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Old November 22nd, 2015 (3:18 PM). Edited November 22nd, 2015 by Brendino.
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Welcome to the third annual Favorite Pokémon Tournament here in Pokémon General, where our goal is to determine the favorite Pokémon of the users here at the PokéCommunity! This will be a tournament that lasts several months, where we'll pit almost all the Pokémon from different types together to determine a winner. After we know the winner of each type, we'll add all of those Pokémon to a final poll, where the winner(s) will be crowned champion, and be known as PokéCommunity's favorite Pokémon!

If you haven't had the opportunity, please read the Rules/FAQ to find out more about the tournament:


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  • Every week, two new polls will be stickied at the top of Pokémon General. Each thread will include a different elemental type, and the list of Pokémon to vote from.
  • You aren’t required to pick just one Pokémon- you can vote for as many as you like to ensure your favorites get through. The Pokémon with the most votes at the end of the week will face off against the other winning Pokémon in a final poll to crown the champion!
  • In order to preserve space, we’ve grouped all of the applicable evolutions in a Pokémon family together. Some Pokémon (ex.: the Nidoran families) may be exempt from this rule.
  • In the event of a tie at the end of the week, all Pokémon tied for first place will advance to the finale.
  • Furthermore, members who vote and post for a majority of weeks during the tournament will receive an emblem depicting the winning Pokémon!
  • If there are any questions that you need answered, feel free to leave a comment in this thread or send a VM to Brendino to get it sorted out.


NOTE: Because of the limited number of poll spaces, not all eligible Pokémon have been included. If you want to vote for an unlisted Flying-type, check the "Other Pokémon" option represented by a (?), and leave a post with your vote.


Now that you know what the tournament is all about, what are you waiting for? Polls will remain open until November 29th, so get voting!




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Old November 22nd, 2015 (5:20 PM).
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Alright! one of my favorite types! So many to choose from! I love them all so much! I did manage to vote for my top 3, this may have taken me about 30 minutes to do however but i could't go any lower than 3.

Gligar line - This love is professed in the Ground type poll but one of my favorite Pokemon lines ever

Taillow line - again one of my favorite pokemon lines ever, can't do a run in RSE and ORAS without them, literally unable to do it, 100% odds of being in my team. Second, Swellow is my Contest superstar. Third, Swellow is my favorite Flying type. Lastly, Swellow in the anime was just amazing.

Starly line - Not as highly regarded as the other two for me, but still a solid third choice. Great battler and its role in the anime was great. Staraptor is just fierce and intimidating, perfect partner for my style.
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Old November 22nd, 2015 (8:26 PM).
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I love a lot of these Pokemon, but I didn'T vote for them all because I don't really consider some my favorite "flying". Like Gyarados. I love it! But it is not myf avorite flying, it is my favorite Water type. Yanmega is more bug to me. I voted for Archeops in the rock type. Mantine is more water type for me too.

I voted Ho-Oh, because it is myf avorite Legendary.
I voted for Pidgeotto, because of the ANime.
And I voted for Noctowl, he's my favorite bird overall.

I didn't vote for Xatu, but he's one I really like too.
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Old November 23rd, 2015 (7:00 AM).
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Voted for all of them. Flying is my most favorite type.
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Old November 23rd, 2015 (7:24 AM).
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voted for talonflame, staraptor and zapdos here, they represent the flying-type really well.
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Old November 23rd, 2015 (12:31 PM). Edited November 24th, 2015 by Eruption.
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I love a lot of flying types so I could easily vote for all of these, but I've restricted myself to voting for ones that are my absolute favourites.

I went with Pidgeot, Moltres, Lugia and Ho-Oh. These are all in my top twenty favourite pokémon. Pidgeot is probably my favourite amongst these, obviously it's a species that has been in a lot of my in-game teams and comes with pure nostalgia. I probably would have included Charizard, but I decided to leave him out as a tactical vote so that hopefully he doesn't win the tournament again.

I like Staraptor, but I'm surprised it's this popular!

