Alakazam and Gengar.

As for cuteness, I can't say no to Jigglypuff.

[-] marighost@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

Swampert! For a non-starter, probably Tropius or Stonjourner.

[-] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Meowth. A cat that shits money out his face? Hell yes.

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I absolutely vibe with mareep.

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Design-wise? Banette. The creepy doll is just such a gorgeous image.

In my heart? The goofy gang boss Honchcrow.

I do agree Gastrodon is cool.

I like this supermodel insect from another dimension too.

[-] superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Snorlax, dude wakes up just to kick your ass then goes back to sleep.

Basculin is my favourite by far

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

I hate those questions because I don't know the english name >:(
And I want to know which pokemon we are talking about!

Anyway :p
HGSS was my first pokemon game and Typhlosion was my first starter of which I also cleared the pkmn league.

Other favorites (all how they look)

  • Lugia
  • Dialga
  • Empoleon
  • Giratina
  • Gastly and all evolutions
  • Ditto
  • Mew
    (My lock screen is a variant of mew called Thunder-Mew)
[-] _NetNomad@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago

hard to pick just one. Flareon just barely eekes it out to the top but it has the unfair advantage of being my first starter, from Gale of Darkness on GCN. my fantasy team would be

Flareon Swampert Decidyueye Gallade Drampa or Altaria Alolan Dugtrio or Clodesire

[-] EarlOfSam@quokk.au 3 points 1 week ago

Cofagrigus is my son

A ghost Pokémon in the shape of a Sarcophagus

[-] karashta@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

Trubbish.

He's just a derpy lil bag of trash.

I do not like his evolution, though.

[-] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

My favorites are Torchic and Blaziken. Pokemon Saphire was one of the first video games I ever purchased, and he stuck with me through a lot.

I hate how TPC has repeatedly done the evo line dirty by overriding them with multiple fire/fighting type starters with higher stats

[-] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Piplup for its cuteness. I also like its evolutions.

I also really love Bulbasaur and its evolution line. That was my starter back on Blue on the Gameboy. Venusaur with Leech Seed then whipped everything into submission pretty much. Tanked like a mofo!

[-] ApollosArrow@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Mega Lucario would be my pick, followed by Xerneas.

[-] the_grass_trainer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Nidoqueen but only because the in-game trade in the original games is named TERRY.

When I battled a friend a few years ago after using her we laughed for awhile about the name. It became a meme between friends, and for that reason she's my favorite.

[-] KaChilde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Nidorina.

It’s one of the first Pokémon in gen 1 that isn’t recognisable as another creature. It feels like the first ‘monster’ you really run into.

I also caught one early in my first playthrough, and didn't find out about the moon stone evo until very late game. I just thought that Nidorina was the final form. By the time I learnt, I was kind of attached to the middle form.

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[-] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Also, comment on my tier lists of Pokemon from generations up to Galar (excluding Gen 7 / Alola, but know that Meltan is one of my favourites from there)

[-] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago
[-] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

I made this a while back, and just realised I placed Poliwhirl way below Poliwag and Poliwrath! The three should be together in the "awesome" tier!

I might have also been slightly harsh on Charmeleon...

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[-] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Probably Jigglypuff. It can learn all the attacks and evolves right away and was always fun to down air into down B combo on smash bros 64.

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