The Random PokePoll Topic (61): Still watch the Anime?

[rinokwedjnfalwa]

I voted Misty because she was Ash's first sidekick and with her insults she pushed Ash forward unlike everyone else. I mean Brocks just the smart one on the team and was easily replaced with Tracey. May and Max only came with Ash because May didn't really know anything about Pokemon when they met and Max just tagged along they didn't really bring any thing except a reason to put the contests in the anime.

Vote Misty

 

[David Da Bomb]

But, you just have to admit that Brock going head-over-heels for a pretty woman is undeniably hilarious ;D.

 

[Linkachu]

SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't heard about which characters are present in the DP Anime, and which aren't, stop reading now


I voted Brock, but there's a good chance that could switch to Misty over the next few days. It was a tough choice. Back in the day, I sort've got sick of Misty being around and welcomed the change to May with open arms, but in retrospect I now realize how much I missed having her in the group. May was just... she started off interesting because she was fresh and new, but by the end I can't say I was all that upset to see her leave (unlike "Gotta Catch Ya Later!", which made me cry when I first watched it). To be fair, though, that may have been less about May being an inadequate character, and more about Max leaving with her May had her moments ^^

Now, why did I vote Brock? I don't deny that he's been pretty damn boring over the Hoenn saga, only really having a moment to shine every 30 episodes or so, but he has a powerful presence on the team. I loved Tracey, but Tracey was no Brock (he just tried to be). Brock is the sound of reason... as long as a pretty girl isn't involved. He's also Ash's best friend aside from Misty, and losing both of them would really suck. Now that Max is gone, Brock returns to being the sole "smart one" of the group, too. Then there's the fact that Brock is the oldest member of the crew, though I suppose Tracey was an "older" member too... Can't have two males around the same age on the team, eh?

It was close, but for all those reasons and more, I think that Brock is a vital member of the crew. There's always room for development if the writers put the time in, and hopefully with the group back to being a trio in DP Brock'll get more attention.

So Wiii. Go Brock! But if Misty comes out on top, I won't disagree ^^

/SPOILER


EDIT: I have a few weekend poll ideas of my own, actually.

Ash vs Gary OR Red vs Blue (the characters, not the games) - and just because.

Best Christmas Pokemon: Stantler vs Delibird

 

[daxx0r]

I gotta vote Brock.. Sure, Misty was great at pushing Ash forward, but Brock has always been the back-bone of the group. He's the cook, the map reader (well, not anymore, now that Max has the PokéNav...) and god knows what else. Plus, if he wasn't there to keep everyone under control, Ash and Misty would probably have killed each other by now. I won't even bring up May and Max; they just tag along and don't really contribute...

 

[StellarWind Elsydeon]

Quite definitely Brock. Without Brock, Ash wouldn't have survived a minute in the wild. The rest of them really just hung around and barely did anything useful other than annoy me and inspire too many bloody shippings X_X

 

[Ultracow]

Brock. Not only does he have food but he also provides comic relief.

 

[baratron]

We could also do best duo...Mewtwo/Mew, Ho-oh/Lugia, Groudon/Kyogre (if it applies), Latios/Latias, Diaruga/Parukia.

Best cute legendary could be Mew VS Celebi VS Jirachi VS Manaphy, and by changing "cute" to "unobtainable" you could add in Deoxys and all those DP ones I don't know about.

I like both of these ideas! Don't forget Plusle & Minun and Volbeat & Illumise as duos - hell, even Tauros & Miltank (though I think I'd have to lynch anyone who voted for Miltank as anything other than "Most Disturbing Pokemon in the Johto Region"). I have to question how on earth Ho-oh & Lugia are a "duo", though?

The Cute Legendary Poll idea rocks .

The problem with the Best Starter polls is that while some people are voting purely on which starter they prefer, other people are voting based on the evolved forms. Like in the Charmander/Squirtle/Bulbasaur poll, people were voting for Charmander because they thought that Charizard was the best of the three final evolutions. Which is fair enough - I probably agree with that - but we weren't voting on "Best Final Evo"! We were supposed to be voting on "Best Starter". So the poll was biased before it even got started.

I suppose I'd like to have two different types of poll - Best as in best stats or movesets, and Favourite. I often like Pokemon that have little practical use in the games, like Plusle & Minun. Really, they're just a cheap knockoff of Pikachu, plus they don't even evolve - but they're soooo cuuuuute! So if I was voting for Best Electric Type in terms of power (excluding 4th Gen because I don't know enough about them yet), it'd be Magneton or Raichu all the way, but in terms of favourite, I'd go with the cute.

Just blethering.

