Kevin Garrett said:
Blaziken would beat Infernape, 1 on 1, without any items attached. But, for overall usefullness, it's hands down Infernape.
Actually, you were right as first. After you made me run through the math again, you proved Infernape would win 94% of the time, where the 6% is the critical hit probability of Blaziken's first attack. Infernape wins by a large margin, especially in utility.
Bonsly said:
What eva. We will just let the polls decide wont we. And so far Infernape sint looking to good. The people have spoken. So far they think Blaziken is better and would beat the crap out of Infernape in A battle.
The polls are rigged. Infernape would win against Blaziken almost all the time in competitive play. However, that's not what the majority of the people voting look at. They cast their vote based on who they
believe would win, or who they prefer most.
Age plays a huge factor in this; certain age groups perceive the question as "Who do you think is cooler?" or "Who do you like better?" Kids that have grown up with Blaziken as the main fire Pokémon are still currently young, and have a hard time accepting Infernape's dominance. As you get older, you'll learn to "get over yourself" and go with the facts. For instance, I grew up with Venusaur being my favorite back in the day, as much as I don't enjoy knowing Torterra would beat it one on one, oh well. Fact is based off evidence, not hypothesizes.
Also, you can't go claiming who'd win based off the show. The main example that comes to mind is Ash's Gym battle with Brock; I'm sorry, but Thunder will never KO an Onix (even damage it at that). I also recall Paul's battle with Ash... right... a potentially level 100 Pikachu would end up tied with some level 10ish shrimp. :\