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Jaco
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| Subject: The Pokémon Review Thread: Generation 1 (22.5% Done) Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:37 pm | |
| Alright, this is gonna be a HUGE thread, as long as jeffer keeps the character count at a lowdown. In this thread I will review every single Pokémon there is, in order. Be aware that I am basing this 90% on looks/coolness, and 10% on usefulness, which is pretty shallow, I know. But then again, I've never owned every Pokémon at once before, so I can't really do this that way. Also, be aware that this thread is obviously going to be not finished yet. I'll try to get around adding 10 Pokémon reviews in every day, and see how it works. I'll also add a userscore, which means that you guys can rate Pokémon, too, and I'll average all of your scores together, seperated from mine. So, it'll looks like this: My score : 7.5 Userscore: 6.0 I hope that made sense. Also, I will be using spoiler tags, so you won't have to scroll down so much. Okay, let's do this. - Quote :
- #001 Bulbasaur:
Ah, Bulbasaur. One of the very classic starters in the first games. Now, how could I possibly give this any lower than an 8? I love everything about it, it's just the perfect Pokémon. My only gripe is that four-legged Pokémon are my least favorite body form. There is an overabundance of them. But, it was the original four-legged. My score: 9.0Userscore: 8.0
- #002 Ivysaur:
Ivysaur is even cooler than Bulbasaur. I mean, look at him! He looks so devious and evil-looking. Well, maybe not that much. But he's still cool as heck. One weird thing about Ivysaur is that the Pokédex states that it can no longer stand on it's hind legs in this form. But in one of Ivysaur's early Game Boy sprites, he is clearly standing on his hind legs! Hmm... My score: 9.5Userscore: 8.0
- #003 Venusaur:
Venusaur isn't as good as Ivysaur, but he sure is powerful. Too bad he has to be on the ugly side. There isn't too much to say about him, he's a fat frog-like dinosaur with a gigantic flower on his back that shoots burning beams of light. What more could you ask for? My score: 9.0Userscore: 8.0
- #004 Charmander:
Charmander is the first stage of three, the third being one of the most awesome Pokémon of all time. Just knowing that Charmander is related to such a Pokémon makes it awesome. Besides, the world needs more salamanders that shoot flame. My score: 9.5Userscore: 8.5
- #005 Charmeleon:
Charmeleon is definitely one of the toughest and meanest Pokémon out there, as evidented by it's attitude towards his trainer in the anime. I love how he changed from orange to red in this form. It emphasizes his badassness. It shows no mercy, burning down anything in it's path. But is this is strong as it can go? My score: 9.5Userscore: 8.0
- #006 Charizard:
Possibly the third most famous Pokémon from Generation 1, Charizard has inherited the word "awesome". It has been considered the best final form for all the starters in Pokémon history, and even of all Pokémon period. And how can you blame people for thinking that? Charizard is an A monster, no matter what. My score: 10.0Userscore: 8.0
- #007 Squirtle:
Another great Pokémon who is unforgetable. There is absolutely nothing bad you can say about it, either. Except for maybe the fact that it starts out shooting Bubbles... Which aren't gonna hurt so much in real life. But despite all this, Squirtle usually ends up being my choice in Pokémon R/B/Y. My score: 9.5Userscore: 8.5
- #008 Wartortle:
I'm going to be honest. In my opinion, Wartortle is the worst second form of all the Generation 1 starter Pokémon, coolness wise. What's with the ears and the tail? Oh well, I'm sure Wartortle will redeem itself by evolving again. He's not a bad Pokémon, he just happens to be the worst looking evolved starter from Generation 1. My score: 9.0Userscore: 8.0
- #009 Blastoise:
Ah! And Wartortle does redeem itself, and in a very big, rewarding way. Look at that! Nothing would be more scary than a giant, muscular turtle with shoulder cannons trying to attack you. Sure, the cannons only shoot water. That comes at you with more force than a fire hose. Blastoise will dominate the competition. My score: 10.0Userscore: 8.5
- #010 Caterpie:
