#lucario has always been my favorite to play since brawl

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[kokichi-and-co-imagine-blog]

To everyone: what would your Pokemon teams be and why?

Oh good god.

Well… this is going to get complicated. At least from me.

Let’s start with assuming no legendary Pokemon. Makes life a bit easier. Of course only a bit.

So… first off a lot of this depends on generation and limit. If you’re asking for a full team that I would have with rotations and stuff, we’re looking at… probably close to 10 full teams of 6, maybe even more.

In my defense, I’m a major Pokemon fan and I really really like a lot of them.

Of course, if we’re going to cut down the team to a more manageable six which can be from any region/gen, but only one from each region/gen to keep things interesting and varied… well, it would depend on a lot of things, including mood and such, so if one were to ask me this question again it would likely change. But, here would be, as I feel right now, the team I would use if I was limited to only six, one per region/gen.

1: Lucario. I’ve been a fan of this guy for so so long, ever since it was first introduced. I loved Lucario and the mystery of Mew as a kid (still kinda do). The whole concept behind aura is amazing. One’s spiritual energy/life force/ soul being utilized in combat? Being able to sense others and see without seeing? So awesome. Lucario is just SO. FREAKING. COOL. It’s design is wonderful as well. Jackel/Anubis? Yes please. Plus, I’ve been maining Lucario in Smash Bros. ever since Brawl. You better believe it’s making my team.

2: Tyranitar. Is it probably the weakest pseudo legendary when it comes to typing? Yes. Do I care? No. Tyranitar is BA. First, it’s one of the only two pseudo’s to not be a dragon. Yes, 8 regions, 9 pseudo’s, and only 2 are not dragons. Don’t get me wrong, I love me some dragons. But… variety would be nice, you know? But yeah, not a dragon, still awesome. It’s Godzilla for crying out loud! Plus, its design is just so good. It’s simple but perfect. It’s a giant Lizard creature that could fell mountains. It doesn’t need to be complicated, and is perfectly awe-inspiring and terrifying without being complicated. I also used a Tyranitar in my Ultra Sun playthrough, a male one named Typhon, Man was he fun to use.

3: Golisopod. Listen, if a Pokemon is good enough for YOUR BOI GUZMA to use it on his team, you know it’s a good pokemon. It’s the Alola take on Gyarados and Milotic (weak pathetic first stage with few moves  and while those two do have a slightly higher BST, that ain’t enough to keep my boy Golisopod down. Golisopod’s design is just so good. An Isopod mixed with a Samurai? Sign me right up thank you. It mixes the creepy crawly aesthetic of the bug type with the strong proud samurai perfectly and I love it. And yeah, sure Emergency Exit can be kind of annoying, but it allows you a second usage of First Impression. That is worth it. Also, it’s shiny is dope.

4: Toxtricity. Part of building a team means keeping in mind type composition. I love Grimmsnarl dearly and equally, if not more so, but I already have one Dark-type on the team, so Toxtricity manages to bag this spot. At least, for now considering my current mood. Ask me again tomorrow, or even in an hour, my answer may very well change. Anyway, Toxtricity itself. When I fist saw the design, I wasn’t entirely sure how I felt. It was… interesting to say the least, but I couldn’t figure out what I was looking at, or what it was supposed to be. But after some more time with it, learning more about it and using one I can say that Toxtricity is easily one of my new favorites. Quite possibly my absolute fave from Gen 8. A punk lizard that plays music? Rock/Metal? HECK. YES. The form change is also pretty nice. The stats don’t change between the two, but I honestly like it that way. Just the idea that more energetic natures would have an ‘Amped Up’ form based on an electric guitar while the more mellow natures would have a ‘Lowkey’ one based on a bass is ingenious. Same with the movepool changes. It makes sense that the different forms with their different music preference would have different moves. (My personal fave is the Amped Up, especially with its shiny colors.) Plus, an electric posion type? SO. COOL. Who cares about 4x weak to earthquake, this thing is boss! And Punk Rock is an amazing ability.

5: Flygon. Man oh man was Flygon treated poorly. Added in Gen 3 as a solid pokemon, but with a better attack stat than a special attack one. True, not bad in it of itself but before the Special/Physical split, ALL Dragon-type moves were special. Meaning Dragon Claw, a solid dragon type move back in Gen 3, wasn’t yet a physical move. And Outrage wasn’t even something Flygon could learn yet (it wouldn’t be until Gen 7 that it became a TM). Then came gen 4. Now, I love gen 4. I truly do. It is by far my favorite Gen. And it did do something very good for Flygon. It gave the special/physical split, allowing some Dragon type moves to now be physical as well. But you know what else came along? Garchomp. Honestly, I like Garchomp, I do. But suddenly here we are with a new Dragon/Ground type that is a pseudo-legendary? My poor poor Flygon. And it didn’t get any better. I mean seriously, give Mewtwo and Charizard two megas but none to Flygon? WHILE GIVING ONE TO GARCHOMP WHO DIDN’T NEED IT AND WAS ITS BIGGEST COMPETITION?! Why Game Freak? Why?Anyway, mini-rant aside, I love Flygon. The design is incredible. The line is based on an antlion and is so cool. That sweet green design and the little lenses over the eyes? Perfect, just perfect. Plus, it has some sweet lore. Appearing in sandstorms with haunting music coming from its wings? Yes please. Beautiful pokemon that was done such disservices. It’s a shame really. With Megas gone, Flygon will likely never get that final boost it needs. Though considering it is in Galar while Garchomp isn’t… maybe Flygon will have a chance to shine again. (A shame though that it will never get to have a type change to Bug Dragon. Would be sick.) Regardless of the future though, Flygon will always have a place in my heart, and in my team. 

