{"id":136203,"date":"2026-02-22T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-197707"},"modified":"2026-02-22T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T16:00:00","slug":"poll-whats-your-favourite-gen-9-pokemon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/22\/poll-whats-your-favourite-gen-9-pokemon\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: What&#8217;s Your Favourite Gen 9 Pok\u00e9mon?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0bdb270e606ae\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0bdb270e606ae\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"0bdb270e606ae\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Scarvi\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0bdb270e606ae\/pokemon-scarvi.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0bdb270e606ae\/pokemon-scarvi.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"587\" alt=\"Pokemon Scarvi\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Gemma Smith \/ Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Phew, we&#8217;re finally at the last (for now) generation! Pok\u00e9mon turns 30 on 27th February, and in honour of this momentous anniversary, we&#8217;ve run 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;ve covered a generation a day, with <strong>each poll open for five days<\/strong>. And now we&#8217;re at number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Before we get the poll including candidates from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_scarlet_and_violet\">Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet &amp; Violet<\/a> and their DLC, voting, let&#8217;s see what Team NL thinks of the monsters from this final (for the moment) generation&#8230;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"second-opinion\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\" data-toc=\"skip\">Farigiraf<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>You can shove your Paradox Pok\u00e9mon and your kitty cat starter; give me my big, hooded Farigiraf any day of the week. What a fun evolution for another underloved &#8216;mon.<\/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\">Okidogi<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I like the &#8216;mon, I like the awkward wordplay, I like that little purple nose. Purple? Pink? Bah, I&#8217;m a bit colourblind &#8211; purple-y-pink will do. Good boy.<\/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\">Smoliv<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Peak Pok\u00e9mon design. Peak naming. No further questions.<\/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<p>So, for the last time before the grand finale. we&#8217;ve got 120 Pok\u00e9mon listed in National Dex order (use the search bar to quickly find a specific one). And remember, <strong>you can only choose one!<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Thanks for voting! That&#8217;s the last of the Gens, but keep an eye out for the final showdown between the nine winners in a week or so&#8217;s time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And if you missed Gens 5, 6, 7, or 8, those polls are still live:<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/pokemon\/related-articles:197281,197637,197701,197704,197705 @ 1771855753 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Gemma Smith \/ Nintendo Life Phew, we&#8217;re finally at the last (for now) generation! Pok\u00e9mon turns 30 on 27th February, and in honour of this momentous anniversary, we&#8217;ve run 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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