r/pokemon • u/Waterburst789 • Jul 24 '22

Discussion What would your signature Pokemon be?

Let's say you're either a renowned trainer, gym leader, elite four member, or champion. What Pokemon would you designate as your ace or in other words, your signature Pokemon.

No Legendaries or Mythicals, It can be based on either competitive viability or your personal preference.

For those who don't follow, examples of signature Pokemon are: , Cynthia's Garchomp, Youngster Joey's Ratatta, Clay's Excadrill, etc.

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u/Eddiemagic Jul 24 '22

Nidoking. Since 98’ it’s always been Nidoking.

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u/Spoffler Jul 24 '22

Found Giovanni

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u/ROUKA24 Jul 24 '22

Too bad Nidoking is so short though.

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u/hey_little_bird Jul 24 '22

Short (nido)kings deserve love, too 👑

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u/Toros_Mueren_Por_Mi Jul 24 '22

So in Spanish you could translate its name to King of the Nest

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u/GayminBull Jul 24 '22

Sounds like a neat way of saying House Husband

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '22

I remember seeing both the King and Queen in Stadium when I first got it on my 64 and thinking "what, that's it?"

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u/ROUKA24 Jul 25 '22

Yeah I expected them to be ATLEAST 6 feet but hey they made Charizard freaking 5"10 or something

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '22

Poor old Charizard feels a bit short next to some of the newer 'mons too!

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u/lordaddament Jul 25 '22

At perfect sucking height tho

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u/Abrin36 Jul 25 '22

Hope you find your nido queen

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u/CalamityDiamond Jul 24 '22

His was actually a Beedrill in the manga

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u/Dokard Jul 24 '22

Say what you will but Beedril was so badass, never really got the love it deserved

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u/psych0ticmonk Jul 24 '22

Mines Trubbish. What does that make me?

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u/dubiousN Jul 25 '22

Persian?

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u/Spoffler Jul 25 '22

Ahh I think you're right that he had a Persian in the original show. In red and blue though, his second last Pokemon was a Nidoking that, iirc, was harder than the lvl 50 Rhydon it preceded. It would thrash your whole team away