Now, I can't seem to figure out why, but nobody seems to like this Pokémon. I always liked him, it's adorable, just look at it: Now, what's wrong with that, eh? Oh, whatever. He might not be the strongest or most useful, but heck, I love him. My score: 8.0Userscore: 7.0
- #011 Metapod:
Metapod receives the same amount of crap as Caterpie does. Actually, he receives more, because he is one of the most useless and pointless Pokémon of all time, and his only purpose is to teach newbs about Pokémon evolution. But I'm basing this on coolness, not usefulness, and let me just say that I friggin' love Metapod when it comes to that factor. Nobody else seems to agree with me, though... I don't even know why Metapod is so cool to me, he just is. But because I can't come up with a legitimate reason to like Metapod, I give him... My score: 7.5
- #012 Butterfree:
Butterfree is the savior of the Caterpie family; Most people actually enjoy it this time. And how couldn't you, it's one of the only halfway decent Flying Bug Pokémon in all the generations combined. It's also one of the more memorable Pokémon from the original anime. My score: 8.5
- #013 Weedle:
Weedle is the second Bug in the caterpillar duo in Generation 1. While again, he takes a lot of crap from people, I still kinda like him. Something that bothered me, though, was Weedle's Species: It is the "Hairy Bug" Pokémon. Now, I don't know about you guys, but... I don't see any hair on this thing. My score: 8.0
- #014 Kakuna:
Aside from looking absolutely sinister, Kakuna is probably my favorite of all cocoon based Pokémon. In the anime, they seem to evolve whenever they want, rather than by level (ie. They get agitated, they evolve). His usefulness is practically nonexistant, but his coolness is on par with Metapod. One funny thing, though: Sheesh... I think Pokémon R/B went out of their way to make all the Pokémon look nothing like they actually do... My score: 8.5
- #015 Beedrill:
Now, Beedrill is one of the cooler looking bugs in Generation 1. Those red eyes, and the spikes on his hands make him look very tough. Although... Those horns on his hands look heavy, don't they? How does Beedrill support them with seemingly nothing but his flimsy little black arms? He must only weigh a few pounds, after all. But all that aside, Beedrill is one dangerous looking character. My score: 9.0
- #016 Pidgey:
Alright, now we're getting somewhere. Pidgey is the original bird Pokémon. It will have a lot of rip offs in the future, but nothing will ever beat the original. His design is so simple, and yet so perfect. There are some rather strange things about it, though, such as the fact that it can Growl at you. Seriously, imagine in real life, you were just walking up the road and a bird comes over and growls at you, like a dog. I'd be pretty scared. But, Pidgey will always be the original and best of all the unevolved birds in the series. Except for one. My score: 9.0
- #017 Pidgeotto:
Easily one of my most beloved bird Pokémon in the series. Pidgeotto is also my favorite Pokémon in the anime. Those red feathers that are on his head that sort of make it look like he has some sort of hairstyle? That's awesome. It's tail feathers are pretty cool looking, too. In fact, I remember fighting the first gym in Pokémon Silver and being afraid of Pidgeotto, because he was so fearsome looking in that game. He's not so hard now, but he sure gave me a lot of trouble in the past, and a lot of points from me in the future. My score: 9.5
- #018 Pidgeot:
What can be said about Pidgeot other than the following word: Amazing? His "hair" is so long and beautiful looking... I envy it. Other than this, Pidgeot hasn't changed too much in looks from Pidgeotto, other than being very much bigger. Pidgeot will always have a soft spot in my PC Box. My score: 10.0
- #019 Rattata:
Rattata is the start of a trend of rodent based Pokémon. The trend happens to be the most annoying and unfortunate of them all, having spawned travesties such as Bidoof. Rattata, being the original member of the crew, has been cut some slack, but that doesn't really make him look any better, does it. In any Pokémon game, I must train and capture every Pokémon in my path. Rattata is the necassary evil with this job, because I never want to catch him. Rats are never too appealing to me. Ironically, Rattata happens to be the first Shiny Pokémon that I ever caught in my life. My score: 7.5
