Pokemon as pets ranking

[DaReaperMan]

Let's do my second favorite legendary behind Giratina now, Ho-oh!

Spoiler: Safety: 5

With a complete lack of any dex entries saying about how it's balls burn at half the temperature of the sun, Ho-Oh is a ridiculously safe Pokémon, highly intelligent, and even if it somehow did kill someone it didn't mean to it could just ******' ressurect em! You have maybe the safest large Pokémon in existence here.

Spoiler: Behavior: 5

Walking into this, Ho-Oh only lets itself become the Pokémon of those whom are pure-hearted, so just by owning it, you already know you are hot shit on the moral spectrum, and such a thing also speaks to it's sense of morality and justice.

Ho-oh is also not very destructive at all, just seeing the damn thing promises eternal happiness for the future, and it's aphor mentioned intelligence and sense of both morality and justice will protect you against those with less than good intentions.

Oh, and if you die it can just say no, for better or worse.

Spoiler: Housing: 4

Now normally, 12 foot tall 440 pound bird= You're not fitting in your house... but it wouldn't want to do that anyways. Ho-oh's preferred environment is the open sky, even not even appearing visible to those with impure hearts, and considering most people don't live in actual caves or very thick forest/jungle, you will apsolutely be seeing Ho-oh around, either roosting in your backyard, or in the skies watching over you. The size still presents a problem since you need a big backyard, but really push comes to shove it could roost on your apartment complex or your house lol

Spoiler: Ease of Care: 5

Ho-Oh appears self-sufficient, not seeming to require any nutrients or if it does, it just gets those itself and you do not have to worry about it, it also appears to just keep itself perfectly clean to shine like it's dex entries keep going on about.

As it turns out, a pet that entirely skips the caring for it process saves a lot of time and money

Typing: Fire/Flying is a 2

Total: 21/25. Everyone should've expected Ho-Oh to hit 20 or higher

 

[Noneless21]

I shall participate and present my most favorite pokemon of all time

Inhale

GARDE-

It's Rayquaza

Spoiler: Safety 1

While all of the index said that Rayquaza will descent if Kyogre and Groudon are thinking some dumb shit, it basically live rent free in the ozone layer all the goddamn time until once every blue moon so he's basically almost nonexistent in human life, when he DOES descent tho, he kinda wreck havoc, because it's the equilizer of the weather trio, so when it arrive, expect some earthquake and tsunami come forward in every direction because that's the only reason why it even came down in the first place

Spoiler: Behavior 5

surprisingly, for a pokemon that represent the sky and have enough strength to subdue two pokemon that represent earth and sea, it barely does any damage to the environment nor have any anger issue, it just, kinda soar in the atmosphere minding his own business, and that's something I appreciate

Spoiler: Housing 3

so in Pokedex it's listed as a 7 meter long, which is taller than average house. Now he can curl himself to fit inside a garage or some shit but guess what? He lives in a ******* atmosphere and there's nothing you can do about it. Normally his size poses a problem but due to his natural habitat (which Im guessing that's the only way he can live) there's really no issue for housing size

Spoiler: Ease to care 5

We're talking about a pokemon that can live for hundred of million of years, on the atmosphere, and quench his thirst by feeding itself water molecule on the atmosphere, and I'm guessing he didnt need to eat too so that's neat.

Typing:Flying/Dragon, so +2.5

Total: 16.5/25, surprisingly high, for a pokemon that didnt come down because it thinks we're hot shit but rather because the surface area of earth is in danger because 2 pokemons that couldn't, for the life of them, reconcile and discussing about land/sea ratio

 

[DaReaperMan]

Typing:Flying/Dragon, so +5

Total: 19/25, surprisingly high, for a pokemon that didnt come down because it thinks we're hot shit but rather because the surface area of earth is in danger because 2 pokemons that couldn't, for the life of them, reconcile and discussing about land/sea ratio

Actually, you're supposed to take the higher typing number and divide it by the lower one lol

 

[Imaginym]

Actually, you're supposed to take the higher typing number and divide it by the lower one lol

You are? Not add them together?

