"Zecora took A LOT more thought than the others, for the colors for her card, and her pokemon. I eventually went with making her card look more organic and made of wood, to go with her herbalist potion talent.
I know I'll probably get a lot of confused looks on why she has the pokemon I chose her to have, so I'll explain myself.
The Cacturne is there, because it is both a dark, and a plant type. Dark types are always misunderstood, much as he has in the begining, and with his plant abilities, he can be much help for locating herbs in Everfree, especially the ones that only bloom at night.
The Seviper, also a very misunderstood poison type, is there because her poisons and venom can come in handy with her, for making antidotes. She also makes a very good guard for her, and is much more affectionate than she looks.
The Venamoth is there for roughly the same reasons as the Seviper. Venamoth has lots of toxic dust that comes out of his wings, which she uses in her potions. The sleep powder, she can dilute to make potions to help those that have problems sleeping, and the stun spore, she can dilute tremendously to work as a muscle relaxer.
Shuckle is there to help her actually make the potions within her shell. Rumor has it, she has a shiny shuckle somewhere in her inbox, for when she wants to make love potions.
Yamask is there because of the masks she has in her home, and I thought it would be a good connection to have, as well as give me the excuse to include a ghost type in her team.
And the Vileplume is there because her pedals and nectar can also be used in making potions."-SeaAndSunshine