Lurker > andylt

I don't know your tastes and haven't participated in VGMC before so I won't be offended if my picks make up the bottom of your rankings! Avoiding FF as I think everybody got a taste of that series in the recent contest.

Hollow Knight - Sealed Vessel
Composed by Christopher Larkin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze0Rk-m0w2A

Death's Door - The Old Watchtowers
Composed by David Fenn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu5ZGrijwAM

Halo 4 - Arrival
Composed by Neil Davidge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miwmCI7VS58

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - Seashore War
Composed by David Wise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEam4GBeflo

New Pokmon Snap

I like both though!

Wow the top 3 mirrors my own exactly! Maybe the first time that's happened.

2/10

I feel like I've been giving a lot of low scores recently >_> This was so disappointing though. I like the initial setup with the new cast, but as the game goes on it shifts focus away from them in favour of empty fanservice with Kenny (who I really dislike) and bizarrely boring plot choices. The casual way they toss aside Luke in the final episode sums up how little care the writers had for the new cast, and the whole thing felt incredibly disjointed episode to episode. Clementine herself felt disconnected from the story for some reason.

This was the game that showed me how limited Telltale's tropes are when it comes to telling a good story, at least the first season had the novelty going for it. The string of empty deaths felt less 'bleak' and more 'annoying' this time around, and the lack of influence from the player was more obvious than ever.

Why don't we have an iguana pokemon yet

guffguy89 posted...

Where's Hitmonchan?

Hitmonchan evolves from Tyrogue, so it'll be here tomorrow!

Pancham and G-Farfetch'd are my favs today, I didn't expect Pancham to be the resounding winner though!

B8's favourite Pokemon
Basic early rodent: Zigzagoon > Bidoof >> Sentret
Evolved rodent: Furret >> Raticate > Linoone
Basic early bird: Starly > Pidgey > Hoothoot
Middle bird: Pidgeotto > Fletchinder > Corvisquire
Fully evolved bird: Corviknight > Staraptor > Talonflame
Larval bug: Caterpie > Venipede > Sewaddle
Middle bug: Swadloon > Charjabug > Whirlipede
Fully evolved 3-stage bug: Scolipede > Butterfree > Beedrill
Basic early 2-stage bug: Cutiefly > Spinarak > Combee
Evolved 2-stage bug: Shedinja > Ribombee > Centiskorch
Pikaclone: Mimikyu >> Emolga > Pachirisu
Basic 2-stage primary ghost: Misdreavus > Drifloon > Pumpkaboo
Evolved 2-stage primary ghost: Mismagius > Trevenant > Cofagrigus
Basic 2-stage pure grass: Skiddo > Tangela >> Petilil
Evolved 2-stage pure grass: Lilligant > Gogoat > Lurantis
Basic 2-stage primary fire: Vulpix > Growlithe >>> Slugma
Evolved 2-stage primary fire: Arcanine > Ninetales >> Alolan Marowak
Basic crustacean: Dwebble > Krabby > Clauncher
Evolved crustacean: Clawitzer > Golisopod > Kingler
Basic 2-stage pure ground: Cubone > Sandshrew > Phanpy
Evolved 2-stage pure ground: Sandslash > Marowak > Mudsdale
2-stage baby: Riolu > Mantyke > Munchlax
3-stage baby: Elekid > Pichu > Togepi
Basic fossil: Tyrunt > Omanyte > Archen
Evolved fossil: Kabutops > Tyrantrum > Archeops
Chimeric fossil: Dracovish > Arctozolt > Dracozolt
Basic human-like: Abra > Ralts > Machop
Middle human-like: Kadabra > Electabuzz > Machoke
Fully evolved human-like: Gardevoir > Alakazam > Gallade
Basic 2-stage primary ice: Alolan Vulpix > Snom > Cubchoo
Evolved 2-stage primary ice: Froslass > Alolan Ninetales > Glalie
Basic mollusc: Shellos > Shellder > Inkay
Evolved mollusc: Cloyster > Gastrodon > Octillery

It was tight at the winning end again but the top two flipped from the previous day, giving Cloyster the victory.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/7/3/AANyLIAAC6hF.jpg

Onto some fighters! Oblig notes: The Crabrawler and Clobbopus lines have already been in, Tyrogue and Riolu were in the baby poll but their evolutions will be here tomorrow, and secondary fighting lines like Croagunk, Scraggy and Stufful will be included in polls for their primary types. I included Kubfu here despite its legendary status as it feels more comparable to this batch, but my current plan is to exclude Urshifu tomorrow and save it for a legendary poll. Otherwise there'll be too many to fit in and I'll have to combine some or remove someone else (ie move Lucario to a steel poll), if people would rather I do that pls say so!

