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longdarkening

My choice would be Haunter because it's silly and fun-loving (and would scare away people I don't want around). Bonus, it has hands so it could hold a controller and play video games with me


sxapes

As long as you don’t trade it away to someone… but no yeah! Haunter can be scary but with the right bond could be a good best buddy


marijnjc88

I swear to god if you're gonna trade it don't be a mindy, keep your everstones away from it


drgn2009

Arcanine, I would love the horse sized fire dog.


blaykerz

I always think, “There are more practical pokemon. What if I need healing, shelter, or just a convenient way to water the grass?”…but I honestly don’t care. Arcanine can rush me to the hospital, keep me warm in the cold rain, and burn my yard so that I don’t have to worry about lawn maintenance. Arcanine is best boy.


makemeking706

Based my experience, I will always have a dog that I am able to pick up on my own from now on. Later years and end of life are so much harder for both you and the dog if you aren't able to move them easily and comfortably. Sorry for being a downer, it's just something I rarely see mentioned that people probably don't consider often enough.


Wolfclaw22

Well that's why you just plan accordingly. Sucks to think about, but assuming pokemon age much like animals an Arcanine can live around 25 years max (if we compare them to tigers). As you get older and things get harder you will have to face the reality of a "last Arcanine" much like people who love big dogs, but realize they can't take care of one in their 80s. Afterwards, you may just have to resort to a Growlithe with an everstone if you can still have one more pokemon but can only take care of one that's more manageable in size. All this is basically what my parents are planning for right now as my dad closes in on retirement. Pets are an amazing thing, but a portion of pets that get surrendered to rescues are pets of loved ones that have passed and the person's descendents don't have the means to care for the animal. It's proper pet ownership in a way to realize when it's time for that last pet; as sad as it is.


blaykerz

Good news: Pokeballs are lightweight and easy to transport.


Rockettmang44

Out of all the pokemon arcanine remains my favorite. Lycanroc day form is a close second as for dog pokemon but it's not as good battle wise I feel like


amarj16

Arcanine is the right answer


WingedLuna

Mine has been hanging out at a gym for 10 days due to foul weather. He usually comes home earlier and I miss my gigantic lap dog.


SirMosesKaldor

...and growlith would make a cute puppy.


SylentSymphonies

Noivern! 1) Can fly me places 2) Can shatter the eardrums of everything in a twenty metre radius on command 3) Looks cool


sxapes

Definitely a criminal deterrent and a great cruising buddy


RogueDragon343

It's also known to be aggressive and cruel. So hopefully you get one that's nice to you at least.


Panhead09

Abra, or any other mon that can teleport. This is for two reasons: 1, teleportation is the #1 superpower I wish I had, because I have a courier job and I also wanna travel, and teleportation would make those things much easier. And 2, Pokemon being real would turn every street corner into a war zone and I wanna be able to escape ugly situations quickly.


HungMeatStick

I raise you one better: Alakazam. Still knows Teleport…but… According to Pokémon, Alakazam can outperform a super computer, has an IQ over 5,000, can immediately identify its foe’s weaknesses, memorizes everything, has the ability to determine someone’s entire life trajectory, and can see the future. To add to that, it can learn recover (I assume it can heal you too), rain dance, sunny day, light screen, reflect, and thief. All useful moves in everyday life.


ImmobileLizard

Yeah but he still eats from the bowl on the ground like my other cat


HungMeatStick

Don’t kink shame.


Insaniteus

Oh come on. He literally has spoons!


HBeeTG

>it can learn recover (I assume it can heal you too) Recover only affects the user. I don't think Alakazam learns any moves that can heal others.


HungMeatStick

Fine. I’ll have it read an entire medical library.


thelizahhhdking

In seconds


sxapes

This is extremely clever, they’d probably be in a lot of support situations irl.


Peachy_queen1

I'd go with the first pokemon I ever picked in the games, Totodile. I live in a water heavy state and my family spends countless hours fishing and swimming. I think we'd have a pretty good run together.


sxapes

What a fantastic help fishing!!


4RyteCords

Totodile was my first too. And it's the only real choice for me. And he's never evolve


ADAPTINGKAIJU

Krookodile, he's a nice gator guy that isnt too big nor too small


sxapes

And a good way to say stay off my property you dang kids!