 

[DaReaperMan]

You are? Not add them together?

Yeah, it's why it's up to 25 and not up to 30 lol

 

[Noneless21]

Actually, you're supposed to take the higher typing number and divide it by the lower one lol

So 3 divided with 2?

 

[DaReaperMan]

So 3 divided with 2?

2.5, basically

Come to the middle ground between the two

 

[DaReaperMan]

Alright, let's do another one that will be a significantly low score, and I haven't even looked at anything yet! Groudon!

Spoiler: Safety: 0

The Dex is no help here, sure evaporating water instantly is pretty nasty, and so are volcanic eruptions, but you can just not live near those areas for Groudon.

And then you look at the games, mainly Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, you get a lot about what Groudon is like...

Which is a complete uncontrollable force of nature, weighing in at over 2000 pounds and 11 feet tall, Groudon basically destroys everything around it! Think you are safe?! Ask Maxie on that one, and he's the one with a full team of trained Pokémon to try and take the damn thing on!

Spoiler: Behavior: 0

As said in safety, Groudon is a pure force of nature, if Maxie, the guy with the plan and Pokéballs couldn't control it, what hope do you have controlling this rage monster?!

Spoiler: Housing: 0

Ya see, having a force of nature that just blows up your house isn't conducive to your health! Now it's size and weight alone would dock it some points, but the fact Groudon is as destructive as it is kills any chance of this happening.

Spoiler: Ease of Care: 5

Groudon didn't need any food or water for a long ass time, so yeah, it's entirely self-sufficient

Typing: Ground is a 2

Total: 7/25. Typing and self-sufficiency do a lot to boost this thing, because otherwise, Groudon is just too destructive to have around and is literally Unstoppable by experienced trainers who don't have protagonist-itus.

 

[DaReaperMan]

Bout time I did an actual cat. Incineroar!

Spoiler: Safety: 3

so, your eyebrows are raised already, huh? How can this disobedient and egotistical Pokémon be safe at all? Wouldn't it just suplex you into the ground?

Well, no actually. The dex specifically states it likes to fight strong opponents and finds fighting the weak boring, which would definitely include you. Thus, the only issue is the open flame belt!

Which isnt actually that bad when you consider that that Incineroar is broad as all hell and so won't set anything on fire it didn't mean to, as proven by something that's more a behavior...

Spoiler: Behavior: 3

Yeah the whole "Probably won't suplex you" thing is all that's saving Incineroar here, right?

Well, no, it has a kind heart, helping small Pokémon, it's actually probably a very good 'pet' for families because the children will have a big ass cat willing to throw down with anyone to inspire them to be strong. Sure, the whole aggressive dick part of it's personality still exists, but the fact it will largely not aim that at you helps a lot!

Spoiler: Housing: 3

Just make sure you have a stone floor for it to sleep on and you should be fine, the fires don't seem to harm people who touch them unless Incineroar is fighting

Spoiler: Ease of Care: 1

Incineroar eats meat. Meat is about as expensive as the aphor mentioned berry prices, but is more filling, so it's actually a bit less costly... but still, that's a lot of meat you're getting like every 3 days or so.

Typing: Fire/Dark is a 1.

Total: 11/25. Incineroar did a LOT better than I thought it would going in all things considered

 

[Artorimachi_Meteoraft]

Corsola

How good is it

 

[Imaginym]

Corsola

How good is it

Sorry for taking so long to get to this.

Gold	It continuously sheds and grows. The tip of its head is prized as a treasure for its beauty.
Silver	In a south sea nation, the people live in communities that are built on groups of these Pokémon.
Crystal	The points on its head absorb nutrients from clean water. They cannot survive in polluted water.

Ruby	Corsola's branches glitter very beautifully in seven colors when they catch sunlight. If any branch breaks off, this Pokémon grows it back in just one night.
Sapphire	Clusters of Corsola congregate in warm seas where they serve as ideal hiding places for smaller Pokémon. When the water temperature falls, this Pokémon migrates to the southern seas.
Emerald	Corsola live in warm southern seas. If the sea becomes polluted, the beautiful coral stalks become discolored and crumble away in tatters.

