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Pokémon games have featured many evil (or not so evil) teams that the protagonist must stand up to during their journey — today we're wondering if you have a favorite among them! And no, we won't assume you share their ideals just because you like them 😉Personally, for aesthetic reasons, I like Team Magma and Team Plasma the most. The outfits for both teams (and both versions of Plasma) are just fun and I used to want to get a cosplay outfit together to be a Team Magma grunt. I also won a Nintendo Power (remember that magazine??) for a Team Magma t-shirt back when Gen III was out.Curious to hear your thoughts!

You just got a letter in the mail from the Pokemon Government (whatever that looks like)They're giving you a FREE home in whatever town / city in the pokemon world of your choosing+ 1 million poke dollars to get you startedANDDD they'll let you decorate it however you wantWhat city are you moving to?I'd choose celedon!!! Mostly because it looks like such a beautiful city + that is where Erika's gym is. Maybe she will hire me as a gym trainer. Not to mention the game corner!!Second place would be goldenrod city! It's by the water so it would be very pretty

This week I'm interested to hear people's thoughts on the difficulty level of Pokémon games! Opinions on both current and historical difficulty levels are welcome.Overall, I'd personally like to see the main series get a difficulty selection at the start of the game or accessible from anywhere. Usually it feels like any challenging content is locked to specific post-game areas, if it exists, or you have to turn to online competitions.That being said, obviously the series has wide appeal and needs to be accessible to young fans. Pokémon has tried a convoluted key system in Black 2 and White 2 which allowed for Easy and Challenge modes, but it was too much of a pain to use for new games for most players.Sound off below! Do you like things as they are or would you prefer more of a challenge or grind?

The Pokémon encountered early on in the main series are some of the most iconic because they're encountered so often. And even though they may be an initial member of your team, they are often replaced because they lack the strength of Pokémon later on.Do you have a favorite? Do you ever keep one of these Pokémon or their evolutions in your team throughout an entire playthrough? Share your thoughts!As expected of me, Sewaddle and its evolutions can be found in most of my teams in games that it is available. I also really enjoyed some of the designs introduced in Gen X, including Nymble, Tarountula and Lechonk!But I also love almost all early route Bug-type Pokémon :)

Some Pokémon get new evolutions — or region-specific evolutions — in later Generations. Scarlet and Violet were the latest games to introduce new evolutions for older Pokémon and included Annihliape, Kingambit, Farigiraf and Dudunsparce. Generation IV also added quite a few new evolutions.Do you have any favorites that added on to the theme of the original Pokémon or took it in a cool new direction?Personally, I really enjoy Dudunsparce, Gliscor, Magmortar and... Leafeon!

Pokémon Pokopia was an amazing way to showcase Ditto and made the classic Pokémon even more endearing than it already was. But that also made me wonder what other Pokémon players would like to see featured as the primary Pokémon or protagonist. Chatot or Meloetta leading a rhythm game? A platformer featuring Lucario? Pecharunt controlling the world? A Let's Go, Togepi title?Shamelessly, I would like to see Let's Go, Togepi! as long as the catching mechanic is better than LGPE.I also think Sewaddle could make for a fun 2D platformer protagonist with movement primarily done through String Shot.I'm curious what you all think! Let us know what kind of game you think your favorite Pokémon could star in or share a killer game idea you think a Pokémon would be tailor made for.

With the Nintendo Switch re-releases coming later this week, have you decided which you'll be playing (or at least playing first) between Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen? And is it because of the version exclusive Pokémon or do you have other reasons for your choice?And... have you started planning what team of Pokémon you'll be using?I bought LeafGreen originally and I'll be playing LeafGreen again on the Switch! As for my team, I'm kind of leaning towards trying a Grass and Bug-type only run for Twitch 👀

Which pokemon would make for the worst roommate?For me it would be Snorlax. You room with him to save some money on rent, but then he eats all of the food in the fridge and then sleeps all day.He sleeps SO much that he forgets to get a job and then you're stuck with the entire bill anyway, so you get evicted and have to join team rocket for additional money.What about you? Which pokemon would be the absolute WORST roommate?

There are many characters all across the franchise, from the games to anime and other media, from player characters to battle facility bosses, but the question is — who's your favourite?For me, my main focus lies with the male player characters and rivals. They're all beloved to me in their own ways, but above all, my favourites are Nate and Hugh, who have been big comfort characters for me since 2013/14 and everything loops back to them, they're everything to me and I could gush forever and flail and cry. Close second being Victor and Hop, who kind of rewired my brain chemistry when I played Sword for the first time exactly 3 years ago 😹As so often though, I have so many other characters I love a ton that I can't list them all here (and sometimes only remember in context 😹) but shoutout to N and Colress, who are. blorbos.I'm curious to hear your answers! 😸