For me, Xerneas has a special place in my heart mainly from watching the Pokémon movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction. In the Philippines, I used to watch it many times with my dad and I remember always asking him if he would rather have Yveltal or Xerneas as his Pokémon, he always chose Xerneas. Of course, me being young, I always thought that Yveltal was the cooler looking Pokémon (Which I still think he does look cool, even now!) and what they symbolized didn't really mean anything to me. But I remember him saying that Xerneas was obviously the "good" Pokémon and Yveltal being the "bad" Pokémon. I always brushed him off and told him he was wrong for choosing Xerneas (Mind you, I was like 6 years old so obviously I was very opinionated). I'm not entirely sure how many times I watched it with him but I honestly wished I watch more of it with him and this time with an open mind. Like a year later, I ended up leaving the country and moving here in America with my mom and sisters but I still think about that movie from time to time. I've been refusing to watch it again however, since it doesn't feel right to watch it without my dad. He's still in the Philippines and we still keep in contact but genuinely every time I see Xerneas, my dad is all that it reminds me of. I still think Yveltal is the cooler looking one but Xerneas is genuinely my favorite all because of my dad.
by Advanced_Daikon_8667