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Which Pokemon generation has your favorite roster of new Pokemon? And your least?
- Thread starter Grapezard
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S-Tier (few if any stinkers, tons of creativity and inspired designs):
Gen 2 (Johto)
Gen 7 (Alola)
A-Tier (only a handful of stinkers, and at least a few bonafide classics)
Gen 1 (Kanto)
Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Gen 5 (Unova)
Gen 8 (Galar)
B-Tier (a few stinkers, a few mons that are just boring, but still solid overall with a few really cool concepts peppered in)
Gen 6 (Kalos)
Gen 9 (Paldea)
C-Tier (that gen with Lickilicki)
Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Gen 2 (Johto)
Gen 7 (Alola)
A-Tier (only a handful of stinkers, and at least a few bonafide classics)
Gen 1 (Kanto)
Gen 3 (Hoenn)
Gen 5 (Unova)
Gen 8 (Galar)
B-Tier (a few stinkers, a few mons that are just boring, but still solid overall with a few really cool concepts peppered in)
Gen 6 (Kalos)
Gen 9 (Paldea)
C-Tier (that gen with Lickilicki)
Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Gen 1 was magical and Gen 2 was cool. Stopped playing after Gen 3 which I didn't care for much, neither the Pokemon nor the game itself.
oh wtf these are goodHave a few examples:
Great Tusk:
Sandy Shocks:
Walking Wake:
I really do like the Paradox Pokemon.
Gen 2 for sure.
So many of my faves are from that gen. Heracross. Scizor. Kingdra. Politoed. Tyranitar. Stantler.
Just so good.
So many of my faves are from that gen. Heracross. Scizor. Kingdra. Politoed. Tyranitar. Stantler.
Just so good.
Hot take. Gen 2 and then 5 are the least interesting to me. Not sure which is my fav. Prob gen 1
It's got everything.
It has my favorite Starter (Rowlet), my favorite Legendary (Solgaleo/Tapu Koko), my favorite spin on a Pikaclone (Mimikyu), my favorite early Bug (Vikavolt) and my overall most favorite Pokémon (Rock ruff).
How could it not be Gen 7?
Imo great tusk is the best design in gen 9. So iconic alreadyGreat Tusk:
Best: Kanto. I love those Gen 1 eyes tbh. Kalos is the runner up.
Worst: Unova. Alola is almost as bad.
Unova was the first gen where I realllly struggled to fill a team. I'm all for the idea of a region with an all new dex, but if you're going to do that why the absolute fuck would you have a bunch of expys of Gen 1 Pokemon? But something about Unova Pokemon just feels off in general.
Edit: Full ranking would be...
1 > 6 > 2 > 4 > 9 > 3 >> 8 > 7 > 5
Worst: Unova. Alola is almost as bad.
Unova was the first gen where I realllly struggled to fill a team. I'm all for the idea of a region with an all new dex, but if you're going to do that why the absolute fuck would you have a bunch of expys of Gen 1 Pokemon? But something about Unova Pokemon just feels off in general.
Edit: Full ranking would be...
1 > 6 > 2 > 4 > 9 > 3 >> 8 > 7 > 5
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This is pretty close to mine, though I'd put 3 a couple spots higher at least.
Best: 1,7 or 9
Gen 1 monster are Iconic for a reason.
Gen 7 has the most cohesive pokedex
I appreciate that Gen 9 took some real risks with the designs.
Worst: 4 or 6 (including megas)
Gen 1 monster are Iconic for a reason.
Gen 7 has the most cohesive pokedex
I appreciate that Gen 9 took some real risks with the designs.
Worst: 4 or 6 (including megas)
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Gen 3 cooked.
There's nothing good about Gen 6's roster besides 4 Pokémon. Ultra Beasts saved Gen 7's.
There's nothing good about Gen 6's roster besides 4 Pokémon. Ultra Beasts saved Gen 7's.
Gen 2 just completely and utterly knocked it out of the park. Almost everything is firing on all cylinders.
Gen 4 gets an honorary mention bc my fav Pokemon of all time is Budew. I absolutely adore the lineup of new evolutions too.
