Hitmonchan isn't a bad Pokemon. It has a much respectable 105 attack, and a handy 110 special defense to hold at bay any Psychic Pokemon attempting to defeat it in a single hit. Too bad it has very low HP, and it could have better speed too. Its movelist is also very focused towards its type, although that has been corrected partially in later games. In my opinion, it deserves a 7/10.

Next Pokemon to rate is Empoleon.

Empoleon has a very unique type combo, water/ steel. However, it's stats themselves leave a lot to be desired. It's speed is really bad, with a base of 60. It's attack and defense aren't that much better, with both being in the 80's base wise. It's Special attack and special defense are the only good stats that this pokemon has. As far as fully evolved starters, I definitely have to say that Empoleon is definitely one of the worst that you'll come across. The only one that may be worse than Empoleon is Samurott. That pokemon is also pretty bad. I'd have to say that  Empoleon certainly isn't one of the worst water type pokemon in general, since a lot of the non-starter water types are the worst ones you'll come across. While Empoleon isn't the worst water type you'll see, it's still up there among the worst. Overall, Empoleon is one of the worst starting water types evolved forms, so I'm giving the overall score for Empoleon a 4.

The next pokemon to rate is Nidoking.

Nidoking is great really, one of the originals and even though it might have been better if they hadn't split the genders, this one is great overall. In some aspects, it's a really strong Pokemon, I know that because whenever I'm battling against it I always find it pretty hard to beat no matter what Pokemon I use, so you really have to be careful with it, but as long as it's on your team, you have one powerful, and unstoppable force to work with and my grade will be an 8 out of 10.

The next Pokemon to rate will be Tyrunt.

Tyrantrum is a monster in RU. It's got good HP, great attack and defense and a decent speed stat for a rock type. It's special defense is kind of lacking, though.

It's got two great abilities in Rock Head and Strong Jaw. I prefer Rock Head, so head smash can hit very hard without giving you recoil damage. Give it a choice scarf and it will outspeed a lot of pokemon. 

8/10

Now hopefully people won't skip my post again and actually rate milotic

Milotic looks good...
10/10
Next Pokémon is:Charmander

Charmander happens to be my favorite gen 1 starter. It eventually evolves into Charizard! It's stats are pretty good for a pre evolved form, with good offense and speed, you'll do well with this pokemon on your team, despite the first gym having rock type pokemon and the second having water type pokemon. It also has a pretty nice moveset as well. With a variety of fire type moves, as well as some rock, fighting, dragon and even steel type moves, which makes it diverse. Charmander is definitely my favorite gen 1 starter, and is still to this day one of the better starters in the series, though I do prefer Mudkip from gen 3. Overall, I think that Charmander deserves an 8.

The next pokemon to rate is the awful Farfetch'd.

Farfetch'd is an absolutely awful pokemon and I really don't recommend using it outside of in game (even though there are much better options) or just for giggles. That being said, let's take a closer look at it. 

As expected, all of its stats are well below anything threatening so no worries there. It has an pathetic HP stat of 52 complemented with defenses both well below 70. If that isn't unappealing enough for you, it has a low speed stat of 60. With this in mind, Farfetch'd is almost always going to get hit first, and hard due to its awful defenses. 


In the end, this green onion holding bird with a unibrow just isn't meant to be of any use outside of maybe the LC tier. I rate it a 2/10. The next pokemon to rate is Machamp. 

Machamp is one of the best fighting types out there. It has great attack, good defense and special defense, and good hp. Even though it's got low speed, it's still a force to be reckoned with, and if you can get your Machoke to evolve via trade and get it back, you should definitely use it on your team. It's also got some really good moves it can learn such as Cross Chop. Overall, Machamp is the best gen 1 fighting type, and is still one of the better fighting types in general. It deserves a 9 out of 10.

The next pokemon to rate is Carbink.

Carbink is a pretty interesting Pokemon, sporting those awesome 150 defenses and having a fairly unique rock/fairy typing. It can learn some interesting moves but unfortunately it has pretty lackluster stats otherwise spouting 50s across the board and even has 50 base hp which means that kind of counter acts it's tanking ability.

It also has a x4 weakness to steel and 4x weakness anything when you're a Pokemon that specializes in tanking is bad.

It's also pretty much outclassed by Diancie but I do at least think it looks pretty adorable and it has a fairly interesting background for what that's worth.

Still purely usage wise I'd have to give it a 5/10.

Next Pokemon to rate will be Camerupt.

Camerupt has one of the most horrible type combinations out there, receiving x4 damage if hit by a Water attack. True is that it only has one more weakness and one resistance, but that x4 is just painful, even more considering how common Water attacks are.

Its moveset is more than acceptable, with his trademark Eruption coupled with Earthquake and some other hard-hitting moves. It really can be a powerhouse in your team if used wisely, a pure attacker can be rather tricky to use in long battles.

About its base stats, it confirms its pure attacker nature, with 100 attack and 105 special attack to destroy any opposing Pokemon daring to face it. HP, defense and special defense are balanced, giving it a good resilience, but speed really takes its toll on Camerupt's overall usefulness, considering you won't be unleashing Eruption at full force most of the time since 40 speed is very easy to surpass.

