Smogon Wi-Fi's 8th Annual Secret Santa Giveaway [Sign-Ups Closed, Gifts being Given]

[Bobsican]

Approved by Xen

Welcome to the 8th instance of Smogon Wi-Fi's Secret Santa! Previously started by Eisenherz, then continued by Ullar, TyVip, Lego, Light Sanctity, Tatertot, and now me, this is an event where everyone collaborates by making nice in-game Pokémon for a randomly picked partner that will be announced later on.

How does this work?
- Sign-ups are open from now to December 10th at 10:00 PM GMT -6. Signing up is as easy as filling out the form and posting in this thread! Please pay special attention to the last five questions as those are the most important.
- Once the sign-ups close, everyone will privately get their designated partner by Smogon DMs to develop a gift to, and will have until December 24th of this year at 10:00 PM GMT -6 to get their gift ready! If you're struggling to find inspiration, read their answers to the survey, lurk their forum/Discord posts, or have a look at what people made for past iterations of this giveaway! Your gift doesn't necessarily have to be especially rare or valuable, what matters most is that you put in the effort to make something you think they'll like.
- Keep me updated on the status of the gift! If you can't get something together in time, that's fine, just be sure to let me know in anticipation for any unforeseen circumstances so I can look for a substitute Santa.

- Once Christmas is here, I'll publically announce the pairings in this thread! You'll then have a week to organize giving and receiving your gifts. Feel free to show off what you gave or received in this thread!

In addition, this year everyone who participates will receive this holiday Dratini RNG'd by me (disclaimer: cloned) when the event has concluded:

Square Shiny
♀ Dratini
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Ability: Shed Skin
IVs: 31 / 31 / 31 / 04 / 31 / 31
Moves (may vary if not sent to SwSh or earlier):
- Wrap
- Leer
- Thunder Wave
- Twister
OT: Bobsi ID: 39071
RNG proof
Note: This will be manually be distributed by Pokemon Home

Now all that's out of the way, let's get to the form!

Simply copy & paste it into your post and fill it out. Feel free to be as brief or as detailed as you like, or add any extra information that you think might help inspire people! Also, feel free to give multiple answers for each question! Happy gifting, and happy hunting!​

1. What is your favorite Pokémon type(s)? :
2. What is your favorite Pokémon region or game? :
3. What is your favorite type of Poké Ball? :
4. What is your favorite color? :
5. Do you prefer cute or powerful Pokémon? :
6. Which Pokémon nature best describes you? :
7. Name a Pokémon, a typing, or a Poké Ball you dislike :
8. Do you prefer to play Pokémon competitively or casually? :
9. Do you like nicknames for your Pokémon? :
10. What's a non-Pokémon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love? :
11. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to receive your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) :
12. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) :
13. What is your in-game name? :
14. Are you interested in being a substitute Santa (preparing a gift for an additional person in the event that someone is unable to finish theirs on time)? :
15. Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away? :

Sign-ups:
P3DS
Rain Moon
Tatertot
WMAR
SpiritGuy
Lunaflare
Kalorin23
Maia
Pengu
noma
TrueIssue
Kingdredakid5
Karmaloop3
CPBBAE
Pigbeeef
Chlora
Unviewed
Unknown Warrior

 

[P3DS]

1. What is your favorite Pokémon type(s)? :
Flying
2. What is your favorite Pokémon region or game? :
PMD Sky, but for main series, either PLA or SWSH
3. What is your favorite type of Poké Ball? :
Dive Ball is my fave, but I love a matching ball for the Pokemon :)
4. What is your favorite color? :
Blue
5. Do you prefer cute or powerful Pokémon? :
Powerful
6. Which Pokémon nature best describes you? :
Adamant
7. Name a Pokémon, a typing, or a Poké Ball you dislike :
Poison
8. Do you prefer to play Pokémon competitively or casually? :
Both
9. Do you like nicknames for your Pokémon? :
No Nicknames = Bad luck in your games. Gotta give your Pokemon some personality :)
10. What's a non-Pokémon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love? :
I'm a fan of the Zelda franchise
11. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to receive your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) :
Gen 8 or 9
12. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) :
Gen 8 or 9
13. What is your in-game name? :
Phil
14. Are you interested in being a substitute Santa (preparing a gift for an additional person in the event that someone is unable to finish theirs on time)? :
Sadly not
14. Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away? :
Yes please :)

 

[Rain Moon]

