It is unfortunate I can't do this in two columns side by side, but it is still doable.
So Tyranitar is one of the pre-tourney favorites, which is unfortunate, because I really like Dragonair. Well see how I close it is with the criterium I presented.
Name:
Tyranitar- Name is derived from tyrant and Tyrannosaurus, the second coolest dinosaur (the first being Ankylosaurus obviously). And Tyranitar sorta does have a dinosaur vibe to it.
Dragonair- Dragon, duh! Also, one theory is that it originated from the word debonair meaning graceful and sophisticated. I know Dragonair doesn't look like a dragon, but I'll get to that later.
Dinosaurs > Dragons. Dinosaurs actually existed and they are ridonculous.
Classification:
Tyranitar- The armor pokemon. Really? That's it. Tyranitar deserves better. I mean if he was an Ankylosaurus it would make more sense.... Also, apparently Donphan also is the armor pokemon. Comparing one of the greats to Donphan is inexcusable.
Dragonair- The dragon pokemon. Simple. Good.
Dragon > Armor
More pictures!
Pokedex entries:
So another new one I decided to use. I won't read out all the entries, but it'll be sorta a summary of the best points. Also, the pokedex entry for Magikarp wins Black and White (for now, since I haven't seen all of them yet).
Tyranitar- He can take down mountains and maps must be redrawn after he rampages. And apparently it can't be harmed by any attacks. Love how pokedex entries exaggerate. Also, Tyrannitar is only 6'7". How is it going to take down a mountain. But ignoring the extremes of the pokedex, its entry is badass. Way badass.
Dragonair- It can change the weather at will and fly without wings. Now that is even more badass than moving mountains. The weather! Sirius shit right there.
Appearance
Two polar opposites I guess.
Tyrannitar is badass looking. Like a Boss. The only flaw is probably that his arms are a bit on the short side (which makes a bit of sense if he is based somewhat on T-Rex.).
While Dragonair is elegant and regal. Such a simple design and beauty is achieved.
Tough to compare the too, but I think I am going to go with badassness.
Shiny:
Tyrannitar is a boring beige and the blue part turns purple. Very meh.
Dragonair is an elegant pink. Pink and Blue, very appropriate.
Pokepeople:
I guess with theses it is mostly what the person looks like. With some there is also cool composition. This one goes to Tyrannitar, the Dragonair lady is sorta boring as not elegant enough to do justice to the poke.
Other Evolutions:
Both are three stage pokes, easy to compare
Tyranitar-
First stage is Larvitar which is like a mini-Tyranitar:
All good.
But then the 2nd stage is Pupitar. It just looks dumb. Well not all that dumb, it's got a cool spiky head.
Dragonair-
1st stage is Dratini, which is like a mini-Dragonair.
Solid.
And then the 3rd stage (Dragonair is the 2nd stage. With some it isn't the final form that's the coolest. It happens, especially with the 5th gen it seems. I prefer the first stages with many pokes) explains the name origin- Dragonite which actually looks like a dragon. Why they made him orange is beyond me. But he is awesome. More awesome than Pupitar atleast.
Funny how both these evolutionary tracks have one stage that is vastly different.
Competitive:
Well, Tyranitar wins this by default, since Dragonair isn't a final stage. In comparison with Dragonite it is actually pretty interesting. They both have the same overall stats (600 total base stats) which is tied for 2nd best out of all the non-legendary pokemon (Slaking is first). The main difference is that Tyranitar has more HP and Defense while Dragonite has Speed (and Sp. Atk, but that doesn't really matter).
Type wise Dragonite is a bit better. They both have a 4x weakness- Dragonite with ice and Tyranitar with fighting. Fighting is much more common competitively. Also Tyranitar is weak to earthquake while Dragonite is immune.
They are both standard Sweepers (high attack, try to kill everything with strong moves). Move-sets aren't very interesting.
The deciding factor is that Dragonite is inferior to Salamance who has the same type combo of Dragon Flying. Salamance lacks Defense but has higher speed, making it a better sweeper. Tyranitar has a very good ability which causes (almost) permanent sandstorm. One other pokemon has this ability, but Tyranitar is much better. So competitively Tyranitar is vastly...well maybe not vastly, but superior.
Nostaliga factor:
Well, I didn't get to use either of them on my team of 6 against the Elite Four which is unfortunate. Though I am correcting that mistake with Tyranitar in Black when I face the Elite Four again.
A special little thing that only Dragonair gets:
My first Pokemon trading card.
I still have it in a separate plastic case.
So to recap:
Name: Tyranitar
Classification: Dragonair
Pokedex: Dragonair
Dragonair
Appearance: Tyranitar
Shiny: Dragonair
Pokepeople: Tyranitar
Evolutions: Dragonair
Tyranitar
Competitive: Tyranitar
Nostalgia: Dragonair gets a point
It's actually a 6 v 3 for Dragonair, but not all of them are worth the same. Shiny and evolutions sort of go together. Hence why there are sub-divisions and those group winners.
Overall winnar is:
Somewhat unfortunate Dragonair had to lose in the first round, but thus is life. In the end I'll give my top 5 or 10 in a non-specific order in case some of my favs go up against each other early.
Next round will be Wednesday.
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