6: Zoroark. Yeah, I know what I said about team composition above with Toxtricity and Grimmsnarl. But  I also pointed out mood has a lot to do with it. Anyway, for Zoroark itself. Like Lucario, I’veb een a fan for so long, ever since it was first introduced. It’s kinda funny in a way. Zoroark acts as the perfect yin to Lucario’s yang. Lucario uses aura to sense things and to see, Zoroark is the maser of illusions. In it of itself, this illusion business is awesome, but add in how it counters Lucario and it works just so well. Typing as well, Lucario is a fighting steel, the type you’d think of for a chivalrous paladin of justice and truth, while Zoroark is dark (evil type in Japan), perfect for a sly illusion master. Of course, it’s not just dualism with Lucario. The line is just so amazing itself. Clearly drawing from Kitsune, Zoroark is a sly fox that is able to not just use illusions, but masters them to the point of being able to create solid constructs out of them (see the anime). It is just so cool, how can I not love it? Also, like Tyranitar before it, I used a female one named Vixen in my Ultra Sun playthrough and it was a delight. 

Anyway, that would be my team. You know, assuming all the limitations I put on myself and my mood at this moment. But if you guys enjoyed this and want to know more about my favorite pokemon, please let me know. I’m always happy and excited to talk about Pokemon.

Anyway, going to hand this over to the other mods. I’ve been monopolizing this ask for too long.

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Ooo!! This’ll be fun to answer! Cause, well, I love Pokémon!!!

But, forgive me for this; I haven’t played any of the games.

So im just saying my favorite characters!!!

1: Glacieon, I really, really like glacieons and have always loved ice type Pokémon. Mainly because I really like the cold. Like; really, really, like the cold. I also really like her attacks, their cool!!! (Pun intended)

2: Furret. Absolutely furret, I never knew why I liked furret, but. I’m just gonna blame it on me really liking Ferrets and cause I honestly have really liked normal types for some reason.

3: Vulpix (either one), I really like any fire type Pokémon mainly because I’ve always just had a very weird interest in fire and because vulpix can be either a fire or ice Pokémon I love that about them. And they remind me of a bunch of irl animals that I love!!

4: Smom , I LOVE THOSE LIL ICE BABEYS SO MUCH!?!? They are so cute-!? I JUST LOVE THEM SO MUCH???! They are all my children and I want to adopt them all, and I will. No one can stop me………except maybe the other mods-

5: Sylveon, absolutely. I always have such an attachment even with digital animals, so I absolutely would give my eevee enough attention and love for them to evolve into sylveon. Honestly, it’d end up be accidental, but, I still really love Sylveon, and wouldn’t care if I got more than one of them-

6: Flareon, listen- I just love eevees okay-? I love them all so so much, and would lay down my life for each and every one of them. Just 💞💞💕💖💓💖💝💞💖💕💝💓💕💞💖💞💖💝💘💖💕💕💞

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Ah, I bet you missed hearing from me! No worries, I’ll tell you my pokemon team, even if it’s not particularly exciting.

First off, a Pachirisu is a must for my team. I’ve always loved how hyper it can be and the mishaps it would cause. Plus, c’mon- who doesn’t like its color scheme?

I’d also incorporate Chimchar to my team. I’ve always had a soft spot for Chimchar, since it was my first ever starter and I leveled mine all the way up to 100 in my Pokemon Platinum playthrough.

Yamper definitely had my heart the moment I saw it! I have a really strong love for dogs, and its addition to the game got me so excited!! Kirigiri can vouch for me on that one.

Growlithe is also integral to me. When my dog was a puppy, I used to jokingly call her a growlithe. I don’t think I still have pictures, but I even got her a floof for halloween once so she could be in a costume with me. Also... Arcanine is seriously badass.

Wooloo is super cute too! I love that it rolls away from its problems, and I, too, wish to do that. Plus the braids immediately reminded me of Peko, so I was super soft for it the moment it was revealed.

Finally, I’ll add my favorite Eeveelution to the team: Glaceon! Something about its sleek design always made me happy, and the way its fur sharpens as defense is super interesting!

(If legendaries were allowed on the team, I would’ve added either Giratina or Shaymin. They’re my favorites.

