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I couldn't resist filling this out. I'm gonna try and keep myself blunt, because frankly I feel I really don't need to explain myself.

Favourite Game: Pokemon Colosseum
This game stands to be my favourite Pokemon game of all time, given the way it differs from many other titles. Colosseum is such a welcome departure from the main theme of Pokemon games. Collect gym badges, challenge Elite Four, become champion. You'll be bothered occasionally by your rival along the way, and have to make a couple pit-stops to bring to a halt the plot of a villainous team, but otherwise, you follow the formula. I absolutely love how Colosseum abandons this subject. When you first start, your character really has no plans. He doesn't want to challenge any gyms or become champion. There isn't even an Elite Four in his world. Instead, the journey through Pokemon Colosseum is entirely centered on the villains, and aren't villains one of the best parts of a game? Don't we look forward to challenging and defeating the villain, to learning the inner workings of their minds and their dastardly schemes? Colosseum revolves around this. To win the game you must stop the villain. I also like stealing Shadow Pokemon from trainers, as even though the choices are far more limited, it challenges the player. The Pokemon are often obscure, ones the average person would never think to use. The game tosses a challenge at you to try new things, to use Pokemon you never gave a chance. And it's a lot of fun! The final thing I have to praise is the in-game character. Far as I can see, this is the only Pokemon game where you don't play as a child, and regardless of my age, I always loved it. As a kid it was fun to be the adult. I was no longer taunted as a little kid, but I stood equal with the adults who usually ridiculed me. As an adult, I simply like being what I am, fully grown and developed. The character was interesting, cool, and had an awesome past.

Honourable Mentions: Pokemon XD

Despised Game: Pokemon Go
Honestly, I think everyone saw this coming, and I know a lot of people are going to ridicule me for it. Let me make one thing clear, I don't hate people who play it. I can see the good it does for many people, getting them out and about, exercising and meeting new people, going new places. That's a good thing. I'm glad there are so many people who can reap joy from this game, who can find hours and hours of entertainment from it. I hope they have fun. I hope they enjoy chasing their favourite Pokemon and raising them to the best of their abilities. I just don't find that joy in it. To me, it's a boring, mundane phone app that doesn't deserve all the attention it's getting. And the depressing part is that much of this attention is negative. It's scary to think that now I could say Pokemon to others, and the people like my grandmother who will likely never understand it might immediately think of what has been on the new. That they might think "Oh, Pokemon! You mean the game that makes people run in front of cars and jump of bridges? Are you gonna run in front of a car or jump off a bridge?" It's like when the whole Creepypasta thing happened, when the girls tried to kill their friend. For a while, it made all Creepypasta fans assumed to be homicidal and unable to differentiate reality and fantasy. Pokemon Go is becoming mainstream, and I'm not sure I like the idea of anything Pokemon being mainstream. It's also sort of undermining Sun and Moon.

(I've eased up towards this game since the hype about it has died down. Don't get me wrong, it is monotonous as all hell, but the game is acceptable for a mobile game and I've decided there are far worse games, as listed below)

Honourable Mentions: Pokemon Dash, Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates to Infinity, Pokepark

Favourite Rival: Barry
Yes, I love Barry. I love his flighty, unfocused, completely distracted personality. I love to interact with the guy. He's one of those people who doesn't really come off as too serious, the sort you can battle and even if he starts acting competitive, you can't take it seriously. I like to think that he's a sort of person I could battle with and just have a good time. He is such a happy guy, and though he can be incredibly impatient, it doesn't seem like much really downright upsets him. I feel bad that he got a lot of negative reception because of his hyperactivity, and I wish I had given him a chance so much faster. He's a charming, funny fellow and I feel him and I would be great friends.

Honourable Mentions: Hugh

Despised Rival: Bianca
Remember how I said I like Barry for being flighty and unfocused? That was the personality done right. A person in such an all-fire hurry he simply isn't noticing what's going on because he's going too fast. If Barry slows down, he can be clever and smart, aware of what's going on. Bianca is how NOT to do this personality. She's just downright not with it. Bianca couldn't be aware of her surroundings no matter how much she tried. Barry can slow down, Bianca can't. She's already going as slow as physically possible, and she still can't figure out what's going on. She's the overly helpful to a fault sort, the one who insists on holding your hand even when you really don't need it. I got so tired of her interrupting my game play to tell me an overly elongated paragraph of information I either already knew or didn't care about. And now that I look at Barry and Biance side-to-side, does anyone else think Bianca looks like a female recycling of Barry's design?