 

[Linkachu]

The problem with the Best Starter polls is that while some people are voting purely on which starter they prefer, other people are voting based on the evolved forms. Like in the Charmander/Squirtle/Bulbasaur poll, people were voting for Charmander because they thought that Charizard was the best of the three final evolutions. Which is fair enough - I probably agree with that - but we weren't voting on "Best Final Evo"! We were supposed to be voting on "Best Starter". So the poll was biased before it even got started.

The thing about starters is, most of us base our starter choice on their final evolutionary stage to begin with. I guess if you asked "Which is your favourite Pokemon?" it would've been different, but since it was a strict "starter" poll, all applied. It's only fair. To get Charizard, which makes me love that line, I have to pick Charmander. So yeah...

Since it's a popular poll it'll probably be done again in the future. Next time, I'd do it strictly by evolutionary stages, going through every gen. It'd take awhile, but it'd be the most complete way to do it ^^;

 

[daxx0r]

I think making a poll about the middle-evo's (i.e. wartortle, charmeleon and ivysaur) would provide a result less biased to the final Evo. I think we link the first and last evo's together in our minds a lot more than the second and last. When you first pick a starter, you'll either pick it because of what Pokémon it will eventually evolve into, or what Pokémon it is in the present. The transition stage really isn't as important...

Of course, that might just be me

 

[rinokwedjnfalwa]

I think making a poll about the middle-evo's (i.e. wartortle, charmeleon and ivysaur) would provide a result less biased to the final Evo. I think we link the first and last evo's together in our minds a lot more than the second and last. When you first pick a starter, you'll either pick it because of what Pokémon it will eventually evolve into, or what Pokémon it is in the present. The transition stage really isn't as important...

Of course, that might just be me

I completely agree with you there hasn't been a second stage started that I've ever liked other than Quilava.

 

[David Da Bomb]

Oh! What about best Evil Teams!

 

[Linkachu]

Hmm... I'm reluctant to do a topic like that until DP are out in English, but I think what I'd probably end up doing is making the poll without the DP team included, then just pit whoever wins that poll against the DP team in the future. Same could be done for a best region poll and any others like that.

So yar. I'll keep that in mind, DDB.

Just Team Rocket, Team Magma, and Team Aqua, or Team Snagem, Cipher, and the Go-Rock Squad, too? (Since I'd want to keep it to six max and they kinda sucked, the Phobos Army wouldn't be included)

Me thinks this weekend's poll will be Plusle vs Minun, as baratron suggested.

 

[David Da Bomb]

Hmm... I'm reluctant to do a topic like that until DP are out in English, but I think what I'd probably end up doing is making the poll without the DP team included, then just pit whoever wins that poll against the DP team in the future. Same could be done for a best region poll and any others like that.

So yar. I'll keep that in mind, DDB.

Just Team Rocket, Team Magma, and Team Aqua, or Team Snagem, Cipher, and the Go-Rock Squad, too? (Since I'd want to keep it to six max and they kinda sucked, the Phobos Army wouldn't be included)

How about Team Magma, Team Aqua, Team Snagem, Cipher, Go-Rock Squad and Phobos Army? That's six right there.

 

[Linkachu]

No TR? Why no TR? o.o

... Actually, considering they'd be the likely vote, I could understand why you'd leave them out. Was that the reasoning for it, though?

 

[David Da Bomb]

No TR? Why no TR? o.o

... Actually, considering they'd be the likely vote, I could understand why you'd leave them out. Was that the reasoning for it, though?

Precisely! I want every other evil organization of the Pokemon Series to get some recognition.

 

[Viper1]

I voted Misty because shes just cool, and I like her better then brock or may or max or tracy.

 

[Linkachu]

I'm gonna start posting all poll results within the topic body. That way, by some chance people were interested in tracking down every single bloody one, they potentially can from now on

Question: Ash's Best Sidekick? (Voting closed: Today at 08:46:47 PM)
Misty - 7 (50%)/Brock - 6 (42.9%)/Tracey - 1 (7.1%)/May - 0 (0%)/Max - 0 (0%)/Total Voters: 14

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Alrighty, weekend poll is a go. baratron gets to have both her duo AND cuteness fix ^^

I voted Minun, simply because it's blue and blue is my favourite color. That fact that I was given Plusle by default for choosing the girl in Ranger bugs me =p

 

[Persian]

I shall vote for Plusle, because I've never used Minun. -_-;; Actually, I like them both...but I've gotten so darn attached to the little red thing during Ranger...it's a shame you can't nickname it!

Also, when I was playing my friend's Colosseum, you get a Plusle. HOORAY FOR PLUSLE! *votes for Plusle*

I don't care what you say...*glomps*

 

[rinokwedjnfalwa]

I voted Plusle because its red and because I hate Minun for some reason.

