Board 8 > Favourite middle stage 'human-like' pokemon?

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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!

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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!

Kirlia with the Gurdurr and Gothorita last of this group. Ill be voting the Ralts line for each part of this.

Much, much better group than yesterday. I like all the gen 1s plus Kirlia and Gothorita, but I gotta go with Kadabra. I'm not as big a fan of Alakazam though, so the line will lose my vote tomorrow.

Kadabra... and then the rest are awful again.

Kadabra > Machoke > Electabuzz > can't say i care

Electabuzz > Machoke > Kadabra > Morgrem > Kirlia > G-Mr. Mime > Magmar > Gothorita > Gurdurr

Yesss let's go Magmar

Gen 1 kinda dominates this grouping, Magmar aside.

Magmar did so much work for me in the GB tcg, I can't not vote for them

Liked Machokes design

None of these are any better than average. Electabuzz is neat, I have somehow warmed up to Mr. Mime, and Kirlia is alright. Gothorita and Morgrem are the worst.

Electabuzz > Kirlia > Mr. Mime > Machoke > Magmar >> Kadabra >>>>> Gothorita > Morgrem

I kind of love how much of a little punk Morgrem is, gross little counter-culture gremlin. Think I'll put it above my love for the Kadabra legal controversy and how Machoke's belt is the only thing keeping it from exploding from its sheer muscle mass.

I think Morgrem works quite well as a middle form. By some metrics I can call him the best one on this list. But on an absolute scale, I'm not THAT into that family as a whole, so there are some others that I'd rank above him.

Gurdurr all day errday

Kadabra is probably a top 20 for me.

Machoke is pretty good too though. Morgrem is actually pretty neat, but I have no experience with Gen VIII. It seems to be the best design of its line (which is true for Kadabra and Machoke too, imo)

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

Gothorita is "most improved" between its creepy baby form Gothita and the too many bows form of Gothitelle.

I am immensely sad G-Mime loses out on some of the creepy.

Machoke and the Buzz rule the roost here.

Underleveled posted...

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

This. Never understood the Kadabra love!

The Machop line is my favorite in the entire series, so Machoke's the vote, but I also love Electabuzz.

gotta go with the muppet

I voted Gothorita, but Kirilia is actually better. (so much hate for the Goth line. I am sad)

That emo imp is amazing too.

The Psychics are all great.
The rest are eh

Voted for Kadabra, was torn between it and Kirlia. But Kirlia just looks so squishy in gameplay, so I went with ol' reliable Kadabra (though I don't think I've had Alakazam since I didn't have anyone to trade with).

Kirlia > Kadabra > Magmar > Electabuzz > Kadabra > Gothorita > Machoke > Galarian Mr. Mime > Morgrem

where's hitmonchan?

Hitmonchan isn't a middle stage, it's a final stage. This is specifically referencing Pokemon that have three stages.

andylt posted...

Or are we Stantler?

Underrated joke btw

Electabuzz is awesome.

Kadabra >> Machoke > Electabuzz > Kirlia > Magmar > Gothorita > Galarian Mr. Mime > Morgrem >> Gurdurr

Not a great group overall! Gurdurr is terrible.

At one point Magmar was my favorite Pokemon. Still like him quite a bit. The size of Kadabra's tail bothers me

Magmar > Machoke > Electabuzz > Kirilia > Kadabra > Gothorita > Morgrem > G-Mime > Gurdurr

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

NO POLL IS SAFE.

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 voted Electabuzz, but Kadabra is cool too.

When I was a little kid I was absolutely obsessed with Magmar

I still like it a lot but I'd put Kadabra (my vote), Machoke and Kirlia over it

andylt posted...

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 think there's 130 unique people here to place votes so..