1. What is your favorite Pokémon type(s)? : Flying, Psychic, and Steel
2. What is your favorite Pokémon region or game? : Sinnoh & Unova
3. What is your favorite type of Poké Ball? : Premier & Beast
4. What is your favorite color? : Grey
5. Do you prefer cute or powerful Pokémon? : Both
6. Which Pokémon nature best describes you? : Timid
7. Name a Pokémon, a typing, or a Poké Ball you dislike : Bruxish, Fighting type, Lure Ball
8. Do you prefer to play Pokémon competitively or casually? : Casually but I do aim for perfect stats when possible
9. Do you like nicknames for your Pokémon? : Yes, they help make the mons more unique and memorable
10. What's a non-Pokémon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love? : Recently been very into Hollow Knight
11. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to receive your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) : Any Switch game except LGPE
12. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) : Same as above
13. What is your in-game name? : Rain/Rin/Moon/Shira
14. Are you interested in being a substitute Santa (preparing a gift for an additional person in the event that someone is unable to finish theirs on time)? : If I have time
14. Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away? : Yes please, it will make a nice souvenir

 

[Tatertot]

1. What is your favorite Pokémon type(s)? : Steel, Water, Ghost, Dark
2. What is your favorite Pokémon region or game? : Region? Hoenn. Game? White 2
3. What is your favorite type of Poké Ball? : Net Ball, though I like any ball that's a color or thematic match to the Pokemon it's caught in
4. What is your favorite color? : Purple
5. Do you prefer cute or powerful Pokémon? : No preference
6. Which Pokémon nature best describes you? : Calm
7. Name a Pokémon, a typing, or a Poké Ball you dislike : Spinda
8. Do you prefer to play Pokémon competitively or casually? : Competitively, but a Pokemon doesn't have to be viable for me to love it
9. Do you like nicknames for your Pokémon? : Yes!
10. What's a non-Pokémon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love? : the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, Elden Ring/the Dark Souls games, Cixin Liu's Remembrance of Earth's Past book trilogy
11. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to receive your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) : Any
12. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) : Any
13. What is your in-game name? : Tate
14. Are you interested in being a substitute Santa (preparing a gift for an additional person in the event that someone is unable to finish theirs on time)? : Sure!
15. Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away? : Yes!

 

[WMAR]

1. What is your favorite Pokémon type(s)? : Grass, Dragon, Steel
2. What is your favorite Pokémon region or game? : Johto and Unova
3. What is your favorite type of Poké Ball? : Sport Ball or Dusk Ball
4. What is your favorite color? : Red or Green
5. Do you prefer cute or powerful Pokémon? : Powerful
6. Which Pokémon nature best describes you? : Jolly, Timid
7. Name a Pokémon, a typing, or a Poké Ball you dislike : Purugly or any easy ball like Ultra
8. Do you prefer to play Pokémon competitively or casually? : Competitively
9. Do you like nicknames for your Pokémon? : Yes always
10. What's a non-Pokémon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love? : Monster Hunter series as a whole
11. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to receive your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) : Scarlet
12. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) : Any, i know how to RNG
13. What is your in-game name? : WMAR
14. Are you interested in being a substitute Santa (preparing a gift for an additional person in the event that someone is unable to finish theirs on time)? : Yes
14. Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away? : Yes please, looks so impressive

 

[SpiritGuy]

1. What is your favorite Pokémon type(s)? : Water, Dragon, Poison
2. What is your favorite Pokémon region or game? : Kalos
3. What is your favorite type of Poké Ball? : Apiballs, Beast Ball and Safari Ball. But I prefer when the ball matches the Pokemon's colours
4. What is your favorite color? : Mint
5. What kind of Pokemon do you like the most ? : Any insect or marine creature that looks like it want to kick your ass is always a good pick
6. Which Pokémon nature best describes you? : Jolly
7. Name a Pokémon, a typing, or a Poké Ball you dislike : Any shop ball
8. Do you prefer to play Pokémon competitively or casually? : Both
9. Do you like nicknames for your Pokémon? : Thoughful nicknames or nothing
10. What's a non-Pokémon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love? : Tintin, Dragon Quest, Utraman, Yokai, Russian culture
11. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to receive your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) : Any Switch Game except LGPE
12. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) : Any Switch Game except LGPE
13. What is your in-game name? : Depends of the game
14. Are you interested in being a substitute Santa (preparing a gift for an additional person in the event that someone is unable to finish theirs on time)? : Yes
14. Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away? : Yes
15. Are there Pokemon you would prefer not to receive ? : Clawitzer, Crobat, Floatzel.

