We all know the world of Pokemon, during its nearly 30 years of history, has gone through several inconsistencies and incongruities. Be it type weaknesses, Pokedex entries versus what they truly are in the anime, the lore of the games... But I'm fairly certain that, up until now, you were unaware that those incongruities also apply to Pokemon stats.

For several months now, I've see tons of posts in Instagram from accounts with Pokemon-related content, and the ones that caught my attention were related to stats. They compare two Pokemon with a given stat, and the results are between funny, nonsense and absurd, all at the same time. Let me show you what I mean.

Tinkaton is a second-stage evolution Pokemon that wields a giant hammer bigger than itself and weighing around ten times more, which it uses to strike armored birds to the ground. You'd think this guy must have a ton of physical attack, but in reality it has a lowly 75. Teddiursa, a cute, small and almost harmless teddy bear, has an attack stat of 80. Because yes.

Suicune is a legendary Pokemon said to be the reincarnation of the north winds who races the lands in search of water to purify. His speed stat should then be high, but in reality it only has 85. It pales in comparison with the magnificent 95 showcased by... Diglett, basically an armless mole.

Speaking of legendaries and its speed, we also have the example of Rayquaza. It soars through the skies at extreme speeds (pun intended) and literally lives in outer space. It has a speed state of 95, equalling the Diglett we've seen before. But it's still bettered by Miltank. A cow.

And if we go on the defensive, we've had tons of Steel Pokemon clad in heavy armor since the type's inception, yet only when Mega Evolution was available we had two Steel Pokemon with a defense of 230, the highest ever seen: Mega Steelix and Mega Aggron. Both these heavyweights could only match the same defense stat boasted for decades by a small and slow turtle known as Shuckle. And even better, Shuckle also has 230 special defense meaning it has more overall defense than any other Pokemon, no matter what armor they cover themselves in.

These are just a few examples of what can be found if we dig deep into Pokemon stats. I've seen more comparisons, and while they don't make much sense they're not as blatant as these examples. I honestly want to look a bit deeper myself and see if I can find more, I'm sure there are more hidden secrets awaiting to be unearthed.

I have watched a bunch of pokemon videos regarding oddities in the game, and know some of them talked stats and how out of whack their are when comparing them to different pokemon. Some of the Pokemon you've mentioned are funny examples of exactly that.

For shuckle, his absurdly high defenses are more of a gimmick especially since a good amount of his move are utility moves that are meant to swap stats around with either itself or even the opponents (well more like splitting the stats with the opponents). Sadly shuckles HP stat is just too terrible to really use those defenses well.

Something I'll never forget is the very fat cat Purugly being faster than Latios and Latias pokemon described to be fast enough to overtake jet planes.

Idk why stupid Pokémon are so strong. And also that you get a Mewtwo that is level 100, but you could also have a Weedle that is also 100.

I've watched a couple of YouTube videos discussing some of the most puzzling pokémon stat distributions, either because they contradict their own pokédex descriptions or simply don't make any sense at all. Here are a couple of examples that stood out to me:

1. Oddish, a root vegetable that spends its time burrying itself in the ground, has more HP (45) and attack (50) than Onix, a gigantic 29-foot, 500-pound snake made of rocks, with 35 HP and 45 attack. While I realize Onix is known for its amazing defense, the dex says it routinely eats large boulders and burrows at speeds of 50 mph. Sorry, but it should definitely have more attack than Oddish. Even Joltik, a 1-pound electric spider edges out Onix, with an attack stat of 47!

2. Dragonite's dex entry says it's able to circle the entire globe in just 16 hours, yet its base speed is only 80. Aracanine's says it's able to run more than 6,200 miles in a day, yet it has a speed stat of just 95. Meanwhile, Rapidash is said to reach speeds of 150 mph, clocking in with a respectable base speed of 105. Despite the impressive claims, all three of these pokémon renowned for their speed are outsped by Purugly, a fat house cat with a base speed of 112. Really? Lol.

3. Snorlax, a gigantic bear-like pokémon standing at nearly 7 feet tall and weighing half a ton, has less defense (65) than Sewaddle (70), a tiny caterpillar... huh?

4. Snubbull, a 2-foot pink dog in a dress, somehow has a higher attack stat (80) than Registeel, a 6+ foot 500-pound golem made out of pure steel (75)... come on Registeel, I expected better from you!

These are just the examples that stood out to me, but there are countless more examples of pokémon with stats that don't befit their appearance or dex descriptions. While I realize you have to suspend disbelief and logic when it comes to pokémon, I can't help but laugh, scratch my head, and wonder why certain pokemon have the stat distributions they do.