Empoleon's my favorite Pokémon by a long shot. Why? It was the first Pokémon I ever got to level 100 and it's proven to be my most reliable Pokémon in battle! When I first battled Cynthia Empoleon was able to finish off her Garchomp for the win. (They were both our last Pokémon.) And in other games it helped me out in tough battles as well. In my battle against Red she was able to take care of both Charizard, Venasaur and Lapras with it's Surf, Ice Beam and Flash Cannon. (Gotta love that STAB Flash Cannon.) Plus Empoleon's typing is still unique to this day. So many resistances (until generation 6 of course). Plus penguin is my favorite type of bird.