Otherwise, pls enjoy your punching and kicking friends :)

FFT had ridiculous names and was still great so that doesn't bother me. Haven't played the prologue demo yet but this game needs to have decent writing so I really hope they know what they're doing with the convictions system!

2's environments look great from what I've seen but the characters put me off it an awful lot. It's not just the design either, the few cutscenes I've watched are simply... gross. I assume the ones I've seen are the absolute worst of it, and I know this discussion has been had many times and a bunch of people say it's worth pushing through the annoyances to enjoy a wonderful game, but it's difficult for me to want to pay full price for such a long video game when I may actively dislike the dialogue/characters >_>

More importantly, with all this Nopon talk it's worth giving a shout-out to Kino and Nene from Future Connected, who are both pretty great. And the Ponspectors of course!

Tight top 3 once again! For me it's between Cloyster and Gastrodon, and like others I like Malamar's concept more than the execution. Accelgor is cool too. Octillery's design is too basic for me.

swordz9 posted...

Yoshi boob lady?

One of the optional blades in XC2 has a bizarrely designed body which some noted resembles Yoshi

https://twitter.com/xbcellen/status/1335765213660864514

B8's favourite Pokemon
Basic early rodent: Zigzagoon > Bidoof >> Sentret
Evolved rodent: Furret >> Raticate > Linoone
Basic early bird: Starly > Pidgey > Hoothoot
Middle bird: Pidgeotto > Fletchinder > Corvisquire
Fully evolved bird: Corviknight > Staraptor > Talonflame
Larval bug: Caterpie > Venipede > Sewaddle
Middle bug: Swadloon > Charjabug > Whirlipede
Fully evolved 3-stage bug: Scolipede > Butterfree > Beedrill
Basic early 2-stage bug: Cutiefly > Spinarak > Combee
Evolved 2-stage bug: Shedinja > Ribombee > Centiskorch
Pikaclone: Mimikyu >> Emolga > Pachirisu
Basic 2-stage primary ghost: Misdreavus > Drifloon > Pumpkaboo
Evolved 2-stage primary ghost: Mismagius > Trevenant > Cofagrigus
Basic 2-stage pure grass: Skiddo > Tangela >> Petilil
Evolved 2-stage pure grass: Lilligant > Gogoat > Lurantis
Basic 2-stage primary fire: Vulpix > Growlithe >>> Slugma
Evolved 2-stage primary fire: Arcanine > Ninetales >> Alolan Marowak
Basic crustacean: Dwebble > Krabby > Clauncher
Evolved crustacean: Clawitzer > Golisopod > Kingler
Basic 2-stage pure ground: Cubone > Sandshrew > Phanpy
Evolved 2-stage pure ground: Sandslash > Marowak > Mudsdale
2-stage baby: Riolu > Mantyke > Munchlax
3-stage baby: Elekid > Pichu > Togepi
Basic fossil: Tyrunt > Omanyte > Archen
Evolved fossil: Kabutops > Tyrantrum > Archeops
Chimeric fossil: Dracovish > Arctozolt > Dracozolt
Basic human-like: Abra > Ralts > Machop
Middle human-like: Kadabra > Electabuzz > Machoke
Fully evolved human-like: Gardevoir > Alakazam > Gallade
Basic 2-stage primary ice: Alolan Vulpix > Snom > Cubchoo
Evolved 2-stage primary ice: Froslass > Alolan Ninetales > Glalie
Basic mollusc: Shellos > Shellder/Inkay

It was a very tight race between the top 3 but Shellos ends up on top!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/9/6/AANyLIAAC6R0.jpg
(Note that Gastrodon is depicted twice in the top right for both its West and East Sea versions)

Clamperl is gone and Octillery is here, the rest have evolved from yesterday. Who da best?

