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TABLE OF CONTENTS
[AAA] About This Guide
[BBB] What's Not Included
[CCC] How a Pokemon is Ranked
[DDD] Johto Dex/Pre-Elite 4 Movesets
[EEE] National Dex/Post-Elite 4 Movesets
[FFF] Overall Pokemon Ranking
[GGG] Closing Remarks (Credits, Contact Info, Legal Info)
================ [AAA] ABOUT THIS GUIDE ================
The Johto Pokedex has more Pokemon in it than any other regional Pokedex. This
means that a playthrough of Heart Gold or Soul Silver gives you the chance to
catch and train hundreds of Pokemon before you even reach the Elite Four. But
you can only keep six Pokemon with you at any one time and each of those six
Pokemon can only have four moves at any one time.
This guide will give you suggestions on which Pokemon can get you through
the game easily and which moves to teach them.
Keep in mind that in-game battles are very different from competitive
battles. Computer players can't pull off any sort of advanced strategies, so
battles end up more about power and how high your Pokemon's levels are.
Certain Pokemon that would be very useful in competitive battles (like Blissey
and Skarmory) are less useful in-game, and vice-versa.
================ [BBB] WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED ================
ITEMS - Most trainers will never equip items on their Pokemon, so don't worry
about them too much. Of course, any useful items you come across will
certainly come in handy whether they are berries or type-boosting items. The
one major exception is Cubone/Marowak who absolutely requires the Thick Club
in order to excel in battles.
EVs - Getting the right EVs are only necessary for Wi-Fi and Battle Frontier
battles. It's a pain to EV train when you're actually on your Pokemon journey
since you'll have to worry about which opponents give which EVs and whether to
run or switch or fight.
NATURES - Don't be too concerned about Natures either. A good Nature can
certainly help, but like EVs, they aren't necessary. Sometimes you'll be lucky
and get a nature that's actually good. This will help you determine which
moves to put on your Pokemon.
EGG MOVES - Breeding can be a major hassle, especially when you're trying to
get egg moves. First you need to get two Pokemon of opposite genders with the
right moves. Some Pokemon don't learn the inheritable moves until a very high
level. Then you need to wait for them to lay an egg. This can take a while.
Finally, you need to actually hatch the egg which can take even longer. But
you're still not done, because then you'll have to train your newly hatched
Pokemon all the way from Level 1.
HIDDEN POWER - Without breeding, it is nearly impossible to get a Hidden Power
with maximum power of the right type. Because of this, Hidden Power will not
be included in the movesets.
If you want to find some good movesets for competitive battling that includes
all of these things, then check out my Competitive Movesets guide also on
GameFAQs.
================ [CCC] HOW A POKEMON IS RANKED ================
This guide ranks Pokemon under 4 different categories and then assigns an
overall rank based on all 4 categories.
RARITY - Is it easy to find or is it very rare? Common Pokemon rank higher than
rare Pokemon. Also event Pokemon (like starters and legendaries) also rank high
because you are guaranteed to encounter them.
MOVES - Can it learn a variety of powerful moves that are effective against
many types of opponents? Type coverage is important. If a Pokemon can't handle
certain opponents because it doesn't learn any effective moves against them,
then it will not rank high in this category.
STATS - Judged by a combination of Base Stat Total (BST) and individual stats.
The average stat of all final form Pokemon is around 82. So if a Pokemon has
a high BST as well as a few individual stats that are higher than 82, it will
rank very high in this category.
POWER - based on Attack, Special Attack, or both:
50 or below: Very Bad
51 - 70: Bad
71 - 85: Average
86 - 100: Good
101 - 115: Great
116 or above: Excellent
OVERALL - A Pokemon has an overall rank of EXCELLENT, GREAT, GOOD, AVERAGE,
BAD, or VERY BAD depending on how well it does in each of the 4 categories.
================ [DDD] JOHTO DEX/PRE-ELITE 4 MOVESETS  ================
This section assumes that you are playing the game without planning on
trading or transferring Pokemon or TMs from any other game. In short, you are
limited only to the Pokemon's level-up moves and whatever TMs are available
before you challenge the Elite 4.
