FIRST POLLS DROP ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2023
We'll start by running the first round of matches for each Generation, one after the other. Each Generation round 1 will take a week and this stage of the tournament will take about 9 weeks. Then we'll move on to the next round, voting with the Pokemon who won the first round and so on. We'll keep doing this until we have the best Pokemon from each region, and then we'll pit those remaining Pokemon against each other in Single Opponent tournament matches until we have the absolute best Pokemon (according to Tumblr)!
Images of each Pokemon (including any forms) will be provided alongside each poll in case you're not familiar with what they look like.
In the interest of convenience, the first round of polls for each Generation will consist of 3-5 Pokemon, depending on the number of Pokemon in each Generation.
Each poll will last a week except for the very final round of polls.
Polls will be self-reblogged 12 hours after they were first posted.
Approximately 4-6 polls are expected to be released each day.
There will be 1 day breaks between rounds to allow for time to prepare the posts for the next round.
In the case of near ties on polls with more than two Pokemon, "close call rematches" will be run. These are likely to be run on non-poll days, but may appear in the midst of polls from other Generations depending on coordination needs. This is to make sure races are as fair as possible.
The Pokemon included in each poll have been and will be seeded and balanced (which is to say, randomized with moderation to ensure the best possible experience).
Temporary forms will not be included separately. (Spring Deerling, Fan Rotom, etc. will be considered the same as Summer Deerling, Rotom, etc.)
Regional forms will be included separately and in the Generation they were introduced.
Mega evolution and Gigantimax forms will be considered temporary forms, but their images will not be included.
Shiny forms are not included in this poll. You may vote with shiny forms in mind (alongside any other reasoning you may have,
Each post will be tagged with the competing Pokemon (ex. #alolan diglett) and the generation (ex. #gen 7), so you should be able to find what you need, and spoiler Generation 9 if you need to! Asks will be tagged with #inquiries. Self-reblogged polls will be tagged #12th hour reblog.
@cursed-child-autumncookie helped out with some of the image-related work!
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If you have any feedback, please don't hesitate to send an ask! This event has been designed carefully, but it's impossible to predict how things go until you release them into the wild, and any comments you have are essential to the health and success of our time together!
And remember, don't forget to have fun, stay safe, and be kind! ❤️