Board 8 > Favourite evolved early bug pokemon? (2-stage)

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B8's favourite early Pokemon
Basic rodent: Zigzagoon > Bidoof >> Sentret
Evolved rodent: Furret >> Raticate > Linoone
Basic 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 2-stage bug: Cutiefly > Spinarak = Combee

Gen 7 nets a win, leaving gen 6 the only one without a champion so far.

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Today we've got the evolved bugs, apologies to any Mothim or Wormadam fans but Burmy received 0 votes yesterday so they seemed the most logical to combine. I really don't know who's gonna win this one!

Easy Centiskorch vote

I love most of these. I voted Masquerain but I could've went Ribombee and its cute scarf, or DEEDEEDEEDEE DOOOOWOOOOP

all except Centiskorch and Ninjask are p bad

Ribombee > Mothim > Vespiquen > Centiskorch > Ledian > Ariados > Ninjask > Masquerain > Kricketune > Shedinja > Wormadam

<3 Ribombee

Ariados > Ledian > Ninjask > Centiskorch > Vespiquen > Masquerain > Kricketune > Ribombee > Shedinja > Mothim >>> Wormadam

DELELELELELEWOOOOOP

Honorable mention to Centiskorch

Voted Shedinja because I'm just fascinated by the concept of an empty shell becoming its own being. It's like Ninjask's nobody.

This is an extremely easy vote for Ribombee because it's actually cute. Also the most battle capable of the 2 stage early bugs.

Huh, I thought Ninjask would be dominating this

Vespiquen > Ribombee > Shedinja > Kricketune > Mothim > Ariados > Ledian > Ninjask > Masquerain > Centiskorch >> Wormadam

Ribombee is the Staraptor of 2-stage bugs in terms of how powerful it is in-game

A couple good ones here but Ribombee is one of my favorite Pokemon overall.

Glad somebody else went DELELELELEWOOOOP
because it was my first shiny, but honestly, fuck that useless thing.

Vespiquen is cool but has a very unfortunate typing for a defensive 'mon. Still gets my vote even if Ribombee and Centiskorch are objectively better.

Ribombee by far

I like a lot of these. Ledian, Ninjask, Vesiquen, and Kricketune are all great, but Shedinja is one of my absolute favorites.

There's something I really like about Mothim

honorable mention to the fascinating Shedinja

Vespiquen > Centiskorch >Shedinja > the rest

Mothim is pretty cool

So by trends, does this make next batch "lategame monsters two-stage bugs" with Pineco/Wimpod/Yanma/Larvesta/Snom and others?

Snom.

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We're taking a break from bugs tomorrow, I don't want to overload people with one type!

ooh but wait, Joltik would be in that group, right?

Shedinja > Ninjask > Ariados > Centiskorch > Vespiquen > Mothim > Masquerain > Ribombee > Kricketune > Ledian > Wormadam

we going pseudo legendaries! go go my goomy

also im still the only vote for masquerain cry

Pseudos are on my shortlist but tomorrow is pikaclones!

I blame the lack of Masq love solely on its typing, fitting as it may be. The people were ready for Bug/Water!

Masq is missed potential indeed (though no typing could get me close to not voting Ribombee here)

Went with Vespiquen, it's really cool and I used it in my Y playthrough. It's pretty powerful especially when it doesn't have to face its weaknesses (of which there are many).

I also used a Ribombee in Moon but it got overshadowed by other Pokemon in my team later on.

Shout out to Ninjask and Shedinja too!

Centiskorch easily. I'm a sucker for the old "animal but on fire" design.

Centiskorch > Vespiquen > Shedinja > Kricketune > Ledian > Mothim > Masquerain > Ariados > Ninjask > Wormadam > Ribombee

How in the hell are Cutiefly and Ribombee so popular? They're the most forgettable Pokmon in the entire series to me. In fairness, most of the first stages of this lot kinda suck.

Ninjask of course. Ledian a close second. The rest are eh

Would have been Shedinja no contest previously, but after New Pokemon Snap I can't not vote for Vespiquen.

Tough field to rank

Ninjask > Ariados > Ribombee > Centiskorch > Shedinja > Wormadam > Mothim > Vespiquen > Madquerain > Ledian > Kricketune

There's a lot of good ones but I really like Ledian.

Pity vote for Wormadam.

She really helped me in Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Sky (the part Steel one that's pink.)

I have to vote Ribombee, he was the only one of my early game team in Moon that I didn't eventually drop post-game, love its design and type combo. But shout-out to my #2 Ninjask, speed boost is amazing. Shedinja, Ledian and Centiskorch are cool too, and poor Masquerain has a good design but unfortunately feels like wasted potential.

Btw there is some debate as to whether to include Marill in the pikaclones poll, anyone not on the discord who feels strongly about this either way please make your opinions known here!

I don't really think of Marill as a Pikaclone, but I also don't really care one way or the other.

Id lean towards no

Marill should absolutely be on there as the gen 2 rep. Pichu is not a pikaclone

People literally called it pikablue. It is a pikaclone.

I always find myself using a Ninjask in every Pokmon run I play

Since a few of you made reference to this, lol.

(screenshot from Legends: Arceus)

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my god