Top 10 Worst Normal Type Pokémon in Gen 1
TheDexLogs
40,783 views
The normal type is, well, pretty normal. It has few interactions with the other types, being completely unable to deal super effective damage to any of the other types. However, despite these weaknesses, some of the strongest pokemon in the game and in the competitive scene are normal types. Today, we’re not talking about any of those pokemon. Instead, we’re talking about the absolute worst normal types in the game, and talking about why they fail as opposed to the much more powerful normal types in the generation.
Script by Pumpkin
Edited by Pumpkin
├ The List
Intro: (0:00)
10: Kangaskhan: (0:28)
9: Dodrio: (2:39)
8: Fearow: (4:47)
7: Raticate: (6:50)
6: Wigglytuff: (9:02)
5: Pidgeot: (10:39)
4: Porygon: (12:23)
3: Farfetch’d: (14:20)
2: Lickitung: (16:16)
1: Ditto: (17:55)
#pokemon #pokemontcg
20 Comments
Because Body Slam can't paralyze normal types in Gen 1 because of the weird coding and Recover has more PP than Body Slam. As a result of these traits, Porygon is capable of stalling out a Snorlax that isn't running Amnesia (Without a crit, which runs on Speed in Gen 1, Snorlax's Body Slam is only ever a 3HKO while Hyper Beam is only ever a 2HKO). And Snorlax is one of two pokemon that is on basically every team (Tauros is the other). So having a niche thing which can out-stall Snorlax can actually be valuable to have.
Wanna play UU? Kangaskhan’s pretty good.
Want to reliably use Flying Moves but don’t like using Legendaries? Dodrio has your back and packs a good punch, plus if you’re willing to grind in the Game Corner, hello STAB Hyper Beam. There’s a reason why some trainers think of it as a weird hybrid of Tauros and Zapdos.
Want a meme Pokémon that is actually barely justifiable in OU? Raticate’s funny.
Want a Snorlax Check? Uhh, somehow Porygon fits the bill.
Want to play the game normally with early Swords Dance and take advantage of Badge Boosts? Farfetch’d is actually not bad in that regard.
Gen 1 really is something else.
It's funny that for the longest time Kangaskhan was "meh" incarnate, but became one of the most powerful Pokémon ever when it got a Mega Evolution thanks to the Parental Bond ability. Getting a Mega didn't help Pidgeot too much as its movepool was still so hilariously shallow it pretty much ran one moveset that you could answer rather easily.
Top 10 Worst Normal Type Pokémon in Gen 1
TheDexLogs
40,783 views
The normal type is, well, pretty normal. It has few interactions with the other types, being completely unable to deal super effective damage to any of the other types. However, despite these weaknesses, some of the strongest pokemon in the game and in the competitive scene are normal types. Today, we’re not talking about any of those pokemon. Instead, we’re talking about the absolute worst normal types in the game, and talking about why they fail as opposed to the much more powerful normal types in the generation.
Script by Pumpkin
Edited by Pumpkin
├ The List
Intro: (0:00)
10: Kangaskhan: (0:28)
9: Dodrio: (2:39)
8: Fearow: (4:47)
7: Raticate: (6:50)
6: Wigglytuff: (9:02)
5: Pidgeot: (10:39)
4: Porygon: (12:23)
3: Farfetch’d: (14:20)
2: Lickitung: (16:16)
1: Ditto: (17:55)
#pokemon #pokemontcg