- #020 Raticate:
Oh, boy. This Pokémon gave me such a hard time as a kid, I won't even bother telling you the story. Aside from being one of the ugliest Pokémon ever, this Pokémon just makes me mad just looking at him. His concept art by Ken Sugimori is bearable. But his various sprites from the games make him look awful. What is this??? It looks like a rat zombie, look at those claws and eyes! And why is he green? Trust me, if it wasn't for the fact that Raticate's original art is okay looking, I would rate him a big 2.0 on the scale. And yes, I did cherish the Shiny Rattata, enough to have him evolved. So, I do have somewhat of a soft spot for Shiny Raticate. My score: 7.0
- #021 Spearow:
Here is the second bird-based Pokémon in Generation 1. He looks pretty cool, but a bit too basic and ordinary looking to give a fair rating. I like the red wings he has, looks very distinct. The way the feathers on it's head spikes out like that is pretty cool, too. And his eyes look fearsome, which is fitting because in the anime, Spearow is sort of portrayed as an antagonistic Pokémon, especially towards Pidgeys. My score: 8.5
- #022 Fearow:
I used to think Fearow was kinda cool... But for some reason, I started thinking otherwise. He looks very dull, actually... And not much like his earlier form, Spearow. So much brown, the red wings are gone. It almost looks like a rooster with that red thing on his head. All in all however, he's okay looking, just not as much as Spearow. My score: 7.5
- #023 Ekans:
Argh. Ekans is sooo lame... He has so many lame things about him. Let me count the ways. 1. He has a stupid pun in his name (Ekans is spelled snakE backwards). 2. He's a purple snake... That is speak for yourself lame. 3. Jessie from Team Rocket proved that Ekans is the weakest thing ever. I am done talking about this Pokémon. My score: 6.0
- #024 Arbok:
Hey look, a snake Pokémon that isn't completely lame! Well, sort of. He still has another pun in his name (kobrA). But hey, he isn't half bad. Cobras are always cool, and that face pattern on his frill is awesome looking. Still, though... Jessie from Team Rocket once again proves that just because your Pokémon is evolved doesn't mean it can't get it's tail kicked by a mouse. My score: 6.5
- #025 Pikachu:
His fame is astounding, most people don't even choose to evolve their Pikachu because of it, unless they are hardcore players. He's had so many ripoffs, like Plusle and Minun and Pachirisu. And in Generation 2, they even gave him a baby form, Pichu. It would be a crime if I didn't give this Pokémon higher than a perfect score, so... My score: 10.0
- #026 Raichu:
Raichu isn't nearly as popular as Pikachu is... Sure, he's a lot more powerful, but the cuteness level has been drastically decreased. First of all, yellow doesn't contrast well against orange, making his cheeks look less-than cute. It's ears are a lot different, too... Just like Wartortle's. It doesn't exactly look right this way. Also, it's tail is a lot longer and skinnier and more jagged, to look like a lightning bolt. Pikachu's tail was the same, but the lightning bolt didn't look as feirce. All in all, Raichu's just fine, but he's only recommended to those who want more stats. My score: 8.0
- #027 Sandshrew:
Sandshrew is another rodent-based monster, like Rattata and Pikachu. But, with the exception of Pikachu, Sandshrew is a lot cooler. That pattern he has on his body is cool looking, even though I don't really understand why it's there. He evolves into Sandslash, which is easily one of the coolest Pokemon ever. Who knew that a mouse that hangs around in the sand could be so interesting? My score: 8.5
- #028 Sandslash:
Oh yes... Now this is what you call a Pokemon. Two swords for hands, and that spiky back of his is the epitome of cool. In general, I love swords and swordplay, so Pokemon like Sandslash and Scyther are some of my favorites. This Pokemon is however my arch nemesis, of sorts. Back when I was a wee Jr. Trainer ♂, I used to own a Cyndaquil, which I trained nonstop. It eventually evolved into a Typhlosion, level 100. It was seemingly unstoppable... Then, my friend came over one day with a link cable and his copy of Pokemon Crystal. I used Pokemon Silver. His team consisted of Lugia, Tyranitar, Suicune, Mewtwo, Feraligatr, and a level 100 Sandslash.