Xenoblade has some really nice sidequests imo! B A N A Though yes there's a ton of them total.

I don't get why there's arguments here, people are of course allowed to play games how they like, and not want to play a game for any reason they feel, regardless of how trivial that reason may seem to someone else >_>

The important thing here is that Xenoblade 3 has no Yoshi boob lady so everybody wins.

Samus running through the lava sector without a Varia Suit because it wasn't authorised yet is the silliest scene.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/1/1/AANyLIAAC6NX.jpg

I love XB1 and I'm happy 3's characters look much closer to that style than to 2's. I know I should probably play 2 before 3, but it still looks so unappealing to me with all the... 'anime'ness from the bits I've seen and the gacha. I know many here highly recommend it but ugh.

Really want TriStrat to be amazing, the prologue demo should help me decide if it's worth an early pickup or not. Happy about all the PS1 remasters/remakes of games I've never played, but it is weird how much of this direct was just ports >_>

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Again?

Shellos and Inkay are the top two for me here though it's not my fav grouping.

BlackDra90n posted...

This series is getting more and more specific.

There are simply too many water types so I have to get specific to narrow them down (yes I know half of these aren't waters >_>). We should be alright after this set though!

mnkboy907 posted...

I suppose you could Escavalier tomorrow instead of Accelgor.

Yeah I'll have a think about this, Escavalier is an insect with a shell on it and Accelgor is the slug/snail but covered up...

B8's favourite Pokemon
Basic early rodent: Zigzagoon > Bidoof >> Sentret
Evolved rodent: Furret >> Raticate > Linoone
Basic early bird: Starly > Pidgey > Hoothoot
Middle bird: Pidgeotto > Fletchinder > Corvisquire
Fully evolved bird: Corviknight > Staraptor > Talonflame
Larval bug: Caterpie > Venipede > Sewaddle
Middle bug: Swadloon > Charjabug > Whirlipede
Fully evolved 3-stage bug: Scolipede > Butterfree > Beedrill
Basic early 2-stage bug: Cutiefly > Spinarak > Combee
Evolved 2-stage bug: Shedinja > Ribombee > Centiskorch
Pikaclone: Mimikyu >> Emolga > Pachirisu
Basic 2-stage primary ghost: Misdreavus > Drifloon > Pumpkaboo
Evolved 2-stage primary ghost: Mismagius > Trevenant > Cofagrigus
Basic 2-stage pure grass: Skiddo > Tangela >> Petilil
Evolved 2-stage pure grass: Lilligant > Gogoat > Lurantis
Basic 2-stage primary fire: Vulpix > Growlithe >>> Slugma
Evolved 2-stage primary fire: Arcanine > Ninetales >> Alolan Marowak
Basic crustacean: Dwebble > Krabby > Clauncher
Evolved crustacean: Clawitzer > Golisopod > Kingler
Basic 2-stage pure ground: Cubone > Sandshrew > Phanpy
Evolved 2-stage pure ground: Sandslash > Marowak > Mudsdale
2-stage baby: Riolu > Mantyke > Munchlax
3-stage baby: Elekid > Pichu > Togepi
Basic fossil: Tyrunt > Omanyte > Archen
Evolved fossil: Kabutops > Tyrantrum > Archeops
Chimeric fossil: Dracovish > Arctozolt > Dracozolt
Basic human-like: Abra > Ralts > Machop
Middle human-like: Kadabra > Electabuzz > Machoke
Fully evolved human-like: Gardevoir > Alakazam > Gallade
Basic 2-stage primary ice: Alolan Vulpix > Snom > Cubchoo
Evolved 2-stage primary ice: Froslass > Alolan Ninetales > Glalie

The Snorunt duo take first and third as Ninetales finishes runner up for the second time!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/7/8/AANyLIAAC6AW.jpg
(Both West Sea and East Sea Shellos are depicted here in the top right)

Molluscs! OK, the categorisations for today and tomorrow are debatable in a few areas, so here's how things are: Slugma has already been in, Phione & Manaphy will be in a poll for mythicals, Goomy will be in a poll for pseudos, Clamperl's evos will not be here tomorrow but Octillery will be. I'm not sure whether to keep Accelgor or not, open to discussion on that one.

