What is your Favorite Pokémon and why?

I do give most of mine genders. Again, just my opinion or personal preference. My zacian is male, my piplup male, my blastoise definitely male, hmmm dhelmise is just my anchor (sorry dude/dudette), my talonflame neutral (i haven't figured that one out and would be cool with either)... it's just the way I grew up. I had to fight or work hard to be good at things or better than males because the phrase "you can't do that because you're a girl" was normal back then. There were the stereotypical girly-girls and then there were tom-boys who were tough chicks but still girls and who could hang with the guys (that was me, even though I had long hair, love silver jewelry, and painted my nails so still had a feminine edge). The things you all deal with are waaaaaaaaay different then what I dealt with.

We are who we are, be proud of it. Don't let others tell you can't do something because of who you are. You want something, work hard for it. That's what I did, and still do.

Wow, I digress... Kinda..... Sorry. (I guess I can edit or delete this if I offend anyone)

What do you mean by "degress"

Don't delete this

You said nothing wrong and shared something true

If people have a problem then let them complain

You weren't offensive or aggressive, so why would there be any reason for somebody to dislike it?

Me personally, I'm male but I'm not "masculine"

To be honest, I'm a bit more on the feminine side but not by much

I wouldn't go as far as saying "flamboyant" though (although I'm sure some people would)

I just don't fit either gender norm

I'm fine with that, though

Growing up, though, people would ask me "are you sure you're not a girl?"

I'm gentle, caring, and not all that aggressive, much different from most of the males in my classes

People often think I am a girl when I meet them, too

Long hair, gentle features, and I don't behave in the depicted "tough guy, assert dominance" way

It has never bothered me, though, but I'm just saying I kind of get what you're saying

It's funny to me, actually!

I chopped my hair (nine inches of hair, to be exact) and started being seen as male by strangers, which was strange to me

It grew back out a bit and I helped an elderly man and he said "thank you, ma'am"

It made my day lol

I don't know why but I missed people mistaking my gender

Probably because I was used to it and it always humored me

Anyways, that last part was just me rambling

I'll shut up now

probably temperature

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Zacian is actually referred to as the elder sister of Zamazenta in the Pokédex ("This Pokémon has slumbered for many years. Some say it's Zamazenta's elder sister—others say the two Pokémon are rivals." - Pokémon Shield). And while it's not exactly clear if it's meant to be true or mentioning in-universe myths (since Zacian is never referred to with gendered terms outside of this dex entry, as far as I know), them writing sister instead of brother or sibling implies it was designed with it being closer to feminine than masculine in mind. I'm not telling you to change how you view it or that you're wrong, I just found an opportunity to mention some trivia and took it.