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Vohemar
Seen October 28th, 2011
Posted April 10th, 2011
15 posts
12.1 Years
A lot of players tend to only use strong Pokemon, rather than the ones they actually like. Is your favorite Pokemon in your current team ? And what role does it play ?

My favorite Pokemon is Grovyle and he's pretty frail so I usually end up having to baton pass a few speed boosts / sword dances on to him lol.

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Age 34
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16.2 Years
My favorite is Cubone. I don't actually usually use it. I did have one in my Diamond team, and it came to good use for HMs. However, I tend to prefer to use more strong Ground Pokemon for that role in battle.

Even so, I use strong Pokemon that I like. Like for fire I use Arcanine a lot of the time, and it has always been one of my favorites.

I always have a flying type, as well. Even though they aren't the strongest.

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Sydian

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Age 30
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Georgia
Seen May 22nd, 2022
Posted November 29th, 2021
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15.2 Years
I use whatever I feel like raising, or Pokemon I haven't raised yet. But I have a lot of favorites, so I typically end up with them anyway. :P
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Age 32
Male
USA
Seen December 13th, 2019
Posted February 27th, 2019
2,163 posts
14.8 Years
I've got a bunch of favorites, but two of my absolute favorites are Legendaries (Mewtwo and Lugia.) I'm not huge on using Legendaries on my team, so no I don't use them. However, the rest of my favorites I do use. Gengar, Togekiss, Musharna, and the list goes on. They all serve a purpose and I usually have a good time using them. Only one I don't use at all is Cyndaquil haha, I don't think he would last very long. :(

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Age 32
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London, UK
Seen September 29th, 2017
Posted July 12th, 2017
11,344 posts
19.1 Years
For the most part, I normally like the final evolutions of Pokemon the best anyway... can't be dealing with 'cute' baby Pokemon or even prevolutions, for the most part. My current team in Black has 2 of my favourite Pokemon (Aerodactyl and Kingdra) and 1 critter who will become one of my faves (Litwick).

Saryka

Seen July 16th, 2013
Posted July 16th, 2013
3,499 posts
16.2 Years
One of my favourite Pokemon is Breloom! :) I always have one on my team when I'm playing Pokemon Ruby and I like to transfer Shroomishes to other games so I can have Brelooms there too~

When Black and White came out, I took a good look at all the Pokemon available and picked a bunch that I liked (and that balanced out my team nicely). Right now, my party's full of some of my personal favourites (the Sandile line, the Rufflet line, and eventually the Joltik and Frillish lines as well), so I'm pretty happy with it.

tl;dr, yeah, I use my favourite Pokemon in the game. XD It would kind of boring if I didn't.

Lautrec

Age 26
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UK
Seen December 31st, 2022
Posted January 15th, 2022
34 posts
12.1 Years
When I'm playing competitively I pretty much have a balanced team with carefully divided EVs and well bred IVs and Stats.

However, I run through the actual game with my favourites and I still love going to the Battle Subway or going on Random Match-Up with my team of favourite Pokemon. :)
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Posted April 18th, 2022
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12.6 Years
My favourite is Combusken, so I don't like to use him that much or the novelty will wear off.
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Dewford Town
Seen March 30th, 2014
Posted March 30th, 2014
37 posts
12.1 Years
My favorite Pokemon is makuhita, I rarely use him competitively but when I do, I usually set up with ninjask and baton pass +6 speed boost and then belly drum while subbed and begin to sweep lol.

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Seen March 14th, 2023
Posted February 3rd, 2022
13,598 posts
14.8 Years
Considering that some Pokemon became my favorites because I used them on a team: yes. I always try to incorporate at least one of my favorites on each team that I play, whether it be like... Espeon, or for the fifth generation I made sure to have a Chandelure on my team.
Age 29
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Missouri
Seen May 30th, 2011
Posted May 7th, 2011
34 posts
12.1 Years
Well, I don't really have a favorite Pokemon. I have a few that I really like. Now, in regards to the "strong" thing, my favorite Pokemon typically are a combination of how good they are AND how they look. I do use one or two of my favorite Pokemon in my party. I love Galvantula and it's in my party. :)

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Cherrim

Age 34
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Toronto
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20.4 Years
The only time since Diamond that I haven't had a Cherrim on my team is with Black, because I played it the way it was "meant" to be played and didn't want to trade any old Pokémon in. A friend even offered to trade me one since he was done with the game long before I was and I declined.

Then in White I traded a Cherubi in. I am thinking of playing BW again and using Whimsicott instead of Cherrim once though. D:


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Ryme City
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12.1 Years
I use whatever I feel like raising, or Pokemon I haven't raised yet. But I have a lot of favorites, so I typically end up with them anyway. :P
I ditto this, I too raise what I feel like raising. The only time I use a pokemon I would not have chosen to use is if a certain type is needed for a gym but none of my current team is really a god enough advantage to it.

One example of this is when I needed to battle for the freeze badge in my Black. I did not have a pokemon on me with a high advantage to ice. So I switched out for my timburr which I raised to a gurdurr to level 40 or somewhere around there. He defeated Brycen(although it took a few hyper potions for him to keep surviving the beartic, phew that thing was tough), and then I sent him back to the box when I decided I no longer wanted him.

I usually have at least one spot in my team for switching out if I need a certain type for a gym which I am not already carrying in my preferred team.


vaporeon7

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Male
Preparing for trouble and making it double.
Seen September 6th, 2016
Posted May 27th, 2014
5,143 posts
12.7 Years
I don't always use Vaporeon in all of my teams. I do however like to use them and if I'm doing a challenge that will allow it then I will use Vaporeon most likely. And the really good thing is that Vaporeon are very strong in battle as well so there isn't that big of a downside to using on in an in game team or a competitive team.