E4's Favorite (Gen 3) Pokemon ex (Results)

[inertgeometry]

How this works:

There will be 3 sections of Voting

Design: the concept aesthetic overall

• the “Design” poll is just to get a rough count of participants. PLEASE make sure to vote in this.

Cards: individual cards

• cards are listed in chronological order based on first release
• • unless it makes sense otherwise to group them with other cards released at a different time.
• each card will have a picture followed by the option to vote for it.
• vote for any card that you like.

Sets: groups of individual cards based on when they were released

• This will be grouped based on my discretion. There may be cards that were not actually released in the same set that end up grouped together (i.e.: Rocket’s _ ex)
• Sets will be based on a number ranking between 1 (bad) and 5 (great)

The polls will automatically close on Sunday at 12PM Pacific Time. I will edit this post and title to count down from least to most voted, and we will see which cards are E4’s Favorite.

Note: Most of these images are pulled from quick google searches, eBay, or Bulbapedia if they had a large enough file. If you'd like me to replace an image, you're welcome to post it in the comments.

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Results

Design

Nice

Cards

10- Votes

158-160th - 2 Votes:

156/157th - 3 Votes:

150-155th - 4 Votes:

143rd-149th - 5 Votes:

133rd-142st - 6 Votes:

129th-132nd - 7 Votes:

123rd-128th - 8 Votes:

120th-122nd - 9 Votes:

10+ Votes (Top 119)

112-119th - 10 Votes:

107-111th - 11 Votes:

96-106th - 12 Votes:

94/95th - 13 Votes:

87th-93rd - 14 Votes:

82nd-86th - 15 Votes:

76th-81st - 16 Votes:

70-75th - 17 Votes:

66-69th - 18 Votes:

60-65th - 19 Votes:

20+ Votes (Top 59)

53rd-59th - 20 Votes:

51st/52nd - 21 Votes:

44-50th - 22 Votes:

42nd/43rd - 23 Votes:

39th-41st - 24 Votes:

37/38th - 25 Votes:

34-36th - 26 Votes:

33rd - 27 Votes:

31st/32nd - 28 Votes:

26-30th - 29 Votes:

30+ Votes (Top 25)

24/25th - 30 Votes:

22nd/23rd - 31 Votes:

20th/21st - 32 Votes:

19th - 33 Votes:

18th - 34 Votes:

16/17th - 37 Votes:

15th - 38 Votes:

12-14th - 39 Votes:

40+ Votes (Top 11)

11th - 40 Votes:

10th - 41 Votes:

7-9th - 42 Votes:

6th - 43 Votes:

5th - 45 Votes:

4th - 49 Votes:

50+ Votes (Top 3)

3rd 53 Votes:

2nd 54 Votes:

1st 57 Votes:

Sets

Sub 2.5/5

22nd - 2.45/5

2.5/5+

21st - 2.67/5

20th - 2.71/5

19th - 2.73/5

18th - 2.74/5

17th - 2.77/5

16th - 2.83/5

15th - 2.85/5

14th - 2.86/5

13th - 2.97/5

3/5+

12th - 3.11/5

11th - 3.21/5

10th - 3.3/5

9th - 3.31/5

8th - 3.33/5

7th - 3.45/5

6th - 3.48/5

3.5/5+ (Top 5)

5th - 3.52/5

4th - 3.7/5

3rd 3.87/5

4/5+ (Finalists)

2nd 4.13/5

1st 4.32/5

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Polls

Design

Voting Scale:

[ 1 The Worst ] ↔ [ 10 The Best ]

How would you rate Gen 3 Pokemon ex overall (card/art aesthetic, etc…)?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10

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Cards

2003

ADV-P

• Kyogre

• Groudon

PLAY (Season 1 Subscription)

• Regice

• Regirock

• Registeel

PLAY (Point Rewards)

• Celebi (5000 EXP Points)

• Mew (7000 EXP Points)

Expansion Pack + Decks / Ruby & Sapphire Base

• Electabuzz

• Mewtwoo

• Hitmonchan

• Chansey

• Sneasel

• Scyther (Treecko Deck)

• Magmar (Torchic Deck)

• Lapras (Mudkip Deck)

Miracle of the Desert / Sandstorm

• Typhlosion

• Wailord

• Raichu

• Gardevoir

• Aggron

Rulers of the Heavens + Decks, 2003 Gift Box / Dragon

• Muk

• Magcargo

• Kingdra

• Ampharos

• Dragonite

• Rayquaza

• Latias (Salamence Deck)

• Latios (Flygon Deck)

• Latias AA (2003 Gift Box)

• Latios AA (2003 Gift Box)

Magma vs Aqua + Decks / TMvTA

• Aerodactyl (Sandstorm in Eng)

• Kabutops (Sandstorm in Eng)

