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Aw, thanks. I always liked Gardevoir better as a guardian figure, so the picture means a lot to me. Glad to know you appreciate it too, I'll have to direct you to the creator so that you can see his/her other stuff too. :D
Gardy's my favourite pokemon, and I too see them more as a protector. After all one of the dex entries does state it'll give it's life for it's trainer.
Yeah. One of the reasons it's my favorite too. That, and my first wild Pokemon that I caught was a Ralts, so I had more attachment to it than my starter :P
Best thing is, all battle scenes I've seen of them in battle have their natural grace shining through. Seems a lot of the fan art agrees with us ^^ Also... I found a way to make Mega-Gardy OU feasible.
Yeah, I tried out the viable sets, and she can definitely wreck things. But she doesn't ever seem to find herself on my best ladder teams though. Oh well, she's still fun to use.