z iken ▁was ▁voted ▁as ▁the ▁third - best ▁Fire - type ▁Pok ém on . ▁They ▁stated ▁" A ▁k ung ▁fu ▁ch icken ? ▁What ' s ▁not ▁to ▁like ? ". ▁In ▁a ▁poll ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁Pok ém on ▁from ▁Ruby ▁and ▁S app hire ▁in ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁games ▁having ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁under ▁their ▁bel t , ▁Bla z iken ▁was ▁ranked ▁in ▁third ▁place . ▁Another ▁poll ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁Pok ém on ▁introduced ▁in ▁Ruby , ▁S app hire , ▁and ▁Emer ald ▁placed ▁Bla z iken ▁third . ▁Games Rad ar ▁used ▁Bla z iken ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁human ▁sh aped ▁Pok ém on ▁done ▁right . ▁The ▁Esc ap ist ' s ▁John ▁F unk ▁wrote ▁that ▁Bla z iken ▁was ▁" aw esome " ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁Pok ém on ▁that ▁players ▁who ▁refused ▁to ▁play ▁past ▁Red ▁and ▁Blue ▁were ▁missing ▁out ▁on . ▁Game ▁Inform ers ▁Jeff ▁March ia f ava ▁felt ▁that ▁Bla z iken ▁was ▁less ▁cool ▁than ▁other ▁Fire - type ▁Pok ém on ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁" v ibe ". ▁While ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁M ega ▁E volution ▁was ▁an ▁improvement , ▁he ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁" M ega ▁Dis app oint ment ." ▁Kot aku ' s ▁Eric ▁J ou ▁also ▁felt ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁weak ▁design ▁and ▁c ited ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁Ruby ▁and ▁S app