Honourable Mentions: N/A

Favourite Villain: Commander Saturn
The kitty-haired Galactic commander still stands as my favourite Pokemon villain of all time, although to be fair, I really like all of Team Galactic. I simply find myself drawn to Commander Saturn more than others. While he can be a bit easy to aggravate - and who doesn't have their pet peeves - he appeals to me as a generally intelligent and calculating sort. It seems like he's usually got a plan detailed in his head and is willing to do anything to make certain those goals are reached. To me, he appears a very strategic man, self aware and always acute. While he does take shortcuts whenever necessary, he seems to nonetheless have calculated this very cheat into his plans. Charming in both appearance and personality, and a wonderfully strong authority figure, I have to like him.

Honourable Mentions: Cyrus, Ein, Commander Mars, Commander Jupiter, Ice

Despised Villain: Jesse, James, Meowth
I'll be the first to admit it, I was charmed by them at first. When I first watched Pokemon they were a nice source of comedy relief and I enjoyed seeing them. However, they became a major thorn in the side very quickly. Team Rocket insisted on being in every episode, and they quickly felt like a plot device, an excuse to push forward the storyline of an episode that otherwise had no story. I got tired of seeing them and their charm dispersed into an annoyance. Every appearance was the same, and the stupidity I once found comical became just that, stupid. I wondered why Giovanni hadn't fired them yet, why he kept putting up with their crap. Just drop them! It's a waste of funding! All I wanted was for them to blast off and never come back, but like a mosquito, you just can't get rid of them.

Honourable Mentions: Lovrina, The Societea

Favourite Gym Leader: Pryce and Brycen
I honestly couldn't pick, because both of them found some way to charm me with what little they actually contributed to the game. It seems I have a strange urge to gravitate towards ice-themed gym leaders. I felt like both Pryce and Brycen didn't get nearly the attention they deserve. Both were just small spots in a large storyline, there for five minutes, never referenced beforehand, and never spoken of again. And why? Pryce was a smart and kind elderly gentleman. I got so absorbed in his past, his life. Elderly people can be so comforting at times, and Pryce always felt to me like my very own grandfather, cold on the outside, but loving and friendly within, waiting for a loved one to open up that shell. If you every need an excuse to like Pryce, just look at his backstory. Look at his life. Pryce is so old and as such, he's got a lot to tell, he's had more things happen to him. Just think of everything Pryce has seen and done in life. And Brycen, where do I go here? Firstly, I feel bad for him. He was an awesome gym leader in the original Black and White. He was the trainer whom introduced my to Cryogonal, one of my now-favourite ice types. Then Black 2 and White 2 came along and the great creators at the Pokemon Company decided Brycen didn't deserve to be a gym leader anymore. Now, I know he was an actor in the past, but I just don't understand how he can suddenly go back to that after previously deciding against acting. He spent so much time training Pokemon and now what? They don't matter anymore? I don't like the Pokemon Studio segment of the game, but I do actually like Brycen as an actor. I just wish it had been a background hobby, something he did when he wasn't challenging trainers at the gym. Nonetheless, Brycen is clever, quick-witted, and incredibly creative. And can't we all here bond with a creative soul?

Honourable Mentions: Sabrina, Morty, Roark

Favourite Elite Four: Karen
How can one call themselves a Pokemon fan and NOT love Karen? She's got one of the most memorable and thought-provoking lines of dialogue in Pokemon history. She said what many of us trainers thought, hiding behind the overly competitive people. People like me, who would fight with our common, not-as-powerful Pokemon were blessed to hear her agree that our Pokemon were strong not because they had high stats and fancy moves, but because we loved them. I really don't need to say anything else about her. To play Pokemon as much as I and to hear this line will truly light your spirits.

