I promised it last week!  Here are my favorite pokémon of each generation.  Let me talk about this for forever.

Gen. 1: Mewtwo.  Mewtwo has been my very-very favorite pokémon since Red/Blue.  Yes-I-Am-Totally-A-13-Year-Old-Boy.  In the animated show and movies, Mewtwo was portrayed as a kind of tragic anti-hero.  I thought he was a surprisingly complex character, for something coming out of a children’s franchise.  Anyway, he’ll always be my #1.
Runners up: Charizard / Dratini / Abra

Gen. 2: Umbreon.  Dark-types were the coolest thing when second gen came out, and I always thought Umbreon was the coolest looking dark-type of that generation.  Also, it looks like a black badass kitty, so, y’know.
Runners up: Espeon / Lugia

Gen. 3: Aron. There is nothing I don’t like about the Aron-evolution family.  I love that the first evolution looks like a cross between a Cubone and a Shy Guy.  I love that the final evolution looks like a giant badass kaiju.  Since 3rd gen, I always make sure to have a female Aggron in my team, and her name is always Blue.
Runners up: Flygon / Duskull / Gardevoir

Gen. 4: Bronzong.  I started playing the Gen-4 game when I was taking a lot of archaeology classes in school, and Bronzong completely struck me as a terrifying Mesoamerican god.  The one in my team was named Balam, which is Mayan for “jaguar.”  Also: Bronzong are a bitch to kill.
Runners up: Vespiquen / Drifloon / Luxray

Gen 5: Ranpuraa.  Granted, no one here has played (non-Japanese) Black/White yet, and I’ll probably be a latecomer to the game if at all.  But I just cannot get over the design of this entire evolutionary family.  It’s a candle that turns into a lamp that turns into a chandelier, that is just… aggghh, I love it.  (note: I don’t know the English names, so you fellas get the Japanese names.)
Runners up: Jiheddo / Archeos (IT’S A MICRORAPTOR)

That’s enough nerding.  Coming up next week: probably more Mass Effect fanart.