>>18200704I mostly choose Pokemon by how much I like their design, yeah. I do have some rules, like no or very few overlapping types, but otherwise it's mostly design.
For Meowstic though, I used the male on my online team because I really needed a good supporter and I liked both a lot already. It did amazingly on my team, and I think it really grew on me because of that. I used the female on my in-game team.