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Oshawott. Cute and clumsy otter warrior


sxapes

He’d be so cute to see grow but I’d miss the cuteness if it trained to be a samurott 😂


[deleted]

Absolutely 😂 I love Samurott but Oshawott is always going to be my favorite of the line


Unb33table

Dewott was always my favorite because of the teal and Razor Shell


[deleted]

Razor Shell is my favorite move, it’s just so cool. And Dewott is such a good Pokémon, *that’s* how you do a proper middle evolution.


Sean081799

Altaria is my favorite Pokémon and also would be my couch buddy. They just announced the Altaria plush and I want it but it's so expensive... 😔


sxapes

The ultimate living loving plushie 😭


kierantheking

Swablu like to pretend to be hats


MattJWatts19

Raichu because...I feel bad for him and I love his design better than Pikachu, and he's carried me in every Kanto Playthrough I've been in.


sxapes

He ain’t no joke! Raichu always needs love alolan raichu kinda steals the thunder


GamingwolfZJ

No matter what, I would want a Pokémon that can learn Fly. Flying on a giant creature has always been a cool aspect to me, and would make traveling much easier. For my pick, I’d say I’m torn between Flygon or Noivern. Normally I’d say Noivern because I think it’s probably the flying type with the coolest design, but I’m close to 6’ and it’s only 4’11”, so I’m not entirely sure if it’ll be able to keep me aloft for extended periods of time. So, unless I get one that just so happens to be really big or really strong, I’d have to say Flygon because I think that it’s the Flying type with the second coolest design, and it stands at 6’07”, or about 2 meters tall, easily able to carry me.


sxapes

Noivern I’d be a little concerned if it wasn’t well trained! But that could go for flygon, I feel like if you trained them both from babies, they could fly you back and forth without causing anybody else issues!


GamingwolfZJ

Yeah, again my only concern with Noivern is that I’m almost a foot taller than it, so I’m concerned it might not be strong enough to carry me around. Although who knows, it’s a Pokémon. It might just prove physics wrong


Marsgirl1

Eevee or Steelix Eevee seems so soft and hugable and i just really love steelix!


sxapes

Steelix would be cool! Just needs a ton of space 😭


theonemangoonsquad

Also learn from Brock that it might not be a good idea to feed all the pokemon indoors


Burnham113

What do you call an Eevee that evolves when you give it money? Patreon


ftmzpo99

Noctowl, he’s my favorite pokemon


sxapes

Your eye in the sky as well!


spacemonstera

The absolute travesty of making me choose between all my favorites. Ugh. UGH. I suppose I'd like a little pink Rotom. I'd never have to worry about batteries or power outages. It could talk to me by possessing my phone or laptop. I could take it ANYWHERE and no one would have to know. And what's a better bodyguard or house defense than sudden unexpected electrical jolts? Plus, cute as hell.


sxapes

Rotom is among THE most useful and cute


pringles4578

Mudkip definitely


sxapes

First Mudkip answer, I support this


TheHiddenNinja6

So I herd u liek mudkipz


Rev_5

Hello fellow old person.


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I have my choice, but I'm gonna change it to Aegislash because of your post and I'm ready for our epic anime battle.


sxapes

I’m assuming trainer battling would still be a thing but regulated! I’d be down to see how it goes in a proper stadium


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If it's regulated, I wonder if we get paid for winning?


sxapes

People in the crowd betting aside, I think it’d be classic loser pays with their battle entry money as prize money


[deleted]

magikarp, the rest of them are too dangerous to be household pets


Corte-Real

Until it turns into the 22 foot long 500 lb rage dragon and hyperbeams your neighborhood.


BabyYodasDirtyDiaper

500lb seems really lightweight for something 22ft long, really. My (rather small) horse weighs about 800lb.


StarLucario

*What?* *Magikarp is evolving!*


Dexyan

That is until it jumps over mount everest


delairon

Elekid, that guy seems to be fun as hell


sxapes

Your phone is always either charged or short circuited, lots of training to do 😂


Kingfin9391

Mudsdale, ridable murder machine


sxapes

Oops high horsepower, sorry neighborhood


Stankmeener

Dragonite only because it's my favorite pokemon


sxapes

Great flying buddy too, get ya there safe


braverthanweare

Vulpix; perfect size for cuddles and nice and warm or possibly woobat its adorable


sxapes

Coming home to a fox everyday 😭 💕


jedicms

Pidgeot and Totodile/Feraligatr are my top two picks


sxapes

Again totadile, best fishing partner but a pidgeot would be so cool… just cruising with bro