 

[Lunaflare]

1. What is your favorite Pokemon type?: Dragon, Dark, Psychic, Fairy
2. What is your favorite Pokemon region or game?: Why are you making me choose? (Sinnoh/Hisui and Unova are my favorite regions)
3. What is your favorite type of Pokeball?: Moon/Dream/Beast/Lure/Dive, but anything matchy also works.
4. What is your favorite color?: Blue and silver
5. What kind of Pokemon do you like the most?: I like novelty movesets/IDs/spreads but I'd be happy to receive anything that is given thought.
6. Which Pokemon nature best describes you?: Modest/Hasty/Adamant/Rash.
7. Name a Pokemon, a typing, or Pokeball you dislike: Any that isn't a rare ball or doesn't match, Dive being an exception.
8. Do you prefer to play Pokemon competitively or casually?: Casually because I'm a collector.
9. Do you like nicknames for your Pokemon?: Yes.
10. What's a non-Pokemon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love?: World of Warcraft, Paper Mario: TTYD Remake, The Legend of Zelda series (Especially Majora's Mask), Splatoon, Animal Crossing New Leaf/New Horizons, Toontown, Club Penguin, The Owl House, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Phineas and Ferb.
11. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to receive your gift in?: Any Switch game.
12. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give your gift in?: Any Switch game.
13. What is your in-game name?: It depends on the game.
14. Are you interested in being a substitute Santa: No, unfortunately.
15. Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away?: Yes.

 

[Kalorin23]

1. What is your favorite Pokémon type(s)? : Fire and Dark
2. What is your favorite Pokémon region or game? : Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
3. What is your favorite type of Poké Ball? : Cherish, Luxury, Premier, Beast
4. What is your favorite color? : Green and Gold
5. Do you prefer cute or powerful Pokémon? : Both, because doggos can be cute and powerful
6. Which Pokémon nature best describes you? : Adamant
7. Name a Pokémon, a typing, or a Poké Ball you dislike : Bruxish, Poison Type, Heal Ball
8. Do you prefer to play Pokémon competitively or casually? : Casually
9. Do you like nicknames for your Pokémon? : Yes, nicknames give your Pokémon more personality. I prefer to nickname my Pokémon after gods and goddesses from various mythologies.
10. What's a non-Pokémon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love? : Dark Cloud for the PS2 and Final Fantasy VI
11. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to receive your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) : Gen 8 or 9
12. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) : Gen 8 or 9
13. What is your in-game name? : Kalorin
14. Are you interested in being a substitute Santa (preparing a gift for an additional person in the event that someone is unable to finish theirs on time)? : Unfortunately, no.
15. Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away? : Yes, please. It would be a nice addition to my collection.

 

[Maia]

1. What is your favorite Pokémon type(s)? :
Ghost, Dragon, Fairy

2. What is your favorite Pokémon region or game?
Unova

3. What is your favorite type of Poké Ball?
Heavy Ball

4. What is your favorite color?
Blue

5. Do you prefer cute or powerful Pokémon?
Cute

6. Which Pokémon nature best describes you?
Serious

7. Name a Pokémon, a typing, or a Poké Ball you dislike
Stantler

8. Do you prefer to play Pokémon competitively or casually?
Casually

9. Do you like nicknames for your Pokémon?
Yes

10. What's a non-Pokémon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love?
Dead Poet's Society

11. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to receive your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below)
SwSh or SV

12. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below)
SwSh or SV

13. What is your in-game name?
Theia

14. Are you interested in being a substitute Santa (preparing a gift for an additional person in the event that someone is unable to finish theirs on time)?
Yes

15. Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away?
Yes

 

[Pengu]

What is your favorite Pokémon type(s)?
Ground
What is your favorite Pokémon region or game?
Alola
What is your favorite type of Poké Ball?
Premier Ball
What is your favorite color?
Purple
Do you prefer cute or powerful Pokémon?
Cute
Which Pokémon nature best describes you?
Jolly
Name a Pokémon, a typing, or a Poké Ball you dislike
Munkidori
Do you prefer to play Pokémon competitively or casually?
Competitively
Do you like nicknames for your Pokémon?
yes!
What's a non-Pokémon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love?
stranger things and smash bros
Which games would you prefer to/are you able to receive your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below)
SV
Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below)
SV
What is your in-game name?
BoB (I didn't make the name)
Are you interested in being a substitute Santa (preparing a gift for an additional person in the event that someone is unable to finish theirs on time)?
if im able to
Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away?
yes

