I was thinking about who Pokemon would make good partners for the kids in EENE
Okay so first off this list is of each of the kids could get one pokemon out of the 1k+, then which one I think might suit them best. I did another version of this list that was based on which starter pokemon I think would fit them best. If enough people like this list then I will post that one next. If enough people like both then I could be persuaded to take the time to come up with pokemon teams for all the charctera.
For now though here is what I came up with
Ed: Blazakin Ed was easy. Blazakin is a giant, battle chicken, that breaths fire. It is basicslly already Ed's dream creature. Add that it is also super strong/powerful and it is a perfect partner for the muscle of the edd boy trio.
Edd/ Double D: Orbeetle Double D is a brain over brand guy, and would inquire a very intelligent pokemon as a partner. Of the most intelligent pokemon I picked Orbeetle, as it also fits Double D's cannon fasination with insects
Eddy: Liepard Ed is the bronds, Double D is the brains, and Eddy is the groups Charismatic conman. He would want a sneaky pokemon that can help him him earn cash. Liepard is sneaky, pranksterous, and decides opponents through charm. It would be a huge asset to Eddy's pranks and scams
Rolf: Stoutland: Stoutland has a long history of working beside humans, and Rolf is a pretty old fashion, history loving, guy. I didn't want to replace any of his farm animals with a pokemon, as he has multiple animals that he loves. Instead I am giving him a farm dog to help him watch over and protect his flock.
Kevin: Hitmonchan the most important things to Kevin are his bike, playing sports and his "tough guy" reputation. It feels wrong for me to try and take Kevin's bike and replace it with a pokemon. So let's go with a pokemon who is well known for being athletic and a tough. Also to run with Kevin a pokemon would also have to bee good with its fists. ... Yeah we are talking about Hitmonchan at this point. No question
Nazz: Milotic: having a water type fits how much Nazz loves to swim and throw pool parties. Milotic can calm people down, so it could help Nazz break up fights/arguments -something she often did. Lastly both Nazz and Milotic weren't considered that pretty in their past (Nazz used to be very overweight), but became prettier after working on themselves
Sarah: Stuffel I decided to give Sarah and Jimmy baby pokemon, since they are meant to be younger kids. Sarah gets a stuffel because it is a cute, sweet, and girly looking pokemon... that is actually a brutal fighting type, and will mess up the face of anyone who get in its way.
Jimmy: Teddiursa Ones is a teddy bear that likes to eat honey, and one is Jimmy. Enough said. I thought about giving Jimmy Hapiney, but I am pretty sure that he likes having Sarah be his main caretaker when he gets hurt, so yeah Jimmy gets Teddiursa
Johnny 2x4: Phantump Johnny loves nature, wood, and talking to things/people only he hears. Phantump feels fitting for Johnny
Plank: Malamar I hope no one expected for me to not include Plank on this list. He is as much a character as anyone else. He is kinda dark and into minupulation, which makes me think of Inkay and Malamar. I will go with Malamar, as Plank would have a higher level partner than Johnny. Plank has always been the brainy and more take charge one of the two.
Lee Kanker: Jinx This exercise had me consider something I never did as a child: the individual characteristics of the Kankers. Lee Kanker was the hardest to chose a pokemon for, and for a bit she actually had the pokemon I wound up chosing for May. Lee is the oldest and toughest Kanker sister, often letting her sisters start the battle then being the one to finish it. She is also the biggest flit (she considers Eddy her boyfriend, she will express interest in any guy she thinks she can make do her chores). And, other than boys, her only real interest is he hair. When I add tough, flirty, and a fancy haircut together Jinx is the pokemon that fits Lee best
Marie Kanker: Mandibuzz. So Marie is supposed to be a artsy, alternate rock style, rebel girl (her crush on Edd is possibly explained as her chasing a guy who's is the opposite of who people would expect her to like). Since Marie really likes art I thought about giving her Smeargle or a Grafaiai. But when looking at those pokemon they borh have really low stats. Marie wouldn't like that. So I decided on a fierce, alternate styled, hot-topic esqu pokemon: Mandibuzz. Honestly Mandibuzz making it's own exesorises from bones it finds makes it pretty artistic to me. It and May eould probanly find the other rad.
May Kanker: Purugly So May, as a Kanker, has never really been innocent. But she has an air headed dreamer characteristic about her, that at times makes her seem not as bad as her two sisters. May loves to act out fantasies and play pretend. Her favorite pretend game, other than that her and Ed are a real couple, is to play that she is a famous movie star. With that in mind I am going with purugly. Neither May nor Purugly really have much of a chance of being big stars, but they are tough girls who get enjoyment from making themselves over and pretending.
(Snall note May liking fantasy, movies, and acting are all interests she shares with Ed. They maybe could have been genuine friends of May did not try to force a relationship)