General Discussion

I'm a huge fan of Iris (BW/B2W2) and Nemona (ScarVi)! Love their energy :)

Paul from the Anime, my first ever love <insert the teary eyes emoji here> In all seriousness though... Arven. I was literally AMAZED by how deep S/V's story was (at least for me). Such a tragic story and he still remains to be cheerful in the DLC. Heck, I literally have a fandragon of him: [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/83657392][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/836574/83657392_350.png[/img][/url] Someone also mentioned this already, but Cynthia. And N! Best boy. [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/83554623][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/835547/83554623_350.png[/img][/url] Design-wise, Valerie is just so [i]outstanding[/i] to me. Hoping to see her again in Legends A-Z!

Adaman from recent pokemon games. hes hot.

kukui from the USUM games. we all need a cool uncle figure who never wears a shirt and calls everyone cousin.

sycamore is also hot.

hugh is my favorite rival.

Grusha and Saguaro my beloveds
You got one guy who is very GNC (all of you who HC Grusha as a trans man, I love you) and another guy who feels the need to project this aura of manliness while also being hopelessly in love with cute things and being afraid of others making fun of him for it... It's so me it hurts lol

I think Salvatore is very goofy and sweet too, and I'm also a Grimsley, Adaman, Piers, Arven, Kieran, Ortega, and Bede (those last two also strike me as being trans men ngl) enjoyer

I may be missing more, but those are the ones I remember for right now lol

N and Silver, although I prefer the Pokemon Adventures/PokeSpe version of Silver :)

Edit: Oh, actually I love ORAS Maxie too; he's a dork. And Wally is adorable -- he deserves the best.

[quote name="cryorraptor" date="2024-05-13 08:49:32" ] but my favorite Pokemon character in any Pokemon media is Hydreigon from PMD Gates to Infinity [/quote] this is actually the most correct take in this thread, theyre just objectively the best character in any pokemon media full stop [quote name="404UserNotFound" date="2024-05-13 14:27:53" ] kukui from the USUM games. we all need a cool uncle figure who never wears a shirt and calls everyone cousin. [/quote] I think its to evoke hawaiian vernacular! "cousin" is like an equivalent to friend/bud--in places + cultures besides hawaii ofc but since alola is based on hawaii in particular, basically it tracks and I thought it was a nice detail (and im sorry if you/everyone in this thread already knows that orz) I mostly posted in this thread for these responses but I have a bunch of faves so uhhh since no one said him yet, drayton, I love that he is a yanki/bancho archetype played straight in 2023 and not only that but hes from pokemon nyc theres so much going on here

I think PLA cemented Ingo (and Emmet) as my favorite(s), but I also really like Cylene, Hau, Zinnia, and Rika. [emoji=music notes size=1]

Delibird

how the HELL has no one brought up steven? nobody? i love steven. he’s the best. he’s been my favorite champion since i was a kid, i always thought fighting him in meteor falls in emerald was so cool. i’m also a BIG fan of phoebe! such an underrated e4, she’s so cute! she always stood out to me, and i love that contrast of her cute, perky appearance and personality with her choice of type. [quote name="cryorraptor" date="2024-05-13 08:49:32" ] Lillie, Iris, Rika, and the subway twins for main series but my favorite Pokemon character in any Pokemon media is Hydreigon from PMD Gates to Infinity [/quote] so true bestie, you have no idea how much seeing gates love here means to me as a MASSIVE gti apologist. i’m also a HUGE virizion stan, love my girl so much!

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I've always loved pokemon's character designs and personalities, especially as the games progressed we get to see more and more of them as an individual. SO, here are some favorites in both design, personality or both:

Lysandre
Prof. Sycamore
Maxie (Specifically his ORAS design)
Wallace (also ORAS)
Lisia (ORAS again lmao)
Guzma
Wicke
Kabu
Raihan
Brassius
Iono
Jacq
Ryme
and Turo!! (Geez thats a lot, apologies)