Edit - I would also have voted for Tropius who is in the other poll this week.
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Old November 23rd, 2015 (5:26 PM).
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I hit other because I think my favourite flying type is Drifloon. :D It's one of those great Pokemon that's adorable but with a really creepy Pokedex entry. It kidnaps little children!

I like a lot of flying types though. Drifloon might be my favourite but it's not by a whole lot. I also really like Tropius, Noibat/Noivern, Woobat, Crobat, Xatu, Hoppip line, and... the list goes on. xD;
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Hard to believe we're now in the penultimate week before the finale, but here's my best Flying Pokemon.

Doduo line: One of the few 1st Gen choices I voted, but I guess it's because I like its design or something? Or the fact a certain challenges friend of mine here had one that did so good in his X Wedlocke?

Articuno: Of the legendary birds, this was the one I loved best. Ice-types are always beautiful.

Togetic and Togekiss: To make up for losing the Fairy-type poll to Sylveon, I'll vote it here as well. And it's still a fave today.

Murkrow line: One of my faves here, especially Honchkrow's design and attacking power. Oh and it has one heck of a cool hat.

Gligar line: Voting this one for Ben (Achromatic) but also because it's a great defensive player competitively.

Ho-Oh and Lugia: The first mascot duo that I loved both of, and they each have their traits so couldn't exactly pick one over the other.

Taillow line: When the early birds really started getting good, being a speedy glass cannon who reaches real power when it's crippled.

Swablu line: One of my fave 3rd Gen Pokemon, so not surprising here.

Starly line: Always been an option when I played Sinnoh games, because it stays consistently good throughout the game... oh and it can whoop you with a Close Combat or a Brave Bird to the face.

Emolga: I voted it in the Electric-type poll for my love of Pikaclones, so no surprise I vote for it again in its other type as well.

Rufflet line: 5th Gen had some nice Flying-types, especially this American stereotype. Oh, and in White 2 you can get an early one that has a HA and strong moves all over.

And I also voted all the 6th Gen options as well, more great flyers in there too.
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Old November 23rd, 2015 (7:23 PM).
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If you guys vote Charizard out again I will be ashamed of this community.
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Old November 24th, 2015 (3:32 AM).
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Skarmory for being the first of its kind and looking so cool the first time I saw it
Braviary for looking so cool and its pre-evolution, Rufflet, is darn cute.
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Old November 24th, 2015 (3:47 AM).
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Even though Skarmory doesn't have an evolution or is an evolved Pokemon, I really like the idea of it's design. I would never use one on my team, but I love it as a pokemon in general. Also, The togepi line is my favorite gen 2 evolution line and I try to include in my team whenever I can. Altaria is basically my aesthetic and Noivern is just very cool and very powerful.
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Old November 24th, 2015 (4:24 AM).
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Hnnngh, too many to choose from. In the end I'm going with Pidgey, for being the most-used (and most useful) Normal/Flying type ever, all three Legendary birds for being my favourite trio, and Fletchling, because it's based off the robin, I see robins every day, and it's actually Britain's national bird, making Fletchling a British Pokemon. Even though it's based off a Japanese robin (which I've never seen) and Kalos is based off France, so there's nothing British about it. It's a British Pokemon because I say so. idonthavetomakesenseshutup
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Old November 24th, 2015 (5:44 AM).
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Lugia
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Well, Skarmory and Lugia are both in my top 10 favourite pokémon, so I voted for them.
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Old November 24th, 2015 (7:05 PM).
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LUGIA is just awesome. its the only flying who gets my vote, hope it wins :3
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Skarmory forever!

Usually I have to vote for several Pokemon, but Skarmory's my favorite flying type, hands down.

Wish it got more love in the form of...something. Pre-evolution, mega evolution, something.
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Old November 24th, 2015 (8:49 PM).
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Guys Pidgeot isn't too useful..

I decided to vote for Staraptor and other. There were plenty of flyers who I like but didn't make it to the list.
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Old November 24th, 2015 (10:32 PM).
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Not a type I use a lot in truth. I voted for:

Altaria line - My favourite flying type. It has a majestic design, got a reasonably big role in ORAS being Lisia's Pokemon. And I love its Shiny colouration which I have one of.

