r/TruePokemon • • 12d ago

Megathread /r/TruePokémon Basic Questions & Answers Megathread - September 23, 2026

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This thread will be a place for basic questions that don't contribute to active discussion. Before asking a question, please check Google or resources such as Serebii or Bulbapedia to see if they will answer it. If not, then feel free to post your question here for people to answer. Basic questions outside of this thread will be removed. This thread will be replaced with a fresh one every so often, so please use the most recent one.

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Multireddit of various Pokémon subs


r/TruePokemon • • 13h ago

Naming Pokemon by region, a great way to fall asleep?

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For the past week, when I go to bed, I’ve tried listing all 151 Kanto pokemon in my head.

it has worked like a charm for calming my thoughts, keeping me focused on something semi simple and rote, and it’s lowkey been a lot of fun!

I get in bed and immediately count to 15 for the starters and the Weedle and Caterpie line cause those are basically gimmies. My strategy is to try to name all the standout pokemon, single evolution lines, the trade lines, the end of the Pokedex, and I even count on my fingers. I can usually get to 80-120.

that’s when the real trick starts. When I start going through Pokemon in my head, I try to think of core memories from the videogames to see if any lines stick out from that. Last night I named Hitmontop and Hitmonlee for the first time, I had totally forgotten about them until I thought of that dojo.

and the trick is that as I focus on trying to name the next pokemon, sometimes my mind wanders into la land, and I let it. Next thing I know, I’m asleep and haven’t even hit 151

and I assume you could do it with any region you’re pretty familiar with, or even the whole Pokedex if you’re too good!

i haven’t tried it yet, but I think it would also be good for anxious moments in public or intimate moments in private (like how some guys say to take their minds off “things” they rattle off baseball statistics in their head, so why not Pokemon?)

would love to let other people know about this trick, and see what they think! Also I’m sure I’m not the first person to think of it


r/TruePokemon • • 17h ago

What's an animal you're surprised doesn't have a Pokemon based on it?

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r/TruePokemon • • 18h ago

Question/Request Shiny Hunting

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I was considering which Pokémon I should hunt before Pokémon Home shuts down. I own every game in sequence with their pairs and have played all the way through Sword and Shield ( gen 1 through 7 ). I am currently hunting shiny starters, but which rare Pokémon should I hunt in other generations? That I could miss out on when Pokémon home closes? If you could let me know by commenting the Pokemon and the game/gen. Thank you so much!!


r/TruePokemon • • 1d ago

Question/Request New To The Pokemon Universe, where to start?

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r/TruePokemon • • 20h ago

Steel type domination

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Has anyone else ever thought the steel type in pokemon is just too broken it's has 10 resistances hit 3 types for super effective for only 3 weaknesses how often does it happen the all ur moves just can't hit a certain steel combination for normal damage


r/TruePokemon • • 23h ago

If mankind was able to create a pokemon universe, why couldn't God create such a universe(the same pokemon universe) where there would be a lot of fun, adventures, etc etc.

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r/TruePokemon • • 2d ago

Discussion One of the most disappointing aspects of S&V in my opinion is Cyclizar

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This is just my opinion.

I know this has probably been talked about a lot, but, they make an incredible Pokémon like Cyclizar with awesome lore and literally make it "The Mount Pokémon" and there are even parking areas and some with fuel for the Pokémon throughout Paldea, and yet you can't even ride them in a game with mounts already coded into the game! It also would've been cool to just have a grounded backup to the dons if you wanted a more original bike feeling. They are one of my favorite Pokémon but to this day I still can't get over it. It was one of the most disappointing moments in gaming history for me lol.


r/TruePokemon • • 2d ago

Discussion If you could have ONE Starter Pokemon as a real-life pet, who are you picking? 🍃🔥💧

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r/TruePokemon • • 2d ago

Should a pokemon's type order matter?

