Lapras, Lapras, Lapras. It's always Lapras.
When I was younger, I never gave Lapras much thought. Sure, I thought her Dex entry was pretty sad, but I had no time for sob stories. Besides, by the time I had access to Lapras, I'd already have another Water-type like Quagsire or Blastoise with me, so what's the point?
Then I decided to go give her a shot in one of my runs of Silver, since I read that she could make Lance much easier. I was not disappointed~
Having a Loch Ness monster shoot ice beams to overwhelm dragons never gets old. Riding on same Loch Ness monster doesn't get old, either. Also, a Water-type that learns Ice Beam naturally? Especially since the Ice Beam TM often arrives late/is hard to obtain? I am so sold.
And, there's just something about Lapras that makes you want to be her friend, you know?
To this day, I will always go out of my way to obtain Lapras, even if I don't use her on my team for any purpose. I love her that much.