[mrgameandpie]

I really love the Smash Bros series.  This should hardly come as a surprise, considering I love Nintendo’s franchises and seeing so many cool characters come together for a single game is awesome. ��Like most people, I do have a “main” in each of the games I’ve played, but something special about the latest game in the series, Smash 4, is just how MANY mains I have.  In Melee and Brawl, I could generally play just one character effectively, maybe two or three if you were feeling generous about the definition of “effectively.”  I can’t say I’ve ever really been capable of operating on any competitive level, but I’m basically as good as a casual player can reasonably be.  So hey, who are my mains and why do I like them?

So, the first main I have to talk about is Mr. Game and Watch.  The very reason I’m known as mrgameandpie in the first place.  I picked up the character back in Melee, I loved him for his solid aerials and general sense of power, without the feeling of crippling slowness that usually came with it such as with characters like Bowser or Ganondorf.  A true glass cannon style.  Granted, these days I know about more advanced techniques such as L-cancelling and wavedashing and such, which G&W completely fails at in ways that are incomparable to any other character, making him incredibly ineffective on a competitive level, but back when I regularly played the game in my tweens and early teens?  Such tactics were irrelevant, and I had really consistent wins with the guy.  Brawl made him better in every way and I had an absolute ton of fun in that regard.  The addition of tripping, while rather ridiculous in general, actually helped G&W as it further enhanced the effectiveness of his superior aerial game.  I’ve always enjoyed fighting in the sky far more than fighting on the ground, making his playstyle a natural fit to my instinctual method of play.  The latest game has made him much harder to utilize, he doesn’t hit as hard, and he gets tossed off the stage easier than ever thanks to his bucket breaking technique being removed.  A lot of his big plays involve offstage combat, which I’ve never felt comfortable with doing at all.  I still play him though, if for no other reason than brand loyalty.

The next major character to consider is Kirby.  He’s my favorite videogame character in general, so of course I play as him.  In fact, he was my second main back in Melee, and I stuck around with him until discovering G&W.  Once again a character who uses aerial abilities quite effectively, I can’t say that I’ve ever gotten the hang of the character to any real extent, but he’s just such fun.

The last character to consider from my Melee days, the original main, Dr. Mario.  It certainly helped that back in Melee he was basically a direct upgrade from vanilla Mario.  These days in Smash 4 I still give him a spin every now and then, but suffice to say I am very aware of just how not great he is.

From the Melee characters I used to the Brawl characters, I HAVE to talk about Lucas.  Much like Kirby, I really love Lucas as a character, but unlike Kirby I did manage to use him fairly effectively back in Brawl.  One thing that helped immensely is just how ridiculously broken he can be in Subspace Emissary.  Put on some power stickers that increase PSI damage, electric damage, and special damage, and PK Thunder will kill things at completely ridiculous speeds.  This is effective even on the hardest difficulty in the game.  Of course, in the standard game I certainly did enjoy Lucas’s variety of projectiles.  PK Fire and PK Thunder are solid options at low levels of play, and he has quite a few speedy attacks that can be surprisingly powerful.  Also, the up smash.  He’s the only DLC character I obtained for 4, and the only one I cared about. That said, I haven’t played the game much since any DLC released, so I can’t say I’ve played him a ton in the latest game.

The other character I ever bothered to use in Brawl was ROB.   He evoked a similar strangeness to G&W and I was immediately magnetized to this robot.  Similarly to Lucas, he has some interesting projectiles in his laser and gyro that are generally fun to use.  I was also attracted to his incredible air game with his amazing up special giving him flight, and using his thrusters to attack.  Just generally a lot of fun with that one.

Then we get to 4, the latest game in the series.  Man, who do I start with?  How about Pac-Man, another one of my favorite videogame characters in general, a character that evoked a bizarre playstyle I’m into, another set of fancy projectiles, and just generally a lot of fun.  Practically everything about Pac-man screams “a character mrgameandpie enjoys playing.”  I can’t say I can do any of the bizarre tech that top players of this character can do, but it certainly makes watching a good Pac-Man player more entertaining than watching literally any other character in the game.

Another character that attracted me immediately was Shulk.  Purely from a gameplay perspective, being able to change your stats with the Monado Arts is really awesome, and I love the reach he has with his sword.  I’ve also played Xenoblade Chronicles now, and having done so I can say that I’m Really Feeling It more than ever before.  Unfortunately, to actually be good at the character requires a lot of advanced techs that don’t really lead to a whole lot, mainly due to really bad frame data.  Still, I have fun with him, and nothing can ever take the memes away.

I guess a good character to leave off with would be Mega Man.  I love the Mega Man series, and seeing him playable in Smash made me extremely hyped.  He’s a pretty weird character to play, being almost exclusively projectile based, but if you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know that I do love myself some weird playstyles and ridiculous projectiles.  This was a natural fit, really.

I guess I could throw out some honorable mentions to Sonic, another one of my favorite videogame characters, as well as Meta Knight and Dedede for being more Kirby characters.  Also, Olimar and Ice Climbers who were both characters that I messed around with a little before they were removed and nerfed in the latest game respectively.  Also, sometimes, if I enter Maximum Apathy Mode, I’ll play Lucario.