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

See ya later, Feraligatr... Today's Pokemon of the Day is Feraligatr! The fully evolved form of Totodile - which evolves latest at Level 18 but reaches its final evolution earliest at Level 30 - Feraligatr was first introduced in the second generation, as one of the three starter Pokemon. Standing at a rather terrifying 2.3m, Feraligatr is the last thing you'd want to encounter in real life, and with access to moves like Dragon Dance, Superpower and Ice Punch it's definitely no slouch competitively...unlike the other two Johto starters. Feraligatr has never made any major appearances in the anime, being limited to minor cameos or occasional battles - Totodile was always the popular one, since Ash owned one - although Marina has a Feraligatr named Wani-Wani, of all things.

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

• Did Feraligatr's design or moveset influence you to choose it in Gold/Silver/Crystal or their remakes?
• Do you think a Mega Feraligatr will be revealed for Pokemon Sun & Moon? What form do you think this could take in terms of design, ability, and increased stats?

There's no case too big, no case too small, when you need help just call... Today's Pokemon of the Day is Patrat! Another early-game Normal-type Rodent Pokemon - this time resembling a chipmunk - that evolves fast and is generally only useful as an HM slave, Patrat is notably pathetic for having the lowest base stat total (255) of all Pokemon introduced in Generation V. Sharing its classification with Sentret as a Scout Pokemon, Patrat stores food in its cheek pouches like a lot of rodents, and communicates with its tail somehow. As an early-game weakling, Patrat has never made a noteworthy appearance in the anime, but showed up plenty of times in the wild in the Unova season because, much like in the games, they're all over the place.

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

• Given the lack of choice along the earlier routes, did you find yourself using Patrat in Pokemon Black/White?
• How would you rate Patrat in comparison to the other early-game Normal type Pokemon?

Anything can happen in the next half hour! Today's Pokemon of the Day is Mantine! An amazing flying manta ray with a Remoraid on its underside - at least prior to Generation IV in the games and in its official artwork - Mantine was first introduced in Generation II, as a Silver exclusive. Despite having a respectable 140 base special defence and received a pre-evolution in Mantyke in Generation IV, Mantine has never been particulary useful in higher tiers of competitive battling, unlike its parallel Gold-exclusive Skarmory, which is noteable useful. In the anime, Mantine first appeared as a crystal/clone/illusion thing under the ownership of one Molly Hale in the third movie, where it systematically demolished Misty's Staryu. Unova Gym Leader Marlon also owned one - although it lost to Cameron's Samurott - and, flying in the face of her family's theme of rock-types, Brock's mother has one as well. It has made several other minor cameos.

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

• The Remoraid on Mantine's underside has disappeared from its in-game model since Gen IV, despite the fact that Mantyke, first introduced in Gen IV, needs to be in the presence of a Remoraid to evolve. Would you like to see the Remoraid make a reappearance in the future, or is this a design change you approve of?
• Mantine could be seen as a parallel to Skarmory, being a standalone flying-type exclusive and have more special oriented stats compared to Skarmory's physical oriented stats. Which of the two do you prefer?

You're a kid now, you're a squid now, you're a kid now, you're a squid now... Today's Pokemon of the Day is Inkay! A Dark/Psychic-type squid - flying in the face of expectation that it would be part water-type - first introduced in Generation VI, Inkay is actually a very unique little Pokemon. Its method of evolution - by holding the 3DS upside down from Level 30 - would actually have been impossible in prior generations, as the 3DS is Nintendo's first handheld to feature an internal gyroscope. It is the only Pokemon that can have Contrary as a normal ability, is part of a Water Egg group despite not being a water-type, and has its own signature move, Topsy-Turvy. In the anime, Inkay is currently James' primary - and only, in fact - Pokemon.

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

• What do you think of Inkay's method of evolution? Would you like to see more Pokemon taking advantage of the 3DS' capabilities in the future?
• What do you think of Inkay's typing? Would it be better as part-water?

In the name of the Moon, I will punish you! Today's Pokemon of the Day is Lunatone! A floating rock shaped like a crescent moon, Lunatone is a fairly self-explanatory Pokemon: it comes out at night to right wrongs and triumph over evil, and its health is tied to the lunar phases. Its stats are a perfect mirror of its counterpart Solrock's, and is a version-exclusive to Sapphire and Alpha Sapphire, mirroring Solrock's exclusivity to Ruby and Omega Ruby. Despite having a fairly uncommon Rock/Psychic typing, its stats don't allow it to make much of an impact crater in higher competitive tiers and, despite being connected to the Moon, it doesn't learn any water-type moves. Eclipsed in power and notability, there is little else to be said. In the anime, Lunatone's sole major appearance was under the ownership of Gym Leader Liza, whose brother Tate used - surprise surprise - a Solrock.

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

• Would you like Lunatone to have a role in the upcoming Pokemon Sun and Moon? What form do you imagine this might take?
• Solrock vs. Lunatone - who would win a battle in overcast skies at dawn?

Meeeeowth, that's right! Today's Pokemon of the Day is Meowth! One of the more well-known Pokemon for its prominent anime appearance as a member of Team Rocket, Meowth was introduced in the first generation. Whether Meowth's natural state is walking on two legs or four depends on which part of the media you give more credit to: whilst the game sprites and most artwork depicts Meowth standing on two legs, in the anime it is displayed as walking on all-fours, unless it goes through considerable pain in learning how not to...or puts on a pair of boots. Because cats in boots are always agile. Originally an exclusive to Pokemon Blue, Meowth has never been a particularly common Pokemon in the games, not being available at all outside of trading in Hoenn, Unova, or Kalos titles. Each time Meowth has appeared in the anime outside of Team Rocket, it has always had a prominent appearance, including Tyson's ridiculous-looking Meowth in boots, a wild Meowth that could kick boulders in half with a single blow, and Meowzie, the whole reason Team Rocket's Meowth learned to walk and talk in the first place...for all the good it did.

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

• What do you think of Team Rocket's Meowth? Is it a character you've grown fond of, or are fed up with?
• Do you think Meowth looks better standing on two legs, or walking on all fours? Which do you think is its natural state?
• Do you think there are any other talking Meowth out there? Do you think we'll ever see another one in the anime?