This might hurt some people’s feelings, but Generation 6 is probably my least favorite generation. When I did my random number generator to see which generation I would do, I was given Generation 6 despite my hopes of rolling something else 🫡

In spite of this, it was a decently fun run. Heliolisk is my favorite electric type despite belonging to Kalos, which helped my morale!

  1. “Bush Beast,” the Pangoro
  • Ability: Fur Coat

  • Pretty beefy dude. Hit hard, took hard hits really well. He was on my team since the first route.

  1. “Hardee’s,” the shiny Xerneas
  • Ability: Aftermath

  • Typical Xerneas Geomancy sweeps on otherwise difficult fights. Named “Hardee’s” because I shiny hunted him and encountered him while having breakfast at Hardee’s.

  1. “Prancie,” the Diancie
  • Ability: Shell Armor

  • Was pretty easy to avoid crits when I couldn’t be hit by them. A very nice defensive tank.

  1. “Spoofy,” the Heliolisk
  • Ability: Cloud Nine

  • This Pokémon was crucial in getting through weather routes. Turning off that weather was a lifesaver. Ironically, his actual in-game abilities all have to do with either Sun, Rain, or Sandstorm, so to have a randomized ability that eliminates the effects of weather entirely was super cool! Also Boomburst goes so damn hard.

  1. “Stinky,” the Noivern
  • Ability: Unaware

  • Perfect revenge killer for a boosted Pokémon. Hits super fast and doesn’t care how many attack boosts the opponent has.

  1. “Boggart,” the Trevenant
  • Ability: Multiscale

  • I think the single best use for this guy was to tank a hit from a Pokémon that the rest of my team could not handle, lay out a Destiny Bond, then proceed to die to the next hit due to the ability having been nullified. Super useful.