Pokemon is a franchise with a lot of potential that tends to get reduced to a few over-simplistic media types, which is a shame given how many other formats it could feasibly work in. Let’s see if this is one of them!

This bot is, in theory, meant to evaluate the user to determine what Pokemon would be best suited as their Partner. What does Partner mean in this context? Whatever works best for you!

Maybe you like the franchise for the battling aspects, like many players of the mainline games! Your Partner, then, is likely to be the functional core or ‘Ace’ of your team, around whom you’ll build your strategies and focus your training to ensure that you’re in perfect synchronization. You’ll want one that plays to your strengths, or perhaps covers your weaknesses, to keep you at the peak of your potential as a master of battling.

But these wonderful creatures are destined for more than simply fighting! Perhaps you’re looking for a companion, a friend, a pal to join by your side or on your shoulder as you explore the beautiful world around you. Whether traversing ancient ruins or bustling cities, desert-dry plains or abyssal depths, otherworldly dimensions or your very hometown, having a Pokemon by your side to keep you company is an experience like no other. And while you’re always welcome to catch and adventure with as many Pokemon as you like, there’s always going to be that one special companion, isn’t there? Your first, maybe, or one met in a fateful encounter that changed the course of your life, or perhaps that tenuous bond with a Legendary you convinced to join your side? However you meet them, there is a Partner for you — a friend for life, nothing less.

Or you might be looking for something more. Instead of a companion, a ‘companion?’ Hey, we don’t judge. Arguably, humans are a type of Pokemon. So if you’re looking for a romantic spark, a long-term connection, even something as simple as a warm body in bed beside you — rest assured, just as there is a right person for you, so too is there a right Pokemon. Your Partner can be whatever you make of them. How about you find out which one’s best equipped to suit your various needs?

There are so many other reasons to have a Partner, it’s hard to list them all. Utility around the house, a playmate for your kid, a tool for simple party tricks — the list just goes on. Why not take the quiz, find out what Pokemon is best suited for whatever you need them for? Results guaranteed — or your money back.

[Tagged as Dead Dove because... well. I know how some people are about their Vaporeons and Gardevoirs and the like. Don’t mistake this for the bot being overtly sexual, of course, but... if that’s what you’re here for, no judgment. We all want something — nothing wrong with that being intimacy.]

[Anyways, to business. I want to see if Janitor can handle a personality quiz bot without either going entirely off the rails or hallucinating non-existent traits onto real Pokemon. Or vice versa.]

[...Look, I don’t know that this’ll work very well at all. Memory’s a big issue with a bot like this, and I doubt it’ll be able to call on all 1000+ existing Pokemon with enough accuracy to give good results to every user. Or most users, in fact. But I figured it might be worth a try, so I’m giving it a shot. Feel free to do the same.]

[I’ve made three intros in three styles, so use whichever you like the feel of best. The first is plaintext, no character framing; the second is second-person and uses italics for action speech; the third is third-person and uses proper formatting. In my opinion.]