User blog comment:Cfp3157/Pokemon Starter Battle Royale! Round 1, the Flames of War!/@comment-26395956-20180328171716

MD 33's Vote: "FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!"

First Knockout: Blaziken

I'm not too knowledgeable on Pokemons and all, but the moment I saw how "accurate" Blaziken's attacks are, it's basically no hope for him. His mirror move is useful to give the other Pokemons a taste of their own medicines, but aside from that his other abilities have below-average accuracy. I mean, look at the other 'mons! Most of their moves have 100% accuracy, but Blaziken's moves have 75% to 90% accuracy. You can tell of its speed, but accuracy is extremely problematic here. 'Sides, moving at high speed while trying to hit opponents with your inaccurate moves makes Blaziken's moves even more inaccurate. His only reliable thing here is his Mirror Move. We then also have Charizard's speed-reducing move that when pitted against Blaziken, will prove to be a big hinderance for him.

Second Knockout: Typhlosion

I dunno what his attributes are, but lookin' from my fellow voters here, apparently he's quite slow and a docile Pokemon. As in, it's defensive. Blaziken is faster than him, as well as Infernape, but Blaziken's out first due to his inaccuracy, and Infernape's a whole other case. Bringing Charizard in, they both have the same base speed but Charizard can fly, which leaves Typhlosion with something to desire. His smokescreen is useful and can reliably reduce the accuracy of other Pokemons (cough Blaziken cough). But like a smoke grenade, such advantage is only temporary. His Lava Plume and Swift are quite powerful but the former has somewhat of a reduced damage due to the competitors being fellow fire monsters and the latter is not all that strong to begin with. Yeah yeah, Dragon Rage deals lesser. But then, it's a move that delivers a shockwave instead of a direct blow (correct me if I'm wrong, ja? I'm not all that brilliant). Finally, we have his game-breaking Double-Edge, which can deal an insane amount of damage and always hits the target. Well, 'least seeing from the base accuracy. Still, although that move is impressive, it'll leave the slow Typhlosion vulnerable against the superior attacks of the remaining Pokemons, and that leaves Typhlosion at the third spot.

Third Knockout: Infernape

Now we're down to a fire monkey and a fire dragon. Well, too bad, Infernape. You nearly had the spot of victory. Infernape's mobility is the greatest out of all the Pokemons here, even beating Blaziken's. The thing is, up against the high-flying Charizard, it's gonna be hard. His Mach Punch fast, but its damage is very low and against the fighting-resistant Charizard, it's utterly useless. Heatwave and Flame Wheel, compared to Flamethrower and Dragon Rage, are pretty much rendered obsolete by Charizard due to those moves' superior damage. Slack off is left as his most useful ability here eventually, but the ferocity of Charizard's attacks and his fierce damage will immediately cut down even more health than Infernape can heal back. His mobility and the ability to heal will give him an edge over Typhlosion and Blaziken, but Charizard is an entirely different case as he mows down the field with his wide variety of attacks.

WINNER: Charizard

Oh dear, this is the first battle royale vote I've ever done and it's bad! Heh, still, I have my reasons for it. Anyways, Charizard finally takes the crown of victory here with his many different types of attacks. Aside from his special moves, Charizard's flight will give him a massive edge over the competitors, even those with faster speed than him. With his Scary Face, he can also handle both Infernape and Blaziken, somewhat bypassing their speed advantage while also basically making Typhlosion a sitting duck. The Charizard's sheer brutality will also pave a path for him to victory, as he'll relentlessly attack the other Pokemons even if they have some form of protection such as the Smokescreen (which is just temporary). His abilities, while not all of 'em are 100% accurate, are all reliable nevertheless. His resistance to most of his opponents' moves as well give him a big advantage. Sure, the other Pokemons are also basically resistant to fire, but added with his flight capability, Charizard will eventually win this as the apex Pokemon.