{"id":136096,"date":"2026-02-17T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-197566"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:00:00","slug":"poll-whats-your-favourite-gen-4-pokemon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/17\/poll-whats-your-favourite-gen-4-pokemon\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: What&#8217;s Your Favourite Gen 4 Pok\u00e9mon?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1936f21dd03e1\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1936f21dd03e1\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"1936f21dd03e1\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Diamond\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1936f21dd03e1\/pokemon-diamond.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1936f21dd03e1\/pokemon-diamond.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" alt=\"Pokemon Diamond\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Jim Norman \/ Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon turns 30 on 27th February, and in honour of this momentous anniversary, we&#8217;re running a series of polls leading up to the big day, asking you to vote for your favourite Pok\u00e9mon from each generation. The nine winners will then go head-to-head in a final poll at the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re covering a generation a day until we&#8217;ve ticked off all nine, leading up to the ultimate showdown. <strong>Each poll will be open for five days<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Day Four, which means fourth-Gen &#8216;mon from Sinnoh and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/ds\/pokemon_diamond_and_pearl\">Pok\u00e9mon Diamond, Pearl<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/ds\/pokemon_platinum\">Platinum<\/a>. Before we get down to it, let&#8217;s see which under-the-radar Pok\u00e9mon Team NL is considering before casting their vote.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"second-opinion\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\" data-toc=\"skip\">Chatot<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Chatot is adorable, yes, but it&#8217;s here for one reason \u2014 the microphone functionality. Perhaps a Switch 2 &#8216;mon game will let my Chatot mimic my voice?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/users\/305872\/avatar\/0\/avatar.jpg?v=1646127304\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Alana Hagues\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/authors\/AlanaHagues\">Alana Hagues<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"role\">Deputy Editor, Nintendo Life<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"second-opinion\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\" data-toc=\"skip\">Bidoof<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Much like my Gen 1 pick, this one is entirely formed by whichever sweet dude I encountered in the wild first. I&#8217;ll never tire of looking into those vacant little eyes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/users\/312896\/avatar\/0\/avatar.jpg?v=1658166432\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jim Norman\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/authors\/JimNorman\">Jim Norman<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"role\">Staff Writer, Nintendo Life<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"second-opinion\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\" data-toc=\"skip\">Munchlax<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Why Jim? Choosing Mai&#8217;s Pok\u00e9mon again! It&#8217;s fine because I have another best boy to choose. I am a huge sucker for Snorlax, so when I first laid eyes on Munchlax and his vacant stare, all I wanted was to take it home and feed it soup. (I think Jim and I have the same taste in Pok\u00e9mon.)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/users\/306153\/photo\/0\/avatar.jpg?v=1769527761\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mai Ladyman\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/authors\/Mai\">Mai Ladyman<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"role\">Video Producer, Nintendo Life<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"second-opinion\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\" data-toc=\"skip\">Porygon-Z<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Porygon 2 always felt like a bit of a downgrade over the original to me. Yeah, it was smoother and sleeker, but where\u2019s that <em>chunky charm<\/em>? Porygon-Z (that\u2019s a \u2018zed\u2019, but the way) managed to win back my heart, the absolute sweetheart. Apparently this evolution is what happens if you try and install unverified software onto it or something, and it just goes bananas, twitching and looking highly unstable in the 3D games. It\u2019s getting your iPhone 4S to run Arch Linux, and I\u2019m all here for it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/users\/97544\/photo\/0\/avatar.jpg?v=1709737322\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Alex Olney\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/authors\/AlexOlney\">Alex Olney<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"role\">Senior Video Producer, Nintendo Life<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Let&#8217;s crack on. A mere 107 new Pok\u00e9mon this generation, listed in National Dex order &#8211; although you can use the search bar to quickly find a particular monster. And as ever, <strong>you can only choose one!<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Thanks for voting! Keep an eye out for further generations in the coming days as we cruise towards Pok\u00e9mon&#8217;s 30th anniversary.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And if you missed Gens 1, 2, or 3, those polls are still live:<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/pokemon\/related-articles:197281,197283,197402,197536 @ 1771362344 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Jim Norman \/ Nintendo Life Pok\u00e9mon turns 30 on 27th February, and in honour of this momentous anniversary, we&#8217;re running a series of polls leading up to the big day, asking you to vote for your favourite Pok\u00e9mon from each generation. 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