Honourable Mentions: Lucian, Shauntal, Grimsley

Favourite Champion: Steven Stone
Sadly, he's really the only champion I like, and even that hosts limits. Steven is at least a charming and clever man, and I can feel that he's spent a lot of time understand the world around him and learning how it works. He's one of the few champions who is entirely helpful to the player. Yes, yes, Lance battled Team Rocket with you, but think of how many times he simply denoted you'd be totally fine and waltzed off. I like being independent, so I wasn't offended, but if someone's going to claim to be helping me, the least they can do is actually assist me. Steven isn't too bad all around, though I do get tired of his steel Pokemon

Honourable Mentions: N/A

Favourite Pokemon: Gliscor
If you expected anything else, then you clearly have never spoken to me. We all know I absolutely adore the fellow, a vampiric scorpion monster, it harbors everything I look for in a monster of an RPG game. It's intimidating by default, but can host a sweet and cute side of you give it another look. It's fierce, fast, and strong. Gliscor can glide after prey with terrifyingly silent stealth, and when it strikes it will lash out with all the terror a Pokemon could hold. It's a strong battler in game too. All around, I love this fellow, and I really couldn't stop saying these things.

Honourable Mentions: Too Many To List

Despised Pokemon: Volcanion
Honestly, you could see this one coming too. We all know I don't like whatever this thing is. Volcanion, what are you supposed to be? Let me think of words. Mechanical cat with a donut cannon on its back? Yeah, that's the best description I can honestly think of. Aside from feeling ripped off of the much better Heatran, it just looks too stupid to take seriously. I mean, just look at that picture! Look at it! You can't deny that it looks silly, even if only a little. I just can't do it. I can't bring myself to like this thing, whatever it's supposed to be. I'm not gonna bother speaking on it, because I honestly feel like the more I talk about this mecha donut cat the more brain cells I lose trying to come up with clever names for it. I'd love not to think of red donuts - or donuts at all - anymore.

Honourable Mentions: Hoopa

Favourite Starter: Mudkip
So u herd I liek Mudkips? Well, you heard correctly. Memes aside, this little fellow has always charmed me, ever since I first picked up a generation three game. I've always found myself drawn to these ground hybrids, and Swampert made a powerful ally in battle, with only grass Pokemon standing in its way. As a youngling it's a charming and adorable little monster that warms your heart. As an adult, it becomes a source of powerful and strength, with a bulky figure that announces it's strongest traits simply by existing. Hoenn has my favourite starters in general, but I will always find myself inclined to pick little Mudkip.

Honourable Mentions: Cyndaquil, Turtwig, Froakie

Favourite Mega Evolution: Beedrill
Now, I've never owned a Mega Beedrill myself, but I've raised myself plenty of normal Beedrills, and I've found myself quickly charmed by the common and relatively unpopular bee Pokemon. There are so many mega evolutions out there of Pokemon who are already too damn popular, or already very powerful and commonly battled with on their own. I like the idea of taking an unpopular Pokemon, one who is usually not used in battle, and giving it a boost in strength. Trainers everywhere will give this beautiful bee a second look as they notice it's power, it's speed, it's battle potency. Stop beefing up the popular and strong Pokemon. Give power and love to those who most deserve it, like Beedrill!

Honourable Mentions: Sableye, Gardevoir

Favourite Legendary: Groudon
Yes, I stand by this rarely noticed gem. He is a terrifying and bold presence, a Pokemon that commandeers your very attention and holds it with a fierce, burning eye. I love this monster, the way he radiates power. He reminds me of a Japanese monster movie, like Godzilla, and I've always loved those sorts of movies. I look at it and wonder what the full extent of it's power it, it's force, and aura it radiates. What can this great monster do? It's a beautiful creature, a gem in the field of battle. If you've never fought with a Groudon, give it a shot. My Groudon has won me more battles against it's fellow legendaries than I can count. It's bulky, powerful, and can host some awesome strategies. Give it a chance. He deserve it.

Honourable Mentions: Cobalion, Zygarde, Genesect

Despised Legendary: Thundurus, Tornadus, and Landorus
I didn't want to mention Volcanion twice, as having that monster appear once on the list was more than enough. So I gravitated to these fellows, simply because I find them to be so silly. And not in a good way. It's the sort of thing that's a stupid funny, not an entertaining one. I do like their second forms a little more, and sort of wish those were their natural forms instead of whatever these burly things are supposed to be. They look like burly muscleman riding on Lakitu clouds. I like the concept, but the designs were just done incorrectly.

