This took some research, as I'm barely familiar with the latter part of G1, and my energy flagged by 1990, but that's still a lot more than I originally listed, so here I go...
Best Autobot Powermaster (1988): Getaway
Best Autobot Headmaster (1988): Hosehead (and as a result I would possibly change my Protectobot from Hotspot to Groove)
Best Autobot Targetmaster (1988): Quickmix
Best Autobot Pretender (1988): Sky High
Best Autobot Pretender Beast (1988): Catilla
Best Triggerbot (1988): Override
Best Sparkabot (1988): Guzzle
Best Pair of Autobot Mini-Cassettes (1988): Grand Slam and Raindance
Best Decepticon Powermaster (1988): Dreadwind
Best Decepticon Headmaster (1988): Squeezeplay
Best Decepticon Targetmaster (1988): Spinister (mostly for that name)
Best Decepticon Pretender (1988): Bugly
Best Decepticon Pretender Beast (1988): Snarler
Best Triggercon (1988): Crankcase
Worst Firecon (1988): Cindersaur
Best Pair of Decepticon Mini-Cassettes (1988): Beastbox and Squawktalk
Worst Seacon (1988): Tentakil
Worst Autobot Pretender (1989): Doubleheader
Best Autobot Micromaster (1989): Erector
Worst Decepticon Pretender (1989): Stranglehold
Best Decepticon Monster Pretender (1989): Sorry I gotta pass on this…
Best Decepticon Micromaster (1989): Flattop
Best Autobot Action Master (1990): Rad
Best Autobot Micromaster (1990): Autobot Astro Squad
Best Decepticon Action Master (1990): Treadshot
Best Decepticon Micromaster (1990): Decepticon Battle Squad
One thing this has driven home for me is how cool Micromasters were. They were more nicely detailed than many larger Transformers of the time. They had some cool playsets (something lacking from the Transformers brand overall). And you could get a bunch of them quickly. Had I been younger (while still being discerning) I can see an alternate past version of me collecting Micromasters exclusively.![]()