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

I think cacnea is a bit of a disappointing pokemon. i like the idea behind it, but i didn't find it too usable. makes me sad as i'm always so accepting of any grass type :'(

maractus over cacnea any day

Cacnea vs. Maractus: which of the Cactus Pokemon is your favourite, and why? Would you like to see the two linked together with a branching evolution in the future? If so, what form do you think this would take?

Cacnea looks cute and fat, but Maractus is my more favorite cactus. It's a cactus with BUNNY EARS.

I don't see an evolutionary link between Cacnea and Maractus, because Maractus is a much more musical plant than Cacnea, and they don't really look anything like each other.

After a bit of a delay, the Pokemon of the Day is back! And just a heads up, but I'll be taking over the Pokemon of the Day temporarily while Meloetta is away. If any of you would like to see certain Pokemon featured, just let me know and I'll see what I can do!

Togekiss is said to share gifts with people in peaceful regions. What kind of things do you think it brings?

Probably an agricultural or precious gift.

Togetic can only evolve into Togekiss via Shiny Stone. Are you happy with this, or would you prefer a different form of evolution?

I'm quite satisfied with it. After seeing how painful Togepi is to evolve, we finally get a break and evolve the easy way.

I think Togekiss is a perfect representation of a pokemon given new life and it done right.

honestly past gen2 i never thought of togepi or togetic... even in that gen i would usually ditch the togepi egg the prof gave you. With the addition of togekiss i decided i would try out the line again and it was amazing. togekiss plowed through everything and this is before it dropped normal type for fairy. togekiss has a fairy decent design and it's very usable, i think it brought togepi back from being just that cute pokemon from the anime

Ariel probably is one of my favorite princesses along with Rapunzel. :) She's really different from the three princesses before her, who were timid, whereas Ariel was more passionate, curious and in charge of her own life based on her moral compass which I really like as I relate to her a lot. Also Part Of Your World is one of my most favorite Disney songs, and the reprise has to be one of my favorite scenes in any disney movie!

I wouldn't exchange my voice even for something I really want. :P It would have more consequences in the end anyway being a singer myself haha. The sequel was okay in my opinion, and I've never watched the prequel. It feels a bit weird to see Ariel as a mother figure haha.

I would give up my very soul for a minimum of one million dollars in cash money.

Like many Disney movie sequels save for perhaps Lion King II, The Little Mermaid sequels were ultimately forgettable.

Currently a single stage Pokémon, would you like to see Tropius gain a new evolution/mega evolution, or are you happy with it as is?

Please give it a Mega Evolution. It needs some love.

The fruits around Tropius' neck are loved by both humans and Pokémon alike. If you had the chance, would you ever like to try one?

Oh, yeah. Mmm...

Ariel. Hmm...

Would you ever give up your voice (or something comparable) to get any wish that you wanted?

Yes. I don't feel like talking anymore.

Do you believe in the theory that Riolu aren't native to Sinnoh? If so, where do you think they come from?

This is a theory? They're native to every region since the one they're introduced in!

Riolu is the only baby Pokémon to be introduced in the same generation as its evolution. Do you think it deserved this distinction, or should it have been made a regular first-stage Pokémon?

Wrong. Togepi also has this distinction. However, I think Riolu shouldn't have been a baby, because no one likes baby Pokémon.

Seeing as a Joltik can fit in the plam of your hands, would you ever consider owning one as a pet if you could?

Over my dead body. The thing's a menace.

Joltik are known to steal the electricity from people's homes. What would you do if you saw these furry bugs hanging around your house?

BURN THE HOUSE DOWN. LITERALLY.

I used to have some type of fascination with Sunflora. I want to say it is because I never saw or heard much about it when playing the games, but later on after watching the anime I became familiar with it and Sunflora is no longer as fascinating as it used to be </3 I do like its design, however, and I used one briefly when I first played Black 2.

So being that they are still at night (and any other dark place, I presume), I imagine they have some sort of defense mechanism that allows them to store a reserve of energy from the sunlight during the day, and they can access that energy reserve at night if need be.

Despite being a final evolution, Sunflora is still a largely unused Pokémon. What would you change to make it more useful?

Give it some stat boosts and a new typing, or a Mega. If Audino can have one, so can Sunflora!

Sunflora are said to go completely still when there's no sunlight around. What do you think would happen if you tried battling with one at night?

It's like battling a piece of cardboard. That can die.

The best Pokémon finally has time to shine! :D

After being introduced as a pure Grass type, Whimsicott gained a secondary Fairy typing in generation 6. Were you happy with this addition?
Absolutely. Fairy easily became one of my favorite types and there were little other choices that made as much sense as Whimsicott for its secondary typing. It's gotten a lot more usability in-game with access to moves like Moonblast.

Whimsicott shares a lot of similarities with the Hoppip family. Do you think there should've been any changes to Whimsicott to separate it a bit more, or you happy with it as it is?
Although I love Jumpluff, Whimsicott outclasses it in almost every, if not every which, way. Typing-wise it has more offensive usability ever since it became part fairy type and doesn't have 4x ice and 2x Stealth Rock weakness to worry about. That and Whimsicott has Prankster which really really is helpful if you're going competitive, haha.

....but yeah, they are similar. But with over 700 Pokémon you're bound to run into that issue at some point so I'm not bothered and am just happy knowing Whimsicott makes a decent team member and is usable.

After being introduced as a pure Grass type, Whimsicott gained a secondary Fairy typing in generation 6. Were you happy with this addition?
I was actually happy with this since it gave Whimsicott some new resistances, and while it's now extremely weak to Poison (the only Pokemon to have this weakness not counting Bug/Grass under 1st Gen mechanics) it can still use Psychic to counter it, and it's still an amazing status spreader in competitive.

Whimsicott shares a lot of similarities with the Hoppip family. Do you think there should've been any changes to Whimsicott to separate it a bit more, or you happy with it as it is?
I never saw any similarities to Hoppip's line, but at least they didn't make Whimsicott a Flying-type despite learning wind-based moves like Gust, Tailwind and Hurricane. I am happy with what we got right now.