Honourable Mentions: Mewtwo

Description
I couldn't resist filling this out. I'm gonna try and keep myself blunt, because frankly I feel I really don't need to explain myself.

Favourite Game: Pokemon Colosseum
This game stands to be my favourite Pokemon game of all time, given the way it differs from many other titles. Colosseum is such a welcome departure from the main theme of Pokemon games. Collect gym badges, challenge Elite Four, become champion. You'll be bothered occasionally by your rival along the way, and have to make a couple pit-stops to bring to a halt the plot of a villainous team, but otherwise, you follow the formula. I absolutely love how Colosseum abandons this subject. When you first start, your character really has no plans. He doesn't want to challenge any gyms or become champion. There isn't even an Elite Four in his world. Instead, the journey through Pokemon Colosseum is entirely centered on the villains, and aren't villains one of the best parts of a game? Don't we look forward to challenging and defeating the villain, to learning the inner workings of their minds and their dastardly schemes? Colosseum revolves around this. To win the game you must stop the villain. I also like stealing Shadow Pokemon from trainers, as even though the choices are far more limited, it challenges the player. The Pokemon are often obscure, ones the average person would never think to use. The game tosses a challenge at you to try new things, to use Pokemon you never gave a chance. And it's a lot of fun! The final thing I have to praise is the in-game character. Far as I can see, this is the only Pokemon game where you don't play as a child, and regardless of my age, I always loved it. As a kid it was fun to be the adult. I was no longer taunted as a little kid, but I stood equal with the adults who usually ridiculed me. As an adult, I simply like being what I am, fully grown and developed. The character was interesting, cool, and had an awesome past.

Honourable Mentions: Pokemon XD

Despised Game: Pokemon Go
Honestly, I think everyone saw this coming, and I know a lot of people are going to ridicule me for it. Let me make one thing clear, I don't hate people who play it. I can see the good it does for many people, getting them out and about, exercising and meeting new people, going new places. That's a good thing. I'm glad there are so many people who can reap joy from this game, who can find hours and hours of entertainment from it. I hope they have fun. I hope they enjoy chasing their favourite Pokemon and raising them to the best of their abilities. I just don't find that joy in it. To me, it's a boring, mundane phone app that doesn't deserve all the attention it's getting. And the depressing part is that much of this attention is negative. It's scary to think that now I could say Pokemon to others, and the people like my grandmother who will likely never understand it might immediately think of what has been on the new. That they might think "Oh, Pokemon! You mean the game that makes people run in front of cars and jump of bridges? Are you gonna run in front of a car or jump off a bridge?" It's like when the whole Creepypasta thing happened, when the girls tried to kill their friend. For a while, it made all Creepypasta fans assumed to be homicidal and unable to differentiate reality and fantasy. Pokemon Go is becoming mainstream, and I'm not sure I like the idea of anything Pokemon being mainstream. It's also sort of undermining Sun and Moon.

(I've eased up towards this game since the hype about it has died down. Don't get me wrong, it is monotonous as all hell, but the game is acceptable for a mobile game and I've decided there are far worse games, as listed below)

Honourable Mentions: Pokemon Dash, Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates to Infinity, Pokepark

Favourite Rival: Barry
Yes, I love Barry. I love his flighty, unfocused, completely distracted personality. I love to interact with the guy. He's one of those people who doesn't really come off as too serious, the sort you can battle and even if he starts acting competitive, you can't take it seriously. I like to think that he's a sort of person I could battle with and just have a good time. He is such a happy guy, and though he can be incredibly impatient, it doesn't seem like much really downright upsets him. I feel bad that he got a lot of negative reception because of his hyperactivity, and I wish I had given him a chance so much faster. He's a charming, funny fellow and I feel him and I would be great friends.

Honourable Mentions: Hugh

Despised Rival: Bianca
Remember how I said I like Barry for being flighty and unfocused? That was the personality done right. A person in such an all-fire hurry he simply isn't noticing what's going on because he's going too fast. If Barry slows down, he can be clever and smart, aware of what's going on. Bianca is how NOT to do this personality. She's just downright not with it. Bianca couldn't be aware of her surroundings no matter how much she tried. Barry can slow down, Bianca can't. She's already going as slow as physically possible, and she still can't figure out what's going on. She's the overly helpful to a fault sort, the one who insists on holding your hand even when you really don't need it. I got so tired of her interrupting my game play to tell me an overly elongated paragraph of information I either already knew or didn't care about. And now that I look at Barry and Biance side-to-side, does anyone else think Bianca looks like a female recycling of Barry's design?

