Aaanyway, what side's everyone on regarding types-- any preferences (what do you like to battle with, what do you like for appearances or abilities, overall...)?

I'm quite partial to water, psychic, and ghost types myself. Water's a pretty good type for battle, actually, and psychic and ghost are just awesome (while also being good in battle).

I'm not so buddy-buddy with fire types. I dunno why, I never use them, ever. Never started with a fire starter, either.