Gen 5 is easily the worst, followed by 7 for designs imo. A hideous motley crew.
Gen 4 gets an honorary mention bc my fav Pokemon of all time is Budew. I absolutely adore the lineup of new evolutions too.
Gen 5 is easily the worst, followed by 7 for designs imo. A hideous motley crew.
My favorite is probably Sinnoh, my least is hard to decide because I love all of them in some way but Kalos is probably my least favorite batch.
Sinnoh had a lot of amazing diverse designs and typings introduced, as well as the first real generation to take a big crack at giving old Pokemon new evolutions.
Kalos really just felt mediocre. I can't think of any real standouts beyond Greninja and some of the Mega Evolution designs.
Sinnoh had a lot of amazing diverse designs and typings introduced, as well as the first real generation to take a big crack at giving old Pokemon new evolutions.
Kalos really just felt mediocre. I can't think of any real standouts beyond Greninja and some of the Mega Evolution designs.
I dont think there's a bad generation but my favorite are Hoenn and Sinnoh, least favorite is maybe Kalos? Hard to say tho, I like a lot of designs in there.
Gotta say im pretty surprised at gen 4 & 5 being in a lot of people's least liked
Gotta say im pretty surprised at gen 4 & 5 being in a lot of people's least liked
Gonna say 5 and Scarlet and Violet. 5 is crammed with uninteresting designs despite them being busy as heck. SV are just some of the most forgettable made sans the time variations.
Weirdly gen 5 brought Volcarona one of my favorites out of all 1000 made this far
Weirdly gen 5 brought Volcarona one of my favorites out of all 1000 made this far
2 and 4 are probably my favourite Pokémon.
Having not played all I think gen 8 and 7 are more indifferent designs for my tastes
Having not played all I think gen 8 and 7 are more indifferent designs for my tastes
I like gen 2 pokemon the best, due to how special Heart Gold was for me, and due to being an autistic 10 year old, White naturally had my least favourite pokemon. Currently though, kind of just not fussed about gen 6, they're all kind of boring and don't have the charm or variety of gen 7 for instance
Would need to think about it for my favorite but i know my least favorite is gen 5. I think the only Pokémon I liked were the box art legendaries lol.
Gen 2 > Gen 3 > Gen 7 > the rest
Gen 4 is probably the worst because it relies on older Pokémon so much. Gen 9 is pretty bad too.
Gen 4 is probably the worst because it relies on older Pokémon so much. Gen 9 is pretty bad too.
I find myself thinking fondly on Gen 5. Not the perfect roster but man it had some bangers (Reuniclus, Bisharp, Chandelure, Whimsicott, Volcarona all top tier).
Gen 2 is probably up there too.
As for least favorite it was a tie between Gen 4 or 8 then I remembered 8 gave us Dragapult
So I gotta give it the edge. Sorry Gen 4!
Gen 2 is probably up there too.
As for least favorite it was a tie between Gen 4 or 8 then I remembered 8 gave us Dragapult
So I gotta give it the edge. Sorry Gen 4!
Gen 3 and 5 are my favourites for sure, so many great designs.
6 is the worst easily, you can keep them all other than Xerneas and Furfrou. 4 is next worst
6 is the worst easily, you can keep them all other than Xerneas and Furfrou. 4 is next worst
I'd go with Alola as the best set of new Pokémon although I have a lot of nostalgia for Sinnoh so that would be second
I think Alolas new Pokémon also feel like they're from the Pokémon world's version of Hawaii whereas the older ones don't as much (not their fault times were just different then) or regions like Paldea which feels like a mishmash of random animals and creatures and doesn't feel "Iberian" that much tbh
Edit: forgot to mention my least but I'd go with Johto most likely
I think Alolas new Pokémon also feel like they're from the Pokémon world's version of Hawaii whereas the older ones don't as much (not their fault times were just different then) or regions like Paldea which feels like a mishmash of random animals and creatures and doesn't feel "Iberian" that much tbh
Edit: forgot to mention my least but I'd go with Johto most likely
Gen 2 for me. To avoid turning it into a list wars, I'll just say I especially love the new evolutions they added to Gen 1 pokemon. All around incredible (and colorful) designs.