Sun	Coral branches grow from its head. They break off quite easily, but they grow back in about three days.
Moon	Pursued by Mareanie for the branches on its head, this Pokémon will sometimes snap its own branches off as a diversion while it escapes.
Ultra Sun	The pink of Corsola that live in Alola is deep and vibrant, thanks to seas filled with nutrition.
Ultra Moon	In Alola, where their natural enemies Mareanie are plentiful, many Corsola have stubby branches on their heads.

Sword	It will regrow any branches that break off its head. People keep particularly beautiful Corsola branches as charms to promote safe childbirth.
Shield	These Pokémon live in warm seas. In prehistoric times, many lived in the oceans around the Galar region as well.

Safety: 4.5/5 People (Presumably those of Pacifidlog or similar.) have lived in structures built atop colonies of Corsola, so it's probably quite docile & probably doesn't need to move much. The worst I can say about it is that it might attract Mareanie to prey on it, small Pokemon seeking shelter in it if they can get into your Corsola's water enclosure, or weird people who want its branches for their beauty or other reasons.
Behaviour: 4.5/5 If broken, it branches grow back in an amount of time between 1 night & 3 days. (Why is it inconsistent? Is it because Ruby doesn't have Mareanie, unlike Sun?) This suggests Corsola branches grow very fast. Corsola also snap their own branches off (How?) as a diversion to escape Mareanie. As long as you didn't build your house atop one & there aren't anything that'd prey on it, these probably don't concern you. It congregates in warm water, so I guess the biggest worry is don't let the water be warm where it's dangerous for it? (How would that even happen.)
Housing: 4/5 Warm water is presumably preferred, & probably salt water/sea water to match its environment. It might appreciate small friends to dwell in its branches to emulate its environment. At 60 cm & 5 kilograms, it isn't very big, & it's very light, though it's probably larger than most IRL aquatic pets. Mareanie predation left many wild Corsola with stubby branches, so maybe also mind that. But its a living coral creature, of course you're going to be paying attention to the branches, right?
Ease of Care: 4/5 Healthy Corsola, especially in Alola, have deep & vibrant pink colours thanks to nutrition. Those in polluted waters will become discoloured & crumble away in tatters. Obviously, you shouldn't be keeping your aquatic pet in anything like polluted water. If it didn't require a big thing of seawater, Corsola would be higher.
Typing: 3/5 If I understand right, for dual types, you take the average of the two types. Water is 4, Rock is 2, so 3.

Total: 20/25

Perhaps I was a bit too strict on it? But IDK how many people can reasonably provide a suitably sized enclosure of warm, unpolluted sea water for a 60 cm 5 kg creature, even if it probably is docile & mostly unmoving.

While I'm at it, Galarian Corsola:

Galarian Corsola
Sword	Watch your step when wandering areas oceans once covered. What looks like a stone could be this Pokémon, and it will curse you if you kick it.
Shield	Sudden climate change wiped out this ancient kind of Corsola. This Pokémon absorbs others' life-force through its branches.

Those are all of the Pokedex entries Galarian Corsola has.
Unlike Johtonian Corsola, Galarian Corsola can evolve, into Cursola:

Sword	Its shell is overflowing with its heightened otherworldly energy. The ectoplasm serves as protection for this Pokémon's core spirit.
Shield	Be cautious of the ectoplasmic body surrounding its soul. You'll become stiff as stone if you touch it.

