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General Pokémon Discussion / Underrated Pokemon
« on: May 25, 2015, 17:07 »
There are pokemon out there that no one really cares about, due to others having the same typing or work better for what they're being used for. So they mostly fade into the background. However, many of them have their own fanbases. Some would even argue that these pokemon deserve more recognition than what they've gotten. What are some pokemon that you think are horribly underrated?
One glaring example of this for me is Flygon. Since I don't feel like making a huge rant full of paragraphs, here's a list:
Flygon's Base Stats: 80/100/80/80/80/100 (For reference)
Those are actual stats, by the way. Also, the evidence I just presented may just be only a few reason why Flygon is outclassed. It is very balanced, however, and many people feel bad because it got left out in ORAS when mega evolutions got passed around. It has its uses, but whatever you want it to do, some other dragon can and will do it better. Gamefreak says that they couldn't agree on a design, and I hope that they do something cool with it.
I would rant on about another pokemon, but i've got to think about another underrated pokemon, and no, this is not intended to be a huge complaining session about how flygon is severely underrated. What is a pokemon you think is underrated and why? Feel free to rant if you with, I mean I did.
One glaring example of this for me is Flygon. Since I don't feel like making a huge rant full of paragraphs, here's a list:
Flygon's Base Stats: 80/100/80/80/80/100 (For reference)
- Many more powerful, or faster, or more defensive dragons.
- Shares even its dual typing with Garchomp, which has a mega, is more powerful and faster.
- Every, and I mean every, other hoenn final stage dragon, including legends, has a mega. M-Altaria loses the x4 ice weakness with its mega. You know about M-Salamence and M-Rayquaza. Even the lati twins got one.
- Dragonite, which is one of the non-legendary final stage dragons, gets multiscale, a very powerful ability imo, as its hidden ability.
- While Hydregon and Haxorus don't get mega evolutions, Haxorus has a decent 97 base speed and an obscene 147 base attack. Hydregon is 95, making both below flygon in speed, but Hydregon has a 105 attack and 125 special attack.
- Goodra, although has an 80 base speed, has 100 attack, 110 speed, and an outrageous (for a dragon and in general) 150 base special defense.
- Ampheros (who is my favorite electric type), gains dragon typing upon mega evolution, and has attacking stats of 95/165/45. Even though speed is bad, that makes it good for TR teams, and that SpA is insane.
- The only dragon final stage that Flygon really has a shot to outclass is Druddigon, which doesn't evolve from or into anything, with attacking stats of 120/60/47. However, it has Defenses of both 90, beating flygon. So it's not even a complete outclass.
Those are actual stats, by the way. Also, the evidence I just presented may just be only a few reason why Flygon is outclassed. It is very balanced, however, and many people feel bad because it got left out in ORAS when mega evolutions got passed around. It has its uses, but whatever you want it to do, some other dragon can and will do it better. Gamefreak says that they couldn't agree on a design, and I hope that they do something cool with it.
I would rant on about another pokemon, but i've got to think about another underrated pokemon, and no, this is not intended to be a huge complaining session about how flygon is severely underrated. What is a pokemon you think is underrated and why? Feel free to rant if you with, I mean I did.