Pick Your Favorite Pokémon And We'll Guess Your Favorite Legendary
- by Ursula Nizalowski
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- in The Geek Corner
With Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon currently out, and possibly being the last games in the series, let us take a look at very beginning of this franchise. Back in 1996, the first three Pokémon games titled Red Green and Blue were released in Japan on the Nintendo Game Boy. Developed by a company called Game Freak these games were soon released overseas, minus Pokémon Green, after doing exceedingly well upon their initial release. From there, Pokémon became a smash-hit game series spawning an ongoing anime with dozens of movies, a successful toy-line, trading-card game, and several spinoff video games including the Pokémon Ranger and Mystery Dungeon series. Thus, it is considered by many to be one of Nintendo’s most lucrative franchises apart from Super Mario Bros and The Legend of Zelda. With a history that spans over twenty years, it’s touched the hearts of both children and adults bridging the gap between entire generations. So no two Pokémon fans are alike as we were all introduced to different versions of the game, or saw different incarnations of the anime, at some point in our lives. But for those who were there when it began, this quiz is right for you!
What is your favorite Starter Pokémon?
When you start off on your journey to become a Pokémon Trainer, usually at the age of 12, it’s traditional to pick up your first Pokémon at the local Professor’s lab. Here, you get to choose between three Pokémon of various Types to be the one you start off with.
What is your favorite Water-Type Pokémon?
Living in lakes, streams, or the vast oceans of the world these aquatic creatures can be sublime in their beauty or deadly in their menace. They’re strongest against Fire Ground and Rock-Type Pokémon, but weaker against Electric and Grass-Types.
What is your favorite Fire-Type Pokémon?
Residing near volcanoes or hot springs, such fiery critters often keep to themselves and do not like to be disturbed. While they may be able to beat Grass Bug and Ice-Types easily, they are super weak against Water Ground and Rock-Type Pokémon.
What is your favorite Grass-Type Pokémon?
Typically found in forests and fields, some Pokémon can be living plants or creatures with different kinds of fungi growing on them that act as a defense mechanism against any perceived hostile threats. They’re strong against Water and Ground-Types, but weak against Fire and Flying-Type Pokémon.
What is your favorite Electric-Type Pokémon?
Found near places where electricity is abundant like cities and power plants, these speedy creatures are often difficult to catch and will paralyze anything that comes near them. Though they are capable of taking down Flying and Water-Types in a flash, they’re greatest weakness is Ground-Type Pokémon.
What is your favorite Normal-Type Pokémon?
Considered to be the weakest Pokémon Type, they make up for it in the amount of affection they’re willing to give to their owners and have become very popular pets because of this. They’re both resistant to and ineffective against Ghost-Type Pokémon, but definitely weak against Fighting-Types.
What is your favorite Bug-Type Pokémon?
Like the real-life insects of the world, these Pokémon are numerous coming in all shapes and sizes. They can be small, big, round, slim, or somewhere in between. They are best suited to dealing with Pyschic and Grass-Type Pokémon, but weak against Fire and Flying-Types.
What is your favorite Rock-Type Pokémon?
Whether they’re made of literal boulders or living fossils, these tough-as-nails Pokémon aren’t going to back down so easily as their defense levels are incredibly high. So they’re strong against many Types of Pokémon including Ice, but easily break when it comes to others like Water.
What is your favorite Ghost-Type Pokémon?
Haunting abandoned houses and cemeteries, these apparitions of Pokémon that have passed onto the afterlife have come back to play devilish tricks on passing Trainers or to enact some sort of revenge. They’re strong against Psychic-Type Pokémon, but weak to Dark-Types.
What is your favorite Fighting-Type Pokémon?
More human-like in appearance than any other Types, Fighting Pokémon typically hang out in the wild or near dojos to take on wandering Trainers in tests of strength. While they may be strong against Ice Rock and Steel-Type Pokémon, they’re weak against Psychic and Flying-Types.
