I chose totodile, because I always picked it in Silver. I probably finished the game over 10 times (I am probably exaggerating) and I always picked Totodile. (For some reason, I used to restart Yellow as soon as I defeated the Elite 4 and Silver when I defeated Red, but I never restarted Sapphire and I still have tons of pokemon to raise in Pearl) I don't care if it is not the most powerful, I just like it. I also picked Croconaw in Colosseum. Besides, if you think giant alligators are not cool there is something wrong with you.