Favorite Pokemon: Kalos

We're just about done. We've made it to gen 6, which features the least amount of new Pokémon in any generation (thus far). That being said, picking favorites was a little more tricky in this one, but that's okay because I still have them figured out!

I feel pretty bad for not using Furfrou on my first team in Y. In another team, I finally used Furfrou. Actually, the first time I used it was in the mono-Normal team in Omega Ruby. I had no idea how bulky or powerful it was, especially thanks to Fur Coat halving all physical damage done to it! I always give my Furfrou the Debutante Trim, and I name my Furfrou "Coco," because I feel like that's a pretty name for a pretty trim. I don't know, I just really love dogs a lot.

So lions are awesome, and even though there's nothing wrong with female Pyroar, we can all admit that we want a male, especially since Litleo's gender ratio is 87.5% female. That's the same odds as an Eevee being male. But it's worth it when you evolve your Litleo and have this fearsome lion on your side. I personally haven't used a Pyroar, but eventually I will, because I believe I'd have a lot of fun with one in a team.

So, while I do believe that Greninja has very quickly become over-rated (Smash Bros., and an entire arc of the X and Y anime series dedicated to a new form just for Greninja, which was then added to Sun and Moon) I still love it, as Froakie was my choice for Kalos. I liked Chespin and Fennekin a lot, but to be honest I saw Froakie as the least-liked choice, because... Well, who doesn't like a fennec fox? And Chespin looks adorable too. But the bubble frog was the MOST popular, which I guess I can't deny either. Plus, it's part Dark, so that's a nice bonus.

You hear that? Yep, it's time for another super cute Pokémon that I love. I've used Dedenne on a team that was led by Chesnaught, because I like to make 3 starter teams, each based around what I might have picked if I picked those starters. Dedenne was in the Chesnaught team and I can't believe how well it did. I'll always have one fond memory though. While battling against a now-ex-friend way back in late 2013, early 2014 after I got my 3DS and Pokémon Y, I defeated her Yveltal with Dedenne, which made me laugh and exclaim "How does it feel that your death wyvern was just taken down by a tiny hamster!?" Man.. I miss those good times.

I think Gogoat is pretty cool. You also get to ride on one in Lumiose City if you wish, and you can ride on a Skiddo in a later route to grab some inaccessible items. To be honest, I actually had a shiny Skiddo, but I never evolved it, as I traded it away to a friend who helped me complete my Y National Dex, as a thank you gift for all of the help she gave me. But I digress, I've used Gogoat in a team and I had a lot of fun using it and its power against my foes while I trained it up.

Despite that my fossil of choice was the Jaw Fossil, I can't deny that Aurorus is really adorable and I think it's a beautiful Pokémon, all the same. I love how its sails are always flowing, and anything that reminds me of the Aurora Borealis is always something I love because it's probably one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen (picture-wise, at least. I'd love to actually see the Northern Lights in person one day). I mean.. sure, it's painfully 4x weak to Steel and Fighting, but that doesn't mean that it can't stand up and defeat its opponents with some strong Rock and Ice moves.

I don't like Hawlucha more than I like Chesnaught so that's why Chesnaught is here. Despite that, though, I actually like Chesnuaght. Hell, I even like Quilladin. Maybe not as much as I like Chespin or Chesnaught, but still. Of course the poor thing is dreadfully weak to Flying moves, and has quite a few other weaknesses, but I still had a lot of fun using it in a team not long after I finished Y.

So, to be honest, this list has 5/6 Pokémon I used in my very first Y team (Except for Barbaracle, as Water and Rock are taken by other Pokémon). I honestly wasn't very big on Skrelp, when simply compared to Clauncher. However, when the evolutions were revealed and I saw Dragalge, especially that it suddenly goes from Water/Poison to Dragon/Poison, I immediately changed my mind and said that it'd be on my first team, and the moment I could grab a Skrelp, I did. Dragalge has such a fun typing. Sure it's weak to Psychic, Dragon, and Ground, but it's not weak to Fairy thanks to the Dragon typing.

Diggersby was the final member on my "Route 1" team in Omega Ruby, along with the other "rodents" you get in every starting route of each game. Thanks to the Ground typing, it's able to take on Fire, Rock, and Steel types a bit more easily, but suffers a lot more weaknesses because of it, such as Ice, Water, and Grass. Despite that, I found Diggersby to be a very fun and useful addition to that team, and it really dished out some powerful hits, especially with Earthquake.

