{"id":127135,"date":"2022-08-09T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-135386"},"modified":"2022-08-09T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T17:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-does-your-favourite-pokemon-say-about-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/08\/09\/talking-point-what-does-your-favourite-pokemon-say-about-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Does Your Favourite Pok\u00e9mon Say About You?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Favourite<\/a>
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Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet<\/a> are on their way, presumably adding another hundred-or-so critters to our ‘Dex, and we can’t lie \u2014 some of them are already winding their way into our hearts. There’s Fidough, the purebread dog that everyone loves<\/a>, Smoliv and Lechonk, the little guys with meme names, and Pawmi, Gen IX’s Pikachu stand-in, not to mention the cute starters of Quaxly, Sprigatito, and Fuecoco.<\/p>\n

But, ahead of Scarlet and Violet tearing up our list of favourite Pok\u00e9mon, we thought we might take the time to decide who holds the top spot in our hearts \u2014 and what that says about us as people, players, and trainers. Join in with us in the comments!<\/p>\n

Alana Hagues, Staff Writer<\/h3>\n
\"Ash<\/a>
Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have a pretty weird range of reasons I get attached to a Pok\u00e9mon. Some of my favourite types are Ghost, Electric, Dark, and Psychic, but sometimes that doesn\u2019t even matter. It often simply comes down to aesthetics \u2013 is it a cool dog? Is its Pok\u00e9dex entry weird? Is it really darn cute? Or is it a crocodile?<\/p>\n

Yes, really. Crocodile-like, and lizard-like Pok\u00e9mon in general, are some of my favourites. Totodile is my favourite starter; he was my first real starter, and I named him Croc. He\u2019s just so hyperactive and enthusiastic that it\u2019s hard not to love the little fella.<\/p>\n

But more recent times have introduced me to Krookodile, Generation V\u2019s own sneaky, snarly croc. Krookodile is just one of my favourite concepts for a Pok\u00e9mon ever<\/em>. It\u2019s a crook! Its eyes look like a thief\u2019s mask, and it\u2019s potentially based on Sobek, the Egyptian deity that has a common epithet that essentially says \u201che who loves robbery\u201d. You can probably tell who my Generation IX starter is going to be, going on this.<\/p>\n

But my all time favourite<\/em> is Arcanine. Nope, not a crocodile, but a flaming fire dog that you can ride on<\/em>. It\u2019s so big too! I was one of those little kids who\u2019d watch the opening of the anime and see Ash on Arcanine\u2019s back and dream of one day being there too. I still do now, really. An Arcanine in real life would make things much easier.<\/p>\n

Analysis: Alana REALLY likes crocodiles, and efficient transport.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kate Gray, Staff Writer<\/h3>\n
\"Leon<\/a>
Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I don’t know how to choose my ultimate<\/em> favourite Pok\u00e9mon. Aesthetically, I love Snom to death (and I bought a Snom onesie to prove it, even). But in terms of the Pok\u00e9mon that stuck with me for the longest, or mattered to me most, it has to be my favourite starter, doesn’t it?<\/p>\n

That would be Chikorita, eventually Meganium, although I knew him as just “Chicky”. He wasn’t a competitive Pok\u00e9mon, not really \u2014 but he got the job done. Mostly just by using Solar Beam and Razor Leaf over and over. I’m not really much of a min-maxing kind of Pok\u00e9mon trainer! I just hit things until they fall over, and carry ten billion Max Revives and Hyper Potions.<\/p>\n

However, just so everyone doesn’t pick their starter, I also want to give a shout out to Dreepy and Dragapult, which I think have a fantastic mixture of cool design and great stats. Now I’m old enough to pay attention to those things, it turns out they make a huge difference! Most “cute” Pok\u00e9mon don’t really hold their own in battle, but Dragapult does. Also, he was my first perfect-IV Pok\u00e9mon (after many hours of really boring breeding. I don’t know how people do it)!<\/p>\n

Analysis: Kate really likes the cute little guys, but is really bad at Pok\u00e9mon.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jim Norman, Staff Writer<\/h3>\n
\"Axew\"<\/a>
Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Picking my favourite Pok\u00e9mon is like choosing between my children, it\u2019s simply not fair. The only way that I could think about this logically was to divide my calculations into two camps: starters and others.<\/p>\n

