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May 03, 2011 10:33

So IGN did a poll to find out the top 100 most popular Pokemon.

Top 10 over here )

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soulrockcandy May 3 2011, 16:50:48 UTC
Growing up I think my faves were CHANSEY and BELOSSOM. I am also fond of MINCCINO and TIMBURR. Probably all way at the bottom of the list. Boo hoo hoo.

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snaps_ass May 3 2011, 20:00:04 UTC
I was admittedly WAY TOO LAZY to look at all 100 page by page, but who knows, maybe they placed pretty high?

If it's any consolation I think Chansey at least might get some ~metagame~ popularity, now that Eviolite exists. Base 255 HP and 205 special defense is a scary thought.

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sideburnpower May 3 2011, 17:05:00 UTC
WHERE IS ARCANINE.

THIS LIST IS A SHAM.

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snaps_ass May 3 2011, 20:00:34 UTC
I dunno, it's probably pretty busy NOT BEING CHARIZARD.

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sideburnpower May 3 2011, 21:54:53 UTC
NUMBER TWELVE.

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE.

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nebbishy May 3 2011, 18:01:34 UTC
/clings to Tentacruel and Victreebel and all the other ugly pokemon she likes

I'm actually really surprised (but happy!) Rayquaza placed at all. I always thought I heard comments that people thought the Gen3 legends were kind of stupid o3ob

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snaps_ass May 3 2011, 20:02:46 UTC
Jirachi's the only one that really seemed all that popular to me, but I thought Rayquaza was pretty accepted by virtue of its base stats alone. 150 attack + Extremespeed alone made it pretty formidable.

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ledgem May 3 2011, 18:15:17 UTC
Dang it, LJ ate my comment. I've always had a soft spot for Dragonite since RBY and would try to raise one ingame just for nostalgia's sake in any game I play. Glad to see it's still getting some love!
/brb apping Durrgonite

I'm curious what the list would look like if legendaries were omitted, like if the Eevee forms, Lucario, and Pika would make it up there. O3Oa

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snaps_ass May 3 2011, 20:11:51 UTC
APP LYRA'S DRAGONITE I really like Dragonite too, actually. After the thorough drubbing Lance's Dragonites gave my team, I tried raising one, and he was basically an untouchable war machine. I really enjoy the mental image of this cuddly, adorable thing flattening entire teams singlehandedly.

Going back a little, if you cut legendaries out then the list is Charizard, Blastoise, Dragonite, Tyranitar, Gyarados, Arcanine, Venusaur, Gengar, Scizor.

It looks like Lucario and Pikachu placed... somewhere. I'm too lazy to check. Eevee didn't even make the list, though plenty of its evolutions did.

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ledgem May 3 2011, 20:34:40 UTC
I'd laugh so hard if she uses it as an HM slave. %D It's really useful as a mixed sweeper. You can cover so many types of moves. *v*b Besides the glaring ice weakness and dragon weakness, it can take hits well, too.

Oh awesome! Kanto mon take seven out of the top ten slots in that one. *3*

I'm poking at the alphabetical list now. Baaw, no Wubba.

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snaps_ass May 3 2011, 20:43:21 UTC
Well, those rocks aren't gonna smash themselves... Giant movepool, formidable attack stats, Dragon Dance... it's definitely got no shortage of stuff going for it. Given its new Dream World ability, it's gonna get even more useful, too.

Cubone just barely made the list, and the entire Char line's on there, so I'm happy. Charmeleon even placed above Charmander somehow. It is kind of surprising that Wobba didn't make it, since that thing is basically a "free win" button if you've got good prediction (or Encore %D).

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gakurans May 3 2011, 18:52:08 UTC
rayray yaaaaay

charizard made me think of your charmeleon i rped with like once and i smiled.

my favourites are p much all the derps no one uses. dunsparce, shuckle, wooper, misdreavus (NEVER MISMAGIUS), bellossom, mawile, sableye ETC.

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snaps_ass May 3 2011, 20:14:53 UTC
The funny thing is that even if Charmeleon was always the coolest middle evo, I was originally a Team Bulbasaur girl. SO MUCH FOR THAT.

Also Dunsparce is the greatest pogle ever how could it possibly be a derp. I used one in my SS team and she swept Lance's entire rematch team on her own. DAT SERENE GRACE.

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