I almost managed to defeat his entire team, but when he brought out the Sandslash, my Typhlosion was already far too weak... And Sandslash had a type advantage. And thus, I lost. True Story. Happened about 7 years ago. But I digress. Too long; Didn't read: Sandslash is awesome. My score: 9.5
- #029 Nidoran♀:
Sheesh. I can tell you how much I don't wanna review the Nido-family, but looks like I'm gonna have to. Now, Nidoran's gender differences are so distinct, that they decided to make them two seperate Pokemon, I guess. This is the female version of Nidoran. I don't know if it's because I'm a guy, but I personally prefer the male version. It has a bigger horn, is more powerful, and just overall looks better. The female version has absolutely nothing to offer... and is a very bad start off to what I like to call the Nido-family. My score: 6.0
- #030 Nidorina:
Nidorina is much of the same as it's previous form, except bigger. It obviously gets more powerful and more attracted to the opposite gender, so you can call this Pokemon the embodiment of adolescence. I still prefer Nidorino for the same reasons that I like the male version of Nidoran; Bigger, stronger, cooler, and more satisfying. Nidorina on the other hand doesn't offer much. My score: 6.5
- #031 Nidoqueen:
It's about time we get a halfway decent entry in the femme-Nido section. Nidoqueen belongs in the Pokemon group I like to call "Giants", along with Nidoking, Rhydon, and Kangaskhan, but it'll be a long time until I reach them. Nidoqueen possesses many attributes of being a giant: A horn, muscular, dinosaur-like. It also appears to have bikini-shaped portions on it's body, to emphasis it's feminine ways. Hawt. Most of these Giant Pokemon are gonna score relatively high, because they look sweet. Nidoqueen is no exception. My score: 7.5
- #032 Nidoran♂:
This is the male version of Nidoran, and the version that I prefer. Just look at it, it's obviously so much better. The only thing that I think is weird is the color of the two. Why is the female blue and the male pink? I can't help but think it should be the other way around. Nevertheless, Nidoran is awesome. Those big ears and the horn are great-looking, and for once, the Pokemon Emerald sprite enhances it's coolness (If you have seen the Pokemon Emerald sprites, some of them look really bad). This male counterpart gets a thumbs up. My score: 8.0
- #033 Nidorino:
The adolescent version of the male Nidoran appears! And boy, am I happy to see it. This is one cool monster. I like that look in his eyes, it shows it's male competitiveness, and gives off the sense that this isn't the Pokemon you should mess with. It's horn is bigger as is it's muscles. I love his ears, the way they just spike up like that is sweet. Nothing else should be said about it other than how rad it is. My score: 8.5
- #034 Nidoking:
Woa-ho, look at that! The final and most epic form of the male Nidorans has arrived. It is the best in the whole Nidoran series, by far. It is also part of the previously mentioned Giant Pokemon. Those giant muscles and almost evil-looking complexion makes me want to grab my Pokemon FireRed and immediately catch and train a male Nidoran nonstop. For some reason however, both Nidoqueen and Nidoking need a Moonstone in order to evolve. I wonder why. This doesn't detrail Nidoking of his coolness, however. He will always be one of the coolest Giants from the original generation of Pokemon. My score: 9.0Hooray, I'm finally done with the Nido-family!