To find all entries of a Pokemon, use your browser's search function and type
the Pokemon's name in brackets like this: [POKEMON]
================ #003 [MEGANIUM] ================
-Magical Leaf
-Earthquake
-Synthesis
-Reflect/Light Screen/Aromatherapy
Rarity: Event [Starter]
Stats: Great
Moves: Bad
Power: Average
OVERALL: GOOD
It's not a bad Pokemon, but it's not the best starter for getting through the
game easily. Grass-types face a lot of challenges in this game since 5 out of
the 8 gyms use types that Grass Pokemon have trouble with - Flying, Bug, Steel
Ice, and Dragon. Even the Ecruteak Gym is filled with Poison-types.
Furthermore, Meganium doesn't have high attacking stats and it only learns a
couple of good moves.
================ #006 [TYPHLOSION] ================
-Flamethrower/Fire Blast
-Focus Blast
-Solarbeam
-Sunny Day
Rarity: Event [Starter]
Stats: Great
Moves: Excellent
Power: Great
OVERALL: EXCELLENT
Typhlosion is a very good choice for a starter since it learns quite a few
powerful moves that work off of its high Special Attack. Sunny Day works
well to weaken Water attacks, lets Solarbeam fire in one turn, and makes your
Fire moves even stronger. The only problem trainer in the game would be Lance,
who has three Dragonites that resist every attack this set has so be sure to
have a team member that knows an Ice move.
================ #009 [FERALIGATR] ================
-Aqua Tail/Waterfall
-Ice Fang
-Earthquake
-Swords Dance/Crunch
Rarity: Event [Starter]
Stats: Great
Moves: Excellent
Power: Great
OVERALL: EXCELLENT
Feraligatr just might be the best starter in the game since not only does it
learn a variety of different moves, but it can actually boost its Attack with
Swords Dance. Grass and Dragon are handled by Ice Fang and Electric types
are taken care of with Earthquake.
================ #012 [PIDGEOT] ================
-Wing Attack/Fly
-Return
-Steel Wing
-Roost
Rarity: Common
Stats: Average
Moves: Bad
Power: Average
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Pidgey is one of the first wild Pokemon you'll encounter and its pretty good in
the early stages of the game since you'll be fighting a lot of Bug and Grass
types. But you'll find it less useful later in the game when you can catch much
better Normal or Flying Pokemon.
================ #014 [FEAROW] ================
-Drill Peck
-Return
-Steel Wing
-Roost
Rarity: Common
Stats: Average
Moves: Bad
Power: Good
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Fearow is similar to Pidgeot, though it may be slightly better. It has higher
Attack and Speed and Drill Peck is stronger than Wing Attack. But like
Pidgeot, it loses its usefulness once you have access to better Pokemon.
================ #014 [NOCTOWL] ================
-Air Slash
-Shadow Ball
-Roost
-Hypnosis/Extrasensory/Toxic
Rarity: Common (Night)
Stats: Bad
Moves: Bad
Power: Average
OVERALL: BAD
Noctowl is quite different from the other birds. It focuses more on its special
stats rather than its physical. But it doesn't perform very well as a special
attacker since it doesn't get many good special moves and its Special Attack
is not very impressive.
================ #018 [RATICATE] ================
-Super Fang
-Crunch
-Return/Double-Edge
-Dig/Swords Dance/Iron Tail
Rarity: Common
Stats: Bad
Moves: Good
Power: Average
OVERALL: AVERAGE
In the beginning of the game, Raticate will be one of your strongest Pokemon.
It has high Speed and Hyper Fang, which is very strong for such an early move.
Later in the game, it gets the really neat Super Fang attack, but by then it
will have lost most of its usefulness because you'll have access to better
Pokemon.
================ #020 [FURRET] ================
-Return
-Sucker Punch/Shadow Claw
-Iron Tail
-Dig
Rarity: Common
Stats: Bad
Moves: Bad
Power: Average
OVERALL: BAD
Furret is another Normal type that is okay in the beginning of the game, but
will become less and less useful as you progress. It's not even as good as
Raticate, because at least Raticate has cool moves like Super Fang and Swords
Dance.