 

[noma]

1. What is your favorite Pokémon type(s)? : Steel, Fairy, Poison
2. What is your favorite Pokémon region or game? Hisui, Kanto, Sinnoh
3. What is your favorite type of Poké Ball? Timer Ball, Dusk Ball
4. What is your favorite color? Purple
5. Do you prefer cute or powerful Pokémon? Powerful
6. Which Pokémon nature best describes you? Careful
7. Name a Pokémon, a typing, or a Poké Ball you dislike: Dragapult
8. Do you prefer to play Pokémon competitively or casually? Both
9. Do you like nicknames for your Pokémon? I don't usually use nicknames, but I don't mind
10. What's a non-Pokémon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love? The Witcher
11. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to receive your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below): Gen 8, Gen 9
12. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below): Gen 8, Gen 9
13. What is your in-game name? Depends on the game
14. Are you interested in being a substitute Santa (preparing a gift for an additional person in the event that someone is unable to finish theirs on time)? No
15. Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away? Yes

 

[TrueIssue]

1. What is your favorite Pokémon type(s)?: Rock, Ground, Flying
2. What is your favorite Pokémon region or game?: Main series is LeafGreen (my first game), spinoff is Colosseum
3. What is your favorite type of Poké Ball?: Heavy
4. What is your favorite color?: Grey
5. Do you prefer cute or powerful Pokémon?: Cute, power never hurts either
6. Which Pokémon nature best describes you?: Lax
7. Name a Pokémon, a typing, or a Poké Ball you dislike: Not applicable
8. Do you prefer to play Pokémon competitively or casually?: More casual, taking interest in competitive
9. Do you like nicknames for your Pokémon?: Yes, adds more personality
10. What's a non-Pokémon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love?: Monster Hunter
11. What games would you prefer to/are you able to receive your gift in?: Sw/Sh, S/V
12: Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give your gift in?: Sw/Sh, S/V
13: What is your in-game name?: Issue
14: Are you interested in being a Substitute Santa?: Not able to
15: Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away?: Would be nice

Last year was fun, would love to participate again

 

[Kingdredakid5]

. What is your favorite Pokémon type fire 2. What is your favorite Pokémon region or game violet 3. What is your favorite type of Poké Ball master ball 4. What is your favorite color? Red 5. Do you prefer cute or powerful Pokémon? Powerful 6. Which Pokémon nature best describes you? Polda 7. Name a Pokémon, a typing, or a Poké Ball you dislike ditto 8. Do you prefer to play Pokémon competitively or casually? Casually 9. Do you like nicknames for your Pokémon? No 10. What's a non-Pokémon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love? All above 11. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to receive your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) violet n scarlet 12. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) all above 13. What is your in-game name? : queen Bee 14. Are you interested in being a substitute Santa (preparing a gift for an additional person in the event that someone is unable to finish theirs on time)? Yes 15. Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away, yes

 

[Karmaloop3]

It's crazy we're almost a month away from Christmas. Little one is keeping me busy, but I'd like to try and get a gift out this year.

1. What is your favorite Pokémon type(s)? : Honestly, I like them all for the most part. Top 3 if I had to choose would be Dragon, Psychic, and Fire
2. What is your favorite Pokémon region or game? : Sinnoh
3. What is your favorite type of Poké Ball? : Beast
4. What is your favorite color? : Blue
5. Do you prefer cute or powerful Pokémon? : Generally powerful
6. Which Pokémon nature best describes you? : Calm
7. Name a Pokémon, a typing, or a Poké Ball you dislike : Cherrish Ball
8. Do you prefer to play Pokémon competitively or casually? : Casually Competitive
9. Do you like nicknames for your Pokémon? : No
10. What's a non-Pokémon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love? : The Office
11. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to receive your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 6 up to Scarlet & Violet) : SwSh or SV
12. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 6 up to Scarlet & Violet) : SwSh or SV
13. What is your in-game name? : Karmaloop
14. Are you interested in being a substitute Santa (preparing a gift for an additional person in the event that someone is unable to finish theirs on time)? Probably not.
15. 15. Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away? Please.

