Besties Battle Bracket: Best Pet
Added 2025-12-30 08:01:01 +0000 UTC
Would dogs and cats have a shot for "best pet" in a universe filled with chocobos, owlbears, and whatever is the least offensive plural form of Seaman? Maybe if the dogs are mytholigical beasts and the cats are classically trained chefs! In this Besties Battle Bracket, the world's best friends pick the world's best best video game pet.
Rubric:
Which pet would be easier to take care of?
Which pet would be best for monetization? (Who’s-a takin’ care-a poppa?)
Which pet is more loyal?
ROUND 1:
Icons
Boco the Chocobo from Final Fantasy 5
Lamarr the headcrab from Half-Life 2
Dogs
Polterpup from Luigi's Mansion 3
Cats
Palico from Monster Hunter Worlds
Etc.
Owlbear Cub from Baldur’s Gate 3
Runners up:
Neopets
Comments
Dogmeat is a girl btw!!!
Nicole Levay
2026-01-17 23:49:05 +0000 UTCStardew valley cat will give you fish when you pet him if he loves you! Love is a verb and he loves you.
Juliamka
2026-01-15 23:48:39 +0000 UTCNot including epona had me roaring
Billy Barrons
2026-01-14 01:52:28 +0000 UTCRoach is actually a beautiful girl thank you very much.
Matt Weinberger
2026-01-13 22:15:12 +0000 UTCPikachu deserved to lose based simply on the fact that this is best video game pet, you can’t bring anime Pikachu lore into the discussion.
ThanaThots
2026-01-13 16:28:55 +0000 UTCAm I crazy or did the original battle brackets only use the rubric for tie breaking? feel like that would alleviate a lot of the rubric chaos
Henry
2026-01-12 06:20:12 +0000 UTCPikachu being ELIMINATED in the FIRST FUCKING ROUND calls into question the integrity of this entire charade. This is a kangaroo court and house built on a foundation of SHIT. Pikachu is the single most ENCHAMTINMG fictional creature I used to literally weep uncontrollably as a child because he would not come out of my gameboy and give me a hug and yes, maybe a little electric shock. I did not finish the episode I was too upset.
Jared Berrien
2026-01-09 21:19:55 +0000 UTCJustin: “I’m too cool to care about this as much as I do” Chris: “You are wearing a shirt that says ‘Shapeland’” 10/10; no notes.
Shawn Steffey
2026-01-08 15:13:31 +0000 UTCJust want to note that if you use Animal Speaking, the Owlbear Cub explains that its mom already ate one of its siblings so it is actually very cool and chill to annihilate the momma. 😎👍
BucklingSwashes
2026-01-06 21:26:39 +0000 UTCYoshi is a jump completion tool.
schmattywinkle
2026-01-05 13:44:54 +0000 UTC
