Weekly Poll #4: Blaziken vs. Infernape

[wraith89]

Clash of the fire creatures!


BLAZIKEN
FIRE/FIGHTING
HP: 80
Atk: 120
Def: 70
SpA: 110
SpDef: 70
Spe: 80
BST: 530

Advantages:
- More powerful attack and special attack power
- Can learn Brave Bird and some other Flying moves
- Is able to Baton Pass unlike Infernape
- Can use Agility to become faster
- Not weak to Stealth Rocks thanks to its Fighting type
- Learns Reversal and therefore can fire off an Endure + Reversal combo with Blaze powered Salac Berry'd Fire Punch/Blaze Kick
- Was the ORIGINAL Fire/Fighting

Disadvantages;
- Is outclassed by Infernape in battling and therefore not seen as much as Infernape
- Slower than Infernape
- Has a smaller movepool than Infernape
- Cannot learn Close Combat (must resort to Superpower or Sky Uppercut)
- Seems to have slightly weaker defenses than Infernape (has no consequence really) and therefore frail


INFERNAPE
FIRE/FIGHTING
HP: 76
Atk: 104
Def: 71
SpA: 104
SpDef: 71
Spe: 108
BST: 534

Advantages:
- Is in its own speed tier
- Has an insane movepool, including moves such as Calm Mind, Nasty Plot, Swords Dance, Bulk Up, Slack Off, Grass Knot, Close Combat, and a lot more
- Has the ability to break walls easily
- Very versatile and unpredictable in many aspects
- More useful in battles than Blaziken
- Not weak to Stealth Rocks
- Based off Son Goku (you remember Goku from DragonBallZ?) and therefore much cooler in that aspect

Disadvantages:
- Weaker than Blaziken in Attack and Special Attack
- Rather frail
- Cannot Baton Pass boosts unlike Blaziken
- Is a rip off of Blaziken and lacks originality

Vote which one you like and give a reason why.

I picked Blaziken because I raise chickens myself (Blaziken looks NOTHING like a chicken but still...) and I just don't like Infernape. It's too strong and made poor Blaziken look like a ninny. I don't like Blaziken much, but even then, I'd prefer Blaziken over Infernape anytime.

[Toffeuy]

Hey, I don't see the Poll Options on the top but i'll just make my opinion first. I'll go for Infernape, first of all it has a higher base stat total, second it's an OU. I also like its moves better. And I have a preference of speed over attack.

[wraith89]

Hey, I don't see the Poll Options on the top but i'll just make my opinion first. I'll go for Infernape, first of all it has a higher base stat total, second it's an OU. I also like its moves better. And I have a preference of speed over attack.

I added the poll just now. And yes, it's true. Infernape IS the better choice for battling.

[Toffeuy]

I'll laugh if someone picks the last option.
My sister would pick Blaziken, most girls don't have the preference over power but the looks. She says Infernape is WAY too ugly.

[wraith89]

I'll laugh if someone picks the last option.
My sister would pick Blaziken, most girls don't have the preference over power but the looks. She says Infernape is WAY too ugly.

It's not TOO ugly... but Blaziken looks cooler... I'll have to say.
Someone WILL pick that last option, just watch... they ALWAYS do

[Midnight]

Toon Link!

Nah, only kidding. I chose Blaziken, being the 3rd gen freak I am. :3

[Endless Eden]

Two of my fav pokemon and you force me to choose X_X

I think i will pick....Infernape! simply because he is the faster of the two has a wide movepool and made platinum way to east when paired with staraptor.

Though if the choice were based on anything else i whould pick Blaziken

[chycorita]

blaziken's cool!!!

[Endless Eden]

I choose wraith89 must die

[HottSushiz]

I choose wraith89 must die

Same here.

I choose Infernape, i never liked Blaziken, and my friend always killed my beloved Sceptile with it. HATE! Also i like the idea of a monkey. with flames on his head. instead of something that resembles a chicken.

[Okami]

Blaziken was always my favorite final-evo fire starter!

[Mewtwo Ex]

I prefer Blaziken over Infernape. I expect the reason is that blaziken is the first fire starter Pokemon i had, the next being Chraizard in a fake FireRed.

[kevin19980609]

I choose Blaziken because it was the final evo of the Pokemon I chose when I first played Sapphire, Torchic. And because it looks better than a monkey/ape

[Zafur]

I'm not really a fan of monkeys... The only thing going for infernape here is that it can be pinkish when shiny and that it's faster. I'm a bit attached to my Blaziken, so it's obvious which one I prefer.
Bwuh. There are plenty of guys who choose Pokémon for their looks and not their usability in battle. For example, choosing entire teams consisting of dragon types.XP It just happens that the "cool" looking ones are some of the strongest. :P

[wraith89]

I'm not really a fan of monkeys... The only thing going for infernape here is that it can be pinkish when shiny and that it's faster. I'm a bit attached to my Blaziken, so it's obvious which one I prefer.
Bwuh. There are plenty of guys who choose Pokémon for their looks and not their usability in battle. For example, choosing entire teams consisting of dragon types.XP It just happens that the "cool" looking ones are some of the strongest. :P

Tell that to Pidgeot

And yeah, Pink Infernape... o_O
I guess I like Blaziken too due to its aesthetics... or maybe because I'm biased against something so strong...