master chuckle said:
Overrated: Swampert, because people worship it purley because of it's type combo. However, it's got horrible speed and a deadly 4x weakness to grass, meaning a decent Sceptile can easily K.O it in one or two hits with Leaf Blade. Then again, maybe I'm biased, because Swampert is my least favourite Pokemon.
Yeah, you're kind of misjudging Swampert =/ A 4x weakness really doesn't trouble it, because that's its only one anyway. Most Pokémon with HP Grass don't even OHKO it anyway. ZAPDOS, a Katno juggernaut with a Base 125 Sp. Attack, doesn't KO it. Celebi, who gets STAB off HP Grass and has a great Base 100 Sp. Attack doesn't OHKO it. Whereas Swampert just owns their back ends with Rock Slide and HP Bug while their owners weep as their supposed Swampert counters fail right in front of them. Sceptile does OHKO it, though, but that's because it gets STAB and has Leaf Blade, which is more powerful than HP Grass. But no one sane would keep a Swampert in against a Sceptile anyway.
I totally agree with you on Ursaring, though.
Overrated: First and foremost, DUG-FRIGGIN'-TRIO. Yeah, surprisesurprise, I didn't say Charizard. And there's a reason for that. Though I certainly think Charizard is overrated, it's only by the nubs. Dugtrio, though, is overrated by EVERYONE. Nubs and pros, they all think Dugtrio is the ultimate Blissey/Celebi counter. Guess what? WRONG. Yhalothar Blissey, plz Ice Beam my arse to kingdom come
. Yhalothar Celebi, please OHKO me, CMs or not, with HP Grass. Every three battles, I see at least one Dugtrio. That's a heck of alot more than I see Charizard. I'm not complaining though; I LMAO every time my Celebi and/or Blissey beats all three of Dugtrio's arses =D Even funnier are the stunned and disbelieving responses of the owners who thought Dugtrio was some sort of PokéGod. I'm not against Magneton, though(who is commonly used in conjunction with Dugtrio). Skarmory has no chance at all of escaping Magneton(unless it knows it's coming and WWs or switchs), and no chance at all of defeating it. HP Ground Skarmory(lol) can't KO it, and the infinitely more common HP Flying will do absolutely nothing(4x resist hi).
Then there's Charizard, which I don't think I have to explain. If someone doesn't get it, though, I'll Edit a response in
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Shuckle is next. Kingdra is certainly overrated, but at least it can do SOMETHING. Shuckle is incapable of doing anything at all. All you have to do is Seismic Toss it to death. Which is either a 2HKO or a 3HKO >_>
Then there's Kingdra. While Kingdra can be quite a capable battler in the hands of an expert, it does take a fair bit of setup to properly work. One weakness is actually a common thing, Kingdra fans. Pure Electric Types, pure Normal Types, Weezing, Scizor, Forretress, and Swampert all have one weakness. So why aren't they as overrated? Who knows?
And lastly, Articuno. Again, this thing is pretty much incapable of inflicting damage, and its massive amount of weaknesses pretty much defeats the point of high Defenses and HP. Plus, its movepool is just horrific. But people just fall in love with it because it's "majestic," or "graceful," or some other BS.
Underrated? The Regi's without a doubt. Pretty much every nub who ever lived thinks the three are weak. Yeah, Registeel is kind of bad, but Regice and Regirock just own too much.
T Lord said:
Overrated? Answer: Salamence (Ice Beam= XO )
Underrated? Answer: Dragonite
You know, that was probably one of the stupidest things I've ever read -_- Dragonite has the EXACT SAME WEAKNESSES as Salamence. It's worse for Dragonite, though, because it isn't as fast and doesn't get the chance to outspeed and OHKO any potential threats. At least Salamence has a fighting chance at beating those Ice Beam users. Dragonite....No, it just gets OHKO'd every time. Bias to the max
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