It's Gen 7 for me and it's not even close.
It's got everything.
It has my favorite Starter (Rowlet), my favorite Legendary (Solgaleo/Tapu Koko), my favorite spin on a Pikaclone (Mimikyu), my favorite early Bug (Vikavolt) and my overall most favorite Pokémon (Rock ruff).
How could it not be Gen 7?
Adding to this, if i were to choose the worst Gen it's either 2, 8 or 9. It's not that i find them to be particularly bad, but they all suffer from the same problem that aside from a few Standouts, they are mostly forgettable.
Gen 2 in particular turned me off the franchise so badly that i missed all of Gen 3 and only came back near the end of Gen 4, after the release of Platinum and shortly before the release of HG/SS.
It's not the fault of the Pokemon that i got turned off Gen 2, but they sadley barley did any good either with Tyrannitar and Scizor being the biggest (and almost only) + in favor of Gen 2
Least favorite would have to be 6 followed by 2. 2 only gets the edge because of Scizor.
My favorite is most likely 3 followed by 9.
Scratch that. Looking at them side by side, I'd have to say 9 is my favorite. Gen 9 just has so many designs that speak to me. Lokix, Dachsbun, Baxcalibur, Tinkaton, Armorouge and Ceruledge, Arboliva, Walking Wake, Clodsire, Koraidon and Miraidon. Gen 9 is just amazing in general.
Scratch that. Looking at them side by side, I'd have to say 9 is my favorite. Gen 9 just has so many designs that speak to me. Lokix, Dachsbun, Baxcalibur, Tinkaton, Armorouge and Ceruledge, Arboliva, Walking Wake, Clodsire, Koraidon and Miraidon. Gen 9 is just amazing in general.
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Gen 4 will always be number one for me, though I guess it's more of a sentimental thing since my journey with Pokemon peaked during that time and I feel I resonate with a lot of the Sinnoh Pokemon because of that.
There are gems in every generation but overall my least favorites are probably Gen 7 and/or Gen 8.
There are gems in every generation but overall my least favorites are probably Gen 7 and/or Gen 8.
My favorite as a whole gotta be Gen 7. The UltraBeasts are amazing, and there are so many other good designs such as Rowlet, Mimikyu, Dhelmise, Type: Null. Gen 3 is my second favorite.
My least favorite is Gen 5... basically a bunch of Great Value Kanto rehashes. Gen 8 is a close second.
My least favorite is Gen 5... basically a bunch of Great Value Kanto rehashes. Gen 8 is a close second.
Favorite: Gen VI I think. Being the first gen designed in 3D from the get go really got their creative juices flowing I think. So many solid designs.
Least favorite: Gen VIII
Starters suck, legendaries suck, and nothing in between impresses. Just a disappointment all around. Regional exclusive cross gen evos also feel like a slap in the face to the fans of the original Pokémon.
Full ranking: VI > V > IV > IX > VII > III > I > II > VIII
Least favorite: Gen VIII
Starters suck, legendaries suck, and nothing in between impresses. Just a disappointment all around. Regional exclusive cross gen evos also feel like a slap in the face to the fans of the original Pokémon.
Full ranking: VI > V > IV > IX > VII > III > I > II > VIII
HOW DARE YOU! (just kidding, but seriously, how dare you! xD)
5 is the best, don't have a clear worst but 8 and 9 started to lose my interest so one of those I suppose.
Yeah, but only one gen gave us Zigzagoon (the only good pokemon), so its clearly the best.
I feel like for me my fondness has just gone down hill with each generation past 3. Not because I dislike Pokemon, just because it's hard to care about so many different pokemon, and more just keep being added. I can name most pokemon from gens 1-3 by name, or at the very least recognise them if I see them, but past that they start to become more of a blur to me. Not to say all the designs are bad or anything, there's definitely still some standouts.