Board 8 > Best Pokemon Generation by Type, FINALS: Gen 1 Fire vs. Gen 1 Flying

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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.

The tournament has now begun. The discussion topic is here: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80744044 and the bracket is here: https://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=478370

It's time for the finals. For all of its faults and flaws, stumbles and fumbles, at the end of the day, Gen I just could not be beaten in this contest, as our finals come down to the two Gen I rosters that managed to outlast all others en route to this point. Gen I Fire had a rough semifinal, nearly losing to Gen III Grass until a last minute tiebreaker sent things into extra innings. Meanwhile, Gen I Flying has breezed through its half of the bracket without encountering a solid challenger yet. Will this round finally test Gen I Flying's true strength, or will Gen I Fire end up looking down the barrel of a defeat as the contest's overall one-seed?

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