Floral Ray (Shadow Hearts: From the New World) vs. Dream Super Combo (SaGa Frontier)
Not sure how much credit the move will get as we go along, but the novelty of one person self-comboing in SGF1 is a strong one.
Hell (Suikoden 1) vs. Earth-Rending Fury (Live a Live)
There's something about that ratcheting sound that just does it for me. Well, that and the compression.
Kemaro (Legend of Legaia) vs. For the Children (Shadow Hearts 2)
Kemaro is nifty. That said, I can't find any clips of For the Children (though there are tons of emo AMVs and one SH series zionist conspiracy clip), so no vote.
Baton Pass (Pokemon R/S/E) vs. Tri-Ace(Star Ocean 2)
What can I say, really nifty concept as opposed to another boring hack'n'slash. And not even his nifty hns.
Summon: Doomtrain (Final Fantasy 8) vs. Power Dance (Star Ocean 3)
Kinda generic animation vs. Gigantic Train of Statusy DOOM!
Rah-Rah Cheer (Grandia) vs. Liberate (Parasite Eve)
Yeah, I can vote for that.
System ID (Xenogears) vs. Nibelung Valesti Level 3 (Valkyrie Profile)
Eh, I'm torn here, generally prefer NV2 because it's shorter. But, while System Id is brutally effective, there's just not that much to watch. And NV is pretty.
"Trump Card" (Super Robot Wars: Original Generation) vs. Dragon King Slice (Grandia)
It's just got that effective feeling combined with a nice, simple, yet effective animation. Really does a good job of getting across the fact that it's a power move. As opposed to Trump Card, which is really just chaining everything else together.
Sol Katti (Fire Emblem 7) vs. Crystal Water (Xenogears)
Bonus points for the crit animation here.
Wake (Breath of Fire 2 ) vs. Grand Lethal (Final Fantasy 9)
There is something stylish about ressurection via pummling.