LogFAQs > #979496280

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.

Despite the usual Genwunner bias in these sorts of polls, Electric was the first typing to secure a win (or even a wild card berth) for Gen I. It didn't QUITE get a strong run for its money from Gen V, but four rounds in and Gen V has proven to have some strong defenders (except when it comes to dragons).

For today's contest, we're doing Fairy-types. It's interesting, because there are Fairies in every generation, but most generations only retroactively got Fairies added to existing Pokemon, so who knows how that will affect popularity. Given Gen VI's limited roster, I have folder Mega Evolutions into their list, as those were, effectively, some of the new Pokemon created in lieu of brand new designs for Gen VI. I'll keep the same concept for later typings as well. Note: I will not be considering things like Dialga/Palkia's form changes in Gen VIII, as those are still technically the same in the way Giratina's form change was back in Gen IV.

Bug: Gen V (44.12%)
Dragon Gen III (41.67%)
Electric: Gen I (37.50%)
Dark: Gen II (26.87%)
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Ghost: ???
Grass: ???
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Ice: ???
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Psychic: ???
Rock: ???
Steel: ???
Water: ???
(Dark: Gen IX - 25.37%)
(Electric: Gen V - 23.44%)
(Bug: Gen VII - 20.59%)
(Dragon: Gen VI - 19.44%)
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