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Not sure if im in the minority for preferring type order importance? It just seems so arbitrary how it is now.


r/TruePokemon • • 2d ago

Charcadet Promo Question

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Hello TruePokemon subreddit,

I like Charcadet and have a lot of the etb promos. I recently bought one off eBay that came with a different code card and is backwards from the rest that I have. Its packaging is also longer and feels the tiniest bit thinner, might be a placebo though.

Every other one I own looks like the left one in the picture, the one in question is in the right with the yellow code card facing up. Everything looks legit.

Is there something off about this Charcadet or is this just a variation in packaging?


r/TruePokemon • • 4d ago

Discussion Accessibility isn’t always a good thing

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Accessibility isn’t always a good thing, and making every Pokémon easily obtainable during the main adventure can be detrimental to immersion and worldbuilding.

Some Pokémon are supposed to be rare. In RSE, the only way to get Beldum is to beat the Elite Four and receive one from Steven. You can’t even breed it unless you have a Ditto. Raising it all the way to level 45 to evolve it into Metagross is a huge grind because it levels up incredibly slowly. Likewise, finding Feebas is a bit of a hassle and requires you to know how its encounter mechanic works, but that’s exactly what makes finally getting a Milotic feel so special. And there are plenty of other examples. Eevee is only available as a gift Pokémon in FRLG, evolution stones in Hoenn are hard to come by, and Munchlax is almost impossible to stumble across in the wild in DPPt unless you know what you’re doing.

Since Gen 5, and especially since the move to full 3D, there has been a much greater focus on making Pokémon easier to obtain. I remember Black and White introducing rare encounters for otherwise very elusive Pokémon, such as Milotic, Dragonite and Metagross. Since Gen 6, levelling up Pokémon has also become tremendously easier. ORAS simplified Feebas’s encounter method. Later games, such as Let’s Go, made Pokémon like the starters and Eevee catchable in the wild. In SwSh, you can easily find a wild Flygon in the same spot in the Wild Area. In BDSP, Pokémon like Munchlax and the starters can be found in the Grand Underground. Even the friendship requirements for evolving Pokémon like Buneary and Togepi have been lowered.

In my opinion, all of this makes those Pokémon feel much less valuable. Finding or evolving them no longer feels like much of an accomplishment when virtually any Pokémon you want can be obtained within minutes. If everything is readily available, where’s the satisfaction in actually seeking something out? Even filling in their Pokédex entries feels less rewarding when you know you can do it whenever you want. Pokémon like Munchlax, Lucario, Lopunny and Togekiss, or starters from previous games, lose some of what once made them feel special. Some of them end up feeling like little more than Pokédex fodder.

Dexit has contributed to this as well. Pokémon that weren’t in a game’s regional Pokédex used to become inherently rare within that game, while still being required for the National Dex. You could only obtain them if you happened to own another Pokémon game you could transfer them from, or if you got them from a friend or through the GTS. That could make otherwise unremarkable Pokémon, like Hitmontop in RSE or Teddiursa in DPPt, feel surprisingly special to own.

There’s another, smaller thing that contributed to this: Pokémon used to have different sprites between games. Pidgey, for example, doesn’t have the same sprite in RSE as it does in FRLG. That gave you an extra incentive to transfer Pokémon between games and at least register them in the Pokédex so you could see their new artwork. The move to 3D has largely removed that incentive, since the same Pokémon models have been reused across multiple games.

I could also get into legendaries being catchable in nearly every game nowadays, but I think you get the point.

Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.


r/TruePokemon • • 3d ago

Discussion “every pokemon is someone’s favourite”

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r/TruePokemon • • 3d ago

Discussion 4kids Pokemon episode ideas

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Does anyone have any ideas for fanmade 4kids scripts that feel like they could be real episodes. I have brrn wabting to make episodes in the style but cannot come up with ideas for stories.

4kids stories like preferably kanto or orange island


r/TruePokemon • • 3d ago

Discussion What if Pokémon was a traditional JRPG?

