Yeah, I know, bit silly that I keep complaining about all the millions of "Favorite Category Pokémon" threads that pop up like mushrooms after rain and then I spawn one. But the notion suddenly occurred to me... so, hey, whatever.
Pokémon come in many shapes and sizes. Many of them are based on animals or mythical creatures of various sorts... and then, you have those things - species based on inanimate objects, relics and just plain what. You know, the sort of Pokémon that obnoxious genwunner pissbabies usually choose to pick on to lament how "teh nintendoes is running out of teh ideas!!1!!(one)!!1" in spite of how they have always been around (and Gen 1's specific instances of such weren't the most creative either). Basically, Artifact Creatures - which are your favorites of the bunch, and why?
Here's a few of mine:
Drifloon and Drifblim
Okay, so those kind of skirt the Artifact-Creature line to me but they are based on inanimate objects so. I like their type combination, I thought they were a neat idea when they were first revealed, I appreciate their design evoking both cute and creepy elements - and yeah, the concept of them as floating gasbag organisms traveling in flocks on the wind appeals to the speculative biology nerd in me. Plus, they're adorable.
Sigilyph
I've already gone on about Sigilyph in other threads, so no point really repeating it. Onward.
Litwick, Lampent and Chandelure
The Litwick line has much in common with the Drifloon line. They're adorable object-based ghosts with a cool type combination that evolve into something incredibly nifty. The amount of shit Chandelure can wreck if used right it also downright amazing.
Honedge, Doublade and Aegislash
Sentient goddamn floating swords. What's not to like? Okay, so Doublade is very tenuously there because It's a Generation 1 level of lazy design, but Aegislash more than makes up for it with its unique mode of attack/defense stance change and its sheer diversity. Plus I kind of love the idea of these sword-creatures being capable of forming a link with their trainers and instead of feeding on their life energy, sort of augmenting it instead, fighting with their trainers - but that's just me and my weird head canons. Point of the matter is, I like bladey things and I like the Honedge line. XD
Klefki
This may come as a surprise to some of you - but I don't care. Klefki is an awesome concept lore-ways with an adorable execution and it's one of the single-most annoying things to battle against when used right. Its dimensional traveling and spatial distortion abilities certainly add interest to it too.
An honorable mention goes to three species that I personally don't quite count as artifact creatures but some people might: Magnemite, Magnezone and Golurk. Magnemite's adorbs, Magnezone saved the entire Magnemite line from obscurity as a side-electric to me, and Golurk is a freaking Gundam Golem and that's all there is to say about that. For those of you wondering where Rotom is in this list - I don't count Rotom as an artifact-creature as it's a plasma-wisp that only possesses existing electrical appliances rather than being based on one.
Pokémon come in many shapes and sizes. Many of them are based on animals or mythical creatures of various sorts... and then, you have those things - species based on inanimate objects, relics and just plain what. You know, the sort of Pokémon that obnoxious genwunner pissbabies usually choose to pick on to lament how "teh nintendoes is running out of teh ideas!!1!!(one)!!1" in spite of how they have always been around (and Gen 1's specific instances of such weren't the most creative either). Basically, Artifact Creatures - which are your favorites of the bunch, and why?
Here's a few of mine:
Drifloon and Drifblim
Okay, so those kind of skirt the Artifact-Creature line to me but they are based on inanimate objects so. I like their type combination, I thought they were a neat idea when they were first revealed, I appreciate their design evoking both cute and creepy elements - and yeah, the concept of them as floating gasbag organisms traveling in flocks on the wind appeals to the speculative biology nerd in me. Plus, they're adorable.
Sigilyph
I've already gone on about Sigilyph in other threads, so no point really repeating it. Onward.
Litwick, Lampent and Chandelure
The Litwick line has much in common with the Drifloon line. They're adorable object-based ghosts with a cool type combination that evolve into something incredibly nifty. The amount of shit Chandelure can wreck if used right it also downright amazing.
Honedge, Doublade and Aegislash
Sentient goddamn floating swords. What's not to like? Okay, so Doublade is very tenuously there because It's a Generation 1 level of lazy design, but Aegislash more than makes up for it with its unique mode of attack/defense stance change and its sheer diversity. Plus I kind of love the idea of these sword-creatures being capable of forming a link with their trainers and instead of feeding on their life energy, sort of augmenting it instead, fighting with their trainers - but that's just me and my weird head canons. Point of the matter is, I like bladey things and I like the Honedge line. XD
Klefki
This may come as a surprise to some of you - but I don't care. Klefki is an awesome concept lore-ways with an adorable execution and it's one of the single-most annoying things to battle against when used right. Its dimensional traveling and spatial distortion abilities certainly add interest to it too.
An honorable mention goes to three species that I personally don't quite count as artifact creatures but some people might: Magnemite, Magnezone and Golurk. Magnemite's adorbs, Magnezone saved the entire Magnemite line from obscurity as a side-electric to me, and Golurk is a freaking Gundam Golem and that's all there is to say about that. For those of you wondering where Rotom is in this list - I don't count Rotom as an artifact-creature as it's a plasma-wisp that only possesses existing electrical appliances rather than being based on one.
