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wat was most popular pokemon for competitive??
- Thread starter reekjoa
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RaZoR LeAf
Night Terror
Exeggutor, Rhydon, Snorlax, Starmie, Chansey, Tauros
This team was pretty much the be all and end all of the RBY metagame. You'd sometimes find a Lapras, Jynx or Slowbro thrown in for a bit of a chance, but this was mainly it. Dragonite was never a proper contender, not with it's massive ice weakness and RBY's most prominent strategy being bolt-beamers.
This team was pretty much the be all and end all of the RBY metagame. You'd sometimes find a Lapras, Jynx or Slowbro thrown in for a bit of a chance, but this was mainly it. Dragonite was never a proper contender, not with it's massive ice weakness and RBY's most prominent strategy being bolt-beamers.
RaZoR LeAf
Night Terror
Tauros IS the answer. The pokemon I listed owned RBY metagame. If you could use them properly (with their standard sets) then you were set.
Relinquish
Addicted
Charizard? Everyone seemed to have one
Leaf Storm
Goldenrod City
Jeeez. I wonder if I can remember.
Charizard
Mewtwo
Jolteon
Dragonite
Pidgeot
Shoot. xD
Charizard
Mewtwo
Jolteon
Dragonite
Pidgeot
Shoot. xD
BlitzBlast
Busy with School
Meh?
I'd have though Alakazam would have been popular.
I'd have though Alakazam would have been popular.
Golden Fire
MasterOfTheNothing
The psychis ones like Alakazam dominated the game, Mewtwo was even the boss of the pokemon stadium game.
But back in the day almost every pokemon you used could be a worthy opponent.
But back in the day almost every pokemon you used could be a worthy opponent.
Sprintking
Well-Known Member
Definitely this one. I remember seeing quite a bit of jolteon and jynx as well, but it seemed like at least 4 or 5 of these were on every serious competitive team.
Swampert_trainer
Laughs at thunder
Alakazam. Psychic types were broken back in Gen 1.
ShadowSplash
Spring is Coming!
I never had "serious" competetive battles, but I did battle. I just used my favorites and won most of the time.
I remember a lot of people having Alakazam, Mewtwo, Chansey, and Charizard, oddly. Dunno. People usually picked their favorites or strong looking Pokes (at least in my school).
I remember a lot of people having Alakazam, Mewtwo, Chansey, and Charizard, oddly. Dunno. People usually picked their favorites or strong looking Pokes (at least in my school).
Ludicepop!
I live in hoenn.
Ubers have always been common when ever i battle some one. So I guess mewtwo.
Pinsirius
Sentimental Fool ;)
Razor Leaf really had it.
Competitively popular and generally popular are two COMPLETELY different things, as is being evidenced by people's grade school memories. Not to devalue any of that, I have them too.
Dragonite and Charizard are actually good Pokemon, Dragonite's being a mixed attacker with Thunder Wave and Charizard having a nice Fire Blast/Earthquake/Body Slam-Slash core. Dragonite just had the x4 ice weakness, and Charizard water and rock weakness (Which you will see below are huge deals).
Smogon OU lists:
Alakazam- Thunder Wave lead and special staller.
Snorlax- Tank.
Tauros- Late game sweeper with a 24% critical hit rate.
Eggexegutor- Sleeper special powerhouse than can explode.
Starmie- Special powerhouse
Slowbro- Amnesia. That is all. Wasn't nearly as popular.
Jynx- Sleeper special powerhouse that is actually fast, unlike Eggy.
Persian- Divine speed, instata-critical slash. Often overshadowed by Tauros.
Zapdos- Electric dual attacker lacking a ground weakness.
Lapras- Bulky Starmie, pretty much. Not nearly as popular.
Chansey- Special Wall.
Rhydon- Electric absorber and late game paralyzed sweeper.
Golem- Electric absorber who could explode. Not nearly as popular as Rhydon, as he was stronger.
I know Jolteon, Cloyster (Defense through the roof and a STAB clamp in the days where is stopped everything), Dodrio, and perhaps even Dragonite got invited to the party from time to time.
Competitively popular and generally popular are two COMPLETELY different things, as is being evidenced by people's grade school memories. Not to devalue any of that, I have them too.
Dragonite and Charizard are actually good Pokemon, Dragonite's being a mixed attacker with Thunder Wave and Charizard having a nice Fire Blast/Earthquake/Body Slam-Slash core. Dragonite just had the x4 ice weakness, and Charizard water and rock weakness (Which you will see below are huge deals).
Smogon OU lists:
Alakazam- Thunder Wave lead and special staller.
Snorlax- Tank.
Tauros- Late game sweeper with a 24% critical hit rate.
Eggexegutor- Sleeper special powerhouse than can explode.
Starmie- Special powerhouse
Slowbro- Amnesia. That is all. Wasn't nearly as popular.
Jynx- Sleeper special powerhouse that is actually fast, unlike Eggy.
Persian- Divine speed, instata-critical slash. Often overshadowed by Tauros.
Zapdos- Electric dual attacker lacking a ground weakness.
Lapras- Bulky Starmie, pretty much. Not nearly as popular.
Chansey- Special Wall.
Rhydon- Electric absorber and late game paralyzed sweeper.
Golem- Electric absorber who could explode. Not nearly as popular as Rhydon, as he was stronger.
I know Jolteon, Cloyster (Defense through the roof and a STAB clamp in the days where is stopped everything), Dodrio, and perhaps even Dragonite got invited to the party from time to time.
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