Interestingly, only 3 of these lines are water types!

Hm, most long term franchises either have early entries that are usually placed very low (Zelda, FF), or at least one widely hated entry (RE, Sonic).

Maybe Advance Wars?

2.5

There's... a couple of alright ideas buried away in there. I don't hate the Ridley stuff in theory. But it's all executed terribly, there's a major plot thread entirely abandoned (I know you can work out the Deleter identity yourself but it really should have been given a proper conclusion >_>), and above all else the destruction of Samus as a character makes the story unsalvageable.

And the terrible dialogue, obviously.

It's between Glalie and Frosmoth for me, though A-Ninetales is easily my fav version of any of the Vulpix line.

B8's favourite Pokemon
Basic early rodent: Zigzagoon > Bidoof >> Sentret
Evolved rodent: Furret >> Raticate > Linoone
Basic early bird: Starly > Pidgey > Hoothoot
Middle bird: Pidgeotto > Fletchinder > Corvisquire
Fully evolved bird: Corviknight > Staraptor > Talonflame
Larval bug: Caterpie > Venipede > Sewaddle
Middle bug: Swadloon > Charjabug > Whirlipede
Fully evolved 3-stage bug: Scolipede > Butterfree > Beedrill
Basic early 2-stage bug: Cutiefly > Spinarak > Combee
Evolved 2-stage bug: Shedinja > Ribombee > Centiskorch
Pikaclone: Mimikyu >> Emolga > Pachirisu
Basic 2-stage primary ghost: Misdreavus > Drifloon > Pumpkaboo
Evolved 2-stage primary ghost: Mismagius > Trevenant > Cofagrigus
Basic 2-stage pure grass: Skiddo > Tangela >> Petilil
Evolved 2-stage pure grass: Lilligant > Gogoat > Lurantis
Basic 2-stage primary fire: Vulpix > Growlithe >>> Slugma
Evolved 2-stage primary fire: Arcanine > Ninetales >> Alolan Marowak
Basic crustacean: Dwebble > Krabby > Clauncher
Evolved crustacean: Clawitzer > Golisopod > Kingler
Basic 2-stage pure ground: Cubone > Sandshrew > Phanpy
Evolved 2-stage pure ground: Sandslash > Marowak > Mudsdale
2-stage baby: Riolu > Mantyke > Munchlax
3-stage baby: Elekid > Pichu > Togepi
Basic fossil: Tyrunt > Omanyte > Archen
Evolved fossil: Kabutops > Tyrantrum > Archeops
Chimeric fossil: Dracovish > Arctozolt > Dracozolt
Basic human-like: Abra > Ralts > Machop
Middle human-like: Kadabra > Electabuzz > Machoke
Fully evolved human-like: Gardevoir > Alakazam > Gallade
Basic 2-stage primary ice: Alolan Vulpix > Snom > Cubchoo

Vulpix becomes the first pokemon to win twice, winning handily despite much of the attention being on Snom.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/6/1/AANyLIAAC5yB.jpg
(Note that the first two pics on the bottom row are both of G-Darmanitan in its separate forms)

Our cold friends have all grown up! Snorunt splits and Jynx joins the fray, but will things work out any differently from yesterday?

Fun fact (New Pokemon Snap spoilers): Darmanitan is the only pokemon today that doesn't appear in New Snap!

Once in each game on purpose *shrug*

Triangle Strategy and Advance Wars hype!

I like this batch, I've always liked ice types and wish they were better to use! It's between Snorunt and Snom for me, I'm giving it to Snom because it's the most perfectly named pokemon to ever exist. Vulpix overrated.

