Hehe, well yeah it's a little different when they are yours! I love all my Pokémon too, but in just a general sense, Haunter will always have a special place in my heart.

[John is just glad that all of his were scared out of the room by his Shedinja...otherwise he might not have admitted this favoritism aloud. Or at least felt worse in doing so.]

But it is impossible to pick favorites among the ones you own, that's like telling your kids you have a favorite or something and that's just screwed up. Why Magikarp and Gyarados though, if you don't mind my asking?