>>54020573Prankster Klefki was a lovely insurance policy to have in on-cart battles should the opponent decide to be an ass and use a team filled with legends so I get you. Plus it's cute and the shiny colours are great. Boo-boo keys has earned it's place in the dex.
I know hating picrel is the new popular opinion but fuck you I still love him anyway.
Nothing beats a GSC playthrough with a Typhlosion with Tpunch and Rollout. I used to love steamrolling the Elite 4 with just my Typhlosion to get swathes of money when I was a kid with the time, patience and autism. It was a very useful fire type in Colosseum too, especially since your main alternatives would be Slugma, who is crazy slow and Entei, who is a Legendary and kinda cheapens the difficulty.
H-Typhlosion is cool too.
As I've grown I've come to appreciate Feraligatr a lot more and it's become my favourite Johto starter but Typhlosion will always hold a place in my heart.