B8's favourite Pokemon
Basic early rodent: Zigzagoon > Bidoof >> Sentret
Evolved rodent: Furret >> Raticate > Linoone
Basic early bird: Starly > Pidgey > Hoothoot
Middle bird: Pidgeotto > Fletchinder > Corvisquire
Fully evolved bird: Corviknight > Staraptor > Talonflame
Larval bug: Caterpie > Venipede > Sewaddle
Middle bug: Swadloon > Charjabug > Whirlipede
Fully evolved 3-stage bug: Scolipede > Butterfree > Beedrill
Basic early 2-stage bug: Cutiefly > Spinarak > Combee
Evolved 2-stage bug: Shedinja > Ribombee > Centiskorch
Pikaclone: Mimikyu >> Emolga > Pachirisu
Basic 2-stage primary ghost: Misdreavus > Drifloon > Pumpkaboo
Evolved 2-stage primary ghost: Mismagius > Trevenant > Cofagrigus
Basic 2-stage pure grass: Skiddo > Tangela >> Petilil
Evolved 2-stage pure grass: Lilligant > Gogoat > Lurantis
Basic 2-stage primary fire: Vulpix > Growlithe >>> Slugma
Evolved 2-stage primary fire: Arcanine > Ninetales >> Alolan Marowak
Basic crustacean: Dwebble > Krabby > Clauncher
Evolved crustacean: Clawitzer > Golisopod > Kingler
Basic 2-stage pure ground: Cubone > Sandshrew > Phanpy
Evolved 2-stage pure ground: Sandslash > Marowak > Mudsdale
2-stage baby: Riolu > Mantyke > Munchlax
3-stage baby: Elekid > Pichu > Togepi
Basic fossil: Tyrunt > Omanyte > Archen
Evolved fossil: Kabutops > Tyrantrum > Archeops
Chimeric fossil: Dracovish > Arctozolt > Dracozolt
Basic human-like: Abra > Ralts > Machop
Middle human-like: Kadabra > Electabuzz > Machoke
Fully evolved human-like: Gardevoir > Alakazam > Gallade

Gardevoir halts the Abra line's attempt at a clean sweep, with Gallade sneaking in to stop the Machop line getting three 3rds in a row.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/0/9/AANyLIAAC5jJ.jpg
We're back onto our tour of the types with some snowy friends! Which cute cold buddy is your fav? Only pure or primary 2-stage ice type lines are here as there'd be too many to fit in otherwise. Smoochum was already in the baby poll.

Nobody other than Chris even appears in successive numbered entries, and he has appeared in the last 4 in a row! He's easily the main, despite Leon and Jill being more popular.

I read the quote as saying they'll keep doing the regular stuff like Bayo but will be trying live service for their future IPs like Project GG. Maybe I'm being too optimistic with that reading.

Anyway Astral Chain is good and Nier Auto is fantastic

Alanna82 posted...

Gothitelle is great. I guess I am the only one on this board who likes the gothic look. (If I wasn't lazy, I'd probably dress that way)

All the Goth line received multiple votes so you're not the only one!

3, it has one interesting plot beat but the rest is so rote and barebones I don't get the love.

I hadn't heard of people loving Conkeldurr before, that's cool.

If you had told me a few years ago that pokemon would give an evolution to Mr Mime, I would have shuddered with fear and assumed the evo would be an abomination. But I actually like him! Just look at the silly man go!

https://images.wikidexcdn.net/mwuploads/wikidex/6/61/latest/20191201185840/Mr._Rime_EpEc.gif

...That said, I voted Gallade. Honestly I think most of these are 'fine' but I'm not massive on the human-like pokemon apparently.