I like Noivern more than I like Hawlucha as well (This is for Flying, if it's not too clear) because I just generally enjoyed Noivern more than Hawlucha. I don't think it's bad or anything, I just like it more, you know? I originally wasn't too fond of Noivern, probably because of the huge sonars on its head, but after eventually warming up to the design and even using it in a team once, I liked it a lot more. It's a cool wyvern and I love it.

A cool thing about Espurr is that its evolution is different depending on the gender. The male Meowstic is more supportive, while the female is more offensive. Considering that my battle strategy tends to just be "Attack until they lose," I like the female more than the male. I also just find it a lot more cute. I like that it's a fluffy-white color with little bits of blue. I don't know, it's just really cute. And of course, it's a grumpy cat, so some silly bonus points for another cat that has a face like mine in the morning: Grumpy and feeling meh.

Vivillon is a cool concept. It has many different patterns depending on your geographical location. However, despite not living anywhere remotely polar, this is the pattern that my Vivillon has by default in my game. I'm not complaining, though, I love the little shades of blue with a touch of snow on the wings. It's a really nice design and I really enjoy it more than the default Vivillon (I have nothing against pink but I'll take blue over pink any day, to be honest).

Another of my good buddies on my first Y team, I trained up my Tyrunt as fast as I could so that I could have Tyrantrum. I evolved it prior to entering Clemont's gym, so let's just say that Tyrantrum has a little "Happy Evolution Party" inside Prism Tower, in which I purposely answered quiz questions wrong so I could get as much exp out of there as I could. And, sadly, I had to keep it away from Laverre's gym, as the Fairies in there would have demolished it. All the same, I love this big ol' dino.

Trevenant is another Pokémon that was in that one team that I built to battle with my brother-in-law. I'd always wanted to use it prior to that team, but I had a chance to use it since I wanted to use it really badly. I loved how strong it is, and I just love the overall design of it. It looks fearsome and I certainly wouldn't want to be fighting one, especially knowing that it could have some pretty strong moves at its disposal.

Goodra was used in the Chesnaught team, as I really wanted to give it a shot. Now, of course, this is one of the Internet's favorite Pokemon but I think it's super adorable! And it's a pretty tough Dragon, and it's even better if it has Sap Sipper, as it'll boost its Attack stat if hit by a Grass-type move. Perfect for some switch-and-kill tactics. But then again, I'm a pretty casual player so I'm not the best at talking about tactics.

Another case of "I want that now!" when I first saw it, I was hoping that Pancham would gain an evolution, and sure enough we got Pangoro. This fearsome panda is ready to bust some faces. The coolest part was that I had Greninja before Pancham evolved, so I was already set, as you need a Dark type in your party to evolve Pancham when it's ready to evolve. And despite being Fighting/Dark like Scrafty, it can still pack a punch, especially if it has the Iron Fist ability. This was another addition to my first Y team and it never failed to help me out.

It's a sword. A really awesome sword. Those were my thoughts when I first saw Honedge. I didn't even need to see Doublade and Aegislash to make me want to take it. As soon as I reached Parfum Palace, I took a detour back to Route 6 in order to grab a Honedge and bring it with me. In my Pokémon Y file, my Aegislash is one of the few Pokémon that have reached level 100, just from how much I used it, especially when I needed to do some grinding. And now in Sun, I have a shiny Honedge that I brought over from Y, and I'm ready to have a shiny Aegislash!

And finally, our Fairy friend Sylveon. And Sylveon just barely beats out Slurpuff and Dedenne (But Dedenne is way up above, as you've seen already) for my favorite Kalos Fairy. It's just really cute, and I have a lot of memories with Sylveon, some good and some bad. But I think overall, Sylveon is a reminder of good and bad times. Maybe bad times have some sort of deceptive look that can make you think they're good at first, same with finding your true friends and being happy. I don't know, but I won't be too philosophical about all of that. All in all, I love Sylveon and it's one of my favorites.

And that's all for Kalos. Tomorrow we finish up with Alola, so I hope you're still sticking with me for all of these. I'll see you again soon!

Have a nice day!~