I thought her design was cute...

Considering most Pokemon learn pure shit while leveling up, they can be pretty vital.
Things have been improved some with the larger amount of move tutors in ORAS, but unless they lock away cheese moves, it would be a pretty annoying paywall.

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Got it.

I can't really think of what else an amiibo could do in pokemon though.

As I said: Clothes for your character. Scan the Mario Amiibo, get a Mario hat. Or if you have secret bases or something similar, the Amiibos could give you decorations based on the character you scan.

Something like that would be a neat feature without needing to buy an Amiibo to unlock something important.

That'd be pretty cool. A female trainer with a Peach dress and a Megaman helmet.

Why female?
Why can't I be a male character running around in a Rosalina dress?

Though, in all seriousness, I anticipate it'll only be the Pokemon Amiibo with Pokemon themed outfits and accessories.
They could also add a few more innocuous things, like swapping the Substitute model for a Greninja/Charizard/Mewtwo/whatever styled one.

Basically, something that doesn't make a tangible difference in gameplay.

Watching some gameplay footage of later Pokemon games (Mainly ORAS and BW), I'm honestly considering buying R/B/Y just for the sensation of having a rival I want to see get beaten to the ground.
I really don't enjoy having rivals like Shauna or May, that are like "Aw, you pubstomped me. Good job! You're so amazing! I wish I could be as good as you!" It makes me feel like an asshole.
I miss Blue/Green and Silver :lol

You mean DICKSKUL and BICHTITZ? :lol

Playing through more Diamond. I beat Roark...after 3 tries, since I accidentally made this game SMT hard by only having 2 Pokemon, and having them be slightly underleveled, and only Chimchar had brick break for a super effective move...and I only had 3 potions. So, I grinded for a bit, and I didn't know Chimchar evolved into Monferno at level 14...convenient. After that and getting Shinx to 13 where he learns crunch, it was still a challenge, but it was at least manageable. I do feel kinda bad for losing to the first gym 3 times, but at the same time, it's nice to have a Pokemon game be challenging again.

Got Super Mystery Dungeon (Finally), and holy shit, is my partner a spaz.
(I'm a Totodile and he's a Pikachu)