Oh, dang me and my inactivity lately. D: Time to catch up on some topics! :D
In the games, there are four HM moves available in all or most of the games: Surf, Waterfall, Whirlpool, and Dive. Which one of these moves do you find powerful during battle?
I'm not that big on moves or even battling in general, though from my experiences, Surf was the only Water type HM I ever ended up using in battle. It had decent Power and Accuracy, it had a great animation, and it was one of the most important moves in the whole game. I remember it being such a help in a lot of my battles, so that's definitely the one I choose.
Your favorite water-type move? Why is it your favorite?
Hmm, this one is rather hard. I definitely have great memories with Surf, as it's been such a help in battle, but I can't really choose between that, and Hydro Pump and Muddy Water.
I like Hydro Pump because of its sheer power. It has always been an almost instant kill everytime when used against a typing weak to water, and the animation isn't too shabby either, though it was a very limited move, that wasn't exactly easily accessible (at least not in the way I played the games xD), so I didn't get to use it much. Same thing can be said about Muddy Water, since I don't actually remember ever using it myself, but I loved the concept of it, and how the animation was exactly like Surf, but with a colour swap.
In the end I'd probably have to go with Surf once more, as my experiences with it is not easily replaced with even the strongest and most accurate of Water moves.
Worst Water-Type?
Uhh, this one is kinda given, even though I love it. Magikarp is easily the weakest Water type Pokémon, but then again. Weak =/= Worst, which makes it hard to determine what makes a Pokémon the worst, so I'm just gonna go with the Pokémon I like the least.
Huntail! It's without doubt one of the most repulsive Pokémon I've seen (no offence to any Huntail loves :<), and I just can't get over it. I may be exaggerating a bit because of the difference between Gorebyss and Huntail, but I've just never liked it at all, and i don't feel like I ever will. :(
Favorite Water-Type Gym Leader?
Aww, these are those kind of topics I have such a hard time answering, because the ones I like the best, I always like equally.
In this case I'd probably have to go with Misty, just because she's one of the originals. I remember having a really hard time beating her when I was younger, before I learned that Grass was super effective against Rock, so I always chose Squirtle as my starter and rushed through everything, thus usually being underleveled whenever I reached Misty. And to make it even worse, the only places where I could catch Pokémon after entering Cerulean didn't have any Pokémon that could really pose of any help in the battles, nor did they give that much exp. So I was usually stuck for a while at that point.
I also liked Misty a lot in the anime, and really miss her. Now I don't actually want her back, I'm just a huge sucker for nostalgia, and I just find those first seasons so great, even though I love the new ones.
Which of the gym leader's Pokemon do you like best?
Starmie. It was always the biggest threat whenever I faced her, and unless I had a proper team prepared, it could take years just to take it down. Of course if you were the least bit good at Pokémon, she wouldn't really be so hard, but my feeble, young 6 year old mind had no sense of how to raise a team in the game, and the only sense I really had of strong or weak were that I was weak, and that the gym leaders were strong.
Favorite water-type starter?
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So yeah, Mudkip. I just liek literally everything about Mudkip. Its desig is one of my favourite of all starters out there, I absolutely love the memes its anime version generated, even though they may be old and boring by now. I especially love its evolutions' very unique typing, that gives you a huge advantage over one of the most hated things whenever I'm using Water types, which of course is Electric type Pokémon. It's a one of a kind, and probably one of the most well known Pokémon out there :p
Favorite Water-Type Legendary?
I was just about to say Lugia, untill I realised the super annoying fact that THE GUARDIAN OF THE SEA ISN'T EVEN A WATER TYPE POKÉMON JKHSDlfhSFHJFHDJL. WHICH SUCKS GREATLY! :<
But on the topic, my favourite would probably be Suicune. I love its unique and beautiful design, and how majestic they made it look compared to the other legendary dogs. I also like how they gave it more of a story in the anime, and how it seemed much more rare than Raikou and Entei in the anime. There is also the fact that it was the first of the legendary dogs I ever saw and caught in my Silver version, so I may be just a little tiny bit biased, but nothing of note xD
What don't you like about water-types? Why?
There isn't anything that I don't like about Water type Pokémon. They are simply the most perfect and the most awesome Pokémon out there in the entire Pokémon world, and nothing would ever move me from that standpoint. PERIOD!
