>>19819158In that the moment that Pokemon stops being useful for whatever reason, they will stop calling it their favorite and move on to something else. See
>>19819170Liking a Pokemon should not come only from its usability. I won't deny that some of my favorite Pokemon have actually come from how usable they were; however, with time, I actually started liking them for their design, what they were meant to be, etc.
Say, Magnezone. It was a pretty useful 'mon back in 4th gen. I saw people talking about it, and decided to give it a try. Sure enough, I ended up loving it.
Now in 6th gen, Magnezone has fallen into obscurity and no one even acknowledges it. However, I didn't stop liking it because of how viable it was, because I had already come to appreciate the other things that make that Pokemon be what it is. I even started liking the whole evolutionary line.
Again, the problem with a lot of Smogonfags is that they'll never stop seeing numbers, and base their favorites solely on viability. I may be wrong, but what I've come to understand from them is that some of them (not necessarily all of them) will never be capable of actually coming to appreciate something for what it is.