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================ #023 [RAICHU] ================
-Thunderbolt
-Focus Blast
-Grass Knot
-Thunder Wave
Rarity: PokeWalker
Stats: Average
Moves: Good
Power: Good
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Raichu isn't a bad Pokemon per say. It has great Speed, good attacking stats,
and learns some pretty powerful moves. However, Raichu faces competition from
other Electrics like Raikou and Electivire, who you can actually catch in-
game before the Elite 4.
================ #026 [BUTTERFREE] ================
-Sleep Powder
-Stun Spore
-Bug Buzz
-Shadow Ball
Rarity: Common
Stats: Very Bad
Moves: Bad
Power: Average
OVERALL: BAD
The only thing that makes Butterfree special is that it has an ability that
makes Sleep Powder and Stun Spore hit almost all the time. Spreading status can
make opponents easier to beat, but Butterfree's bad stats and many weaknesses
make its job a lot harder.
================ #029 [BEEDRILL] ================
-Poison Jab
-Bug Bite
-Swords Dance
-Roost
Rarity: Common
Stats: Very Bad
Moves: Very Bad
Power: Average
OVERALL: BAD
Beedrill can do a lot more damage than Butterfree, but its still a below
average Bug type with frail defenses, multiple weaknesses, and a poor selection
of moves. Furthermore it cannot disable opponents with any status moves.
================ #031 [LEDIAN] ================
-Bug Buzz
-Agility
-Baton Pass
-Light Screen/Reflect
Rarity: Common
Stats: Bad
Moves: Very Bad
Power: Bad
OVERALL: VERY BAD
Ledian can hardly do any sort of damage. Its stats and moves make it more of a
supporter made to pass screens and stat-boosts to the rest of the team. But this
sort of strategy is completely unnecessary in game.
================ #033 [ARIADOS] ================
-Poison Jab
-Bug Bite
-Shadow Sneak/Sucker Punch
-Agility
Rarity: Common
Stats: Bad
Moves: Bad
Power: Good
OVERALL: BAD
Ariados can actually do some damage with its nice Attack, but its other stats
fall short of average and the moves it learns aren't all that powerful either.
================ #036 [GOLEM] ================
Best Ability: Rock Head
-Stone Edge
-Earthquake
-Double-Edge
-Rock Polish
Rarity: Common, Trade Evolution
Stats: Good
Moves: Excellent
Power: Great
OVERALL: GREAT
Golem is the first Rock-type you'll encounter and it's a pretty good one.
Geodudes are easy to find and very handy against the first 3 gyms. Plus, it
learns all 4 of its best moves by level-up which makes it very easy to train.
Rock Polish is especially useful for its low Speed.
================ #039 [CROBAT] ================
Set #1
-Air Slash
-Sludge Bomb
-Shadow Ball/Dark Pulse
-Roost/Confuse Ray
Set #2
-Wing Attack/Aerial Ace
-Cross Poison
-Bite
-Roost/Confuse Ray
Rarity: Common
Stats: Great
Moves: Average
Power: Good
OVERALL: GOOD
Zubat may be the most annoying Pokemon you'll ever face, but Crobat is actually
a pretty good Pokemon. It's extremely fast, has decent defenses, and pretty
good Attack. Its main downfall is its inability to handle Steel types without
Heat Wave (which is only available as a Move Tutor).
================ #042 [CLEFABLE] ================
Best Ability: Magic Guard
Set #1
-Ice Beam
-Thunderbolt
-Flamethrower/Fire Blast
-Moonlight
Set #2
-Return
-Meteor Mash
-Drain Punch
-Moonlight
Set #3
-Flamethrower/Fire Blast
-Solarbeam
-Moonlight
-Sunny Day
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Average
Moves: Excellent
Power: Average
OVERALL: GOOD
Clefable may seem average stat-wise, but it has unique ability and an
incredibly diverse array of moves that makes it a fun Pokemon to use. You can
go all Special or all Physical depending on your nature, or even use a Sunny
Day set.