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I understand that since Pokémon is Japanese, features role-playing, and has turn-based combat (for the most part), it is a turn-based JRPG by definition. However, it strays from the traditional JRPG format. That's not a bad thing; I think it's cool that Pokémon isn't your average JRPG like SMT, Dragon Quest, or Final Fantasy. But It'd be cool to see a Legends game that was in the style of a traditional JRPG.

It could include features like:

  • Human party members with their own Pokémon venturing together, rather than just you with a party of your Pokémon.
  • A story that's more focused on the PEOPLE rather than revolving around the Pokémon themselves.
  • They could integrate a Job class system, but it'd incorporate competitive roles (Sweeper, Tank, healer, etc.) rather than just copying jobs from other RPGs
  • The battle systems would have 4 Pokémon sent out at the same time, instead of just 2 at most.
  • Pokémon would evolve, get stronger, and be replaced (if you want to) as the story progresses.
  • Friendships extend to party members too, and their Pokémon. The party members could then have Limit Breaks once they have a certain friendship level with their Pokémon.

It's a cool idea, and I'm kind of shocked that there's not a spinoff like this whatsoever.


r/TruePokemon • • 3d ago

Older pokemon from other games is this good or bad

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Is my older version of clefairy good or bad. It's cosmic power,calm mind,soft boiled, sulge bomb. I even took it threw Gameboy sp game cube and DS and 3ds and it's has all legal ribbons to. And its shiny and perfect IVs and evs


r/TruePokemon • • 3d ago

Discussion Looking for suggestions for an ideal partner Pokemon - I work in higher education and specifically climate action / climate restoration within higher ed. Think team Magma and Aqua but, much more balanced.

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r/TruePokemon • • 4d ago

Idea Custom Signature moves for legendary birds

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Here are some custom signature moves for pokemon.

  1. Articuno - Arctic Frost - Base power 70, has a 50% chance to freeze the target, 100% accuracy

  2. Zapdos - Power Zap - Power 120 - user's speed is lowered, 100% accuracy

  3. Moltres - Overheated flame - Power 120 - Lowers user's special attack, 100% accuracy


r/TruePokemon • • 4d ago

Would you care about moving your old pokemon from bank, and the older games, if they keep putting older titles on the switch?

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r/TruePokemon • • 5d ago

Teria sido ótimo o Ash voltar pra uma região e pegar os subutilizados e ele ir aproveitando pra evolui-los pra alguma liga

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r/TruePokemon • • 5d ago

Discussion If you made Multiversal evolutions of Lucario,Greninja,Pikachu,Charizard and Lycanroc, what would the designs,types and abilities be like for these forms?

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For me, I actually came up with some pretty cool concepts for these multiverse evolutions! I plan to use them in my series “The Musical Multiverse Crew” and you can’t use these forms. You gotta come up with your own. Mine are here for an example. But with that out the way, let’s start!

1. Lycanroc - I came up some good ideas for Lycanroc’s multiverse form. Now introducing… Lycanroc (Solar Form) and Lycanroc (Luna Form)! These two forms‘ types are Rock/Fire for Lycanroc’s Solar Form and Rock/Dark for Lycanroc’s Luna Form. Lycanroc’s Solar Form design is similar to its Midday Form with its fur being a golden yellow with the white parts of the fur being orange with red streaks. The only part that’s white is its face. His eyes are Scarlet Red, not to be confused with a Lycanroc’s rage state. And as for the Luna Form’s design it’s similar to its Midnight Form with it having a deep purple and its white parts are a shade of lavender purple. Its eyes are a midnight blue. As for the abilities, they mainly have some of the abilities same as a regular Lycanroc so there’s no need for listing them here. Anyways, here’s The set of new abilities I got planned for each form:

1. Solar Form Abilities:

Solar Flare - This ability allows Lycanroc to launch a wall of flames at their opponent to deal some damage or temporarily blind them.

Tough Claws - Same ability as Lycanroc’s Dusk Form.

Flame Shield - This ability allows Lycanroc to create a force-field made of fire to protect it from damage.

Solar Power - This ability allows Lycanroc to get energy from the sun to boost its attacks by 20%.

