Board 8 > Best Pokemon Generation by Type Tournament, DAY 1: Gen 1 Fire vs. Gen 4 Ghost

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I've done this style of poll contest once before, back in either Gen VII or Gen VIII, so why not try it again now? The rules are simple: each day, I'm going to post a poll for a given Pokemon typing, with each generation's roster of new Pokemon filling in that typing. You just need to look at what each generation had to offer, and select which generation you think brought the best new roster (for any reason; you could say that a single Pokemon was so good that it overwhelms everything else the generation spawned, or you could select a generation that may be more well-rounded that the one that created your personal favorite). At the end of the day, one generation will be crowned a champion (with potential tiebreakers if need be), and that generation will advance to a second round, where the eighteen winners, and fourteen strongest runner-ups will be sorted into a 32-entrant tournament to crown which generation produced the best overall roster of a single typing.

The tournament has now begun. The discussion topic is here: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80744044 and the bracket is here: https://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=478370

Today's first match-up of the tournament pits Gen I's Fire-type roster against Gen IV's Ghost-type roster. Gen I dominated the Fire-type poll to secure itself the one-seed, while Gen IV Ghost had to win its way in not only as a wild card, but as a wild card via tiebreaker over Gen IX. Now we'll find out if Gen I's Fire can scorch its opponent as dominantly as it won its own day, or can Gen IV's Ghost sneak up and secure a win themselves.

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