Board 8 > Best Pokemon Generation by Type, DAY 4: Gen 1 Electric vs. Gen 6 Steel

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Inviso
04/15/24 8:23:00 AM
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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

Yesterday's match saw Gen VI pick up its first big victory of the entire contest, with Gen VI Dragon finally winning a day in a decent showing against Gen IV Ice. Today, it seems like Gen VI is looking for a similar story as their Steel-type wild card of a plethora of Megas attempts to dethrone Gen I's Electric roster, including the franchise's mascot itself.

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GenesisSaga
04/15/24 11:57:59 AM
#2:


It's close, but I gotta hand it to the simplicity of Gen I's Electric selection.

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mnk
04/15/24 12:06:29 PM
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I like a bunch of the Steel Megas, but it's hard to give them as much credit as regular Pokemon. Honedge line is great, but it's only one real line. On the other hand Raichu, Jolteon, Zapdos, and Electabuzz are all pretty good. I think I probably have to give it to Gen I here.

edit: surprised to see this is so close.

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UF8
04/15/24 2:36:44 PM
#4:


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Espeon
04/15/24 5:15:31 PM
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Bump

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Blaziken
04/15/24 8:39:46 PM
#6:


More bumps, less politics.

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Inviso
04/16/24 8:06:54 AM
#7:


Bump for a little longer today.

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Espeon
04/16/24 1:13:29 PM
#8:


Bump while at work today.

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