LogFAQs > #881340765

During the episode, Nick talked about how Popplio got such terrible evolutions. This reminds of a time where Nick originally ranked Popplio above Litten and Rowlet, but this was well before Brionne and Primarina were officially revealed. In the now deleted #e3-2016 channel, this was a conversation I had between Nick and myself:

Luster Soldier: If Popplio's final evolution turns out to be Water/Fairy, would you still pick him?

Whiskey Nick: Water is such a great typing that it makes up for the trash that is Fairy


Those were not the exact words posted in the #e3-2016 channel since the channel is deleted, but I tried my best to paraphrase the conversation as best I could.

I do find it a bit unusual that Nick was still on the Popplio train even though there was a possible chance of Water/Fairy for the final evolution. When any Pokemon is Fairy, you have to suspect there a good chance that it will have a feminine looking design. There are some exceptions to the rule like Tapu Koko and Tapu Bulu which look masculine, but they are very much in the minority for Fairy types.
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