The 7 Best Purple Pokemon

Purple Pokemon might seem like a random topic (and it is) but it's my birthday weekend and purple is my color (and Hufflepuff yellow), so I thought I'd just do something fun today. By no means is this exhaustive list of awesome purple Pokemon pals, but just a few of my favorites.

Nidoking

For whatever reason, I’ve never played through a Pokemon reason with Nidoking on my main team—maybe because I usually have the three starter Pokemon clogging my party on Yellow. But Nidoking is a tank! I feel like I need one with Surf and Earthquake to make my current play through of Yellow worth it  

Gengar

A friend got into Pokemon (finally) last year and one of his favorites immediately was Gengar. Who could blame him? Those Gen I ghost-types are iconic. Unfortunately Gengar has never been prominent on my team… because that would involve the hassle of trading with someone. 

Ditto

Ever since the Ditto-centric episode of Pokemon, it has been pretty iconic. And after Gen II came out, it became the unofficial breeding Pokemon. What would the Pokemon Daycare be without Ditto? Also, there’s that theory that it’s a failed clone of Mew.

Mewtwo

The antagonist of the first movie and supposedly the most powerful Pokemon (at least while psychic type was broken). Unfortunately this power house has been outdone plenty of times since by other legendary Pokemon. At least Mewtwo got a place in the world of Super Smash Bros Melee.  

Crobat

For whatever reason, as much as I like Crobat and how plentiful Zubat are, I haven’t played through with Crobat. Unlike Gengar, Golbat doesn’t need trading to evolve. Just patience. With the speed of Crobat, I really would be using this one more frequently.

Espeon

I’ve had an affinity for psychic-type Pokemon pretty much since day one. So when Gen II gave us a psychic Eeveelution (that happens to be my favorite color) it’s perfect. It’s a frequent addition to my Johto team.

Palkia

When Gen IV came out, I had Diamond, so my experience with Palkia is somewhat limited. That being said, I love the combination of water and dragon. It's a powerful type combination. Plus, I landed a combo on Pokemon TCG Pocket with Palkia Ex and Misty that won me a match on the first turn--The computer didn't even get a turn. 

I know there are plenty of other purple Pokemon past Gen II, but these are a few of my favorites. I definitely need to give a shoutout to Poipole, since its English name is literally meant to sound like "purple". Some other honorable mentions are Sabeleye, Grumpig, and Genesect. Also, there's shiny Swampert. That one's pretty cool.