 

[Viper1]

I voted Plustle. I never really liked Minum for some reason.

 

[David Da Bomb]

I like Minun, cause he's blue and blue is my favorite color.

 

[baratron]

If you look at Plusle and Minun's official art and in the anime, Plusle is often shown with a happy face while Minun is sad. Plusle is red, positive and happy, while Minun is blue, negative and sad . Poor Minun.

If I had a Plusle and Minun though, I'd hug them both so they were both happy .

 

[daxx0r]

I just never really liked that shade of red, so I guess it's minun for me.
And besides, if minun is so sad, we should cheer it up with our votes

 

[Linkachu]

Weekend poll final results:

Question: Plusle or Minun? (Voting closed: November 26, 2006, 10:07:33 PM)
Plusle - 5 (55.6%)/Minun - 4 (44.4%)/Total Voters: 9
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New poll is up. Since they've really managed to make me laugh, I voted the Go-Rock Squad for this. Cipher and Snagem were pretty funny at times, too, but the Go-Rock Quads are just something else. I

 

[David Da Bomb]

I voted Team Aqua. I just love the whole pirate theme and there theme music is very cool! Not to mention that Sharpedo and Crawdaunt were practically made for Team Aqua. And do I have to mention Ex:Team Aqua vs. Team Magma? The set name may be mouthful, but I thought that it was kind of cool. I mean Ex: TA vs. TM was the first official set in the Pokemon TGC to feature Dual-type cards!

 

[NonAnalogue]

I voted the Go-Rock Squad... also very much for the Quads. They rock. ^^

 

[daxx0r]

It was either gonna be Magma or Aqua for me, and even if I hate Magma's outfits, I'm more of a fiery, lava-ish guy than a watery, ocean-ish guy ...So I voted Magma. That, plus Crawdaunts are fugly as hell!

 

[rinokwedjnfalwa]

I voted magma because fire is my favorite type to use.

 

[Persian]

I voted for the Go-Rock Squad. Why? Because I am currently obsessed with Ranger, and they're pretty funny. I mean...they rock out to various little pixelated instruments, have a guitar + bass + conga drum + violin band (heheh), and one of the guys does that little silent laugh thing that always cracks me up. X3 I _< MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

Plus...I like "battling" them the best...heheh...drawing...circles...wheeeeeee...

 

[baratron]

I voted for the Go-Rock Squad. Why? Because I am currently obsessed with Ranger, and they're pretty funny. I mean...they rock out to various little pixelated instruments, have a guitar + bass + conga drum + violin band (heheh), and one of the guys does that little silent laugh thing that always cracks me up. X3 I

 

[Linkachu]

Who are Phobos? The bad guys in Trozei?

Indeed. They were pretty pointless, but DDB figured they should be allowed into the polling anyways ^^;

 

[David Da Bomb]

Yeah, Saori (whose English name is now confirmed as Samantha) seemed pointless aswell, yet she was in the "May's Best Rival" Poll anyway.

 

[Linkachu]

That was your idea too, wasn't it?

The major problem I saw with that poll was that she hadn't/hasn't been in the dubbed Anime yet. After people are exposed to her, results may change. Maybe. Probably not by much, but who knows?

But yeah, even the little guy deserves a chance. Even Max got into the best sidekick poll, and we all know how silly that was xD

Edit: Just a reminder that this is the last day to vote. I realize that this poll got started a bit later than usual (and it's not supposed to close until tomorrow morning), but to keep the weekend poll intact I'll probably close this one later tonight. Not like the results have changed any in the last few days anyways.

That is all ^^

 

[Pichazard]

I'd really like to see a best elite four person / gym leader for each gen. But there would be so many choices it woudn't be funny

 

[Yoshimitsu]

Best Regional Gym Leader, then best gym leader based on who wins?

 

[Linkachu]

>>

 

[Yoshimitsu]

I vote Gary because out of all the champions, he has the most varied team and hence poses the greatest challenge. With the others, you need (at most) two or three pokemon to walk all over them. With Gary, I find myself using all 6 of my pokemon to beat him.

 

[daxx0r]

Hehehe, I managed with just one! (and about 20 revives and max potions :-[ )

Anyway, I voted Gary too; partially cause of what El said, but also because of nostalgia

 

[StellarWind Elsydeon]

Sorry, but I have to say Steven. Gary was to much of a prat in-game for me to like his character, Lance has a superhero complex, Wallace needs seven bullets through his head (Gender-ambiguous pain in my ass)...

And Steven is just the most awesome personality wise, to me. And also, he's got a magical Full Restore fridge. That's a guy to be reckoned with. xD

 

[David Da Bomb]

I voted Steven because that Poke-Python skit the Stel made with him cracked me up ;D!