Safety: 2/5 Presumably stays in water, or areas where oceans once were, can be mistaken for a stone, will curse you if "kicked", which probably means your foot accidentally making contact with it. & while we're clarifying, since it's a Ghost-type, it cursing you probably means worse than it using rude language. Further, it absorbs others' life force through its branches, so you probably can't even touch it without risking a bit of your life span. The only reason I'd consider this more than a 1 is it's not certain to be lethal, & it's probably stationary, so it might be able to be relocated through careful tool use if necessary. If it evolves, it brings a risk of petrification/paralysis of indefinite duration on contact, so mind that.
Behaviour: 3/5 Watch where you walk & don't touch it & it won't hurt you. A lot of creatures follow these rules, you should be able to do so, too.
Housing: 2.5/5 Might be more accustomed to extinct environments, since it's a Ghost-type & an "ancient kind of Corsola", extinct as a result of "sudden climate change" in Galar. I'm unsure if this means coolor or warmer water, but just be extra sure to keep its water extra unpolluted if you don't want it to decide it needs some supplements of your life force. Its evolution is almost twice that size, at 1 meter/100 cm. But still lighter than Johtonian Corsola, as Cursola only weighs 0.4 kg. It got lighter somehow?
Ease of Care: 2/5 Galarian Corsola is the same size as Corsola, 60 cm, but only one tenth of the weight, at 0.5 kg, probably because of its ghostly nature. But because it's dangerous to touch, it's probably dangerous to do maintenance like cleaning it or its tank. The extra 4.5 kg Johtonian Corsola comes with it might be worth it for the easier handling, but maybe with some good tools. Would they even work on a Ghost-type? Maybe it won't drain your life force if it trusts you? Especially if it's a tamed/domestic "pet" Pokemon? Even more caution is advised with its bigger, lighter & seemingly more dangerous evolved form.
Typing: 0/5 Pure Ghost-typing is rated as a 0 out of 5 in this system's scale.

Total: 9.5/25

Maybe I was too lenient? Being lighter does it SOME favors, as does being stationary & seemingly not aggressive. A lot of its rating is affected by a lack of information. It doesn't seem clear if the life-draining or turning stiff as stone are permanent or what.
Give it a nice environment & keep it away from predators (This should be easy.), & it'll probably be manageable. Maybe even safe to touch if it can control its abilities if it trusts you.

 

[DaReaperMan]

Should note, Corsola is Coral... that stuff is insanely hard to keep alive, just seawater wouldn't be enough in this instance.

 

[Imaginym]

Should note, Corsola is Coral... that stuff is insanely hard to keep alive, just seawater wouldn't be enough in this instance.

Maybe the living coral monster is hardier? Maybe? But I could believe it being high maintenance, given its infamous reputation IRL.
Although, isn't a lot of that due to pollution, predators & climate change IRL, too?

 

[DaReaperMan]

Maybe the living coral monster is hardier? Maybe? But I could believe it being high maintenance, given its infamous reputation IRL.
Although, isn't a lot of that due to pollution, predators & climate change IRL, too?

No like, straight up Coral can't survive outside of the ocean ecosystems, and only certain ones at that

And we know for a fact that Corsola can die to at least one thing that Coral does; Climate change. This already puts more towards if being basically impossible to properly care for or house without literally living on the ocean... and uh, that's ridiculously hard!

 

[Imaginym]

No like, straight up Coral can't survive outside of the ocean ecosystems, and only certain ones at that

Interesting. Why is that? Something akin to pollenation needs? Feeding on marine life corpses? Guards against diseases & predators via symbiotic relationships?

And we know for a fact that Corsola can die to at least one thing that Coral does; Climate change. This already puts more towards if being basically impossible to properly care for or house without literally living on the ocean... and uh, that's ridiculously hard!

Still, there are several regions where Corsola aren't extinct.
I'd assume Corsola, even if vulnerable to many of the problems of IRL coral, aren't as EASILY felled by it.
Heck, regrowing branches in 1 night to 3 days may be faster, to say nothing of the move Recover AND the much rarer Refresh, the abilities Natural Cure, Regenerator....

 

[DaReaperMan]

Interesting. Why is that? Something akin to pollenation needs? Feeding on marine life corpses? Guards against diseases & predators via symbiotic relationships?

no, there's a lot that goes into caring for coral...

