But but I like Delphox's ear hair. :( Noivern (excellent design), Chandelure (badass), Tropius (DAT 3D), Shedinja (badass) and Lapras (nice all-round) are pretty great in my opinion too. I used to be all over Flygon, and it's still alright, but I'm a bit meh on it now. Same goes for Blaziken (although a bit more so) and Heracross (a bit less so). My top three favourites are here, others I like are below them. :P [list] [*]Sigilyph is my favourite Pokemon. I've always been a huge fan of strange and ancient Pokemon, and Sigilyph fits the bill. Interesting name (sigil + glyph) and surprising competitive value don't hurt. Sigilyph's been a faithful companion in a lot of my runs, I love it. <3 <3[/*] [*]Crinoids, on the other hand, are my favourite real animal, so Cradily is also high on the list. It's an interesting and menacing fossil, and the probably the biggest underdog of the type chart- Rock is a bad defensive type, Grass is an ok defensive type, put them together and you get a surprisingly good tank.[/*] [*]Scolipede! Talk about badass, even without Speed Boost. I've actually taken out competitive teams (albeit on a simulator) with a Defense Curl + Rollout Scolipede. I used it in-game and it worked exceedingly well. All round probably one of the coolest Pokemon in the game, I think.[/*] [*]Maractus is adorable and it's grown on me very quickly. Doesn't sound like there's much to say but I love it.[/*] [*]Tangela and Tangrowth. Woo, tentacles + Terrifying plant monster + Tanky as fuck![/*] [*]Shuckle is a Pokemon that has a lot going for it in my opinion. It's surprisingly usable, with Sticky Web, Power Split, Contrary Shell Smash, Infestation, and even the odd Power Trick + Trick Room variant. It's also based on a lichen thing, which is cool, and it's cute.[/*] [*]Pinsir was one of my first favourites, fell out of favour, then it received a lovely Mega and now I like it again.[/*] [*]Swalot is a giant spleen.[/*] [*]Relicanth is another fossil-esque Pokemon that I really like, and I'm not sure why. It looks good but not amazing, its name is good but not amazing, its stats are actually very good but still not amazing. Oh well, love is love. <3[/*] [*]Tropius is really, really weird, but I've always liked it and now I like it more after seeing how it flies in 3D. The fact that it can also use moves like Dragon Dance, Dragon Pulse and Outrage also helps.[/*] [*]I like Gastrodon for entirely non-competitive reasons, namely, cool three-eyed nudibranch that breeds with everything.[/*] [*]I'm fond of Drifloon and Drifblim because of their uniqueness in stats, typing and ability, and how eerie they are. They're also surprisingly versatile in competitive play.[/*] [*]I absolutely love Crustle and Dwebble. For one, the moves that are viable on them actually make a lot of sense design-wise, unlike Torkoal's Shell Smash and Garchomp's Earthquake. Jolly Crustle was my first random shiny, which was great because I've always liked their apocalyptic-looking Shiny form, and I raised one from a Dwebble in my first BW2 run.[/*] [*]I didn't even play Red/Blue and I still love Venusaur. It's adaptable, it's well-designed, and it worked great in X/Y as a Toxic staller. Probably my favourite starter.[/*] [*]Scraggy and Scrafty are hilarious and appropriate Dark/Fighting types that worked well for me in-game.[/*] [*]Carbink is cute and simple, it's another Maractus case.[/*] [*]Trevenant and Phantump are both scary ghosts in their own way, with excellent designs. I haven't gotten a chance to use them in-game yet, but I'm EV training one and planning to use another in my next XY run.[/*] [*]Bergmite and Avalugg are the same as Phantump and Trevenant in nearly all respects. Avalugg's worked quite well for me competitively, while Bergmite I find very charming and I intend to use it on my next play.[/*] [/list] That's all that I have outside of a bunch more Unova Pokemon. I loved that generation so, so much. Might put them in here when I next have time.