how do you choose your favorite Pokémon?

Started by Moltres Rider July 2nd, 2013 3:30 AM
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Age 37
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Posted January 4th, 2014
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12.3 Years
how do you choose your favorite Pokémon? by stat? by design? by looks? by type? by size? etc. what do you look for in Pokémon when choosing your favorites?

I usually go by looks or design, if I have any type of physical attraction to a Pokémon, usually it is a favorite Pokémon for me.

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Posted July 17th, 2020
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For me its by design - mostly on the animal the Pokemon is based on.

All my top favorite Pokemon (exception of Leafeon though) are based on animals I love, mustelids (especially otters and weasels) and felines - any Pokemon resembling those two are always high in my favorite list - doesn't matter type or stats. Eventually I will find a way to make them work, and I plan the rest of my team around them.
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I don't have a favorite Pokemon, only favorites. I tend to like them by their abilities, unique qualities, strange features or otherwise abnormal nature. I could never find a favorite Pokemon simply by appearance, but only through their substance as to what makes them unique. I will now list some favorites: Shuckle, Garbodor, Smeargle, Zoroark, Galvantula, Stunfisk, Butterfree, Sableye, Snorlax, Miltank, Shedinja, Ninjask, Ditto, Rampardos, Scrafty, Mr. Mime, Steelix, etc.

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I, too, choose through looks and design. And sometimes on rare occasion I will choose by abilities and strength.

Syltti

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Age 32
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Looks and design. Lilligant, Meloetta, Gardevoir, Absol, Latias.. So many more. Most of the time, they tend to be strong or useful in battle.



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Age 24
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Sydney, Australia
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Posted October 16th, 2019
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10.1 Years
I use looks, design and strength when picking my mons...I think Reuniclus is both cute and strong, while a Pokemon such as Rhyperior has immense physical strength, but I don't really like its appearance.

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Rarely do I have any of my favorites come from their designs- it's not usually until after I've started using them in the games when they start to grow on me. At that point, both how they look and how they perform factor in to them becoming one of my favorites, with most of my favorites falling under both of those categories (there are exceptions, like Umbreon and Sigilyph, who only fall under one of those categories).
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I tend to decide based on how they're designed and characterised in the different Pokemon media, and what significance they gain for me in the games. I'm quite fond of Graveler simply because I'd happened to capture a Geodude in Yellow and it ended up becoming one of my main Pokemon, whereas I love Psyduck and Slowpoke because they both look and are characterised as being really dopey and slow witted.

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I usually look on the designs of the Pokemon if it comes to choosing my favorite Pokemon.

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Almost always by design. I think the only Pokémon that I like whose design I don't like is Cherubi. (I like it for being the pre-evolution of Cherrim.)

I generally like cute or weird Pokémon. So I love the hell out of Cherrim, Pichu and Probopass but typically "cool" Pokémon like Garchomp do nothing for me.


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Georgia, United States
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Cuteness, voice and personality.

Cutness Ex. Joltik

Voice Ex. Karrablast

Personality Ex. Sawk
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14.9 Years
Most Pokemon are my "Favorite". If I had to pick one, I would make a Top 100 List.

My Favorite aren't strong in battle, but capture my imagination. Aggron is very power on paper, but almost any Pokemon can OHKO him. (he can take an Explosion to the face.)

I have a lot of Favorites.

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I mainly choose on how much of an impact they've had on me in-game. If they were really fun to use and I enjoyed trying them out, they automatically become one of my favourites. I also choose on how adorable they are, if I like how they look or not and if they have an interesting concept behind them.
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Hikamaru

Age 30
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Australia
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12.2 Years
I mainly choose my favorites based on looks, and if it's one of my fave types it makes me love it even more. I know a lot of Water-types make it onto my favorites list due to the fact Water is my favorite Pokemon type. And also if the Pokemon has good-looking evolved forms, another reason why I love Oshawott so much.
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Age 33
Female
Adelaide
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Posted August 7th, 2015
174 posts
10.5 Years
My favourites are based on appearance, size, or potential to be used in a story that describes their background well.

Examples for appearance would be Raichu, Arcanine, Eevee(lutions).

Examples for size would be Camerupt, Aggron, Dragonite.

Examples for story potential would be Absol, Victreebel, Slowpoke, Yamask and Cofigragus(sp?).

I have more, of course, but far too many to list.
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I tend to start with their design, then see how useful they are when I used them in the games. There are some that I still like even if they aren't that strong (like Meowth, though I did have a Persian that held her own in FireRed) because they mean something to me.

Fortunately, I lucked out that my favorite Pokemon is perfect in every way. Nidoking's design is amazing, as I've always been a fan of the big bulky Pokemon. He's got some good attacks he can learn, and as the stats to be some use. And I don't mind raising one up because the evolution chain is just my favorite. Plus his shiny color is the best.

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Bellingham, WA
Seen November 5th, 2013
Posted August 28th, 2013
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9.9 Years
I usually base mine on looks/design (Example: Lickitung, Dusknoir, Jellicent) and occasionally on their concept (Example: Cohagrigus). Also if there is any Pokemon I can connect with they usually end up being some of my favorites (Example: Snorlax). I don't usually care about their stats or movepool, because it's not like I'm using them for competitive battle.
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Posted June 21st, 2015
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10.5 Years
I don't have my personal favorite Pokemon either, but if I did, I would go by the looks, (Jellicent, Bisharp, Vanilluxe) any appealing stats, (Darmanitan or Accelgor) or those with interesting moves (Cohagrigus with Curse or Delibird with present!).
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