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I'm thinking of giving Ruka a growlithe. Probably one that evolves into an Arcanine. It's bugged me for a
While that she has no fire type coverage. (I'm one of those guys who likes to have a fire-water-grass triangle represented on most of my teams.) But I didn't want to force her to have one if it didn't make sense for her. But the more I think about it, growlithe is perfect for her.
-She needs a fire type
-Growlithe and Arcanine's tiger stripes actually fit the gaudy gyaru aesthetic.
-Ruka is absolutely a dog person. Can't you just see her petting an Arcanine like one of those really big dogs and lying on his belly. I can.
-At first I thought giving her a second dog after snubbul might be redundant. Until I realized how cute it would be to see the big dog taking care of the little dog.
-It gives her a much needed all terrain riding pokemon. She had plenty of water types to help her over bodies of water and of course Jynx to psychically move her short distances (or long with teleport.) But she doesn't have a dedicated land mobility pokemon.
-Gives her another powerhouse. As much as I love the eclectic nature of Ruka's team I have to admit that Ruka has to have a decent team to beat the elite 4 and Red. So if I can give Ruka a pokemon that fits her devil may care personality and also be a strong team member, that's ideal.
I think my biggest issue is just figuring out how far in her adventure she gets it and under what circumstances does it evolve? (Such a pain that almost half of ruka's pokemon evolve with stones.