================ #045 [WIGGLYTUFF] ================
Set #1
-Body Slam/Double-Edge
-Gyro Ball
-Drain Punch/Wake-Up Slap
-Dig/Sing
Set #2
-Hyper Voice
-Shadow Ball
-Focus Blast/Thunderbolt
-Flamethrower/Fire Blast/Ice Beam
Rarity: Uncommon
Stats: Bad
Moves: Excellent
Power: Average
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Wigglytuff learns lots of good moves like Clefable does, but its ability isn't
as good and it doesn't get a good recovery move like Moonlight. Furthermore,
all of its stats besides HP are worse than Clefable's.
================ #049 [SANDSLASH] ================
-Earthquake
-Shadow Claw
-Rock Tomb/Crush Claw
-Swords Dance
Rarity: Uncommon
Stats: Average
Moves: Average
Power: Good
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Sandslash isn't a bad Ground type, but Golem is better in most ways (except for
the trade evolution part). It will be harder to teach it good moves since it
gets most of its good ones through TMs and certain TMs like Stone Edge aren't
available before the Elite 4.
================ #051 [ARBOK] ================
-Gunk Shot
-Crunch
-Earthquake
-Glare/Fire Fang**/Ice Fang**
**Heart Scale required
Rarity: Uncommon
Stats: Average
Moves: Great
Power: Bad
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Arbok is one of those Pokemon that learns some powerful moves, but doesn't have
the stats to make up for it. Being a pure Poison type doesn't help either since
many opponents in the game resist Poison.
================ #052 [DUNSPARCE] ================
Best Ability: Serene Grace
Set #1
-Glare
-Headbutt
-Earthquake/Iron Tail
-Roost
Set #2
-Charge Beam
-Water Pulse
-Ice Beam
-Flamethrower/Fire Blast/AncientPower
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Bad
Moves: Great
Power: Average
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Dunsparce is an unusual Pokemon with an unusual ability. With some luck, this
ability can let Dunsparce shine despite its bad stats. With a physical set,
your goal is to paralyze opponents and use Headbutt to flinch them to death.
If you go for the Special side, use Charge Beam to boost your Special Attack
and use other special moves with a side effect.
================ #055 [AMPHAROS] ================
- Discharge/Thunderbolt
- Focus Blast
- Signal Beam
- Thunder Wave
Rarity: Common
Stats: Good
Moves: Good
Power: Great
OVERALL: GREAT
Ampharos is the first Electric you'll encounter and is certainly a good one for
getting through the game. Once fully evolved, it will have massive Special
Attack to strike opponents. Moves that inflict paralysis are pretty important
since Ampharos is rather slow for an Electric type.
================ #057 [QUAGSIRE] ================
Best Ability: Water Absorb
-Earthquake
-Surf
-Ice Beam
-Yawn/Focus Blast
Rarity: Common
Stats: Average
Moves: Great
Power: Average
OVERALL: GOOD
Quagsire's fairly unique type combo and ability gives it a bunch of immunities
and resistances that most other Water types don't have. Although its stats
don't compare to the more powerful Water Pokemon in the game, it can still be
a good team member during the early stages at least.
================ #060 [GENGAR] ================
-Shadow Ball
-Focus Blast
-Thunderbolt
-Hypnosis/Energy Ball
Rarity: Common, Trade Evolution
Stats: Good
Moves: Excellent
Power: Excellent
OVERALL: EXCELLENT
Gengar is no doubt the most powerful Ghost in the game. Massive Special Attack,
excellent Speed, and a wide variety of moves makes it a great addition to any
team. Try to find a friend to trade with or else you'll miss out on a great
Pokemon.
================ #061 [UNOWN] ================
-Hidden Power [Psychic/Fighting/Ice]
Rarity: Common, Early Game
Stats: Very Bad
Moves: Very Bad
Power: Average
OVERALL: VERY BAD
Are you serious? No, just....no
================ #063 [STEELIX] ================
-Iron Tail
-Earthquake
-Stone Edge
-Curse
Rarity: Common
Stats: Good
Moves: Good
Power: Average
OVERALL: GOOD
No physical attacks will bring down Steelix easily, not even supereffective
ones. Steelix can wall a lot of things with its huge Defense, but its Attack
isn't quite as good and it certainly won't be attacking first most of the time.