Emolga - Electric/Flying is a Great typing and it is ridiculously cute
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Gotta give Noivern for a vote because I like its speed and it is dragon type too.

Lugia would be my second choice because it is a legendary pokemon and it is also my favorite pokemons too.
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Old November 26th, 2015 (1:03 AM).
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Staraptor by a landslide, my fave flying type <3
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This is a tough one, because I adore flying type Pokémon. Decided against picking all the birds in the end and ended with these five lines:

Doduo/Dodrio - Great attack and great speed, an amazingly offensive Pokémon and a lot of more fun to use than just your standard regional bird. Also, it's a multiheaded bird, how awesome is that?

Aerodactyl - This is an old favorite of mine. I've always loved ancient Pokémon as well as flying types. Combine and Aerodactyl is your result.

Murkrow/Honchkrow - Honchkrow is the big boss Pokémon, immediately you see a mafia leader or something for your eyes. Yup.

Skarmory - A bird that actually has defense for a change, in which it's rare. They're really annoying to beat if you don't have any electric or fire type attacks and fun to you to use.

Noivern/Noibat - They're dragons and so incredibly fluffy, how can one not love them?
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Old November 26th, 2015 (12:12 PM).
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I love the bird Pokemon the most, so naturally I love all the Flying Type Pokemon A LOT. I picked Murkrow (again. I voted for it in the Dark Type category) but I also picked the three legendary birds. I've always really liked them and Ho-oh.
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Old November 27th, 2015 (7:20 PM).
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I voted for other! There are quite a few from the list that I like but I want my vote to go to the Vullaby line.These Pokemon are so cute and a bit under appreciated as a whole. Not to mention their typing is really sweet.
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Rayquaza and Yveltal aren't in here? Whaaat o_O

In any case, here's the ones I voted for that were listed:

Gen I legendary bird trio - Just love all these three guys so much, I can't pick a favorite. I'd be happy if any one of them wins :3

Charizard - A. I always pick the fire starters, and B., he's undeniably one of the most iconic mons :P I love his design so much, not to mention his megas. Also...he's the only flying starter? Huh, interesting o.o

Skarmory - A personal particular favorite of mine. I like its typing, and its design is just the epitome of "cool" for me.

Ho-Oh - One of my favorite legendaries, and my preference over Lugia. Love its gorgeous design and its rainbow wings <3 I also love that it has a very special cameo in the very first anime episode, the earliest cameo a Pokémon has ever made before its generation. I'm sure a lot of people have a soft spot for Ho-Oh from seeing the first episode as a kid and wondering what that gorgeous golden bird was for the longest time :) It was the very first legendary Pokémon to be shown in the anime, too...I think it was a very magical moment. As much as I like Lugia, I didn't vote for him in hopes that Ho-Oh can beat him this time >.<

Taillow/Swellow - I've very fond memories of using them in both Emerald and AS, so I have a soft spot for them.

Other ones I like- Swablu line, Fletchling line, Gligar line, Noibat line, Pidgey line, Spearow line, Aerodactyl, Emolga

As for the unlisted ones:

Rayquaza - A couple things...Emerald was my first game, green is my favorite color, and his design is just so badass! The whole Rayquaza arc in the Delta episode was just too amazing for words, and don't even get me started on Mega Rayquaza... It also gave us one of the best tracks in the series, ever.

Yveltal - Love its design so much that its what provoked me to get Y over X, although I've come to really love Xerneas over time.

Vivillon - Ever since my Spewpa evolved into Vivillon a while ago, I fell in love with it so much that it instantly became one of my top 5 Pokémon, ever. <3 Best butterfly~

Ninjask - I became quite fond of Ninjask ever since it evolved from Nincada in my Alpha Sapphire playthrough. I had used it quite often in my party ever since, and it's among my favorites.

Zubat line - Despite the family's infamy, I quite love Zubat and Crobat. <3 I used a Zubat prominently in my AS playthrough.

Beautifly - Undoubtedly my second favorite butterfly/moth Pokémon. I also used a Beautifly prominently in AS named Sunlight, and used her in quite a lot of contests. :)

Others- Salamence, Masquerain
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