Pok?mon of the Day - Dratini (163/???) [being remade]

"By spinning its body, it can dig straight through the ground at a speed of 30 mph."

Underground, overground, wombling free~ Today's Pokemon of the Day is Drilbur! Introduced in the fifth generation as a Mole Pokemon - a classification is shares with the infuriating Diglett - Drilbur, rather than using its terrifyingly long and sharp claws to burrow, spins its entire body to become a drill instead. As its mindlessly happy expression would suggest, Drilbur is a friendly Pokemon that is quite comfortable around humans...although with claws that long, any human that picked a fight with it would probably regret it. In the anime Drilbur has never made any substantial appearance outside of a few of Iris' flashbacks, hers having long evolved into Excadrill before the start of the series.

Share your opinion, memories, and experiences of Drilbur! As well as the general questions in the first post of this topic, here are some fun things to think about:

• Who do you think can dig faster - Drilbur or Diglett?
• Did you find Drilbur to be as useful in B/W as Diglett in R/B/Y?

"A rare and elusive Pokémon that is said to bring happiness to those who manage to get it."

Wild Chansey fled! Today's Pokemon of the Day is Chansey! An infuriating Pokemon that could only be found in the Safari Zone originally - and seemed to like being caught even less - Chansey turned out to be well worth the frustration, with its astronomical base 250 HP and base 105 special defense. Its kind temperament makes it the ideal punching bag: you can literally pound on it until you can do nothing but Struggle and it'll smile, hop about a bit, and pop off another Softboiled, making your hard-won progress chipping away at its health undone in a single turn. Chansey brings happiness to those who have it by bringing misery to its opponents. The origin of the extremely useful Lucky Egg item - as well as the Lucky Punch, Oval Stone, and Luck Incense - Chansey has also received a pre-evolution and an evolution, and has since (un?)fortunately become far easier to obtain in the games. In the anime, Chansey has appeared repeatedly as one of Nurse Joy's assistants.

Share your opinion, memories, and experiences of Chansey! As well as the general questions in the first post of this topic, here are some fun things to think about:

• Did you catch a Chansey in the Safari Zone in R/B/Y? If so, how long did it take you?
• How would you have your Chansey egg?

"It doggedly pursues its prey wherever it goes. However, the chase is abandoned at sunrise."

By the Power of Greyskull! Today's Pokemon of the Day is Duskull! A spooky Pokemon introduced in Gen III, Duskull is the one your parents warned you about: it spirits away disobedient children, making it the best friend of stressed parents. However, it also delights in children's crying, meaning it is probably largely responsible for a lot of the stress in the first place. In the second Pokemon Mystery Dungeon titles, Duskull is in charge of running the bank...because who better to trust with your hard-earned money than a ghost, right? Turns out you can take it with you after all. Unfortunately for Duskull, it has never had what could be considered a prominent appearance in the anime, its defining moment being when it scared an inexperienced May when she first set out on her journey. It has had several cameos since. Perhaps the children of the Pokemon world are simply too well-behaved to warrant a visit from it...

Share your opinion, memories, and experiences of Duskull! As well as the general questions in the first post of this topic, here are some fun things to think about:

• How would you rate Duskull's design for spookiness when compared to other ghost-types?
• If you lived in the Pokemon World, do you think you would have been a target for a Duskull when you were younger?

"Stories say those who tried to catch Zoroark were trapped in an illusion and punished."

You should not trade something like that for a mere glass of whiskey. Today's Pokemon of the Day is Zoroark! The first Pokemon of the fifth generation to be revealed alongside its pre-evolution, Zoroark's signature ability Illusion allows it to comes out disguised as the Pokemon in the back of the owner's party, making it the ultimate troll. Despite not being particularly special or noteworthy, it is still rather difficult to get hold of in the games. In the anime, Zoroark debuted in the thirteenth Pokemon movie alongside its pre-evolved form Zorua, in which it is held captive by the diabolical, camere-brand named villain Grings Kodai (yes, really) and forced to troll and terrorise the townspeople by creating illusions of the Legendary Beasts in exchange for Zorua's safety for reasons only vaguely explored in the film.

Share your opinion, memories, and experiences of Zoroark! As well as the general questions in the first post of this topic, here are some fun things to think about:

• Were you excited for the fifth generation after seeing Zoroark? In hindsight, would you have picked a different Pokemon from that generation to be revealed first?
• Despite being very similar to it in terms of design appeal and getting its own movie, Zoroark has never been as popular or as useful in the games as Lucario. What would you do to improve it?

"The sprig of green onions it holds is its weapon. It is used much like a metal sword."

Arattzattza ya ribiraririn raba rittan rindam denrandu~ Today's Pokemon of the Day is Farfetch'd! A touching story of a bird and its stick, Farfetch'd will defend its stick with its life...or its life with its stick, if necessary. A weapon of choice, food of choice, and even a nesting material, truly no grander relationship exists in the Pokemon World. Although sources cannot decide if the stalk is a green onion, a leek, or just a regular plant stalk. As the only Pokemon with an apostrophe in its name - because name character limits in video games are a curse, right? - nicknamed Farfetch'd cannot actually be returned to their species name because of this. Given the ridiculous number of symbols and such that can be put into nicknames, one might call this limitation...farfetched. Farfetch'd has appeared numerous times in the anime, usually as their owner's Pokemon of choice...because there is no chance this Pokemon could play second-fiddle, right?

Share your opinion, memories, and experiences of Farfetch'd! As well as the general questions in the first post of this topic, here are some fun things to think about:

• Farfetch'd are one of the few Pokemon confirmed to be used for food...what do you think it tastes like?
• How do you envision a Mega Farfetch'd?