• Sceptile

• Cradily

• Blaziken

• Suicune

• Swampert

• Entei (Magma Deck 1)

• Rakou (Aqua Deck 2)

2004

PLAY (Season 2 Subscription)

• Moltres

• Articuno

• Zapdos

Undone Seal / Hidden Legends

• Vileplume

• Ninetails

• Regice

• Kyogre

• Regirock

• Groudon

• Wigglytuff

• Metagross

• Registeel

Flight of Legends + Decks / FRLG

• Venusaur (Constructed Starter Deck)

• Charizard (Constructed Starter Deck)

• Blastoise (Constructed Starter Deck)

• Moltres

• Gyarados

• Articuno

• Electrode

• Zapdos

• Gengar

• Mr. Mime (Magic Odds Poke-Body)

• Mr. Mime (Magic Evens Poke-Body)

• Clefable

Clash of the Blue Sky + Decks, 2004 Gift Box, Promos / Deoxys

• Crobat

• Manectric

• Deoxys (Attack)

• Deoxys (Defense)

• Hariyama

• Salamence

• Sharpedo

• Deoxys (Normal) (Deoxys Constructed Starter Deck)

• Rayquaza (Rayquaza Constructed Starter Deck)

• Deoxys (Normal) AA (Gift Box Emerald)

• Deoxys (Speed) (Gift Box Emerald)

• Rayquaza (RotH/Dragon AA)

• Deoxys (Speed) (Pokemon Wonderland Vol. 3 / POP 4)

Rocket Gang Strikes Back + Decks, Promos / TRR (Rocket’s ex)

• Rocket’s Hitmonchan

• Rocket’s Scyther

• Rocket’s Snorlax

• Rocket’s Zapdos

• Rocket’s Mewtwo

• Rocket’s Scizor

• Rocket’s Sneasel

• Rocket’s Entei

• Rocket’s Suicune

• Rocket’s Moltres (Black Deck 1)

• Rocket’s Articuno (Silver Deck 2)

• Rocket’s Raikou (2004 Battle Road Autumn, Limited Edition Black and Silver Box Promo)

• Rocket’s Persian (Nex Gen World Hobby Fair Participation, 2005 Battle Road Spring / Unseen Forces Box Topper)

2005

Quick Construction Pack / Emerald

• Cacturn (Grass Quick Construction Pack)

• Camerupt (Fire Quick Construction Pack)

• Milotic (Water Quick Construction Pack)

• Raichu (Lightning Quick Construction Pack)

• Dusclops (Psychic Quick Construction Pack)

• Medicham (Fighting Quick Construction Pack)

2005 Battle Road Spring (Celebi)

• Celebi (2005 Battle Road Spring Qualification / POP 2, +)

Golden Sky, Silvery Ocean + Decks, Promos / Unseen Forces

• Meganium (Constructed Starter Deck)

• Typhlosion (Constructed Starter Deck)

• Feraligatr (Constructed Starter Deck)

• Ho-Oh

• Politoed

• Espeon

• Blissey

• Lugia

• Umbreon

• Tyranitar

• Steelix

• Scizor

• Ho-Oh AA (CoroCoro Ichiban issue 2 / POP 3, Tin Promo)

Mirage Forest + Deck / Legend Maker

• Dustox

• Arcanine

• Walrein

• Mew

• Armaldo

• Flygon

• Altaria

• Banette (Mirage Mew Constructed Starter Deck)

Master Kit (Lucario Movie Decks)

• Rayquaza (CotBS/Deoxys AA)

• Aura’s Lucario

Hidden Research Tower Decks / Delta Species

• Flareon (Holon Research Tower Fire Quarter Deck)

• Vaporeon (Holon Research Tower Water Quarter Deck)

• Jolteon (Holon Research Tower Lightning Quarter Deck)

2005 Gift Box (Mew x Lucario) / Holon Phantoms

• Mew

• Folklore’s Lucario

• Crawdaunt

• Mightyena

PLAY (Limited Edition Starter Kit) / Tin Promos

• Kyogre

• Groudon

• Rayquaza

2006

PLAY (Season 4 Subscription)

• Ho-Oh

• Lugia

• Jirachi

Miracle Crystal + Decks / Crystal Guardians

• Groudon (Earth’s Groudon Constructed Starter Deck)

• Kyogre (Ocean’s Kyogre Constructed Starter Deck)

• Swampert

• Sceptile δ

• Jirachi

• Blaziken

• Exploud

• Delcatty

• Shiftry

• Aggron

Offense and Defense of the Furthest Ends + Decks / Dragon Frontiers

• Dragonite δ

• Latias δ

• Altaria δ

• Salamence δ

• Latios δ

• Rayquaza δ

• Flygon δ

• Kingdra δ

• Tyranitar δ (Shockwave Constructed Standard Deck)