My favourite starter is simple as, much like everyone else, it comes down to the first one I ever picked. That leads me to Mudkip. He\u2019s my best friend, he\u2019s my pal, he\u2019s my homeboy, my rotten soldier, my sweet cheese, my good time boy. He\u2019s the answer that I come back to time and again in response to this question because of the sheer number of hours that I have spent with that little guy. He\u2019s also the first Pok\u00e9mon that I ever maxed out, and our Hydro Pump was a force to be reckoned with.<\/p>\n

However, it\u2019s not fair to think “favourite Pok\u00e9mon” and instantly go to the main players. What about all those other guys that have to strive hard for a spot in the starting line-up? That\u2019s where my complete adoration of Axew comes in. I mean, he\u2019s a dinosaur who sounds like a sneeze \u2013 what\u2019s not to love? It\u2019s true, he\u2019s a more recent addition to the franchise, but I just love how the little fella grows up to pack some monster punches \u2013 Laser Focus and Giga Impact? That\u2019s a big combination for one who once seemed so cute.<\/p>\n

Cuteness leads me down a whole different path, but I can settle on my flipper and dino boys until then.<\/p>\n

Analysis: Jim enjoyed What We Do In The Shadows. He also enjoys the combo of cute-but deadly.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Zion Grassl, Video Producer<\/h3>\n
\"Ivysaur\"<\/a>
Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When it comes to picking your favorite Pok\u00e9mon, a safe answer can be to go with your gut and choose your first ever starter. For me though, that Charmander I originally grew up with drifted away over the years and my appreciation for the grass starter, Bulbasaur grew and grew! And while Bulbasaur is still fun and cute these days, Ivysaur has landed the top spot in my book for almost a decade now thanks to the punky yet still adorable look of the middle evolution Gen 1 starters.<\/p>\n

I base a lot of my fondness for Pok\u00e9mon on their \u201ccoolness\u201d factor and not on how effective they are in battle. Ivysaur is like a frog dog combo that got lost in the woods and became truly one with nature. A real buddy that you could go on a hike! Plus they can use their vines to catch you if you trip and fall! Pals forever, I swear!<\/p>\n

Analysis: Zion seeks companionship in his Pok\u00e9mon more than anything, and like Alana, wishes for a world where Pok\u00e9mon are real.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ollie Reynolds, Staff Writer<\/h3>\n
\"Mewtwo<\/a>
Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u2019m very much a purist when it comes to Pok\u00e9mon (and by \u201cpurist\u201d, I mean that most of the Pok\u00e9mon after the initial 151 have very much fallen out of my memory), so my favourite will always – without question – be one of the creatures from Red and Blue. I\u2019m also going to be incredibly boring and predictable here and just say Mewtwo, which I know is the most obvious answer possible, but you have to understand that as a ten year old back in 1999, Mewtwo was undoubtedly<\/em> the coolest Pok\u00e9mon around.<\/p>\n

After beating the Elite Four in Pok\u00e9mon Blue, meeting and subsequently catching Mewtwo felt like a natural conclusion to the game (I was never particularly interested in fully completing the Pok\u00e9dex at that age), providing a wonderful sense of accomplishment and catharsis after trawling through the game for dozens and dozens of hours. Not only that, but Mewtwo swiftly became the crown jewel of my Pok\u00e9mon team, and I felt like I could take on any trainer in Kanto and beat them with ease.<\/p>\n

My love for Mewtwo wavered ever so slightly when I walked out of a store on a hot, sunny day and pulled a shiny Charizard card out of a pack of cards I\u2019d just casually picked up from the shelf. Even then, I knew this was the<\/em> card; the one that everybody sought so dearly, and it made my love for Charizard grow exponentially, particularly given that Charmander was my first ever Pok\u00e9mon. But when it comes down to it, Mewtwo will always be my true favourite.
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Analysis: Ollie needs to play more Pok\u00e9mon games.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Is your favourite Pok\u00e9mon just your first starter, or do you have a more unusual fave? Tell us in the comments \u2014 and, if you like, what you think your choice says about you!
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