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1.) I usually name mine BelleAwsum or something similar (character constraints). It's the only pokemon that can say "Awesome" without being part of a replicating-human-speech gimmick. It's also a name I like to use for RPs involving cocky plant-based characters (it meshes well with the necessary ecoterrorism qualities).

2.) When I was playing through Emerald the first time (I skipped through gen3 as a (pre-?)teen) I was just blowing through it with a gloom and girafarig so I could learn about the continent and such (skipping as many battles as possible, so I wasn't even overlevelled). Eventually I got wrecked by the psychic sisters and lost like 3 times. Didn't want to bother training a new pokemon or super-levelling the ones I had, but I lucked out while talking to everyone in the town - you get a free sun stone on that island! Evolved to Bellossom, and with no more poison typing I was able to sweep the twins no prob.

3.) The evolutionary path is a good story (for me). Oddish is cute little child thing that wanders around exploring and looking at stars. Eventually it becomes Gloom by going through this gross smelly emo pubescent phase and gaining gendered differences. Then there's two life paths: Continue and become a slightly less gross binary gendered flower, or blossom into a beautiful queer flower that unlearns the gender binary and finds internal happiness. Also, the gender binary is toxic as fuck as you lose your poison typing by ditching it, but spending too much time dancing and reading gender theory stuff leaves you with slightly worse practical skills than the other flowers as a result.

4.) Not only are they super cute, but they buddy-up and form communities and are way better at it than other pokemon that just randomly appear in groups. See: The tcg bellossom cards and how friendly / supportive / dependent upon each other they are. Seriously though where did they find all of those sun stones?

5.) Bellossom costumes / inspired clothing are a good way to wear certain styles (ie grass skirts) without being appropriative.

6.) ssb:m best ssb

7.) Its design changes a little bit every time - gives you something to look forward too with every new generation!

8.) Has a unique claim to fame (only pokemon to lose a typing upon evolution).

9.) It's environmentally responsible and tries to afforest areas it goes to.

10.) wtf is a lilligant