Greetings Pokefans!
Michael here.
Oh hey, fancy meeting you here.
What?
Oh why yes I am wearing a piece of MandJTV
merch that you can purchase through the link
down in the description below.
How nice of you to notice.
Three years ago, like most Poketubers, I made
a video counting down my Top 10 favorite Pokémon,
a video that while well-received, had substantially
lower quality than my newer videos.
Now since I made that video, I’ve considered
my Top 10 Favorite Pokémon to be pretty set
in stone.
However a few weeks ago, I made a video showing
off an online tool called the Favorite Pokémon
Picker, a tool that helps you figure out your
favorite Pokémon in a specific order.
If you want to try it out yourself, the link
to my video showing you how is both in the
description below and in the cards for this
video.
In that video, I used that tool to select
my Top 10 Favorite Pokémon, and I was surprised
to see that it had changed pretty drastically
from 3 years ago.
Because of that, I thought it might be fun
to make a new Top 10 Favorite Pokémon video.
I ran a poll on twitter, which you should
follow me on by the way, and the responses
were overwhelmingly in favor.
So that’s what this video is!
I’m going to be counting down my updated
Top 10 Favorite Pokémon, based mainly on...well...whatever
the heck I want.
These are my favorites.
So be sure to leave a like on the video, comment
below some of your favorite Pokémon, and
subscribe if you haven’t already, and without
further ado, here are my updated Top 10 Favorite
Pokémon.
Number 10 - Torterra
Torterra once held the Number 4 spot on my
Top 10 favorites list, but he has fallen down
a bit due to...well...to be perfectly honest
I can’t totally explain it.
I was going to say that I just haven’t used
him much at all recently, but then I remembered
I had Jarvis in my Pokémon Gaia let’s play
so...yeah I don’t have a specific reason.
But even if it has fallen down, I still like
Torterra a lot.
I think it has a really cool design and a
badass name, and I will always have fond memories
of kicking butt with it back in my first playthrough
of Diamond.
The ground grass type combination may not
be the best for battles, but I think it’s
really creative and a perfect fit for Torterra.
Fire types are no match for its earthquakes
of doom
Number 9 - Luxray
In the old list, Luxray was one spot above
Torterra, and that remains consistent here!
Like Torterra, I played through Diamond for
the first time with a Luxray on my team, the
first time I ever played through a game with
a full team of six (the others being Staraptor,
Floatzel, Lucario, and Dialga).
I also used one named Gigawatt for a lot of
my Platinum Nuzlocke last summer...may she
rest in piece.
But in addition to my sentimental attachment,
Luxray just looks so cool.
Black and blue is one of my favorite color
schemes, and seeing that on my favorite type
of Pokémon is just perfect.
I also really like just how intense it looks.
No one would mess with me if I had a Luxray
for a friend.
Not that anyone messes with me now, but like,
even less so with a Luxray.
Number 8 - Haxorus
So Haxorus was Number 2 on the last list,
meaning the order of Torterra, Luxray, Haxorus
stayed the same.
They all just dropped six places, but whatever.
Haxorus is my favorite dragon type Pokémon
because of its looks and its obscene power.
In regards to its design, I love reptilian
Pokémon, so this badass lizard dragon with
giant blades on its face is obviously going
to be one of my favorites.
As for its power, one of the first competitive
Pokémon I ever created was a Haxorus named
Razor back in Gen 5.
I didn’t IV breed him, but getting the right
nature and EV training was all I needed for
him to beat the crap out of the Pokémon World
Tournament in Black 2, along with a Metagross
named Optimus and a Rotom-Wash named Biz.
Because of that attachment I developed toward
Haxorus, it will always be one of my favorites.
Number 7 - Talonflame
Talonflame is the first Pokémon on this list
that wasn’t on the original, since I hadn’t
developed a liking for it at the time of making
the first one.
Like Haxorus, I developed a strong liking
for Talonflame after kicking a lot of butt
with it.
I’ve used several over the years to Gale
Wings Brave Bird my opponents to oblivion,
both in the Battle Maison and VGC, and it’s
also a great Pokémon to keep in your party
post-game in Gen 6, since it can both Fly
and has Flame Body for eggs.
Phoenix, Captain Falcon, and Hen Mother have
helped me out a LOT in my various games.
Talonflame also just looks really awesome.
Its design is simple, but I think it’s done
extremely well.
A firey falcon that looks like it’ll tear
you to shreds then cook you with its own flames
is so freaking cool.
Well, it’s not cool.
It’s hot.
But that sounds weird.
Let’s just move on.
Number 6 - Gliscor
Gliscor is another new entry on this list,
but even though it’s new to this list I
have always liked it.
I think it’s a huge improvement on Gligar
with the perfect balance of badass and friendly.
Ash’s was really cool and entertaining in
the anime, and I even raised a few myself
in the postgames of some old playthroughs.
