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I'm going to assume this has been a discussion since the very introduction of Kirlia's alternate evolution, Gallade, in Generation IV. Being part Fighting (and having a design to showcase that), it's naturally a much more physical fighter than the once standalone evolution, Gardevoir, so, in turn, it's naturally going to appeal to more physical attack-oriented players. Gardevoir, being a pure Psychic type, would appeal to the opposite side of the crowd.
But with Gardevoir now being part Fairy, the discussion has taken on a whole new form. Gardevoir now has all-new advantages and disadvantages that go along with being a Fairy type, altering the strategy required to get optimal performance out of her.
For example, she's now weak to the Poison type, so sending her out to fight against them because Psychic is strong against Poison may not be the best move in certain scenarios. She's even more of a powerhouse against Fighting types now, though, due to the Fairy type being both strong against and resistant to them. I'm sure this would lead some people to say that Gardevoir is automatically superior to Gallade, since she could wipe him out with a move like Dazzling Gleam or Moonblast, but that's not exactly what this is about. I'm not pitting these two up against each other, I'm discussing their specific type match-ups & stats and how they correlate to different playstyles.
So the question posed is: Which do you prefer? The Psychic/Fairy Gardevoir? Or the Psychic/Fighting Gallade?
Editing this picture in because it's just too awesome to not be.
But with Gardevoir now being part Fairy, the discussion has taken on a whole new form. Gardevoir now has all-new advantages and disadvantages that go along with being a Fairy type, altering the strategy required to get optimal performance out of her.
For example, she's now weak to the Poison type, so sending her out to fight against them because Psychic is strong against Poison may not be the best move in certain scenarios. She's even more of a powerhouse against Fighting types now, though, due to the Fairy type being both strong against and resistant to them. I'm sure this would lead some people to say that Gardevoir is automatically superior to Gallade, since she could wipe him out with a move like Dazzling Gleam or Moonblast, but that's not exactly what this is about. I'm not pitting these two up against each other, I'm discussing their specific type match-ups & stats and how they correlate to different playstyles.
So the question posed is: Which do you prefer? The Psychic/Fairy Gardevoir? Or the Psychic/Fighting Gallade?
Editing this picture in because it's just too awesome to not be.
![gardevoir_and_gallade_by_scorpiutza-d3h6cdk.jpg](http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/145/f/0/gardevoir_and_gallade_by_scorpiutza-d3h6cdk.jpg)
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