Here are my top 10 favorite pokeymans.
I'm too lazy to give my reasonings right now, sorry.
Update: Ok I'll give my reasons let's do this.10. - Cofagrigus. I'm a pretty big fan of ghosts and spooky stuff in general, and Cofagrigus perfectly encapsulates this. Yamask is a pretty tragic Pokemon, and then to see if evolve into this creepy possessed mummy coffin is awesome. It's kinda odd that they ditched the whole mask theme from yamask, but in my opinion it turning into a coffin works just as well, especially with the whole death theme. I remember first seeing Cofagrigus in Pokepark 2 where he was a villain, and he left quite the impression.
9. - Krookodile. First let me just say Sandile is one of the most adorable things ever and I want one. Ok enough about Sandile. Krookodile has a really cool unique typing of Dark and Ground, and is a really well designed Pokemon if you ask me. I love how the eye membrane thingies look like shades and it really adds to the overall badass factor of the design. Definitely a Pokemon you'd want to have on your side, hell, even Ash had one.
8. - Celesteela. I'm a really big fan of the Ultra Beasts, they're really different from most Pokemon designs, and I think Celesteela is a good example of this. For something that's basically a bamboo space shuttle rocket ship, it's oddly adorable. It also has a good typing and good stats If you're into competitive stuff, it's even in the OU tier for how useful it is.
7. Hawlucha - I've loved this Pokemon for the longest time, even before it was officially revealed, because it ended up getting leaked before X and Y came out. I found the concept of a humanoid bird Pokemon interesting and it has a very unique colorscheme, and I like the whole wrestler theme it has going on. It was the very first (and only, if my terrible memory is correct) Fighting/Flying-type Pokemon we have, and it even has its own really creative signature move that has something no other move has, the effect of being a dual-typed move! I also find it cute how small it actually is, seriously, would YOU have expected this tough wrestling bird to be 2'07 feet tall?
6. Hydreigon - For anyone who knows me personally, you'd know for some reason I really like the concept of multi-headed dragons. Idk why and I can't really explain it but does it really NEED explaining? A dragon? That's cool. Give it extra heads? now it's extra cool! It also has my second-favorite type combo of all time, Dragon/Dark! Before fairy-types were around this thing was an absolute monster to battle against, and to this day its still extremely powerful, regardless of fairy-types.
5. Genesect - There are honestly a lot of things that made me come to love Genesect so much. Cool typing? check. Amazing design? check. Versatile moveset and incredible ability? yup. Not only those things, but there was this Roblox game called Pokemon Battle-Brawlers that I used to absolutely love despite how flawed it was, and I'd always use Genesect on that game and completely destroy any opponents as it. People would even choose Genesect and battle alongside me as it, which was really cool. Unfortunately the game got taken down by Nintendo themselves.
4. Incineroar - Boy do I have an interesting history with this Pokemon and its evolution line. When the gen 7 starters were first revealed It was my second-last day of school and I got to see some screenshots of the trailer on the school computers, and for some idiotic reason I felt really dissappointed with the starters design. I thought they looked too goofy and simplistic, but after giving some time to proccess all this new information and these new starter designs, I grew to love them. (Not Rowlet though, ugly as hell and overrated to boot.) Litten is absolutely adorable, and single-handedly made me love cats. Beforehand I didn't really care for cats in the slightest, but after growing to love Litten I wanted my own cat, which 2 years later I finally got! A few months after Litten's reveal, the dreaded Final Starter Evolutions were leaked, which most people seemed to despise. After seeing Incineroar for the first time on the leak, I honestly hated it. I thought it looked too manly and that the change from Litten to Incineroar was too drastic, and what really rubbed me the wrong way was that in the concept art it looked like it was peeing fire. A few months later however, It was confirmed that the leak was true and a trailer showcasing the three final evos was revealed, and I suddenly started to love Incineroar and think to myself "Why the hell did I hate this?" Incineroar looked so cool and had a ton of personality and to this day I still think it's extremely underrated. Since Smash Ultimate was first teased in March of 2017, I thought to myself "Man, Incineroar would make a great fighter" And a lot of leaks claimed he would in fact be in Smash, which hyped me up a lot and made me hope they made it into the game even more. And on November 1st of 2018, my wish was finally granted with an incredible and hype-filled Smash Ultimate trailer. He looked so cool in the gameplay and Smash made him even MORE unique and expressive, he was truly a perfect fit for Smash despite what a lot of people said. After that long story I just HAD to main him.
3. Blacephalon - After Sun and Moon I absolutely adored all the Ultra Beasts and with the reveal trailer of Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon during a Pokemon Direct, I knew they just HAD to make more Ultra Beasts, which really hyped me up. And surely enough, Stakataka and Blacephalon were revealed a few months later and I loved it from first sight. It just looked so weird and different, which was what I loved about the Ultra Beasts in the first place, so it was perfect! I also liked the whole clown theme it had. I also love how literally nobody could've predicted that it'd be Fire/Ghost, most people were going with something like Fire/Fairy or Psychic/Fairy. I legitimately believe Blacephalon is one of the most well-designed and creative Pokemon of all time, if not THE most. Seriously, where else besides this guy have you seen a head-exploding ghost alien candy clown?! It's also oddly adorable and expressive for something that has basically a floating disco ball for a head.
2. Guzzlord - If you know me personally you know that if there's two things I love it's monster-like designs and dragons, and Guzzlord is a perfect combination of the two! I bet you're surprised that Guzzlord is only number 2 on the list despite my damn website and online name being based on him. He looks so complex and mighty, which I absolutely love. Like, compare it to something like the mascot, Pikachu. You have this cute little electric mouse and then this massive extraterrestrial two-headed dragon beast that EATS GODDAMN MOUNTAINS. Just like the other Ultra Beasts on this list, it's a lot more adorable than you'd think from looking at it from first glance. He's very expressive and in the gen 7 games when you go to feed it a pokebean but drop it before he can eat it, he makes a sad face and shakes his tail like a puppy, it's so cute. I don't care HOW "bad" it is at battle, Guzzlord will always be my second-favorite Pokemon and nothing is ever going to change that.
1. Golisopod - Truth to be told I'm getting lazier as this list progresses so I'll just keep this one simple. Bug-types are stereotypically known to be weak and small, but I love how Golisopod completely changes that. He goes from being a small cowardly bug to a giant samurai isopod warrior, it's a really impressive contrast to the previous form. What I love even more about this progression is that unlike most "weak to powerful" evolutions like Magikarp and Gyarados, It actually somewhat retains its cowardly nature, but the pokedex tries justifying it by saying it's being strategic, which I find hilarious and can honestly relate to. Even ya boi Guzma has a Golisopod. If that's not a valid reason to like this Pokemon then I don't know what is. Golisopod is going to stay as my favorite Pokemon for all time, no matter how cool future Pokemon are.
By the way, my favorite Sword and Shield starter is Scorbunny. He's so adorable. I'm really curious to see what he evolves into.
I might add a Pokemon Showdown page sometime.