• Gardevoir δ (Imprison Constructed Standard Deck

Power Keepers / World Champions Pack

• Walrein

• Claydoll

• Shiftry

• Absol

• Skarmory

• Metagross

• Flygon

• Salamence

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Sets

In the context of the era, how would you rate the following Pokemon ex sets:

Voting Scale:

[ 1 Bad ] ↔ [ 5 Great ]

2003

ADV-P

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

PLAY (Season 1 Subscription)

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

PLAY (Point Rewards)

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Expansion Pack + Decks / Ruby & Sapphire Base

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Miracle of the Desert / Sandstorm
Note: Aerodactyl and Kabutops were in TMvTA in JP, but in Sandstorm internationally

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Rulers of the Heavens + Decks, 2003 Gift Box / Dragon

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Magma vs Aqua: Two Ambitions + Decks / TMvTA
Note: Aerodactyl and Kabutops were in TMvTA in JP, but in Sandstorm internationally

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

2004

PLAY (Season 2 Subscription)

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Undone Seal / Hidden Legends

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Flight of Legends + Decks / FRLG

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Clash of the Blue Sky + Decks, 2004 Gift Box, Promos / Deoxys

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Rocket Gang Strikes Back + Decks, Promos / TRR (Rocket’s ex)

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

2005

Quick Construction Pack / Emerald

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Golden Sky, Silvery Ocean + Decks, Promos / Unseen Forces

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Mirage Forest + Deck / Legend Maker

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Hidden Research Tower Decks / Delta Species

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

2005 Gift Box (Mew x Lucario) / Holon Phantoms

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

PLAY (Limited Edition Starter Kit)

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

2006

PLAY (Season 4 Subscription)

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Miracle Crystal + Decks / Crystal Guardians

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Offense and Defense of the Furthest Ends + Decks / Dragon Frontiers

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Power Keepers / World Champions Pack

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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"E4's Favorite" Polls - Archive

Overview Why I began doing these polls in December 2023 as a way to see how the community here ranks cards of various Pokemon or types of cards. Sometimes we may have an idea of what is #1, but what might round out the top 10? It’s hard to guess, and we always end up surprised in the end. It is also a great avenue to learn about new cards of Pokemon we may not have seen before. As time goes on and the quantity of these becomes overwhelming, I figured it would be beneficial to have them all g…

[inertgeometry]

by far the biggest poll yet. thank you to everyone who participated

[darkapples]

I have a love/hate relationship with Hikaru Koike’s artworks… He’s responsible for some of my favorites, but also some of my least favorites

[wisewailmer]

I was wondering if there would be a best ex artist but I can see that getting to be quite a bit bigger than this poll already is lol

[c0ll3ct0r]

Scroll click scroll click scroll click scroll click

And yet I feel dirty for not voting more…

[inertgeometry]

that could be interesting… I feel like all of them have such a wide range of “good” and “bad” artwork.

also, i know with some of the first polls, people struggle when the option to vote isn’t followed right after the visual. I’d have to do a 3rd run of the same images for that.

i think it’s just too much to add, but if someone wants to do it here as a bonus poll, i’d love to participate

[inertgeometry]

it’s definitely taxing to get through all of it while still maintaining a neutral mindset.

[c0ll3ct0r]

I can’t think of another Pokemon card that combines this level of bling with such an insane illustration.

[ddk]

Masago’s few ex cards make me wish more ex cards were done in a hand-drawn style as opposed to purely CGI

[c0ll3ct0r]

100%

[wisewailmer]

This is one of my favs. Legend maker in general has above avg ex art

[joponnes]

I really like the concept of ex cards but the art in 90% of the cases just doesn’t do it for me. It feels like this was a bit too experimental era/section of pokemon art with so many abominations as hit cards. The good thing is that there are a ton of these so you’ll definitely be able to pick up the favourite ones since the art has so wide range, my favourites probably are play ho-oh and lugia and unseen forces steelix. Still trying to figure myself a reason or side collection to buy that steelix also, first muk card of these polls!

[inertgeometry]

@joponnes

my favourites probably are play ho-oh and lugia

i feel like these deserve more attention. they’re so unique in style along with the jirachi

[PkmnTrnAnt]

This was absolutely amazing. Took me 30 mins to get through bc I kept stopping to admire the artwork and the cards

[ShinPorygon]

Rocket gang strikes back

[inertgeometry]

one of the few that got a 1 star from me

[bk2021]

At this stage of the vote, it kinda looks like a Pokemon popularity poll as opposed to what artwork is actually good. So many horrendous looking cards being propped up by what is on the card.

[inertgeometry]

hey there are a couple nice ones

[Bingbong]

Why didn’t Dark Dragonite get included with these?

[bk2021]

Walrein is #1 of those that made it to English, otherwise Chiaki’s Jirachi is #1 for me.