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Nidoking. Despite being a rabbit, he's also kind of a kaiju. Looks cool with his armor plates and spikes. Has a good name. Is explicitly male with a female counterpart pokemon (which is more defense-oriented compared to his offense). Poison/ground is a neat combo; is immune to two annoying types. Has some decent moves of his own, but can learn all sorts of cool moves (ice beam, flamethrower, etc). Has well-rounded stats. Can be found early, needs a special stone to evolve (always thought that was a neat thing in pokemon). His pre-evolutions are both high-quality in my opinion; love their aesthetics and they don't suck to use. He even has a special ball type you would use on him.
There's basically nothing to dislike about him.