It has more ups than downs, so I will give it a 6/10.

Next Pokemon to rate is going to be Ludicolo.

Ludicolo is a pretty cool Pokemon. It has that very interesting and unique Grass/Water type combination which I like.

It's stats aren't the best, but they're fairly passable all around and the special attack is nice, and it has pretty good move coverage.

Competetively there are better options in my opinion, but ingame it makes for a very decent and fun to use Pokemon in my opinion especially with how early on Lotad is available. It also has a really cool design so there's that

I'd probably rate it 7/10. It can be somewhat usable competetively with the right support I suppose and it's pretty good ingame but it stats could use a buff.

Next Pokemon to rate will be Mega Beedrill.

Mega Beedrill is the ultimate glass cannon. 
With a base HP of 65 and defense of 40, it is not living hits unless they are resisted. It's base 80 special defense is not bad for a glass cannon however, so it might live one special hit depending on the attacker. 

The two stats that are great about mega beedrill are its base 145 speed and 150 attack. Combine that with adaptability and it will hit like a truck. Sadly for beedrill it will probably never go to OU as long as talonflame is lurking around.

Its coverage is okay, and it even gets access to Knock Off. 

7/10

Next up is Tangrowth

Tangrowth can get a very nice moveset, and some unique moves like AncientPower. It has huge defense and decent  attack. Speed is below average. 5/10.

Next to rate is Riolu!

Riolu is the best pre-evolved pokemon in the series! It has one of the best designs you'll ever see from a fighting type. It has good attack and speed. It's other stats aren't that great, but it's design is more than enough for me to give Riolu a 9 out of 10.

The next pokemon to rate is Tyrogue.

   I think Tyrogue is interesting, with how he can evolve into three different Pokémon depending on how his stats even out. With his stats being crap, but all even, evolving into the best Pokémon for his IV and EV set is pretty cool. However, Tyrogue on his own is not anything special, besides probably being the weakest fighting type Pokémon out there. Awful stats, nothing special with his moves, and is nothing but a way to get the Hitmontop/chan/lee line of Pokémon. I give him a 1.5/10.

The next Pokémon to rate is Huntail. 

I don't like the fact you have to trade Clamperl holding a determined item for it to evolve, I prefer going on my own against everything.

If we take a look at its stats, they are rather s***ty. Base HP and speed are more than crappy, when technically its design implies some swiftness, but still has a horrible speed. Its defense and attack are very nice, as well as its special attack, so even if it doesn't take the first move you are guaranteed a big hit when your turn comes.

Talking about attacks, it focuses a lot on Water attacks, leaving room for a few Normal and Dark attacks, so it doesn't have much variety. It is to expect, coming from a pure Water Pokemon, but that also make it unuseful when Water isn't the needed weapon, greatly reducing its usefulness.

So, all in all, I'm gonna give it a 3/10.

Next Pokemon to rate is Shedinja.

Shedinja is at the very least an interesting Pokemon thanks to it's wonderguard ability and it's abyssmal hp stat.

That really is what defines this Pokemon strategy wise, it's all about making predictions, and if done right can pretty much make some of the biggest threats in the metagame not even seem like a big deal, hence it's coverage doesn't matter too much. That said there's the equal amount of risk of it being KOed if you're not careful. This applies ingame as well though it's probably slightly easier.

So really it will either be able to defeat a Pokemon or just not, it's a fun Pokemon to mess around with and it does have potential both ingame and in the metagame, I myself used one for my first emerald playthrough and remember plowing through some elite four members with it.

I'd probably rate it a 9/10

It has great potential as being part of a team, really it's an example of a Pokemon that depends more on the skill of the user than it's own skills, and of course just a bit of luck. To top it off it's design is pretty interesting in my opinion.

Next pokemon to rate will be Mega Sharpedo.

I don't like Sharpedo begin with, whether its regular or mega because it normally doesn't look all that great and its weak, not to mention water, which isn't all that great to begin with. If its in general and not a high level, I'll have to rate it a 4 out of 10.

Next to rate is Groudon.

Groudon has to be one of the best Legendary pokemon of all time! It has an incredible Primal form that makes water type moves unusable against it, making it one of the best legendary pokemon you can use in battle! It has an incredible variety of moves it can learn, and it has some excellent stats as well, especially in it's Primal Form, where it has base 180 attack, 160 defense, 150 special attack, and 100 HP, which is incredible. Overall, Groudon is one of the best legeendaries of all time. I'm giving this amazing pokemon a score of 9 out of 10.

The next pokemon to rate is Jirachi.

Jirachi is generally great all across the board ingame as to be expected since it is a legendary. It's boasts a pretty good typing that gives it resistance to a lot of Pokemon which applies in the metagame as well. It also has access to a lot of moves and works great as a support Pokemon. And you can Paraflinch Pokemon since it has serence grace.

There really isn't a lot to complain at. It's stats are good across the board. I guess the one problem is in particular for the metagame that while it has resistance against a lot of threats there's also a lot of Pokemon like Heatran for example that can counter it, ingame there really isn't much to say. It's OP like pretty much every legendary except Regigigas

Next Pokemon to rate will be Skarmory.