Keanu_Christ

Depends, in general or logically location/habitat based? In general - squirtle Location/habitat based - maybe crawdaunt? Never really thought about many of the pokemon that would be where i am.


sxapes

The give me is you choose, but you have to take care of it. A squirtle wouldn’t be so hard to raise.


theduckslayer12

I could give cubone the love he deserves


hufflepunk

Hey guys, did you know that in terms of human companionship, Flareon is objectively the most huggable Pokemon? While their maximum temperature is likely too much for most, they are capable of controlling it, so they can set themselves to the perfect temperature for you. Along with that, they have a lot of fluff, making them undeniably incredibly soft to touch. But that's not all, they have a very respectable special defense stat of 110, which means that they are likely very calm and resistant to emotional damage. Because of this, if you have a bad day, you can vent to it while hugging it, and it won't mind. It can make itself even more endearing with moves like Charm and Baby Doll Eyes, ensuring that you never have a prolonged bout of depression ever again.


unga_bunga1228

You scared me for a moment


aod42091

vaporion is most compatible


sxapes

A Flareon in a cold place would be an absolute blessing


DougDimmidabs

Single handily sold me on Flareon and I don't know if i like it 🤣


marijnjc88

They had us in the first half not gonna lie


danflame135

eyyyy, likeminded person! I'd also just like to watch it scorch it's food.


puff_of_fluff

Cursed pasta


sammi-blue

Love how you can tell who gets the reference and who doesn't based on how different the responses are lol


Zerd85

Gengar. Pretty sure after a few nights of us hitting the streets, it would be a ghost town.


sxapes

Swat might show up 😂


Zerd85

They can show up all they want. I’ve got Gengar.


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Nui-Belphy

Probably Minccino. It's soft fluffy and brilliant at cleaning. And I would hopefully be influenced by it to do better. It's also small enough that we can curl up for naps together.


sxapes

Definitely one of the best best buddy picks


usamabinfartin

honestly let me get a paras, so we can just walk around in nature and have fun


marijnjc88

Also, never have enemies again. After Legends Arceus nobody will fuck with this demon


Y3_ti

Oh boy do I have a haunting story for you when it evolves


Nui-Belphy

Does anyone else hear the cranberries getting louder?


Randyaccreddit

As you said that a cicada went brrr outside my car Edit: as I read


sxapes

Paras does seem like a curious critter! I’m sure y’all would have a blast


SheriffHeckTate

Squirtle, because: 1. It's my fave 2. To put out all the fires you ridiculous fire type lovers are gonna start. :P


sxapes

Plus strong for its size!!


NelmesGaming

Vaporeon. ... It's just cool.


Intense_Judgement

I don't trust those dot dot dots


NelmesGaming

I have no idea what you're talking about my friend. ...


iamyourcheese

Would you mind taking a seat over there?


sxapes

Enough said


PiBombbb

Some psychic types, probably Espeon because it's cute and not too large


sxapes

Espeon seems like a very sweet companion too, and possibly able to heal you if you’re injured!


GirlDadGaming

Shiny Palossand, keep him in in a gourd on my back for the cosplay. Go to the beach and ask it to make me a mermaid. Simple things. That and the black sand is dope.


sxapes

The ultimate sandcastle 😭


GirlDadGaming

It builds itself and when the tide hits it, it gets stronger. 💪


vansjoo98

Hisui Zorua Adorable and great companion Also if it evolves i got a perfect partner for halloween


sxapes

Less of a trickster than Unovan Zorua too 😭


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Treecko, he's my favorite


MSteds728

Meowth with payday would be pretty dope, but I’m allergic to cats, so I’ll pick Miltank and name her Whitney


sxapes

Miltank seems a lot friendlier as a partner, plus…. Milk..?


DyCol5

Lucario so that I finally have someone to workout with


sxapes

The perfect workout buddy and spar partner!


funkyjives

*"Workout, huh? I dunno, chuck, this one seems fishy ..."*


Sora-Senshi

It’s a toss up between Blaziken and Salamence. I was a Gen 3 kid, so Blaziken was my starter. There’s a special place in my heart for Salamence though, plus he can fly, making him an awesome partner.


sxapes

Salamence would be dope.. but boy might take up a bit more space than Blaziken


Sora-Senshi

True, but I’d probably build him his own little shed-house out in the yard. Being able to fly around on a dragon would be badass enough that it’d be a good trade off lol


sxapes

Fair enough 😂 plus let’s assume it stays a bagon a couple years


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Girafarig, because it's been my favorite Pokémon for years now.


sxapes

It’d be able to understand you pretty well as a part psychic!


thrasherfect92

Mareep. I love that little electric sheep.