Honourable Mentions: N/A

Favourite Villain: Commander Saturn
The kitty-haired Galactic commander still stands as my favourite Pokemon villain of all time, although to be fair, I really like all of Team Galactic. I simply find myself drawn to Commander Saturn more than others. While he can be a bit easy to aggravate - and who doesn't have their pet peeves - he appeals to me as a generally intelligent and calculating sort. It seems like he's usually got a plan detailed in his head and is willing to do anything to make certain those goals are reached. To me, he appears a very strategic man, self aware and always acute. While he does take shortcuts whenever necessary, he seems to nonetheless have calculated this very cheat into his plans. Charming in both appearance and personality, and a wonderfully strong authority figure, I have to like him.

Honourable Mentions: Cyrus, Ein, Commander Mars, Commander Jupiter, Ice

Despised Villain: Jesse, James, Meowth
I'll be the first to admit it, I was charmed by them at first. When I first watched Pokemon they were a nice source of comedy relief and I enjoyed seeing them. However, they became a major thorn in the side very quickly. Team Rocket insisted on being in every episode, and they quickly felt like a plot device, an excuse to push forward the storyline of an episode that otherwise had no story. I got tired of seeing them and their charm dispersed into an annoyance. Every appearance was the same, and the stupidity I once found comical became just that, stupid. I wondered why Giovanni hadn't fired them yet, why he kept putting up with their crap. Just drop them! It's a waste of funding! All I wanted was for them to blast off and never come back, but like a mosquito, you just can't get rid of them.

Honourable Mentions: Lovrina, The Societea

Favourite Gym Leader: Pryce and Brycen
I honestly couldn't pick, because both of them found some way to charm me with what little they actually contributed to the game. It seems I have a strange urge to gravitate towards ice-themed gym leaders. I felt like both Pryce and Brycen didn't get nearly the attention they deserve. Both were just small spots in a large storyline, there for five minutes, never referenced beforehand, and never spoken of again. And why? Pryce was a smart and kind elderly gentleman. I got so absorbed in his past, his life. Elderly people can be so comforting at times, and Pryce always felt to me like my very own grandfather, cold on the outside, but loving and friendly within, waiting for a loved one to open up that shell. If you every need an excuse to like Pryce, just look at his backstory. Look at his life. Pryce is so old and as such, he's got a lot to tell, he's had more things happen to him. Just think of everything Pryce has seen and done in life. And Brycen, where do I go here? Firstly, I feel bad for him. He was an awesome gym leader in the original Black and White. He was the trainer whom introduced my to Cryogonal, one of my now-favourite ice types. Then Black 2 and White 2 came along and the great creators at the Pokemon Company decided Brycen didn't deserve to be a gym leader anymore. Now, I know he was an actor in the past, but I just don't understand how he can suddenly go back to that after previously deciding against acting. He spent so much time training Pokemon and now what? They don't matter anymore? I don't like the Pokemon Studio segment of the game, but I do actually like Brycen as an actor. I just wish it had been a background hobby, something he did when he wasn't challenging trainers at the gym. Nonetheless, Brycen is clever, quick-witted, and incredibly creative. And can't we all here bond with a creative soul?

Honourable Mentions: Sabrina, Morty, Roark

Favourite Elite Four: Karen
How can one call themselves a Pokemon fan and NOT love Karen? She's got one of the most memorable and thought-provoking lines of dialogue in Pokemon history. She said what many of us trainers thought, hiding behind the overly competitive people. People like me, who would fight with our common, not-as-powerful Pokemon were blessed to hear her agree that our Pokemon were strong not because they had high stats and fancy moves, but because we loved them. I really don't need to say anything else about her. To play Pokemon as much as I and to hear this line will truly light your spirits.