What is your favorite Psychic-Type Pokémon?
Mysterious and not well understood, these beings are able to harness the power of mental energy and use it as a weapon to either manipulate their enemies or destroy them completely. Though they are able to best Fighting and Poison-Types, their greatest foes are Bug and Ghost-Type Pokémon.
What is your favorite Ground-Type Pokémon?
Living near mountains or underground, these Pokémon aren’t going anywhere and won’t hesitate to mess with any Trainers that come near them. They’re typically weak against Grass and Water-Type Pokémon, but are strong against Fire Rock and Steel-Types.
What is your favorite Poison-Type Pokémon?
Taking to the worst places imaginable, these vermin usually aren’t friendly and are considered a threat due to the deadly toxins they excrete from their bodies or inject into their victims. They may be strong against Grass-Type Pokémon, but are weak to Ground and Psychic-Types.
What is your favorite Dark-Type Pokémon?
Nocturnal by nature, these beasts roam the caves and darkest parts of any given forest. While some travel in groups, others keep to themselves. They are able to take down Psychic and Ghost-Types easily, but can be bested by Fighting and Bug-Type Pokémon.
What is your favorite Flying-Type Pokémon?
Taking to the skies and resting wherever they please, these winged avians are always constantly on the move either in flocks or alone. They’ll take down any Bug Fighting or Grass-Types with a flap of their wings, but stand no chance against Electric Ice or Rock-Type Pokémon.
What is your favorite Steel-Type Pokémon?
Made from different kinds of metal, these Pokémon are known to be incredibly resilient both in terms of defense and attack. Therefore, they’re difficult to beat in a one-on-one battle. They’re strongest against Ice and Rock-Type Pokémon but weak against Fire and Bug Types.
What is your favorite Ice-Type Pokémon?
Having adapted themselves to living at the coldest places in the world, such durable creatures can use the frost that hits them every day against their foes. As a result, they are strong against several different Types of Pokémon, including Dragon, but are very weak to Fire-Types.
What is your favorite Dragon-Type Pokémon?
Considered to be one of the strongest Types in existence, these reptilian creatures are hard to find and take a great deal of patience to train. Because of their legendary status, they are resistant against almost every single Type of Pokémon except for Ice.
Who is your favorite Professor?
Because there are a lot of mysteries surrounding Pokémon as a species, Professors study them either in the wild or from the controlled environment of a lab. But more often than not, they’ll rely on Trainers to collect data for them.
What is your favorite Item?
Since Pokémon Trainers do travel a lot, they should have plenty of Items on hand in case of emergencies. Typically bought at a PokéMart, these can range from Heals and Potions to Revives and Pokéballs. Each one serves a particular purpose, but it’s how a Trainer uses them that matters.
What is your favorite area?
Pokémon of all Types tend to occupy different places throughout the particular Region they live in depending on if the environment is suited to them or if there’s enough food (usually Berries) to sustain themselves. Thus, some areas tend to be more occupied than others.
What is your favorite city?
Cities are abundant in every Region within the Pokémon world, though some may be smaller than others. But each one is unique in of itself for specializing in something, whether it be its shopping centers or amusement parks or whatever catches people’s attention.
What is your favorite Gym?
Pokémon Gyms are recreational centers of sorts for Trainers that are attuned to a particular Type that typically reside in towns or cities. Each one is presided over by a designated Leader, whom a Trainer can challenge to earn Badges to participate in the Region’s Pokémon League.
What is your favorite Gym Badge?
Earned after a long and arduous battle against a Pokémon Gym Leader, a Trainer can use these special tokens to benefit their own Pokémon as well as to get into the League of a designated Region. However, eight of them are usually required for the latter.
Who is your favorite Gym Leader?
Masters of specific Pokémon Types, these guys and gals run their Gyms in whatever fashion suits them. But more importantly, they try to accommodate the particular Pokémon they specialize in so they’re more comfortable when taking on opposing Trainers. For this reason, each Gym has a different environment.
