Here's a short story from my PkMn journey so far:
I was irritated at having few Pokemon with good strategic moves (moves that can damage or heal over time, moves that increase defense or speed, Ect.). All my Pokemon at the moment had either exclusively offensive moves, or somewhat mediocre status moves. It's to be expected, as I'm not very far in the game yet. Despite my displeasure, I continue moving forward under the impression that either one of my Pokemon will learn something good soon, or I would find a Pokemon with a decent move.So I fight random trainer number six-thousand, and his Spinarak uses the move Infestation. I don't think I had seen the move in use before, but I noted that seemed like it'd be a pretty decent move if I could find a good Pokemon to use it with.
I didn't have to wait long, though. On Brooklet Hill, I encounter Dewpider (which most of you have no doubt already encountered). My first impression is that it's one of the weirdest looking Pokemon I had as of yet seen. It looked to me like one of the lesser Bug-types. I expected my to-be-named Fomantis to one shot with razor leaf, but instead, Dewpider tanks the move and uses Infestation. Dewpider caught my attention, and I caught Dewpider. I was expecting I'd bench him at some point when I get a better mon, but so far he's not only doing better at taking hits than any of my other team members, but he's also REALLY sick-looking now that he's evolved.
And so, despite my first impression, I expect to be using Araquanid (nicknamed "Dewie") very late in the game. Moral of the story: friends can be found in unexpected places and/or characters. Never judge a book by its cover.
Saber or Arturia
Its evolution's signature attack, Solar Blade, resembles Saber's signature attack from the Fate/Stay Night series.
Well the Fairy Tail fan in me says name her Evergreen, because Lurantis kinda reminds me of her.
I actually chuckled a bit on the Saber one; never drew that connection myself, and it fits well. That said, I think I'll name it Evergreen. I'm in more of a fairytale-ish mood. Thank you all for your suggestions.