Board 8 > Favourite unevolved mid-lategame flying pokemon? (2-stage)

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The last option should read Noibat, not Noivern! Sorry!

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Back to a more typical set of days, today we're looking at the non-earlybird fliers. These bird and bird-like pokemon span a wider range of typings than the early birds, and make up virtually all the non-legendary flying types we have left. We've already done Drifloon, Mantyke, and the early bug fliers. Scyther and Yanma will be in a bug poll instead. Zubat is a 3-stage otherwise it'd be here too.

Previous results
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
Basic 2-stage primary fighting: Pancham > Galarian Farfetch'd > Mienfoo
Evolved 2-stage primary fighting: Lucario > Pangoro > Mienshao/Sirfetch'd
Basic pseudo-legendary: Goomy > Dratini > Larvitar
Middle pseudo-legendary: Dragonair >>>> Drakloak > Gabite
Fully evolved pseudo-legendary: Tyranitar > Metagross > Garchomp
Basic pure poison: Koffing > Ekans > Trubbish
Evolved pure poison: Arbok > Garbodor > Muk
Basic 2-stage primary electric: Blitzle > Yamper > Voltorb
Evolved 2-stage primary electric: Toxtricity > Zebstrika > Electrode
Single stage rock: Shuckle > Corsola > Relicanth
Single stage flying: Hawlucha > Skarmory > Aerodactyl
Basic primary fairy: Flabb > Snubbull > Spritzee
Middle fairy: Jigglypuff >> Clefairy > Togetic
Fully evolved fairy: Togekiss > Alcremie > Clefable
Basic 2-stage pure normal: Meowt

Murkrow

Whoops that should be Noibat in the poll option, not Noivern.

Gligarman episode cemented my eternal favouritism for mah boi

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Rufflet > Murkrow > Gligar > Natu > Doduo > Swablu > Ducklett > Vullaby > Noibat > Woobat

Gligar > Murkrow > Woobat > Noibat > Rufflet > Ducklett > Doduo > Swablu > Natu > Vullaby

Gen 2 rules the roost on this one. I love Natu, it's just a lil orb.

Rufflet > Murkrow > Gligar > Noibat > Ducklett > Swablu > Woobat > Doduo > Natu > Vullaby

A lot of these are great tbh

Natu and Gligar are amazing, and the rest is really good too.

Easy Rufflet vote

2 headed bird

Natu. So cute and I loved me some Xatu in gen 2, always my go-to flyer and packs a decent Psychic to boot.

Good field! Voted Natu, but could have been something else on another day.

Doduo, Ducklett and Woobat are meh, but they can't all be good.

only really like Ducklett and Gligar out of these. a lot of the others are okay but their evolutions are better.

Swablu is so dope.

I think I'm gonna have to go with Swablu (though there's some bias since it was one of my early shinies)

Natu a cute.
Murkrow a hoot.
Rest get the boot.

Unremarkable bunch

Natu or Murkrow.
Murkrow I guess

I love so many of these.

Natu, Murkrow, Swablu, and Rufflet are the big faves.
But I think I have to go with the little DOO DOO itself: Natu.

Natu's cute cry is the first thing I think of when looking at it.

Gligar > Natu > Rufflet > Ducklett > Noibat > Murkrow > Doduo > Swablu > Woobat > Vullaby

Great bunch today other than Woobat and Vullaby. The Nato/Rufflet/Ducklett group is very close and could end up in any order depending on the day, but I feel pretty confident about the rest

This is the second time I've been surprised by the quality of a Flying poll. I think Flying might be my favorite type and I never knew it!

Murkrow is too good.. sucks cuz these are all great (except Vullaby) but they don't touch my boy