The Top Pets of 2023!
Hey everybody! I hope you’re all doing well, and I thank you for bearing with me with the last few weeks of hiatus. We may be a little over a week into 2024, but let’s take a step back and celebrate the top ten pet contenders of the year according to score!
Well, okay, top ten is a little bit of a stretch. As it turns out, there’s quite a few ties in the top ten scores, and we’re covering them all. This is gonna be a BIG post, so let’s get right into it!
TENTH PLACE
Our tenth place slot is shared by not one but four pokémon! In no particular order:
One of only two Mythical pokémon in our top ten(ish), Mesprit is a pokémon that comes with some caveats due to their lowercase-“l” legendary status. But hey, numbers are numbers!
Next up is another psychic-type, fan-favorite natu! Look at them! They’re looking at you!
Living, breathing keyring coming right up! If you’re adopting a klefki, you’re gonna want quite the supply of keys to keep em happy, but that’s nothing to a dedicated pet owner!
Finally, we’ve got eevee! Reliable, adorable, harmless, cuddly: eevees have it all. Be careful though, this species is one of the easiest pokémon to evolve by accident!
NINTH PLACE
We have two pokémon tied for ninth place! First,
Hey, it’s a recent one! Delibirds are great pet candidates! They’re known not just for looking a bit like a certain holiday icon, but for being exceptionally generous!
Another small Mythical pokémon, another A-tank pet with some pretty big caveats. The chances of any of us even running into Celebi are pretty low. But, if you happened to meet them, I’m sure they’d be delighted to be your houseguest… for a time, anyways. “Pet”? Ehhh…
EIGHTH PLACE
In eighth place, we’ve got a four-way tie again!
First up: silcoon! Uh… Well, silcoons get a “A?” Score for a reason. This pokémon would be the definition of a pet that doesn’t do much. But hey, that’s what some people might want!
I was very excited about this score. C’mon, it’s abra! These little teleporters are adorable! And very sleepy! So far, eighth place seems to be the “doesn’t do much” category…
Except for ditto! What can’t dittos do? Well, they can’t do much to harm anyone, but we can transform into any person, pokémon, or object they want! Dittos are great! You can’t go wrong with a ditto! Look how cute we are! Adopt a ditto today!
Wooloo! Eighth place ends with another normal-type pokémon, and another one that I personally was excited to see score so high. Wooloos might have my very favorite cry out of all thousand-or-so pokémon discovered thus far!
SEVENTH PLACE
Just two pokémon this time around…
What do you know, a “just-a-cat” pokémon made it into the top ten! Listen, as a real-world cat owner, I’m very biased towards any pokémon that resembles mine in either looks or behavior. Skitties are a great pet option. If I had one, I would name them Skittles.
Wow, it’s been a long while since we covered fidoughs, and yet they’ve held strong in the rankings all this time! Special shoutout to my sister, who requested this pokémon!
SIXTH PLACE
There are three pokémon tied for sixth place, so let’s keep it moving!
Speaking of pokémon we covered a long time ago, it’s squirtle! The only starter pokémon in the 2023 top ten, squirtles would make great pets for anyone who likes to play in the water and/or doesn’t mind getting splashed with water every once in a while. I also hear that they look pretty rad in sunglasses…
Spiky baby! Spiky baby! Spiky baby! (Enough said, honestly.)
Would you look at that, it’s a “just-a-bird” contender! Do you like birds? Do you want a pet bird? Do you want a really smart pet bird? Then a chatot may be just right for you!
FIFTH PLACE
Just one pokémon holds the fifth place crown this year and… hold on…aw man…
It’s…uh… it’s another cocoon pokémon. Don’t get me wrong, I think pokémon like metapod and silcoon are charming in their own ways, but I recognize that they’re not the most exciting species to end up in the top ten-ish of the year. To the metapod lovers: congratulations! To the metapod haters: sorry?
FOURTH PLACE
Almost there! The fourth place slot is taken up by a single pokémon as well:
Cherrims are the one and only plant-like pokémon in the 2023 top ten! If you’re looking for a sweet-smelling, low-maintenance pet, them cherrims might be just right for you!
THIRD PLACE
Third place is the last category with multiple pokémon! We’re almost there!
Look at that little celery bowl-cut! Ralts are a great option for pet owners looking to adopt a psychic or fairy-type pokémon! They may be in tune with your emotions, but be warned: your mood will affect a ralts’. Don’t look to a ralts for a emotional support pet!
Wow, psychic-type really seems to be holding strong in the 2023 top ten-ish! So long as you don’t have an aversion to a lot of noise, a chimecho would make a great pet!
SECOND PLACE
In second place, we have another pokémon that we covered pretty recently: alcremie! I personally would still hesitate a little bit, just because I don’t have a great grasp of how a pet made out of a substance that’s at the very least similar to whipped cream, which is so easily dissolved by just water. But hey, alcremies are great! Very few alcremies are the exact same with so many possible variations of appearance, which is an added bonus.
FIRST PLACE
Without further ado, the best pokémon pet candidate of 2023 is…
Chansey! This one caught me by surprise, especially given how large they are! Who’d have thought that a three-and-a-half foot creature would get the highest score? It really all comes down to their friendly disposition and healing abilities. This is a pokémon that isn’t only receptive to living alongside humans, they actively enjoy caring for humans and other pokémon! That being said, they’re surely not common pets: this is a remarkably illusive pokémon that is rarely caught by trainers, so adopting one might not be as easy as popping over to the shelter. Thankfully, they can be found in many regions of the world.
So there you have it, the top ten twenty-one pet candidates of 2023! I’ve said it again and again, but thank you so much for following along with this silly blog! I’m hoping that the blog continues to grow and be enjoyed in the coming year. How far will we get in the pokédex? Who knows! Who can even say how many new species will be discovered this year? We’ll have to just wait and see.
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Pokemon Crossbreeds: Fairyfly
Fairyfly is the name for members of the Butterfree line who had Cutiefly/Ribombee fathers. The breed was originally just called Fairy, but many people would confuse that with the fairy type, so they were recently changed to Fairfly. They got their name from their father's being fairy type and the stereotypical fairy looking like bugs in most mythology (which originally came from Ribombee, but I'll talk about that later).
Here's the opposite!
Caterpie
These Caterpie gain more vibrant colors of green and yellow, as well as some white fuzz. They're smaller, but that often makes it harder for predators to spot them or see them as food. They live in forests or meadows, eating pollen, honey, and tree sap. Their added fuzz is helpful to them as it can help them detect dangerous plants and can give mild itching.
Metapod
Not much changes with Fairyfly Metapod, with them still being almost completely stagnant, not eating, and looking a wee bit dull. But they gain the markings of Ribombee as well as their twinkling eyes.
Butterfree
Fairyfly Butterfree are smaller and have light purple fluff dotting their body. They gain the wing patterns of Ribombee and squar-shaped compound eyes. Their antenna are also pointed and large at the end instead of just having small bumps, and they lack their fangs on their snouth. They are quick flyers and are good for a speedy team. While they're not classified as a showbreed, many contesters enjoy them for their cute appearance.
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