 

[CPBBAE]

1. What is your favorite Pokémon type(s)? : Water/Ice/Poison/Fairy/Fighting.
2. What is your favorite Pokémon region or game? : Kanto, Hoenn, Unova, Alola, Paldea.
3. What is your favorite type of Poké Ball? : I’m a fan of all apricorn balls, but my biggest thing is that the ball matches the colour scheme of the Pokémon.
4. What is your favorite color? : Blue.
5. Do you prefer cute or powerful Pokémon? : I'd have to say both, but powerful Pokémon have a very "cool" aura so I might lean slightly more there.
6. Which Pokémon nature best describes you? : Sassy, but I understand that might be a hard fit for most Pokémon, so not a requirement.
7. Name a Pokémon, a typing, or a Poké Ball you dislike : I'd say Flying-types. Not necessarily a dislike, but have very few Flying-types I actually like.
8. Do you prefer to play Pokémon competitively or casually? : A mix of both, casually can get boring but competitively can get stressful. I'm fine with either.
9. Do you like nicknames for your Pokémon? : Not really a fan.
10. What's a non-Pokémon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love? : One Piece, Harry Potter, DC.
11. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to receive your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 6 up to Scarlet & Violet) : BDSP and SV.
12. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 6 up to Scarlet & Violet) : BDSP and SV.
13. What is your in-game name? : Fabian
14. Are you interested in being a substitute Santa (preparing a gift for an additional person in the event that someone is unable to finish theirs on time)? : Of course, everyone should be getting gifts.
15. Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away? : Yes please. Great RNG as always Bobsi!

 

[Pigbeeef]

1. What is your favorite Pokémon type(s)? : Dark
2. What is your favorite Pokémon region or game? : Alola!
3. What is your favorite type of Poké Ball? : either beast ball or ultra ball
4. What is your favorite color? : Crimson
5. Do you prefer cute or powerful Pokémon? : both works! (Alolan Raichu and hydreigon are both some of my favs for example) but leaning on powerful.
<br>6. Which Pokémon nature best describes you? : Hasty, probably
<br>7. Name a Pokémon, a typing, or a Poké Ball you dislike : Lopunny (pls dont send me that)
<br>8. Do you prefer to play Pokémon competitively or casually? : Probably a mix of both, tho even when I play the cartridge games I tend to find myself recreating my showdown teams on cartridge lmao.
<br>9. Do you like nicknames for your Pokémon? : Important ones? yes.
<br>10. What's a non-Pokémon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love? : Uhhhhhhhh beyblade that's for sure, then we have civ 6, Fzero sorta and some others I guess.
<br>11. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to receive your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet &amp; Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) : SV and SWSH are the mainline games Id perfer, although I also have all the 3ds games (Yes, even the other versions) that would probably be too complicated.
<br>12. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet &amp; Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) : Did the question just repeat or am I hallucinating? but SV and Swsh are probably the best bet, tho if you use pkm Home I'll be the most available.
13. What is your in-game name? : For Sv, its Yveltal. For SWSH if We ever get to it, Pigbeef.
14. Are you interested in being a substitute Santa (preparing a gift for an additional person in the event that someone is unable to finish theirs on time)? : Absolutely! If I can ofc!
15. Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away? : I would not say no to it!

 

[Chlora]

1. What is your favorite Pokémon type(s)? : Water, Steel, Ice.

2. What is your favorite Pokémon region or game? : My fav game is PLA! I like the unova games and HGSS a lot too. My favourite region is probably Hisui, but Sinnoh is also pretty great. Although i HEAVILY dislike the Hoenn games for various reasons, i think the region itself is pretty cool too. I really hate Paldea and the SV games as a whole.

3. What is your favorite type of Poké Ball? : It's like when designing a UI... the correct colors to use depend on what it's going to be used in. In this case, i like any pokeball as long as it fits the pokemon/color theme/etc it's on! However, i have a particular distaste for the Great Ball. To a lesser extent, the Beast Ball too.

4. What is your favorite color? : Somewhere around #730b3a (dark rouge)... I generally like darker tones.

5. Do you prefer cute or powerful Pokémon? : Both!

6. Which Pokémon nature best describes you? : Lonely

7. Name a Pokémon, a typing, or a Poké Ball you dislike : At first, i really couldn't decide on which pokemon i thought was the most AIDS-inducing on sight, but then i figured no one's gonna jail me for listing a bunch.
Pokemon - Gholdengo, Roaring Moon, Raging Bolt, Walking Wake
Types - Fire, Psychic, Electric
Balls - Aforementioned Great Ball and, to a lesser extent, Beast Ball

8. Do you prefer to play Pokémon competitively or casually? : Competitively... but mostly because the new games have 0 substantial content to them. I enjoy things like the battle frontier, filling the dex out, dress-up, etc; but i do think i like battling above that regardless.