- #035 Clefairy:
Mehhh. I'm not gonna bash this Pokémon because it's girly-looking or anything, but he's still pretty lame... No Pokémon should make you NOT want to catch it. On top of that, it's very rare, so not only do you not want to catch it, it's also very difficult to catch. That's two thumbs down. My score: 6.0
- #036 Clefable:
Mehhhhh. A less-than stellar evolution for a less-than stellar Pokémon. It looks exactly the same, but with wings and longer ears. Some evolution. Also, it mentions somewhere that Clefable is the rarest Pokémon ever, besides legendaries. If that's true, that means that Clefable must be coveted all over the Pokémon world. Now, tell me... Who would want THAT? Not me. My score: 6.5
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| | | Jefferlope
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| Subject: Re: The Pokémon Review Thread: Generation 1 (22.5% Done) Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:53 pm | |
| Pokemon Idol season 2. :O I think you're missing a couple judges.. | |
| | | Jaco
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| Subject: Re: The Pokémon Review Thread: Generation 1 (22.5% Done) Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:58 pm | |
| - jefferlope wrote:
- Pokemon Idol season 2. :O
I think you're missing a couple judges.. Heheh. Should I add a third score? My score User score Judge score | |
| | | YouOnlySueOnce
Posts : 2722 Join date : 2010-07-29 Age : 54
| Subject: Re: The Pokémon Review Thread: Generation 1 (22.5% Done) Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:18 am | |
| I'll just state my opinions each time you add new pokemon. I'll be more strict though, I just won't base it on appearance. And Jaco, Squirtle owned a Machoke with bubbles, don't you remember the movie? - Quote :
- #001 Bulbasaur:
Well if you don't know about strategies, Bulbasaur is a NFE tier, which means not fully evolved, which will mean a lot of my opinions will not be strategy-wise for this kind, as there is no strategy until you get the fully evolved form, but it also depends on how you raise it. To start, Bulbasaur is debatable the best starter you can choose, probably because it learns leech seed in his lifetime, and he doesn't look bad at all! My score: 8.0
- #002 Ivysaur:
The evolved form of Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, does indeed look cool and its important for the fact that its a second evolution, and its the phase were you start to forget moves. One wrong press and you jiminy cricket it up. I however, don't take Ivysaur so differently than Bulbasaur, so my score will be... My score: 8.0
- #003 Venusaur:
Unfortunately, Venusaur isn't as popular as it looks. Venusaur is a UU tier, and a UU tier mans its Underused. However, Venusaur might own the jiminy cricket out of you if you aren't careful, as Venusaur is full of versatility. Not only that but his ability of absorbing poison spikes really helps the team. Oh, by the way, if you don't like watching Registeels against you, you better hide Venusaur. Oh hai Ivysaur, wait, what do you mean you're a Venusaur? My score: 8.0
- #004 Charmander:
Charmander is, if not Bulbasaur, the best starter too, for its attacking capabilities. This little dinosaur will turn into a killing machine and might eat or burn you alive. You might want to be careful out there. And the idea of looks is not that original, but I guess first come first served. My score: 8.5
- #005 Charmeleon:
I never understood why, but Charmeleon was red colored, instead of orange like its evolution lines. I guess I'll never know unless I get a pokedex of sorts. He should have stayed this way...Well atleast he looks kind of cooler... Don't get me wrong, but I like Charmeleon, he is actually the best second evolution in my opinion appearance-wise, but hey Charmander was cute looking. My score: 8.0
- #006 Charizard:
Watch your back around this Pokemon, I'm not kidding. Actually, I am. Believe it or not, Charizard is actually NU tier, meaning its Neverused. Yeah, thats a shocker, seriously. As a killing machine as it looks, it is obviously not one of the expert ones. If you're wondering, Underused is just above Neverused. Yeah, strategy-wise is always against your opinions isn't it... Now, you might ask, how the jiminy cricket is he NU? I mean look at him and his attacks! WTH! Well you see, his weakness to Stealth Rock is really the reason why he is not above Venasaur. Fire and Flying types have a pain fighting against those damn rocks. However, none of this means Charizard is bad itself, it just means it has a hard time against Stealth Rock and Ghost types blocking his Rapid Spin, he has really good stats, resistances, moves and appearance. My score: 8.0
- #007 Squirtle:
Hey! Its Squirtle! Come here you... uh... unfortunately the worst strategy-wise starter, we still love you! I mean who doesn't? Just look at that face! Its a fast moving squirrel-turtle hybrid... that is cute! Elimination wise, as I already stated, Squirtle is unluckily the worst starter you could have possibly chosen (I did), but it doesn't mean you will have a hard time, actually, it will just be balanced. But hey, who doesn't love this cute little guy! Look at him moving around! Hi! My score: 8.5
- #008 Wartortle:
So I just noticed, Charmeleon isn't the only one that changes colors out of nowhere... actually, every second-form evolution of this starters do. I don't know why, nor I think I will find out why, but I'm pretty sure I'm the first person to notice this, atleast around the places I have gone to. Well.. yet, another pokemon mystery to be discovered... I don't think Wartortle looks bad, actually he looks kinda cool in the pose I just posted right above. Wait what is that in his ears? Wings? Is he an angel of sorts? Is he a gaiaonline fan? Coincidence? I think not! My score: 8.0
- #009 Blastoise:
Ahhh.... back to bright blue...well even though his D/P version got a bit darker... anyway, do you think I'll put his tier? Well guess again! What did you guess this time? Agh.. you got me. He is actually UU, and that means he is over Charizard, how could this be? Is it because of his type? Well of course no-- well kind of, if Charizard wasn't fire and flying type he wouldn't be NU, who knows. Blastoise might not do quite the pack of punch Charizard might do, but he sure is a really good shield. Might as well make him a Turtle shield when he dies too. Wait... thats going too overboard... Well... about that starter thing, you might be asking me right now, are you really serious about squirtle being the worst? He seems to beat the heck out of Charizard. Well it might be hard to figure out, seeing as I don't think anyone will take out their Charizard infront of this beast... turtle, but hey, when choosing a starter its probably easier to pass the game with the other two starters, that was my point. You shall not pass! Thats a big shell you got there... My score: 8.5
- #010 Caterpie:
Hey... will you look at that, one of the only three pokemon to have the Shield Dust ability. Its an ability that will prevent secondary effects from an attack that affects Caterpie. Thats not always good though. Yeah you also might have seen Caterpie in that old spoof of Ash's adventure and his fruit salad. Kind of fun for the time. Caterpie is really awesome though, even if he might not show it... or do it... or... Shut up, don't be a Misty. My score: 7.0
- #011 Metapod:
Apart from Arbok and Seviper, Metapod also receives a unique ability called Shed Skin. Each turn, Metapod has the ability of removing status effects, if he has any. He has a 30% chance in the end of each turn. Besides, who doesn't remember this Pokemon? Just spamming the hell out of his only attack to learn more attacks (which were only three attacks back then) or evolve him. You probably change him out of the battle though everytime. Or you should. Also, why is he always facing the back in his sprites? Is he trying to hide his nose? Is he just curling over there? Well maybe he isn't trying anything, but he sure looked like a fish back then. My score: 7.0
- #012 Butterfree:
Butterfree... All out of butter. Wait what? Well who doesn't remember the episode where Ash traded his butterfree huh? Even though I think its name has no sense at all, this is a pretty cool Pokemon. Its down there with Charizard, in NU, but does NU means it is bad? Butterfree, unlike his preevolutions, has a unique ability, well, in D/P that is. Yanma had it too before... anyway, this ability is hard to spell, its "Compoundeyes". Yeah... wth does it mean you say? Well its the ability that increases Butterfree's accuaracy by 30% (What is it with Pokemon and his 30%?) and increases the chance of finding items on wild Pokemon. Well the first effect on itself doesn't make much sense... since its the only Pokemon to have it. Might as well increase it by itself instead, so probably the next game will have Butterfree and other pokemon. Well anyway, anyone that can Sleep Talk really just annoys Butterfree, since its the only powerful thing it might have. As it has not even good stats overall, bad movepool, not a good type, and it has a x4 weakness on Stealth Rock, as Charizard similarly does. Hey those two have something in common! But really, the only thing you can do with this Pokemon, is sleep the opponent (probably the lead) and maybe stun the switch-in, but I still love it. My score: 7.0
- #013 Weedle:
Hey will you look at that... its Shield Dust! Weedle also has it! I was just kidding about the 3 pokemon thing. Actually, only 2 pokemon have it, but they have not to be NFE, so the count won't be true with NFEs. Well... Poison Sting and string shot is the only thing you'll see from this kid... well that was until Bug Bite came in, you'll see that too. Well, you can't say much about this guy, it is just another Caterpie, with a poison type added. Wait... I'm pretty sure this Pokemon had legs... My score: 7.0
