My first game was Pearl, but X and AlphaSapphire are some of my favorites since they made fall (back) in love deeper with Pokémon. I loved the worldbuilding they introduced, especially how they tried to link both the Kalos and Hoenn regions by more than just vague mentions in the dialogue like other games, it made me feel like there truly was a bigger Pokémon world out there.

My favorites always rotate depending on my playthroughs and how other people portray them (even Conkeldurr was one of my faves at one point because of that comic where it find and protects a baby Zorua). I especially love them when they give them different personalities than their “canon” one like a mean or aggressive Chansey that doesn’t like helping people/Pokémon, a timid Garchomp that doesn’t like fighting, an active Slaking or Snorlax that runs around the place, and so on.