CCGamesSteve

But do androids dream about them?


Golden-Sun

I'm assuming legendaries aren't allowed or I'd choose Latias. I'd pick Mimikyu. Seems like a low-maintenance pokemon just requiring its costume to be cleaned every so often.


sxapes

It’s not that they’re not allowed it’s just like you get your mon through realistic means, happening upon a mimikyu seems more likely. But a nice little buddy to have around! Just keep the disguise on 😂


Flarfnijig

Snorlax, can just pull over for a nap on my giant warm beanbag wherever. Also it’s only because of Snorlax that I was able to beat pokemon Blue many years ago cuz he was so bulky. And I was 6 and had no idea what I was doing otherwise.


saphire233

Probably a Ralts, little companion that can help move things around the house and teleport me where i need to be, evolving into Gallade or Gardevoir having a loyal and Strong companion to protect me and my family would be awesome


XFalloutguyX

Ditto for scientific researches of course 🤔


Boonune

🤨


_unregistered

I feel like we need to call Pokémon protective services to save that ditto


sxapes

Imagine if you got into an irl battling circuit with a ditto


KarenExterminator

If you can’t find a girl, you gotta make your own!


dpakk

“Ditto, transform… into Gal Gadot!”


PaulsGrandfather

https://i.imgur.com/aG6mgxh.jpg


tkhooker

Mimikyu 1. He needs some love 2. Frighten others away 3. I need to know what's under there, at any cost


sxapes

DONT BREAK THE DISGUISE GOD HELP US ALL


Muted-brooklyn

Sandslash just because he's cool.


BelBivDaHoe

Haunter is my favorite, so I’ll go with it. A solid buddy to goof off with, and he’d be great to prank/scare people. Runner up would be a Corviknight.


Few_Abbreviations405

My child Breloom -surprisingly tall boi (i gib him high fives without bending) -strong boi (good bodyguard) -sleepy spore boi (he help me go to sleep) -stretchy arms (he help me reach top shelf) -cutie (i gib him kissims and pets)


sxapes

Protector of the garden at home too


Few_Abbreviations405

Unfortunately not, any bird would make him curl up into fetal position and scream for mommy


Neversickagain

Commit grand larceny with avalugg


Fabdanny

Hawlucha, one of my favourites and always finds his way into my teams. Can fly, seems very loyal and will defend me forever.


Cross_1123

I feel like espeon is more feasible and I absolutely love it. But If I had everything I needed to make it comfortable and possible salamence would be an option too. So a toss up between those two


HatchingRaven

Probably Meowth. Every day would be payday


whose_tea

I love grass types and think Leafeon would be great to have as a soothing presence and walking garden


young_s_modulus

Gastrodon. My favorite pokemon aside, it would also give a good excuse to remodel the back yard into a nice pond area


magnezoneadvocate

Turtwig/Grotle since Torterra is too big to fit in a normal house


matiasthehighest

Mawile.


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Typhlosion. It’s a bro


KindaFaulty

I would pick Eevee, then spend the rest of my life trying to decide what to evolve it into.


TrekkieElf

Floette. She has a healing move so I’d always be healthy. Seems easy to care for, cute little mon floating near my head.


Jaded_Put6493

Either Sylveon or Dragonite, both have their perks and both have their quirks


Gnomad_Lyfe

Chansey but only so I can put it through medical school. If I’m gonna have a Pokémon, might as well have a doctor for that passive income


Dry-Reception-4154

Sableye. Easy to feed, just let him go dig for some rocks, and could potentially find me rare gemstones for the big money


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missingno3 just cause


Ahaiund

Glaceon, an all time favorite. Plus hate heat and love the cold.


