Snowflake Challenge 2026 #2

[bedes]

Challenge #2

Pets of Fandom: Loosely defined! Post about your pets, pets from your canon, anything you want!

This is the perfect opportunity to talk about something I have spent far too much of my life thinking about... If I had a Pokemon, what Pokemon would I have? As I have always thought that, if I was in the Pokemon world, certainly I wouldn't be a battler. Any Pokemon I had would be my companions! Pet Pokemon!

For those not aware, my favorite Pokemon is Celebi, with Zorua following close behind... but, I don't think either would be my partner. Celebi is, of course, a mythical Pokemon. I think that, if given the opportunity to, I wouldn't want to capture a mythical Pokemon in-universe. It would feel disrespectful, you know? Especially since Celebi is something as important as the protector of forests and time! And, as fun as Zorua's shapeshifting is in concept, I would find it to be rather difficult to manage in real life.

I believe that my partner Pokemon would be one of my other favorites: Sylveon! It actually seems like a perfect service Pokemon. As stated in its Pokedex entries, it likes to wrap its feelers around its Trainer's arm, and walk with them. These feelers can also emit a calming aura, and can be used to read its Trainer's emotions. It's also a surprisingly large Pokemon (please see its official life-sized plushie, pictured below), which is great, because I love big pets the most!

I have pets in real life, as well! I have 3 dogs in my household, one of which is my own. My dog is named Sammy! He is my beloved, retired service dog. He's a rescue mutt, and is the sweetest guy ever. I love him so much, it makes me feel like exploding!!! He's pictured in his Christmas vest below. Isn't he handsome?

Comments

[arimamary]

Wow, Slyveon is HUGE! Like the size of a Bermese Mountain Dog or a Great Pyrenees.

Hi Sammy. He looks like a good boy! (o^▽^o)

[bedes]

I KNOW! In the anime, it's usually portrayed as going up to about the knee of a 10-year-old, so it's a huge culture shock to see how big it should be according to the Pokedex, lol!

Also THANK YOU he is!!!

[yarnofariadne]

I never think of the Eeveelutions as being so big! Sylveon's a great choice for companion Pokemon. I think mine would have to be Gardevoir :)

Sammy's such a sweetie!

[bedes]

I know, right? It's right up there with Furret for the anime being misleading about its size.

Gardevoir is also a great choice! A lot of Psychic-types and Fairy-types are in tune with their Trainer's emotions, according to the Pokedex, so a lot of them would make fantastic companions... Did you see that new short featuring Gardevoir as the main character's companion Pokemon? It's so cute!

Also THANK YOU! He really is!

[yarnofariadne]

Thank you for linking me to that, it was really sweet!