I'm training all Alolan critters, but I do have favorites..
This is post-Mallow, pre-Grand Trial #2:
- Dartrix: Can't say I'm too excited about it, but it helped vs. Mallow, tanking a Solar Blade while Stuffel did most of the work with Baby Doll Eyes.
- Ribombee: I really like how easily it stays alive with Draining Kiss and how easily it dishes out with Pollen Puff.
- Oricorio: Currently the Melemele-form, but eventually I'll turn it into Poni-form.
- Mudbray: Easily my favorite of the team atm. Nuked the Fire Trial with a single Bulldoze.
- Salandit: Modest, Female.. Can't be more stoked about it.
- Wishiwashi/Araquanid/Mareanie: Can't decide. I wish there was a fast Water-type already available. From what I've heard, Bruxish is fast, but it's not on Akala Island.
Just short of the schtick: Toucannon, Lycanroc-Midday and Bewear. They have definitely put in work, but I just can't fit them in over Mudbray. But they sub in over Oricorio quite often at the moment.
I think I can honestly say that I dropped off Gumshoos, Charjabug and Fomantis off the deep end. Even Crabrawler has been untouched in a long while. I really dislike that I can't evolve Charjabug and Crabrawler until late in the game, considering how drastically they change. I haven't yet trained my Pyukumuku and Passimian, nor has my Wimpod reached Golisopod-status yet, but I'll see how they do when I get around to that. I still need to catch a Cubone and a Bounsweet, train them to lvl26 (which is the minimum for my team) and then I'll head over to Olivia's Grand Trial. I don't know if I can catch a Sandygast yet, so might pick that up before Olivia if I can.