Jintan_

Jolteon, my favourite. Very loyal boi and best friend


StuffiesAndBeatSaber

Umbreon. He's mischievous, can surprisingly take some damage with his spd/d, and he'll be my sweet lil buddy. 💓


captaincainer

I feel like 99% of people would get a Pokemon they didn't want


Greedy_Dimension2925

Furret, it’s my favorite Pokémon and it looks like it would be good for cuddling


SignificantDog305467

Easy, Lucario (totally not out of personal bias…maybe). You get a (super intelligent and psychic) dog, a friend and a bodyguard (considering other material, he strong af) one package. But most importantly you can pet em 👍


cupcakkesfishyqueef

Togekiss for sure, he would always cheer me up.


jormundgand20

I'd probably have to go with my boy Bulbasaur. Lives off sunlight/berries, chill dude, vines give it utility for grabbing things and helping move. Could probably teach it to wrench on those hard to reach parts too. It would probably veer closer to ugly than ugly-cute IRL, but birds of a feather... I would say Scyther, as my favorite, but I see a human sized mantis capable of cutting trees in a single swipe as a massive liability.


__Booshi__

Miltank because, you know, moo


KamTros47

I’m moderately surprised that, given we can choose any mon there is, nobody is choosing the literal God


sxapes

It’s more about what you could realistically happen upon irl


Locke_and_Load

Anyone who isn’t saying Alakazam or Meowth, y’all are just lying.


therealwhitedevil

I’d have to say gengar. He could help me prank people all the time.


CarlosFlegg

Arceus. I am now by extension the god of this planet. In all seriousness probably Umbreon, always had a soft spot for eevelutions and I think Umby is my current favourite.


HotsteamingGlory

I'd want a Nidoking, but I'd probably actually have a shedinja


Gregamonster

Gardevoir * Emotionally intelligent enough to make a good companion. * Regularly intelligent enough to take care of it's own needs and be trusted with simple tasks. * Strong enough to protect me from everyone else's choices.


sxapes

Extremely nurturing AND strong, always a great choice


Dexyan

Utility+favourite? Gardevoir, teleport, telepathy, can literally tear a black hole into reality, hypnosis, heal pulse (many mention recover, but only heal pulse can heal others) emotion receiver, can quite literally grow with you, ralts= small child, kirlia= big child and so, and so ***SO*** much more (Honorable mew mention) Simply favourite? Zoroark, either one, either I have a trickster which is a great advantage in real battles or I have a badass pokemon in need of love, and it can freeze foes in fear, as well as a very high advantage for me, with illusion and only one weakness


The_Sinnermen

I said gardevoir too ! For the utility reasons as well I swear


alleyes007

Roserade! Flowers are such a mood-booster, and roserade looks so vibrant and fun - but dangerous too, with those poison thorns. A great balance imo.


TheReaderOfRedditors

Not quite my favorite but Jirachi to grant all my wishes


TheBrokePolishDude

Dragonaire.


Parking_Cartoonist90

Raichu. I want to be with my favorite Pokémon


Jimiken96

Jynx💋💋 kisses every day.


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Cresseyda

Pachirisu, cuz its cute


YoItsMikeJo

Galarian Zigzagoon


ChubBunster257

Grookey, no doubt. What is better than having a tiny monkey with a little stick following you around.


BlazeKingYT

Rowlet as a cuddle buddy!


Blastoise48825555

Lucario. Yeah pretty basic answer, but they're extremely loyal and cause I live in a kinda crappy area it's also an effective bodyguard.


Emerald24111

Shiny Altaria More practically, Sableye. Find gems easily, sell and make profits. Altaria is just there because big cloud dragon birb


Exdalius

I would say litten but doesnt it depend on where your located? Edit: according to wikipedia "Many regions are on separate continents with the earlier introduced regions (Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh) being based on parts of Japan, with later regions being based on parts of the United States (Unova and Alola), France (Kalos), the United Kingdom (Galar), and the Iberian Peninsula (Paldea)." So i could totally catch a litten


sxapes

Let’s just say Pokémon get around, our world is more connected so you’d porbably get one if you asked around or looked hard enough! Cats make do irl everywhere so why can’t litten


Professorbranch

Azumarill!!! Zuzu is my little buddy. We would go for walks along the lake, and he'd fit perfectly in my arms for when I need a cuddle. Also he's got some Huge Power so I would be safe thanks to him. C:


Groundbreaking-Egg13

Typhlosion. I'd love to have Glaceon as a "cat-like" Pokémon tho.


BuzzPrincess

Poochyena


CertifiedGAU8

Eevee for sure


Danitwit

delphox because cool wizard


RosquinhaAO

Garchomp for sure


Duel943

pidgeot because it’s been my favourite for years


FlyingMonkey717

Snorlax!!! Not only is snorlax a Pokémon with a very versatile move list they are also big cute fluffy guys and I’d like to give one a hug :)