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Pokémon Platinum	Pokémon HeartGold	Pokémon White 2
Kalki Picked as my Starter in my latest play of Platinum. She is named Kalki after one of the avatars of Vishnu, a theme repeated across my Pokémon Platinum team. It would've been easier to name her after Kurma, a world turtle of sorts, but Kalki seemed more fitting for one of my favourite Pokémon. She is still in Pokémon Platinum, as are the rest of the Pokémon in this column.	Anghenfil Oh, how you saved the Johto Starters. I tried all three of them in Generation II, but they all disappointed. In addition, they all looked bad, in my opinion. I picked Cyndaquil in SoulSilver when it first came out, but he did nothing to save them, and it wasn't until I chose this Pokémon to be my starter that they became somewhat decent. His name means "Monster" in Welsh. All the members of my HeartGold team now reside in Black 2.	Baoding A part of my Random Party Challenge. It hasn't been used at all so far, but having already used a Metagross, I suspect it'll be useful. It is named after Baoding Balls, which were made of iron, and are sometimes used for meditation.
Varaha So far, he is still not paying off. The Mamoswine Family was never one of favourites until the introduction of Mamoswine, and I've wanted to use them ever since I saw that Pokémon. Hopefully, Mamoswine is more useful. Varaha is a boar in mythology, which is why he is was named after that avatar.	Tair I was neutral towards this Pokémon, and after Slugma became another Johto disappointment, I decided to try out a new Fire Pokémon. There was none, so I sent him over from Pokémon Platinum (before the Vishnu playthrough). Tair is "Three" in Welsh, and he is named after the Three Wise Monkeys story.	Wendy She has not hatched yet, so there is nothing I can talk about, like Baoding. However, my expectations for her is very high, as the Blissey Family is one of my favourites based on the sole fact that they have a high defence, and have access to a variety of healing moves that will surely come in handy. She will be named after a Wendy House, as Happiny is the "Playhouse Pokémon".
Krishna I was planning on training a Houndoom to see if I would like that family, but I saw a Murkrow ready to be bred, and decided to test it out. So far, Krishna is very useful, and he is living up to the high standard that has been set by Mandibuzz from Pokémon Black. According to Wikipedia, Krishna means "Dark-Coloured", so I picked that name for him.	Cythraul She was always inferior to Umbreon in my eyes, and I only used her because I wanted to seriously try out an Eeveelution, and a Psychic Pokémon. She was surprisingly useful, and Espeon is now my favourite Eeveelution. Her name means "Demon" in Welsh, because, according to Bulbapedia, Espeon is based off of the Nekomata.	Egeria The Ludicolo Family was one my favourites based on design, but Egeria isn't living up to my expectations; the only way he managed to level up enough to evolve is by using Frustration. He is named after Egeria Densa, a plant which grows in water.
Vamana A Pokémon that I've wanted to train for a long time, and I'm glad I finally did so. He is named Vamana because that avatar was the first to not have any features of an animal; contradictory, but what I got is that Vamana was a simple avatar, so it seemed fitting to have this Pokémon be named after Vamana, considering Tauros's design is simple.	Arwystl A Pokémon that I only decided to train because one of my friends insisted that it was a good Pokémon; she was also the one who said Infernape was good. I obviously trusted her during the playthrough of HeartGold, as I remember her praising Espeon for having the best Hidden Ability. A great choice, and a very easy Pokémon to get, especially early in the game. Arwystl means "Charge" in Welsh.	Hellbender I never liked the Quagsire Family, and I doubted I ever will. However, Hellbender is slowly making me neutral towards that line. She was useful at times, and useless at others. She is named after what Bulbapedia claims to be one of the origins for Quagsire; a Hellbender Salamander.
Rama So far, I am not very happy with this Pokémon. She finally evolved from Dratini, and is slowly becoming useful. I'm counting on her to redeem the Dragonite Family. She is named Rama because, in mythology, Rama is an avatar that desperately wanted to prove himself, and that is what I need this Pokémon to do.	Aquagenic She is such a good Pokémon. Sudodoodo's design never appealed to me, but I decided to use her to try her out, as I'm always intrigued by Pokémon that are limited in the games. She was surprisingly useful, and helped me out a lot in tough spots against any Trainer. Her name comes from Aquagenic Uritcaria, a skin condition where contact with water can cause rashes and pain.	Foliage One of the goals for the Random Party Challenge is to make me take a liking to some Pokémon, but I still rolled my eyes when I got Tangrowth. Her inclusion is probably what made Hellbender look even slightly useful. She is mostly a stalling Pokémon. It's not hard to guess what her name means.
