Hello, fellow trainers. As you all know, every Pokemon fan has at least one type that they have a lot of love for. There are also many fans that love every type for different reasons. I tend to fall in the latter category, but there are a select few that stand out immediately. Without further adieu, here are my top five Pokemon types.
5. Bug
I have a new-found appreciation for bug-type Pokemon, as much for their design as for their updated move pools included in later games. They have an advantage against grass, psychic and dark-types, and a variety of moves such as Silver Wind, Bug Buzz and Infestation help to make this category a much more solid choice. In terms of design, I found myself really liking Heracross, Ariados and Genesect, while admiring strong fighters like Volcarona and Scizor.
4. Dragon
What can I say? Dragons are epic! And Pokemon is sure to deliver in that category. Although the type is weak to ice, fairies and other dragons, they make up for their weaknesses with more than dependable stats and resistance to grass, fire, water and electric types. The addition of other dual-typing Dragons helps to ease the weaknesses in play. Some of my favorite Dragon-type Pokemon include Salamence, Garchomp, Rayquaza, Giratina, Zekram and Mega Charizard X (yes, it counts here).
3. Poison
Ever since Pokemon came out with the new fairy-type and the move Venoshock, I became a huge fan of this under-appreciated type of Pokemon. It may sound cruel, but one of my favorite strategies is to poison my opponents and watch as their health whittles away to nothing before long. Toxic, Venoshock and Toxic Spikes have earned their place as some of the most effective moves to use. My favorite Poison-types include Seviper, Dragalgae, Gengar, Venusaur and Tentacruel.
2. Ice
For those of you who haven’t read my "Game of Thrones" piece from a few weeks back, allow me to reiterate that I am a fan of all things wintry, wolf-like and honorable -- that includes ice-type Pokemon. Creatures that can withstand the harshest elements in the real world as well as Pokearth have always fascinated me. It also doesn’t hurt that this Pokemon type is super effective against dragon, grass, flying and ground-types. Keep them away from those fire-breathers, rock-throwers and steel-types though. My favorite ice-types are Weavile, Articuno, Lapras, Glaceon and Glalie.
1. Electric
My all-time favorite type is the speedy and hard-hitting electric type. Among my favorite elements of nature, electricity always had that, well, spark. I’m already hearing the booing voices in my head, so I’ll just move on.
Considering that Pokemon’s mascot belongs in this category, it’s no surprise that the games have been consistent with delivering solid electric-types. Their numbers tend to favor my two favorite stats of Speed and Special Attack, though physical powerhouse moves such as Volt Tackle and Thunderpunch can send a few fowls and fish into a quick knockout. My favorites include Manectric, Heliolisk, Zapdos, Emolga, Plusle and Minun -- and of course Pikachu! 
Because who can help but root for the little glass cannon, futile as it may be…