B8's favourite Pokemon
Basic early rodent: Zigzagoon > Bidoof >> Sentret
Evolved rodent: Furret >> Raticate > Linoone
Basic early bird: Starly > Pidgey > Hoothoot
Middle bird: Pidgeotto > Fletchinder > Corvisquire
Fully evolved bird: Corviknight > Staraptor > Talonflame
Larval bug: Caterpie > Venipede > Sewaddle
Middle bug: Swadloon > Charjabug > Whirlipede
Fully evolved 3-stage bug: Scolipede > Butterfree > Beedrill
Basic early 2-stage bug: Cutiefly > Spinarak > Combee
Evolved 2-stage bug: Shedinja > Ribombee > Centiskorch
Pikaclone: Mimikyu >> Emolga > Pachirisu
Basic 2-stage primary ghost: Misdreavus > Drifloon > Pumpkaboo
Evolved 2-stage primary ghost: Mismagius > Trevenant > Cofagrigus
Basic 2-stage pure grass: Skiddo > Tangela >> Petilil
Evolved 2-stage pure grass: Lilligant > Gogoat > Lurantis
Basic 2-stage primary fire: Vulpix > Growlithe >>> Slugma
Evolved 2-stage primary fire: Arcanine > Ninetales >> Alolan Marowak
Basic crustacean: Dwebble > Krabby > Clauncher
Evolved crustacean: Clawitzer > Golisopod > Kingler
Basic 2-stage pure ground: Cubone > Sandshrew > Phanpy
Evolved 2-stage pure ground: Sandslash > Marowak > Mudsdale
2-stage baby: Riolu > Mantyke > Munchlax
3-stage baby: Elekid > Pichu > Togepi
Basic fossil: Tyrunt > Omanyte > Archen
Evolved fossil: Kabutops > Tyrantrum > Archeops
Chimeric fossil: Dracovish > Arctozolt > Dracozolt
Basic human-like: Abra > Ralts > Machop
Middle human-like: Kadabra > Electabuzz > Machoke

The Abra line goes 2 for 2 as gen 1 takes complete control of yesterday's group.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/8/3/AANyLIAAC5TH.jpg
(Read left to right, top row to bottom row)

And we get a full roster of 10 for the final stage in this human-like egg group. Yesterday we had four gen 1 reps and none from gen 4, today we have two gen 1 reps and three from gen 4! But who will win?

Screw roguelites and roguelikes, I am on team roguelimes,

Crescent-Moon posted...

Given how people said Electabuzz was running away, I think Kadabra got stuffed.

NO POLL IS SAFE.

Nah, we hoped Electabuzz would be running away with it but Kadabra has been leading since the start. Though it's entirely possible that all these polls have been stuffed lol.

I don't get why some people are so determined to try and replace 'Metroidvania'. It's the widely used term for its genre and as far as I know it spread naturally, you can't brute force people to shift to a term you think is more clinically accurate.

Why are some people so bothered by it anyway, yeah it's not a perfect term but neither are the ones for most genres. Like 'role-playing game' means very little in itself, it came to mean a certain kind of game because people used it that way. That's how language works! Metroidvania has transcended the two series behind it and I see no reason to try and get rid of it, even if you could.

Underleveled posted...

I expected Electabuzz to be running away with this. I am very disappointed.

This. Never understood the Kadabra love!

B8's favourite Pokemon
Basic early rodent: Zigzagoon > Bidoof >> Sentret
Evolved rodent: Furret >> Raticate > Linoone
Basic early bird: Starly > Pidgey > Hoothoot
Middle bird: Pidgeotto > Fletchinder > Corvisquire
Fully evolved bird: Corviknight > Staraptor > Talonflame
Larval bug: Caterpie > Venipede > Sewaddle
Middle bug: Swadloon > Charjabug > Whirlipede
Fully evolved 3-stage bug: Scolipede > Butterfree > Beedrill
Basic early 2-stage bug: Cutiefly > Spinarak > Combee
Evolved 2-stage bug: Shedinja > Ribombee > Centiskorch
Pikaclone: Mimikyu >> Emolga > Pachirisu
Basic 2-stage primary ghost: Misdreavus > Drifloon > Pumpkaboo
Evolved 2-stage primary ghost: Mismagius > Trevenant > Cofagrigus
Basic 2-stage pure grass: Skiddo > Tangela >> Petilil
Evolved 2-stage pure grass: Lilligant > Gogoat > Lurantis
Basic 2-stage primary fire: Vulpix > Growlithe >>> Slugma
Evolved 2-stage primary fire: Arcanine > Ninetales >> Alolan Marowak
Basic crustacean: Dwebble > Krabby > Clauncher
Evolved crustacean: Clawitzer > Golisopod > Kingler
Basic 2-stage pure ground: Cubone > Sandshrew > Phanpy
Evolved 2-stage pure ground: Sandslash > Marowak > Mudsdale
2-stage baby: Riolu > Mantyke > Munchlax
3-stage baby: Elekid > Pichu > Togepi
Basic fossil: Tyrunt > Omanyte > Archen
Evolved fossil: Kabutops > Tyrantrum > Archeops
Chimeric fossil: Dracovish > Arctozolt > Dracozolt
Basic human-like: Abra > Ralts > Machop

Abra provides the beatdown before teleporting away, but there's more gen1s to contend with today!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/9/6/AANyLIAAC5Ds.jpg

G-Mime, Electabuzz and Magmar join us today as their prevos had already been in a baby poll. Reminder that these are all the 3-stage lines in the 'human-like' egg group (except a couple of starters), so take any classification issues up with the games!