Matsya This is such a good Pokémon. I loved her design when I first saw her, and now I finally get to train her. She is named after Matsya, who was a fish that saved the world from a flood, which is fitting because Corsola serves as a shelter for smaller Pokémon, according to the Pokédex. Out of the five that were imported into this game, she was the first to become a favourite of mine.	Llacharedd Owls are one of my favourite birds, some of the others being crows and vultures (sense a pattern?). I never gave the Noctowl Family a chance, but a Nuzlocke made me do so. When I restarted HeartGold, I decided to seriously try one of them. He was very useful in the early stages, but fell out of use after I first defeated the Elite 4. Llacharedd means "Glare" in Welsh. All of the Pokémon that were on my HeartGold team have become some of my favourite Pokémon, thanks to the playthrough.	Scopto I've been meaning to use one of these Pokémon, so I'm glad that I got her as one of my Pokémon for the Random Party Challenge. She proved to be very useful, and I already love the Gothitelle Family. When compared to the others that have so far disappointed me in White 2, she was more than a good Pokémon. She is named after Scoptophilia, and Scoptophobia, because the Pokédex states her love for staring.

Pokémon Platinum	Pokémon Black 2
Maladroit I picked him as my Starter for one of my plays of Pokémon Platinum, and he now resides in Black 2. Maladroit is another word for "Clumsy".	Ignis Ignis is my Starter in Black 2. I had picked Snivy in Black, and tried Oshawott many times, but didn't like it. Serperior is without a nickname, as I didn't start giving names to my Pokémon until slightly before Black 2. Ignis means "Fire" in Latin.
Puerile It took a long time, but I finally used a Rapiash, and she was useful. She is now in Black 2. Puerile is another word for "Childish".	Permotio I was surprised by how useful this Pokémon turned out to be. I always assumed that Lucario was a Pokémon you only appreciate after 20 or so Levels, but he turned out to be useful. Like Ignis, he was part of my Black 2 team. Permotio means "Emotion" in Latin.
Beguile Very disappointed in this Pokémon. I heard nothing but praise of it for a long time, so I decided to train one; bad idea, but it made it to the end. It's in Black 2. Beguile is to charm, but deceive; an accurate nickname of my expectations for this Pokémon, and the end result.	Sustineo I caught him at the same time I caught Permotio, and even though he flailed at the beginning, he became extremely useful later on. He's rarely used now, but he was very useful while he was on my team. Sustineo means "Endure" in Latin.
Slaver I assume you know the definition of Slaver. This was a Pokémon that I wanted to use as a Lickitung, but the design was never appealing. Then Lickilicky came out, and I fell in love. He was very useful, and I now have a blinding love for the family. A baby for them would please my inner, and outer, fanboy. Currently in Black 2.	Murena She's the only female member of my Black 2 team. Bred in Black, and sent over as an egg. She's currently the lowest-levelled of them, and only because she didn't need that extra strength that the others needed. Muren means "Eel" in Latin, and I added the "A" at the end because she was the only female on my team.
Rerikh After being disappointed by Gardevoir in Generation III, I exiled this Pokémon on the mere association with the useless thing. When I finally used him, he was surprisingly good. Also in Black 2. Rerikh was named after Nicholas Roerich after I saw his "Compassion" painting.	Dulcifer I bred him in Black, and sent him as an egg to Black 2, because I always wanted to use this Pokémon. He was very useful, even if a bit risky to use, as he was very fragile. Dulcifer, despite it's similarities to Lucifer, means "Sweet" in Latin.
Piauler I loved the Duskull line, even though I never got to use them. I finally did with that play of Platinum, and Piauler, even though a bit of a letdown, was good at her job. In Black 2. Piauler is French for "Squeak".	Confectrix I've wanted to use Hydreigon since I first saw it. While not necessarily a disappointment, Haxorus from Pokémon Black was so good that he rocketed his family to be my favourite Dragon family from Generation V. Confectrix means "Destroyer" in Latin.