My favourite Gen 4 Pokémon

Here is a list of my favourite Generation 4 Pokémon, with their sprites from Diamond/Pearl/Platinum (w/o animations I’m afraid), and why I love them so much.

Pokémon	Sprite	Reason
Empoleon		I didn't put it on the front of an album cover for nothing. A Water/Steel Emperor penguin. What an awesome starter evolution.
Luxray		One of the best early route Electric Pokémon, especially because it's a physical Electric type and has Intimidate.
Floatzel		It's a cute otter/weasel, what more can I say?
Spiritomb		Such an awesome design and a great typing in terms of resistances (until Fairy came in).
Hippowdon		HIPPO! I prefer the female Hippowdon because they're grey. Gotta love dimorphism in Pokémon!
Weavile		One of many Gen 1/2 evolutions and Sneasel deserved this. Weavile is super quick and, despite the less-than-ideal typing, it has some great moves
Tangrowth		I love Tangrowth so much. It's my favourite Grass type. It's a big cuddly bulky Pokémon and those aren't easy to come by.
Magmortar		I love Tangrowth so much. It's one of my favourite Fire types with an incredible design. Is it Krusty the clown? Is it a cannon-armed flamethrower? Both, both is good.
Togekiss		I didn't get into Togekiss until Gen 8 VGC and wow, this thing is a tank. Just a great Pokémon with great stats and movepool to both pack a punch and support if necessary. And it's a flying egg with little feet!
Glaceon		It looks like old Nicki Minaj which isn't actually a reason why I like it but I just wanted to mention that.
Rotom		Such a cool design, especially in its appliance forms. I like how it has a major role in the games since Gen 7 via the Rotom Phone
Dialga		I grew to love Dialga in Gen 9 but whatever. It's huge, it eats hits for breakfast and it'll knock you down with a host of Dragon or Steel moves.
Heatran		A Fire/Steel type immune to Fire moves? Great move. And, like I told my partner, it looks like a poo with legs.
Cresselia		This crescent duck won't go down easy and that's why I love it.