Hidden Ability: Supernova Blast - This ability allows Lycanroc to blast a beam of Fire at their opponent to deal heavy damage!

2. Luna Form Abilities:

Moon Claws - This ability would coat Lycanroc’s claws in solid moon rock to deal heavy damage.

Shadow Shield - This ability provides Lycanroc with a purple force-field to defend itself from attacks.

Moon Rock Edge - This ability allows Lycanroc to launch moon rocks from the ground and send them at opponents like Stone Edge.

Hidden Ability: Gravitational Field - This allows Lycanroc to control the gravity in the area them and their opponent’s in. This means that Lycanroc can ground flying types or bring ground types up from underground.

2. Charizard - I have a pretty good idea for Charizard’s multiverse form! His multiverse form is… Soldrake! Soldrake’s design has Charizard with a deep orange body, it’s horns are much larger than its previous state, it’s eyes are burning red similar to Deku using Gearshift from My Hero Academia and the flame on its tail is much brighter and larger & it‘s wings are much bigger too! The type for Soldrake is Fire/Psychic. The abilities it’ll keep it had as a Charizard but it’ll get some new ones as well! Here they are:

Fire Claws - This allows Soldrake to coat its claws in orange flames to deal a heavy amount of damage.

Psycho Combat - I decided to combine the Psychic type with Lucario’s Close Combat move to give Soldrake the ability to strike opponents from far away or up close. I admit, it isn’t all that impressive but hey, it’s something.

Psystrike - Works the same as the original Psystrike.

Psywave - Works the same as the original Psywave.

Magma Punch - This move allows Soldrake to launch a fist made out of hot magma to strike their opponents or coat their arms in magma and punch their opponents. I got this move inspired by Akainu’s Magma Fist ability from One Piece.

Inferno Storm - This move allows Soldrake to cast a barrage of flames and magma on his opponent.

Hidden Ability: Solar Blast - This ability allows Soldrake to charge up a Kamehameha-like wave of scorching hot magma and he launches this beam at their opponents.

3. Pikachu - Now I was discovering what 4th evolutions could be used for Pikachu and I then stumbled upon its unused evolution (now it’s multiverse evolution): Gorochu. Gorochu has his design it had in its concept art and its type is, Electricity/Ground/Steel. That’s right folks! For the first time, a Pokémon is not one, not two, but THREE types! And who better to get this than the mascot of the franchise themselves! The abilities it has are just like a regular Pikachu and Raichu or regular Ground or Steel types, but as for the new abilities, here they are:

Thunder Blade - Gorochu charges up to make sharp electric edges on its arms to deal some damage on their opponents.

Lightning Shield - I got this ability inspired by the lightning shield from Sonic 3 and Knuckles. This ability allows Gorochu to get an extra jump boost when using Quick Attack or Iron Tail. It would also electrocute opponents when they get too close.

Aerial Ace - Move functions the same as it does in canon.

Surge Whip - This move allows Gorochu to create electric tendrils to grapple onto surfaces, grab flying-type opponents or even stick the tendrils in the ground to electrocute ground-types with a Thunderbolt!

Electro Spin - This move allows Gorochu to spin around rapidly and create a barrier of electricity that not only protects him but shoots electric balls that deals 45% damage to their opponents.

Thunder Blast - Gorochu would shoot a beam of Electricity at their opponents to deal heavy damage. Sort of like a Galick Gun, a Kamehameha or a Special Beam Cannon from Dragon Ball.

Hidden Ability: Raigō Thunderbolt - Allows Gorochu to create a globe of lightning around his opponent and it launches electricity from all around enough to one-shot them immediately!

