{"id":136115,"date":"2026-02-18T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-197637"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:00:00","slug":"poll-whats-your-favourite-gen-5-pokemon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/18\/poll-whats-your-favourite-gen-5-pokemon\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: What&#8217;s Your Favourite Gen 5 Pok\u00e9mon?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9905e20379f68\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9905e20379f68\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"9905e20379f68\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon White 2\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9905e20379f68\/pokemon-white-2.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9905e20379f68\/pokemon-white-2.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Pokemon White 2\"><\/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 Five, and Gen V (or 5 if the Roman numerals are a bit fancy-pants for your tastes) is up, meaning &#8216;mon from Unova and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/ds\/pokemon_diamond_and_pearl\">Pok\u00e9mon Black &amp; White<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/ds\/pokemon_black_and_white_2\">Black &amp; White 2<\/a>. Let&#8217;s check in with Team NL for their underdog picks.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"second-opinion\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\" data-toc=\"skip\">Vanilluxe<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I think most have come around a bit on Vanilluxe and the ice cream line over the years, but I remember the hate. I&#8217;ve always loved my double-scoop boy.<\/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\">Pidove<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Quite a few good ones, here. I do enjoy Throh, Sawk, and Krokorok, but not as much as adorably useless, &#8216;forgetful&#8217; birds.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/users\/49000\/photo\/0\/avatar.jpg?v=1677509460\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Gavin Lane\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/authors\/dartmonkey\">Gavin Lane<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"role\">Editor, Nintendo Life<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"second-opinion\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\" data-toc=\"skip\">Axew<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve ever been as upset by a Pok\u00e9mon evolution as I was when my Axew turned into Fraxure. Look how they massacred my boy.<\/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\">Trubbish<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Initially, when I saw this one for the first time, I was a bit miffed about Game Freak just making new ones based on everyday items. A Pok\u00e9mon made of rubbish? Pfft! But actually, once again I&#8217;ve grown to love its smelly little self. I&#8217;m sure there aren&#8217;t many people who would choose Trubbish, but I quite like how unconventional it is. I guess I was won over by its little waddle, too.<\/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<p>Let&#8217;s crack on. We&#8217;ve got a chunky 156 new Pok\u00e9mon this generation, listed in National Dex order (use the search bar to quickly find a specific Pok\u00e9mon). As always, <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, 3, or 4, those polls are still live:<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/pokemon\/related-articles:197281,197283,197402,197536,197566 @ 1771488881 --><\/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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