- #014 Kakuna:
Kakuna Matata I say... Kakuna Matata.... wait what? Like Metapod, Kakuna also has Shed Skin. So it is just a Metapod that evolves differently, both have harden, both have bug bite, they are prettymuch the same pokemon, but with different Pokemon. They are like brothers over here. It is just as Weedle is to Caterpie, the same pokemon, but with a poison type. My score: 7.0
- #015 Beedrill:
Beedrill's ability isn't that unique with tier pokemon. His ability is easy to pronounce unlike its partner Butterfree, its Swarm. It boosts the power of bug type moves by 30% when HP is low. Beedrill also has an understandable name. Aside that, Beedrill is also NU, its stats aren't that great, just like Butterfree, and it takes 25% out of Stealth Rock. Pokemon like Venemoth own the heck out of him too. However, if he goes against NUs, he still has a chance. My score: 7.5
- #016 Pidgey:
Will you look at that, its our first pokemon with two abilities to choose from! Even though it looks like an ordinary bird, its nothing like it. Well it is kind of... Anyway the first ability is called Keen Eye and the second is Tangled Feet. Keen eye makes it so your accuaracy can't be lowered, and Tangled Feet means the evasion increases for you when you're confused. This could be used to your advantage, huh? It was an owl back there, huh? My score: 8.0
- #017 Pidgeotto:
Pretty much just an evolution, nothing has changed, it only has more hair, its bigger and can learn more moves. Well technically pidgey can learn most of the attacks too, you'd just have better stats like this, and can evolve to the last and awesome evolution of this line. This one looks pretty cool though. My score: 8.0
- #018 Pidgeot:
No ability change either, but what does this Pokemon has so different from the rest? He has moves like Brave Bird... and stuff... he is actually NU too. We might take long before we find one pokemon that are out of those tiers. Fearow really has more speed and attack than this bird, even though its the original. Well, Pidgeot does have a chance against UUs, they just need to be Normal-Flying types. Get a haircut, will ya? My score: 8.0
- #019 Rattata:
Hey I started the game... I wonder what pokemon will appear first... And dang, your rattata appears. If its not Pidgey, you'll see rattata, and since your dream is to catch them all, Rattata is probably, if not the first, one of the first pokemon you catched during the game. Like Pidgey, Rattata also has 2 abilities, however it doesn't seem as a surprise, as everyone in a tier with the ability of Run Away seems to have 2 abilities. Well the first ability I already mentioned it, run away, and its really self explanatory, it increases the chances of you running away from a random pokemon battle. The other one is called guts, and it increases your attack by 50% (wow, a 50% finally, got tired of those 30s) when in a status effect. It seems this second effect is more varied than pidgey's, am I right? My score: 7.5
- #020 Raticate:
Of course, strategy-wise, if you're going to find a raticate, find it with the guts ability. Its really the only useful one around, and its a pretty good ability too. Raticate is not surprisingly a NU too, mostly because of his defense. But if you can abuse his guts ability, you'll sure get some huge power over here. Technically, anyone with a high defense blocks him though, so its pretty much useless otherwise. Not. His huge movepool can also be effective, he has from electric moves to Dark moves, you can say this is an example of a good movepool in a NU tier. If it wasn't for the defense, this Pokemon would be high up because of its ability. I have a slight feeling, with all these electric type moves, maybe this is what brought Pikachu to life... My score: 8.0
- #021 Spearow:
Spearow, it is just like weedle is to caterpie, the second pokemon that is technically almost the same as the past one. Spearow only beats pidgey in his attack and speed, it ties with HP and everything else is beaten by Pidgey, however, the movepool is quite different. I don't know what else to say about this pokemon, if you want speed and attack, I guess you should get this one instead of pidgey. My score: 7.5
- #022 Fearow:
Fearow was nerfed in D/P. He lost Brave Bird and some attacks it shouldn't have. His competence, Pidgeot, has highly advanced his stats, and has overpassed him in HP. The only thing Fearow has now is ATK and SPD. Well, it isn't bad for a second evolution, is it? Well its NU. My score: 7.5
- #023 Ekans:
