#24: Guardians of the GaLAKESy

[Brendino]

Welcome back for a brand new Pokémon Poll of the Week here in Pokémon Polls! The last poll may have been a little longer than a week, but who's counting, right? Anyway, please make sure to follow all PC and PP rules in this thread, especially:

Expand on your answers! Don't just tell us that Pikachu is your favorite Pokémon - tell us why! If you're just listing or giving very short answers, your post may be up for a warning or an infraction.​

This week, our poll question was suggested by GeraldTheTheroiest, who'll be receiving an emblem for his contribution. Remember, if you'd like to receive a special emblem of your own, feel free to send me a VM with your poll idea(s), or leave it with your post in this thread.

With that out of the way though, this week's poll question is:

Which member of the lake guardian trio is your favorite?

This is a very similar trio that embodies the spirit of knowledge, willpower and emotion. Normally, I wouldn't make a poll with 3 choices multiple choice, but maybe you prefer the design or moveset of one to the others. Either way, pick any of the three that you like, and let the voting begin!

Spoiler:

Previous Poké-Polls of the Week

#1: Bulbasaur vs. Charmander vs. Squirtle
#2: Orange Islands vs. Sevii Islands
#3: Ursaring vs. Beartic. Pangoro
#4: Raikou vs. Suicune vs. Entei
#5: Hitmonlee vs. Hitmonchan vs. Hitmontop
#6: Arbok vs. Seviper vs. Serperior
#7: Nidoking vs. Nidoqueen
April Fools' 2014: Greymon vs. Meramon vs. Centarumon
#8: Dark vs. Steel vs. Fairy
#9: Male vs. Female Meowstic
#10: Early-game Normal Pokémon
#11: Legendary Trios
#12: Team Aqua vs. Team Magma
#13: Little Legendaries
#14: Who Let the Dogs Out?
#15: The Moth & Butterfly Effect
#16: What a Croc!
#17: Fighting Fire with Fire
#18: The Rolling Stones
#19: We're So Fly
#20: The Pika-Clone Wars
#21: Underground Rock
#22: Truth and Ideals
#23: Teenage Mutant Ninja Pokémon
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[moon]

Oh my god. I haven't decided on my vote yet so I'll be back with that, but I just got to pop in and say that this was... just... an amazing pun.

I bow down to thee, king of word jokes <3

 

[Virtual Headache]

Azelf for me. I am generally fond of this trio and I like all of them. But Azelf has just some small design differences that I like better. I don't care for their stats.

 

[Synerjee]

I like both Mesprit and Azelf, but if I had to choose one, it would have to be Azelf because of its design and its stats. Uxie's design and stats doesn't quite appeal to me.

 

[Hikamaru]

I voted Azelf, because I like blue Pokemon and its stats make it the strongest of the bunch with its great offenses and speed which I tend to often lean towards in terms of battle style. The other two are cute as well, but if I were ever in a situation where I could bond with only one of them, it would definitely be Azelf.

 

[GeraldTheTheroiest]

Even though i submitted the idea i'll give my opinion on it :P I personally think mesprit is the best, just thanks to the design alone really but i mostly don't do competitive battling so maybe that's why i care less about stats :P

 

[Logical Cabbage]

So I'm that loner who votes for Uxie? Alright then.

Ever since Platinum when I visited the library and read the myths of all three guardians, I instantly preferred Uxie. It is the 'Being of Knowledge' after all, and I personally felt that Uxie was more of a challenge to fight than the others. Plus, it played a cool short role in PMD Darkness/ Time/Sky as being the one who erased your mind.

 

[Hiatus]

It's got to be Azelf for me, surely. Competitively, it seems to be a lot more useful that other two. Its stats are great overall, and it has access to a ton of great moves, which allows it to play a decent role as lead. With the combination of Stealth Rock, Ice Punch, Zen Headbutt, and Fire Punch, it's nearly impossible to stop. With first move, you've got some entry hazard set up, so every time your opponent switches into a new Pokémon, they automatically hurt themselves and lose a decent amount of health. As for rest, you have a wide range of coverage with them.

Design-wise, I'm pretty fond of Uxie. To me, it looks quite beautiful, mostly due to its color-scheme.

 

[XtinaIsMeLuvinWWE]

Uxie for me hands down :)


It was the first Guardian (of the Ga-lake-sy...love that pun lmao!!) that I encountered and caught in Diamond, so I have way more of an attachment to it :) I also utilised it in some Super Contests and it did really well, whereas the other two guardians I just boxed. Another reason I like Uxie is its design - its sprite is just SO cute!! Meanwhile, yellow's one of my favourite colours while I'm not really big on pink or blue. Finally, I'm intrigued by the fact that its eyes are closed and also that it's based on knowledge, with the design of its head being brain-like to reflect this :)

 

[Entermaid]

They are all awful duplicates imo.

Mesprit seems more appealing than the others on it's own.

 

[Shining Raichu]

Mesprit and Azelf are better in name and design.

 

[Sabrewulf238]

I can't say I really like any of them that much.

However I would say Uxie is my favourite in terms of design. Azelf and Mesprit don't appeal to me visually.

 

[KorpiklaaniVodka]

I prefer Azelf, because it has the highest offensive stats of the three.

 

[LusoTrainer]

I'm proud to say that I don't know any of those.

 

[Bellsprout]

For some reason I was drawn to Uxie. Something about the design was interesting to me. Its back story was a lot more interesting also.

 

[J2a1m1i2e]

Mesprit, because, technically, it was the first Pokemon I ever caught in a main series Pokemon game. You see, I was more of a Mystery Dungeon player at the beginning of my Pokemon career, and only got into the main series when my neighbour friend let me play his Pokemon Platinum. So, I was just strolling out of town, into the grass, when I encountered, and caught I'm pretty sure, a Mesprit. So, the first Pokemon I ever caught was Mesprit, making it my favourite of the three (also, as a side note, my first ever Pokemon was Cubone in Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team :P)

 

[Rosehip]

Azelf. It was the first ever legendary Pokemon that gave me trouble when I was capturing it, it was the first Psychic type I effectively used, and it was also among the first Pokemon I used in competitive battling. Azelf is just amazing, to me. Strong in its stats, versatile in its moveset and dangerous to face, both in the wild and in a trainer battle.

 

[moon]

I think Azelf is the cutest and I generally base my opinion on pokémon a lot from their designs. But I like that Mesprit is about emotion (and also pink!) so I guess both of those are my favorites. Azelf a bit more perhaps.

I get why Uxie has closed eyes but I think it would look better if it didn't.

 

[SparklingMistral]

None of them really stand out to me, tbh. I'm just gonna go with Azelf though since it's the most visually appealing to me. :3

 

[Brendino]

I don't really have a strong opinion of these three- I just really wanted to make that thread title pun while it was still relevant :p Either way, my vote went to Uxie, mainly because it was the first one that I caught in both Platinum AND White 2.

But with that said, it's about time that we wrap up this Poll of the Week. Don't worry if you haven't cast your vote and had your say yet though- all POTWs remain open even after their no longer stickied, so keep posting away.

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