But what really launched Gliscor into my Top
10 Favorite Pokémon is using one in my Platinum
Nuzlocke last summer.
Metal the Gliscor was an extremely powerful
member of the team, and I really enjoyed playing
through with him.
He survived all the way up until the very
last battle before Cynthia’s dirty Garchomp
gave him an untimely end...but Metal really
made me like Gliscor a lot, and I definitely
want to use more of them in the future.
Number 5 - Gigalith
Guys.
Gigalith is so dang cool.
He’s not particularly talented, although
I like that Sand Stream has made him somewhat
useful in modern VGC, but its design is excellent.
The red energy-packed spikes look so cool,
and that face is one that says “If you cross
me, I will destroy you.”
That’s so awesome!!
The only time I ever used a Gigalith in a
playthrough was Peter in my Gaia playthrough,
but due to the unfinished nature of the game,
he didn’t evolve until literally the last
episode.
But that’s fine, I’m sure I’ll get the
chance to finish the game later.
Also I wanted to point out that Gigalith’s
shiny is my favorite shiny of any Pokémon
ever.
The bright blue crystals look so freaking
awesome.
I’ve spent a lot of time hunting a shiny
Roggenrola in my Sun version and have yet
to get one, but I WILL GET ONE!
Eventually.
Hopefully.
Number 4 - Breloom
Breloom is another new arrival on this list,
and like Gliscor, I’ve liked it for a long
time.
The first time I played through a Pokémon
game with more than one Pokémon was in Emerald
version, and my mini-team was Swampert, Torkoal,
and Breloom.
But I’ve been reminded recently of how much
I like Breloom because of my Pokémon XD Gale
of Darkness playthrough.
I got very excited when I discovered there
was a shadow Shroomish, and while it was pretty
weak for a little while, once it evolved,
it became a powerhouse.
Also fun fact, I named it Odd1 after theodd1sout,
a YouTuber friend of mine whose favorite Pokémon
is Breloom.
Breloom is also just a very well designed
Pokémon.
It’s really cute, but it also looks like
it’ll mess you up with those claws if you’re
not careful.
Because it will.
This thing has the same base attack as Garchomp,
and as we’ve discussed, Garchomp brings
death.
Number 3 - Zebstrika
Zebstrika is another member of this list who
was also on the original, but unlike the other
three, Zebstrika actually climbed, moving
from spot #5 to #3, which I do have to say,
was bound to happen eventually.
Zebras are my favorite animal, and electric
is my favorite type, so an electric zebra
with lightning bolt stripes is of course going
to be a Pokémon I adore.
I’ve used a Zebstrika twice before.
The first was in my first playthrough of Unova
in White Version, and the second was in my
Pokémon Gaia playthrough.
I named the Gaia one Ponky after the zebra
toy I had as a small child that made me love
zebras in the first place.
I only wish that Zebstrika was stronger, but
even if it’s not the most powerful Pokémon
out there, I will always love it.
Number 2 - Vikavolt
Vikavolt is obviously the newest Pokémon
on this list, and while it has only been less
than a year since it was first revealed, I
have come to love this Pokémon very quickly.
First off, it looks SO SO COOL.
Those fearsome eyes, slick wings, and electrified
pincers look super intense without making
it seem too terrifying.
Because bugs can definitely be the bad kind
of scary.
But I also adore my Vikavolt named Havoc.
If you watched my Sun playthrough, you know
that Havoc came in clutch on more than one
occasion, including a particularly amazing
time during the Lurantis trial which I have
talked about a lot on this channel so I’m
not going to talk about it again.
But anyways, Havoc is definitely my favorite
member of my Sun team, and she will likely
remain one of my favorite team members for
a very long time.
Number 1 - Sceptile
Sceptile is the only Pokémon on this list
that didn’t change at all from the first
time.
It was number one then, it’s number one
now, and it will be number one for the rest
of my life.
Blade the Sceptile was my very first ever
Pokémon back in my first ever game Ruby,
and I crushed the entire game with him.
Including Flannery.
Then in Omega Ruby I of course named my new
Sceptile Blade as an homage to the original,
plus this one was capable of mega evolution.
The best mega evolution, I might add.
I love lizards almost as much as zebras, largely
in part to my love for Sceptile.
It’s a badass big lizard with swords on
its arms and spiky tail that looks like it
could shatter a tree with the slightest swing.
And if it does shatter a tree, Sceptile can
just grow another one himself.
Few Pokémon come close to Sceptile’s coolness
level, and none shall ever surpass it.
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So there we have it!
That is my updated new list of my Top 10 Favorite
Pokémon.
Although as we’ve seen, favorites can change
quite a bit, so who knows what this list will
be like in a few more years?
What did you think of this video?
Do you agree with my list?
What are your Top 10 Favorite Pokémon?
Let me know in the comments below!
And if you liked this video be sure to leave
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content of all kinds.
Alright, that’s all I have for now, so until
next time Pokefans...gotta catch them all!