Ekans HP stats is low. As low as your knees. Actually msot of its stats are kind of bad, however, both of his abilities can recompensate this, those being Shed Skin and Intimidate. Shed Skin was explained earlier and if you have played Pokemon before, you have probably already been intimidated to know what it does. What most of you don't know is that it decreases wild encounter rate too. Ekans is a decent Pokemon, contrary to its looks, it can defeat a machop or even a Mankey. Too bad its stats are too low, it has a good movepool, it has good abilities, it has a good typing... it all goes down the drain, huh? My score: 8.0
- #024 Arbok:
With low HP and defense, its the same case as Ekans, though it isn't as powerful as a second evolution should be, its a NU too. Well hey, if its a cobra, you'd expect a good defense and attack right? Seems like it isn't... Ah well, what can you expect from a snake? Mines and granades? Its not this snake's case. My score: 7.5
- #025 Pikachu:
Now Pikachu does have a tier, and its NU, and I know, I know, you'd say I can't give this Pokemon less than a 9, but you never know, I don't think Pikachu would be happy if we just score him because he is the mascot, I'll vote it as if Clefairy had been the mascot (Like it was planned) and when Clefairy comes I'll vote it as if Pikachu was the mascot (which it is). But oh well, back to the scoring. Pikachu's stats are just not as good as Raichu's, so it would be better if you actually evolve it, but oh well, if you actually mindread your opponent, Pikachu might be a good Pokemon at that time. Otherwise, it'd be better to change Pokemon. Its ability and its unique holding item, Light Ball, this item, is really what makes Pikachu an explendid Pokemon, as it raises its bad stats to good stats, and matches them up with its atleast good speed. Still, Pikachu is the kind of Pokemon that might probably die in one hit, so be careful using him. Hey, the first electric pokemon! My score: 8.5
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| | | lilbrokk
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| Subject: Re: The Pokémon Review Thread: Generation 1 (22.5% Done) Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:12 pm | |
| that must have taken forever good job | |
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| Subject: Re: The Pokémon Review Thread: Generation 1 (22.5% Done) Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:59 pm | |
| This is nothing yet. Wait till we get to the 50s if we ever do. | |
| | | Jaco
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| Subject: Re: The Pokémon Review Thread: Generation 1 (22.5% Done) Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:18 pm | |
| Or the 450's. That'll be the day. | |
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| Subject: Re: The Pokémon Review Thread: Generation 1 (22.5% Done) Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:28 pm | |
| - Jaco230 wrote:
- Or the 450's.
That'll be the day. Or the 500's maybe? THat'll be the day we'll get popular maybe. | |
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| Subject: Re: The Pokémon Review Thread: Generation 1 (22.5% Done) Thu Aug 12, 2010 1:10 pm | |
| I think you guys might wanna put it all in one big spoiler tag.. | |
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| Subject: Re: The Pokémon Review Thread: Generation 1 (22.5% Done) Thu Aug 12, 2010 1:13 pm | |
| - jefferlope wrote:
- I think you guys might wanna put it all in one big spoiler tag..
Its all we can go. Maybe we should have different topics for every 50 or 100 pokemon. | |
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| Subject: Re: The Pokémon Review Thread: Generation 1 (22.5% Done) Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:10 am | |
| - jefferlope wrote:
- I think you guys might wanna put it all in one big spoiler tag..
That's exactly what I wanted to do in the first place. But unfortunately, that ain't gonna fly. | |
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| Subject: Re: The Pokémon Review Thread: Generation 1 (22.5% Done) Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:18 am | |
| - MaxMatsu wrote:
- jefferlope wrote:
- I think you guys might wanna put it all in one big spoiler tag..
Its all we can go. Maybe we should have different topics for every 50 or 100 pokemon. I'm thinking this is exactly what we're gonna do Max. We'll call this thread Part 1... The next Part 2... And so on. But we'll stop in increments... I don't know by how much, though. Or, we can just screw it and put all 493 reviews in this very section. Like you said, scrolling ain't much of a problem. | |
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| Subject: Re: The Pokémon Review Thread: Generation 1 (22.5% Done) Sat Aug 14, 2010 8:53 pm | |
| Lol first double post.
And yeah, what I'm worried is that maybe the topic will be too long and you won't be actually able to post more words in it. | |
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