9. Do you like nicknames for your Pokémon? : Absolutely.


10. What's a non-Pokémon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love? :
My Backloggd (make sure to sort by score when viewing full list)
Anime list
Manga list
Particular favourite medias: Xenoblade 3, Xenoblade X, Attack on Titan, SMT IV:A, Persona 2, Danganronpa V3, JJBA


11 & 12. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give/recieve your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet & Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) : Any! No preference.


13. What is your in-game name? : Depends... i don't wanna wipe my 1300h save so my swsh is stuck with an undesirable name (same for pla), though the rest i go by Chlora

14. Are you interested in being a substitute Santa (preparing a gift for an additional person in the event that someone is unable to finish theirs on time)? : Yes


15. Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away? : Yes



IMPORTANT: Don't strictly guide yourself by these questions if you're preparing a gift for me. Part of my philosophy is that you should play the cards you're given, and that through them you may find yourself with a winning hand. Things i innitially don't like often begin to grow on me, so feel free to prepare something that makes no sense because of my answers (if you want to). I want to be surprised above all else. Thank you :3

 

[Unviewed]

1. What is your favorite Pokémon type(s)? : Grass - Dragon (But I love any and every mon)
2. What is your favorite Pokémon region or game? : Unova (Black 2)
3. What is your favorite type of Poké Ball? : Anything that matches the mon
4. What is your favorite color? : Purpley-Blue (#766c92)
5. Do you prefer cute or powerful Pokémon? : No preference
6. Which Pokémon nature best describes you? : Calm
7. Name a Pokémon, a typing, or a Poké Ball you dislike : I can't really think of a Pokemon I don't like, because they always grow on me, but I guess Mono-Rock types and Rock-Ground types
8. Do you prefer to play Pokémon competitively or casually? : Casually, but I don't mind a competitively built mon
9. Do you like nicknames for your Pokémon? : YES! THATS THE BEST PART
10. What's a non-Pokémon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love? : Valorant (I'm an omen 1 trick)
11. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to receive your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet &amp; Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) : Any Switch games + Home (I can send on the ds + 3ds games but will need some guidance)
12. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give your gift in? (Feel free to list any from Gen 4 up to Scarlet &amp; Violet, but note that AltWFC will be required for Gen 7 and below) : Any Switch games + Home (I can send on the ds + 3ds games but will need some guidance)
13. What is your in-game name? : Unviewed (Some games have the game code on the OT, for example: Unviewed-UM for Ultra Moon)
14. Are you interested in being a substitute Santa (preparing a gift for an additional person in the event that someone is unable to finish theirs on time)? : Yes, of course
15. Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away? : YUP

ADDITIONAL NOTES: I don't want you to use these answers as a direct guide to make my Pokemon, I'd like a Pokemon that can grow on me, my newer teams are Pokemon I don't like and the always become some of my favourites. Also, I'd like a pokemon built up from an older game, even if it's just caught in Black for example, then brought up the the new cames so it has the 'Caught In Unova' Summary, that'd make it all the better! Good luck with my Pokemon and have fun building them. If any issues come up, or you can't get it done in time then don't stress about the deadline! Also DON'T give me JoJoTranter, (He's signing up soon) we're brothers so we'll be helping eachother build the Pokemon we're giving

 

[Unknown Warrior]

1. What is your favorite Pokémon type(s)? : Ghost
2. What is your favorite Pokémon region or game? : Sinnoh
3. What is your favorite type of Poké Ball? : Moon Ball
4. What is your favorite color? : Orange
5. Do you prefer cute or powerful Pokémon? : Powerful
6. Which Pokémon nature best describes you? : Naive
7. Name a Pokémon, a typing, or a Poké Ball you dislike : Eevee, Water, Beast Ball
8. Do you prefer to play Pokémon competitively or casually? : Both
9. Do you like nicknames for your Pokémon? : Sure
10. What's a non-Pokémon show, movie, book, or game that you especially love? : Ratchet & Clank, Dynasty Warriors, the old Donkey Kongs
11. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to receive your gift in? : Don't matter
12. Which games would you prefer to/are you able to give your gift in? : Any
13. What is your in-game name? : Kris
14. Are you interested in being a substitute Santa (preparing a gift for an additional person in the event that someone is unable to finish theirs on time)? : Preferably not
15 Are you interested in receiving the Dratini that is being given away? No need.