Honourable Mentions: Lucian, Shauntal, Grimsley

Favourite Champion: Steven Stone
Sadly, he's really the only champion I like, and even that hosts limits. Steven is at least a charming and clever man, and I can feel that he's spent a lot of time understand the world around him and learning how it works. He's one of the few champions who is entirely helpful to the player. Yes, yes, Lance battled Team Rocket with you, but think of how many times he simply denoted you'd be totally fine and waltzed off. I like being independent, so I wasn't offended, but if someone's going to claim to be helping me, the least they can do is actually assist me. Steven isn't too bad all around, though I do get tired of his steel Pokemon

Honourable Mentions: N/A

Favourite Pokemon: Gliscor
If you expected anything else, then you clearly have never spoken to me. We all know I absolutely adore the fellow, a vampiric scorpion monster, it harbors everything I look for in a monster of an RPG game. It's intimidating by default, but can host a sweet and cute side of you give it another look. It's fierce, fast, and strong. Gliscor can glide after prey with terrifyingly silent stealth, and when it strikes it will lash out with all the terror a Pokemon could hold. It's a strong battler in game too. All around, I love this fellow, and I really couldn't stop saying these things.

Honourable Mentions: Too Many To List

Despised Pokemon: Volcanion
Honestly, you could see this one coming too. We all know I don't like whatever this thing is. Volcanion, what are you supposed to be? Let me think of words. Mechanical cat with a donut cannon on its back? Yeah, that's the best description I can honestly think of. Aside from feeling ripped off of the much better Heatran, it just looks too stupid to take seriously. I mean, just look at that picture! Look at it! You can't deny that it looks silly, even if only a little. I just can't do it. I can't bring myself to like this thing, whatever it's supposed to be. I'm not gonna bother speaking on it, because I honestly feel like the more I talk about this mecha donut cat the more brain cells I lose trying to come up with clever names for it. I'd love not to think of red donuts - or donuts at all - anymore.

Honourable Mentions: Hoopa

Favourite Starter: Mudkip
So u herd I liek Mudkips? Well, you heard correctly. Memes aside, this little fellow has always charmed me, ever since I first picked up a generation three game. I've always found myself drawn to these ground hybrids, and Swampert made a powerful ally in battle, with only grass Pokemon standing in its way. As a youngling it's a charming and adorable little monster that warms your heart. As an adult, it becomes a source of powerful and strength, with a bulky figure that announces it's strongest traits simply by existing. Hoenn has my favourite starters in general, but I will always find myself inclined to pick little Mudkip.

Honourable Mentions: Cyndaquil, Turtwig, Froakie

Favourite Mega Evolution: Beedrill
Now, I've never owned a Mega Beedrill myself, but I've raised myself plenty of normal Beedrills, and I've found myself quickly charmed by the common and relatively unpopular bee Pokemon. There are so many mega evolutions out there of Pokemon who are already too damn popular, or already very powerful and commonly battled with on their own. I like the idea of taking an unpopular Pokemon, one who is usually not used in battle, and giving it a boost in strength. Trainers everywhere will give this beautiful bee a second look as they notice it's power, it's speed, it's battle potency. Stop beefing up the popular and strong Pokemon. Give power and love to those who most deserve it, like Beedrill!

Honourable Mentions: Sableye, Gardevoir

Favourite Legendary: Groudon
Yes, I stand by this rarely noticed gem. He is a terrifying and bold presence, a Pokemon that commandeers your very attention and holds it with a fierce, burning eye. I love this monster, the way he radiates power. He reminds me of a Japanese monster movie, like Godzilla, and I've always loved those sorts of movies. I look at it and wonder what the full extent of it's power it, it's force, and aura it radiates. What can this great monster do? It's a beautiful creature, a gem in the field of battle. If you've never fought with a Groudon, give it a shot. My Groudon has won me more battles against it's fellow legendaries than I can count. It's bulky, powerful, and can host some awesome strategies. Give it a chance. He deserve it.

Honourable Mentions: Cobalion, Zygarde, Genesect

Despised Legendary: Thundurus, Tornadus, and Landorus
I didn't want to mention Volcanion twice, as having that monster appear once on the list was more than enough. So I gravitated to these fellows, simply because I find them to be so silly. And not in a good way. It's the sort of thing that's a stupid funny, not an entertaining one. I do like their second forms a little more, and sort of wish those were their natural forms instead of whatever these burly things are supposed to be. They look like burly muscleman riding on Lakitu clouds. I like the concept, but the designs were just done incorrectly.

Honourable Mentions: Mewtwo