Just realised Death's Door didn't even make the bracket, dang. If only I had played it a couple of weeks sooner!

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For some reason it never registered with me that the thing on Timburr's head is a pulsating vein. Glad I didn't vote for it now >_>

Uglyface2 posted...

I dunno. "The first female X" feels kind of played out.

I agree, they should skip straight to the third or fourth female X.

Yeah I think Timburr is the best of its line, and Impidimp is p decent. Not bothered about the rest, this isn't my fav grouping. Evolutions are better though for most.

B8's favourite Pokemon
Basic early rodent: Zigzagoon > Bidoof >> Sentret
Evolved rodent: Furret >> Raticate > Linoone
Basic early bird: Starly > Pidgey > Hoothoot
Middle bird: Pidgeotto > Fletchinder > Corvisquire
Fully evolved bird: Corviknight > Staraptor > Talonflame
Larval bug: Caterpie > Venipede > Sewaddle
Middle bug: Swadloon > Charjabug > Whirlipede
Fully evolved 3-stage bug: Scolipede > Butterfree > Beedrill
Basic early 2-stage bug: Cutiefly > Spinarak > Combee
Evolved 2-stage bug: Shedinja > Ribombee > Centiskorch
Pikaclone: Mimikyu >> Emolga > Pachirisu
Basic 2-stage primary ghost: Misdreavus > Drifloon > Pumpkaboo
Evolved 2-stage primary ghost: Mismagius > Trevenant > Cofagrigus
Basic 2-stage pure grass: Skiddo > Tangela >> Petilil
Evolved 2-stage pure grass: Lilligant > Gogoat > Lurantis
Basic 2-stage primary fire: Vulpix > Growlithe >>> Slugma
Evolved 2-stage primary fire: Arcanine > Ninetales >> Alolan Marowak
Basic crustacean: Dwebble > Krabby > Clauncher
Evolved crustacean: Clawitzer > Golisopod > Kingler
Basic 2-stage pure ground: Cubone > Sandshrew > Phanpy
Evolved 2-stage pure ground: Sandslash > Marowak > Mudsdale
2-stage baby: Riolu > Mantyke > Munchlax
3-stage baby: Elekid > Pichu > Togepi
Basic fossil: Tyrunt > Omanyte > Archen
Evolved fossil: Kabutops > Tyrantrum > Archeops
Chimeric fossil: Dracovish > Arctozolt > Dracozolt

Arguably the biggest abomination of the lot wins the day, with several people expressing distaste for all the mismatched fossils.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/4/6/AANyLIAAC4xu.jpg

Today we're looking at the human-like egg group (formerly known as humanshape), specifically the 3-stage lines there. These pokemon are all bipedal and are considered to resemble humans in some way, you may quibble with some categorisations or absences here but take it up with Game Freak!
Note that a few pokemon aren't here today because they were in the baby poll, but their evolutions will be present tomorrow. Also starters will be in their own polls so no Chimchar or Scorbunny.

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it's a pokemon game lmao

hombad46 posted...

That's because they are.

Dracozolt: The powerful muscles in its tail generate its electricity. Compared to its lower body, its upper half is entirely too small.

Arctozolt: The shaking of its freezing upper half is what generates its electricity. It has a hard time walking around.

Dracovish: Its mighty legs are capable of running at speeds exceeding 40 mph, but this Pokmon can't breathe unless it's underwater.

Arctovish: Though it's able to capture prey by freezing its surroundings, it has trouble eating the prey afterward because its mouth is on top of its head.

Edit: Dex entries in case it's not obvious

lmao Dracovish, would love to see them try to animate that properly