 

[Bobsican]

Okay, sign-ups are now closed, be sure to look on your Direct Messages (DMs) within the following hours to find out the respective giftee, and remember to keep me updated on how the gift process is going!. Don't be shy to confirm any sudden inability to make the gift so I can delegate the task to the very appreciated effort of the substitute Santas.

Reminder that the deadline is on December 24th of this year at 10:00 PM GMT -6, and after around the following week of that date, each Santa will manually give and receive their gift.

 

[Bobsican]

Well then, now it's Christmas in several parts of the world (and Merry Christmas for everyone!), so now here's the list of who's a Santa and a giftee, for this year the surprise is that it was sorted by linked pairs! Most giftees and Santas will exchange a gift for each other:

P3DS and Maia will exchange gifts!

Kalorin23 will give (hopefully!) a gift to Kingdredakid5 (let me know if the user doesn't answer within a week from now), and receive a gift from Chlora!

Unviewed and Rain Moon will exchange gifts!

WMAR and Chlora will exchange gifts!

Lunaflare and TrueIssue will exchange gifts!

SpiritGuy and noma will exchange gifts!

Karmaloop3 and Pengu will exchange gifts!

Pigbeeef and Unknown Warrior will exchange gifts!

Tatertot and CPBBAE will exchange gifts!

After giving away the gift, everyone is welcome to go into detail here of the details and effort involved for the gift they developed for the giftee.

Regarding the Dratini I'm giving away for those that wanted it, that'll be done in a week from now (more specifically sometime starting in January 1st) as by then the main part of the event should have concluded, as noted in the OP.

 

[Bobsican]

Oh, there was an accidental mess-up on the above, pinging those affected (assume the above is correct if you weren't pinged):

P3DS will give a gift to Unviewed and receive one from Maia
Unviewed will give a gift to Rain Moon and receive one from P3DS
Rain Moon will give a gift to Maia and receive one from Unviewed
Maia will give a gift to P3DS and receive one from Rain Moon

Thanfully everyone should still get gifts, that sure was a weird slip-up on my part, but it does add up to the surprise on the bright side, I want to thank everyone for their patience.

 

[Lunaflare]

Alright, I've sent and received my gifts. I love both Pokemon I got! Here's what I gave, in addition to a random shiny that decided to show up the other day.

Barroth (Rampardos) @ Mystic Water
Tera: Water
IVs: 31/31/31/31/31/31
EVs: 6 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Head Smash
- Zen Headbutt
- Headbutt
- Tera Blast

It has the contest and daily ribbons from BDSP, Hisui ribbon, some champion ribbons, and the Itemfinder and Gourmand marks.

I picked out Tera Water and Mystic Water because I thought it would fit Barroth's Water element (or whatever it's called) in one of its appearances. Headbutt moves too because that's what vibes Barroth gives to me.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, TrueIssue! And to everyone else as well.​

 

[Chlora]

I'll be sharing my gift-making process with everyone! I think it's a fun little thing to do... i can't help but be curious about what other people went through to get their gifts & what they got! So i'll begin:

For WMAR, since they said they prefered to receive in Gen 9, i started by checking what grass, dragonsand steels were available in the SV dex, were from gen 2 or 5, and had red or green shinies. The list was not big at all, and i considered dropping one of the criteria (namely, shiny color) but i eventually settled on Lilligant after a stretch. However, they mentioned they prefer "powerful" mons... So, instead i opted for Hisuian Lilligant, since it's actually quite a strong mon in both singles & doubles under sun, or with a victory dance set in singles as a setup sweeper.
As for the nickname i gave it, i searched the Monster Hunter wiki for several games in search of a monster that'd be akin to Lilligant-H. However, to my surprise, every monster more or less looks the same when it comes to body types, none being humanoid. I asked a friend that's super into MH as well, and they couldn't think of anything relating to it that would be fitting for Lilligant-H. So, instead, i named it after a character whose hairstyle is simmilar...

Popola of the Distant Past

Lilligant-Hisui @ Red Card
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Solar Blade
- Triple Axel
- Victory Dance​

So, then came actually getting the Lilligant. Usually, i like to try and make my gifts as unique as i can, so i'd like to go for a cool mark. This time, however, i opted for making it come from Unova itself! I'd never done a gen 5 RNG manip, so this would be a perfect first time. Another reason for why i went for Unova is that in SWSH Petilil is quite the annoying RNG hunt due to it only showing up in 1 place and there being a bunch of ways for the game to advance frames on it's own in said place (Honeycalm Island; specifically the pokemon that spawn in the water surrounding it can cause a lot of RNG noise. Last year i had a terrible time trying and failing to RNG Reuniclus in SWSH due to fog's overworld frame advances, and would really rather not repeat that). I debated hunting it as an alpha in Legends Arceus, but i thought a Gen 5 origin would've been cooler.
So, after a lot of tribulations for figuring out Gen 5 RNG, i finally got it to work! I caught a shiny Petilil in Lostlorn Forest.

