How do you decide what Pokémon you like?

[Bolens]

I go for the ones that are strong, that pretty much does it for me.

 

[MEGAS]

I focus on how badass then look mainly. Like Blaziken. or Scizor or Garchomp or Zekrom bla bla bla.
I do also focus on how female looking some Pokemon may look too, which includes Gardevoir or Kojondo.

 

[dragoniteuser]

Well the design is the first thing that attracts me! But I've changed my oppinion several times...
Stats aren't really that important.

 

[Jameska]

Factors such as design, rarity, strength, and real-world attributes persuade me.

 

[mondays suck]

I determine it with this slightly confusing and quite badly drawn chart:

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[Subsuck]

The first thing i obviously look at is the design. Then when i find pokemons that look cool/cute/unique i check for more information about it, such as its typing, stats and movepool. if it's good in these (or most) areas then i might use it.

When i use a pokemon. I want them to have a cool design, but i also want them to be strong and effective in battle. This way i have found allot of favorites but also allot of dissapointments to, such as Onix and Shubarugo.

Some pokemons that i didn't like at first (like Hariyama, Spectile etc.) i really started to like after using them for a while.

 

[Ace Trainer Jessie]

Looks. It's all about the design. Sometimes I decided based off moves too, but mostly whatever's on the outside matters most when it comes to Pokemon for me (;
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[Shadow Ball]

I'd have to go with looks too. It sounds vain, but I really am never interested in catching a pokemon that looks ugly or unattractive to me. I prefer things that are cute, or cool looking. Of course, they also need some good moves and to be strong enough to take on the normal challenges required. =]

 

[Bluerang1]

Looks first, like I fell in love with Tsutarja, Pururiru and that Bellosom clone to name a few, as I don't like much Gen V Pokemon but they're actually growing on me :surprised:, at first sight. Then typing, like Zuruzukin's Dark/Fighting. It's a ugly Pokemon, but it's typing make me like it. I like Pokemon with good unique typings. So looks + typings. I'm not really a competitive battler but I do want to beat the frontier one day but still, stats don't mean much to me. I do like my Pokemon to be fast though. Also, Pokemon concepts, the idea behind it. I look at Dex entries, and Trivia and Name origin on Bulbapedia.

 

[Shelldershucker]

I like to catch pokemon based on animals I like. Also, I am known for using pokemon completely different than each other...

In my Heart Gold version, I currently have
Nidorino
Ampharos
Machoke
Ariados
Growlithe
Gyrados

 

[Pidgeot is Life]

All of my favorite Pokemon are based off of memories.
All the Pokemon I like are bits and pieces of nostalgia taking me back to when I was 6 again. :'D
All the favorites/claims I have on my profile are Pokemon that, when younger, I grew emotionally attached to.
When I was little I'm pretty sure Pidgeot was on my mind all the time. XD
Which is why I think it's my favorite today.

 

[Damian the Eevee girl]

Eh I just like cute Pokemon. Especially in SS/HG you can talk to your Pokemon; if they say or do something cute, they're never leaving my side.

 

[Sabrewulf238]

I don't really know....I like pokemon based on their aesthetics and appeal. I like quirky pokemon that stand out...not necessarily cute pokemon.

My favourite pokemon would be: Mareep, Roselia, Numel, Gulpin, Desukan, Rankurusu (and any pokemon in their families)

 

[Aquacorde]

Appearance is big for me, but definitely not the only thing. I consider if I would use them in battle, and if they would do well. I combine those factors to find which Pokemon I really like.

 

[Binary]

Appearance somewhat. It really helps if the pokemon has a nice design. And sometimes strength/fighting capabilities, but I can like weak pokemon too. Their traits, some of which are seen in the anime. And a mixture of bitter and sweet. :D

 

[Silmeria]

For me, its mostly appearance and type. I absolutely adore Ice and Ghost types, because they have the best designs, in my opinion. Its a definite plus if the Pokemon also have a nice shiny colouring as well, and not something that makes me want to take a blunt spoon to my eyes. Some Pokemon I like just because of their shiny colouring - Piplup, Ditto, Totodile etc (I have a huge weakness for blue shinies)

There are some Pokemon I like as a result of past experiences I've had with them, though. I used to despise Breloom because of how ugly I find it, then I discovered how fun it was to use one when playing competetively online. I absolutely love it to pieces now. Although I have a love-hate relationship with other irritating Pokemon like that and whilst I like using Starmie, I will always despise it, mostly because of the misery it put me through in the 1st gen games when I was a kid and insisted on picking Charmander and training it almost exclusively. xD

A lot of the 1st generation Pokemon I like are because of their appearances in the anime, as well. I've always thought Gengar was awesome, and Onix had a huge impact on me when I first saw it. I mean, amongst all these tiny, cute Pokemon, you've got a GIANT ROCK SNAKE. It was the first intimidating Pokemon I saw, and its stuck with me. Moltres is one of my all-time favourites as well, just because the design is so...cool. Plus James' whole Flaming Moltres episode. That is probably my favourite episode ever. When I was younger I just picked my favourites based on what looked cool to me and what didn't. I'm looking for other things now that I'm older, but my old favourites still stay with me.

Kricketune is the only Pokemon I like due to its in-game cry. It sounds like some sort of freaky Amazones...thing. I've never liked Pokemon cries that much.

Really, I decide whether I like Pokemon on a case-by-case basis, although there are a few common factors I keep an eye out for~

 

[Count]

I judge by appearance. I don't really care about their power, I've had a lot of unevolved pokémon on my teams. :) Because if pokémon were real I'd probably do the same... unless they have really complicated personalities and they wanted to evolve but YEAHHH.