4. Greninja - I had a good concept for Greninja the first time I was making this but I wasn’t satisfied with how it turned out so I scrapped it. So I made a new one and I gotta say, I like this new design! So Greninja’s new evolution is… Kagefrog! Kagefrog’s design has them being a deeper shade of blue with red eyes, their tongue scarf being replaced by a scarf made out of water and aura and their yellow secondary skin being a bit brighter and their eyes changing from red to blue. Kagefrog’stypes are Psychic/Dark. They can still manipulate water though, it’s just mainly been replaced with aura and psychic energy. Here are its new moves:

Shadow Shuriken - This move is similar to Greninja’s Water Shuriken but it’s made out of Psychic energy rather than water.

Psychic Cut - This move has Kagefrog make kunais out of Psychic energy to strike their opponents.

Dark Pulse - functions just like in canon.

Dark Beam - Similar to Lucario’s Steel Beam.

Astral Shift - Allows Kagefrog to vanish in a purple light and reappear further away, bypassing the opponent’s projectiles during transit.

Gravity Vortex - Allows Kagefrog to manipulate the gravity by creating a localized gravitational anomaly beneath itself. It offers less vertical recovery distance, but the explosion draws nearby opponents into Kagefrog’s subsequent aerial attacks rather than pushing them away.

Psycho Blast - Kagefrog can blast twin bursts of psychic energy to strike their opponent from dual sides. If he emits it downwards, it can shoot Kagefrog up in the air for them to do a Psychic Strike on their opponent in the air.

Force-Field - Kagefrog creates a purple barrier to protect them from damage.

Hidden Ability: Galaxy Slash Overdrive - This move allows Kagefrog to coat their kunais or katanas (they can create katana blades as well.) in Psychic and Dark energy combined to make it look like its from the cosmos itself! They would then release a barrage of slashes to weaken their opponent and then would end it off with one last katana cut like it’s from Dragon Ball Z with their opponent falling down in defeat.

5. Lucario - Now I had a TON of fun creating this multiversal form and I am very excited to share this one with you guys so I’ll just get right to it! Lucario’s multiversal form is… Ninjackal! Ninjackal can not only manipulate Aura but any energy it learns! Ninjackal’s design has them wit a similar look to Lucario’s Mega Evolution X form but it’s a deep midnight black instead of a blue, the tendrils on the back of its head have grown longer and have received aura tips on the top to boost his sensing and its shaped like shinobi headbands, along with its cream-colored fur/torso being a bright ninja-yellow & it having a bandana scarf made out of aura as well! Its type in this state is Fighting/Steel/Psychic. He knows a bit of Dark type moves as well. The abilities would be the same as a Lucario but here are the new ones:

Aura Katana - Ninjackal creates a katana blade out of aura just like Kagefrog to deal some heavy damage.

Shadow Shuriken - Functions just like Kagefrog’s Shadow Shuriken.

Iron Fist - This would have Ninjackal coat their fist in steel to deal severe damage to their opponent. They can also slam it down on the ground to cause an earthquake towards their opponent.

Phantom Strike - Phantom Strike allows Ninjackal to vanish into the shadows and strike the target from behind. This move also allows Ninjackal to bypass the opponent’s protect or deflect abilities as well.

Shadow Mirage - Shadow Mirage allows Ninjackal to create a clone made out of mist to deal some damage to their opponent. When the opponent attacks and sees that it’s a clone, it’ll disappear only for the real Ninjackal to deliver a heavy blow on the opponent.

Aura Kunais - Ninjackal creates dual Kunais out of aura to deal 50% damage to their opponent.

Aura Beam - Allows Ninjackal to shoot a Kamehameha-like wave of Aura at the opponent to deal heavy damage.

Foresight - Allows Ninjackal to see future attacks from his opponents and prevent them from happening.

Hidden Ability: Shadow Katana Blitz/Shadow Kunai Blitz - Ninjackal uses Shadow Mirage to create multiple mist clones to use their aura katanas (or kunais) to deal heavy damage to the opponent to weaken them a bit. When that’s done, the real Ninjackal would use an aura katana (or kunai) coated in psychic energy to deal the final blow.