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Since marks were only introduced in gen 8, i searched for what ribbon i could give this Petilil before moving it up. To my surprise... the Gen 5 games have no ribbons at all? Extremely lame. So i went for the only thematically appropriate ribbon i could think of, that being the Hisui ribbon, giving it the title "of the Distant Past" (fitting, seeing how BW has been released over 14 years ago). I caught it in a Dusk Ball, as WMAR said they like that ball in particular.
EV trained, hyper trained, PP maxed, all that good stuff. The set is a standard, generally good singles set. I hope.

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I then asked if there'd be a need to be someone's substitute, and was tasked with giving Kalorin23 a gift as well.
The selection process was simmilar, except this time fires or darks with green or golden shinies. Frankly, i don't know much about XD or Colosseum, but i did know Ho-Oh was kind of related to the plot? Not sure. What i DO know is that it has a gold shiny, and would fit great with Kalorin's choice of a Premier Ball...
But i ended up giving up on gen 4 rng manips after many failed attempts (i was trying to figure it out for 7 hours in a row). I opted for a different mon, Chandelure. Really sorry for that. I may go back on it if i get it working within a reasonable timeframe though.
This time i wanted to do something different (really sorry if you would've prefered a unova origin as well instead) and went for a SWSH manip since from this game forward there's marks, which imo greatly help to give mons a better sense of personality.

As i set out to find Chandelure's static spawn in the Crown Tundra, the most batshit insane thing happened.
I got into an encounter because my brain felt like it, and it was shiny. I was genuinely confused since despite being what i wanted i hadn't even began the hunt... I was just dumbfounded. The heavens smiled on me that day and also made it have a mark, on top of that! It was the misty mark. Saved me some trouble, but part of me can't help but feel that i didn't really work for it as i should've...
As usual, EV trained, hyper trained, minted, PP maxed, etc. Opted for a generic singles set again.

To continue Kalorin's naming scheme, i named it after the egyptian sun god Amon. It's caught in a Luxury ball.

Amon the Mist Drifter

Chandelure @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Flamethrower
- Overheat
- Energy Ball​

Unfortunately, my shield file is quite old now, so it has an OT id rather not go by nowadays, but i'm not gonna reset my 1300h+ save for that. It is what it is. Also, funnily enough, this was my first ever random encounter wild shiny despite all that playtime.


I hope you two enjoy your gifts, and happy holidays!!!

 

[CPBBAE]

✩ Merry Christmas to everyone and thanks for participating! ✩

My giftee this Christmas was none other than Tatertot. Tatertot, if you're not aware, has one of the best collections I've ever seen (which you should check out here). Because of that, I did get a bit unsure on what exactly to get him that would impress him, so I just followed through on his interests...


Introducing:


"Rennala"

#0576 - Gothitelle (♀) | OT: Tate | ID No: 00074

Nature: Calm | Ability: Shadow Tag
IVs: 31 / 0 / 31 / 31 / 31 / 31
EVs: 236 HP / 20 Def / 252 SpD
Moves: Calm Mind - Taunt - Rest - Charm


RNG'ed (proof) in Pokémon BW (Tate's favorite game), "Rennala" the Gothitelle is a reference to Rennala Queen of the Full Moon in Elden Ring. Personally, I think they both look quite similar, with Rennala being a psychic sorceress too! I took into account Tate's nature and his favorite color, with Gothitelle having a purple colored shiny, as well as a Calm nature. Tate also did specify that he enjoys competitive play too, so the Gothitelle is flawless with 0 ATK, and it can trap loads of special attackers with Shadow Tag :] . Master Ball is of course ideal balltism, so I caught it in that. Funny enough, I was actually planning to do a Zoroark RNG in BW instead, nicknaming it "Maliketh" (also a reference to Elden Ring), until I realised the specific one I wanted to go for was sadly shiny locked.

Furthermore, a bit of a smaller detail: do note that the Gothitelle's OT and TID are both Tate's (he loves TID 00074, as I noticed in his thread) so that's hopefully another detail to make this gift even more memorable for him!



Queen of the Full Moon