• Water quality: Corals need clean water free of pollutants, chemicals, nutrients, and bacteria.
• Water temperature: Most hard corals prefer water temperatures between 73° and 84° Fahrenheit (23° and 29° Celsius).
• Water flow: Water flow should mimic wave action to prevent sediment from settling on the coral.
• Lighting: Most corals need lots of light, and hard corals need higher intensity lighting.
• Salinity: Corals need specific salinity levels.
• Water clarity: Corals need clear water with little sedimentation to allow for feeding and sunlight penetration.
• pH level: Corals need a pH level between 8.1 and 8.4.
• Nitrates and phosphates: Corals need nitrates below 10 ppm and phosphates as close to 0 as possible.
• Coral resilience: Some corals are more resilient than others, and some are not suitable for beginners.
• Tank size: Smaller tanks are harder to maintain stable parameters.
• Coral bleaching: When corals get stressed, they can kick out the algae that gives them their color, which can kill them if it goes on for too long.

Still, there are several regions where Corsola aren't extinct.
I'd assume Corsola, even if vulnerable to many of the problems of IRL coral, aren't as EASILY felled by it.
Heck, regrowing branches in 1 night to 3 days may be faster, to say nothing of the move Recover AND the much rarer Refresh, the abilities Natural Cure, Regenerator....

That's not really what kills Coral, it's just really, REALLY hard to keep healthy because the parameters for doing so are basically only things that large, specialized tanks, or keeping it in the ocean to survive.

 

[Imaginym]

no, there's a lot that goes into caring for coral...

• Water quality: Corals need clean water free of pollutants, chemicals, nutrients, and bacteria.
• Water temperature: Most hard corals prefer water temperatures between 73° and 84° Fahrenheit (23° and 29° Celsius).
• Water flow: Water flow should mimic wave action to prevent sediment from settling on the coral.
• Lighting: Most corals need lots of light, and hard corals need higher intensity lighting.
• Salinity: Corals need specific salinity levels.
• Water clarity: Corals need clear water with little sedimentation to allow for feeding and sunlight penetration.
• pH level: Corals need a pH level between 8.1 and 8.4.
• Nitrates and phosphates: Corals need nitrates below 10 ppm and phosphates as close to 0 as possible.
• Coral resilience: Some corals are more resilient than others, and some are not suitable for beginners.
• Tank size: Smaller tanks are harder to maintain stable parameters.

Ahhh.
To their credit, several such needs are mentioned or alluded to in Corsola's entries. (Ex: They congregate to warm seas, so they can at least move in their own self-interest, unlike IRL corals.)
But most such things weren't covered indeed.

• Coral bleaching: When corals get stressed, they can kick out the algae that gives them their color, which can kill them if it goes on for too long.

I believe it's true, but what a ridiculous behaviour. Dumb, counterproductive animals?

We don't know of much verifying that Corsola does that, among other things, other than being based on IRL coral. & many Pokemon are capable of living & battling outside their environments. Corsola can battle out of water, for example.

Still, with the possibility of such needs, I'd probably knock off 3 to 6 points from the total of Corsola's rating in consideration.

That's not really what kills Coral, it's just really, REALLY hard to keep healthy because the parameters for doing so are basically only things that large, specialized tanks, or keeping it in the ocean to survive.

Yeah I know it's not branch destruction, but as said: "I'd assume Corsola, even if vulnerable to many of the problems of IRL coral, aren't as EASILY felled by it."
& if it can cure itself of poisons & other status conditions, that may be useful against similar problems.

Just like how a Rattata probably isn't as easy to kill as an IRL rat, for example.

 

[Topaz404]

Ya know what, lets go with something simple and easy
Flareon, my favorite pokemon of all time (and the best one fight me)

About how hard would to care for the fluffy fireball?

 

[DaReaperMan]

Ya know what, lets go with something simple and easy
Flareon, my favorite pokemon of all time (and the best one fight me)

About how hard would to care for the fluffy fireball?

Flareon is a classic example of what I said in my Ho-Oh thing, and the reason Fire is a 1. It's body heat would set any flammables on fire and would melt any brush and whatnot.

 

[Topaz404]

Flareon is a classic example of what I said in my Ho-Oh thing, and the reason Fire is a 1. It's body heat would set any flammables on fire and would melt any brush and whatnot.

Ah yeah, just checked the dex entries. Yeah, gonna need to find something for fluffball to stay in that wont instantly catch fire or melt. Then again, i think it might be able to regulate its temperatures a bit better

But well
That sucks