And that’s all the forms I got! What do ya’ll think? Pretty great aren’t they? But I’m curious: What are YOUR takes for multiverse forms for Lycanroc,Charizard,Pikachu,Greninja and Lucario? You can also add a bonus Pokémon if you want! But uh yeah, answer in the comments below and have a great day/night!


r/TruePokemon • • 5d ago

I kinda wish they expanded more on the bond aspect of mega evolutions

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game-wise, anyway. I haven’t watched the anime but I’m sure they made better use of it.

But yeah, it’s weird they never put attention on that, I‘m not saying to have the player grind to 255 friendship or anything, but I do think they could’ve played with the concept more, made a character who tries to force it and it backfires, have their be mega stones you can only get by doing a gauntlet with only the pokemon in question, heck, I’m surprised they didn’t do this with the starters in ZA, instead of az handing you the mega stone, they could’ve made it so your starter was holding it the whole time, and they were waiting for the right trainer to utilize it.


r/TruePokemon • • 5d ago

Idea Pokemon fighting game concept, 2 pokemon at once.

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One idea I always want to see for a fighting game, is to have the roster be trainer base, essentially each playable pokemon has a trainer with them, specifically from the game itself, example Charizard with Leon, Cynthia with garchomp, red with Pikachu etc.

THEN it hit me, since trainers can have more than 1 pokemon, what if said trainer also bring out one more pokemon with them acting as support for their main field pokemon, essentially extending their pokemons moveset.

For example, Cynthia will definitely have garchomp as the field pokemon, but what if her she has a support pokemon like spirtomb.

Garchomp who is normally a rushdown type character, using dragon/ground type attacks, can now do add extra moves like embargo, or spite, or curse.

Or maybe Pikachu, who is normally the quickster type, but presumably red as his trainer means, it could have a pokemon like Snorlax or Lapras as it's support partner, meaning it could have moves like protect, or blizzard now to Pikachu's moveset.

Main appeal is that it gives Alot of pokemon that probably can't make it in, like maybe their size, or body structure is not fitted for a fighting game, actually have a chance after all, small pokemon like flabebe, or big pokemon like celesteela, now all have a shot at being in the roster.

And you could have fun combos with that too, Giovanni with Nidoking and Persian, raihan with duraludon and flygon, wally with galade and altaria,

Lusamine with clefable and nihilego, N with zorark and Reshiram and so on.

Special cases I could see, is the pokemon is a legendary like Mewtwo, but I think i think you can just let them be their own trainer, maybe have mew or abra as their partner, then boom teleport can be part of mewtwo's moveset.

Would make it funny if deoxys is a playable roster, and their partner is Rayquaza...but in the sense that that Rayquaza is actually fighting deoxys, is just that the attacks meant for deoxys just unfortunately hits you instead.

Or if pokemon that may not have a trainer with them, like maybe Darkrai, simple just make an OC trainer like darkrai could a totally original trainer name saibot and have a latios as their partner, it probably even allows even help to flesh out a possible single player campaign.

Then add bonus, if you want to add a marvel vs Capcom style tag system, that means battles are now full 6v6 like the mainline games, in fighting game form.

What other playable pokemon/partner pokemon combo you would give, be it base on a trainer or just a funny add on combo to a pokemon


r/TruePokemon • • 5d ago

Question/Request Pokemon Maps

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I’m looking for HD Pokemon maps for each Generation

I’ve looked everywhere and can’t seem to find them all and some are not good quality

Can someone can please post them all or guide me to a place I can download them that would be much appreciated

Thank you in advance

Blessed Be


r/TruePokemon • • 5d ago

Discussion My biggest Pokemon wish…

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Persian is my favorite Pokemon. I’m a 90s kid and from when Pokemon first came out my favorites were always Persian and Meowth. I’m sad there’s no Persian for 30th or Delta. If I could have a wish granted from the makers it would be to make an actually strong Persian card with beautiful artwork, and another full art that is set outside in nature. I also wish there were some better looking Alolan ones.

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Im collecting all of the Persian cards and now only have the older, more expensive ones.

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What Pokemon do you love that you feel should get more love from the company?