Still, it learns an Attack boosting move along with a few powerful moves.
================ #066 [VICTREEBEL] ================
Set #1
-Sleep Powder
-Solarbeam
-Sludge Bomb
-Sunny Day
Set #2
-Leaf Blade
-Return
-Sleep Powder
-Swords Dance
Rarity: Common
Stats: Average
Moves: Average
Power: Great
OVERALL: GOOD
Since you can get it early in the game, Victreebel is a nice choice for a
Grass-type if you didn't choose Chikorita. It can do a lot of damage with both
physical and special attacks, but it will always have trouble with Steel-types.
If this bothers you, you can always hold out until you catch a Tangela, who is
a much better Grass-type.
================ #069 [JUMPLUFF] ================
-Sleep Powder
-Leech Seed
-Substitute/Protect/Synthesis
-Bounce/Giga Drain
Rarity: Common
Stats: Good
Moves: Bad
Power: Bad
OVERALL: BAD
There isn't much point to using a Jumpluff in-game. Sleep+Leech Seed is a combo
better suited for competitive battles. Using it in in-game battles will just
stretch them on for too long. Overall, Jumpluff is weak and can't do much
damage.
================ #071 [PARASECT] ================
Best Ability: Dry Skin
-Spore
-X-Scissor
-Dig
-Aromatherapy
Rarity: Common
Stats: Average
Moves: Bad
Power: Good
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Parasect is slow and has lots of weaknesses, but its not as bad as many other
Bugs. Spore, a 4x resistance to Ground and Grass, and an ability that gives it
immunity to Water are some of its redeeming qualities.
================ #074 [POLIWRATH] ================
Best Ability: Water Absorb
-Hypnosis
-Focus Punch/Wake-Up Slap
-Body Slam
-Waterfall
Rarity: Common
Stats: Great
Moves: Bad
Power: Good
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Water/Fighting is a unique type, but Poliwrath doesn't get any good Fighting
moves like Close Combat. You can try to combo Hypnosis with Focus Punch or
Wake-Up Slap though Hypnosis has low accuracy. Overall, it just doesn't get
too many good moves.
================ #075 [POLITOED] ================
Best Ability: Water Absorb
-Surf
-Ice Beam
-Focus Blast
-Hypnosis
Rarity: Common
Stats: Great
Moves: Average
Power: Good
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Unlike its cousin, Politoed is more of your standard special attacking Water
type. This makes Politoed kind of boring since there are many other Waters who
can do a better job. Plus you have to go through the trouble of trading just to
evolve it.
================ #077 [GYARADOS] ================
-Aqua Tail/Waterfall
-Ice Fang
-Dragon Dance
-Earthquake
Rarity: Common
Stats: Excellent
Moves: Excellent
Power: Excellent
OVERALL: EXCELLENT
Gyarados is definitely the most powerful physical Water type in the game. If
you didn't choose Feraligatr, you should certainly consider this beast.
Magikarps are easy to find and though it may take time to level up, it evolves
rather early and the results are well worth it. Plus, the Red Gyarados is the
only shiny Pokemon you are guaranteed to encounter.
================ #079 [SEAKING] ================
Best Ability: Swift Swim
-Waterfall
-Megahorn
-Return
-Rain Dance
Rarity: Common
Stats: Average
Moves: Average
Power: Good
OVERALL: AVERAGE
With all the hype for Gyarados, Seaking just doesn't compare. Megahorn is nice
to hurt Grass types and getting a Rain Dance boost is cool, but Feraligatr or
Gyarados will still give you better results.
================ #081 [SLOWBRO] ================
-Surf
-Psychic
-Slack Off
-Ice Beam/Flamethrower/Fire Blast
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Great
Moves: Excellent
Power: Great
OVERALL: GREAT
Slowbro is a great Pokemon if you don't mind not attacking first. It has great
defenses and Slack Off means it can stick around for a while. It also learns
more variety of moves then most other special Water types.
================ #82 [SLOWKING] ================
-Surf
-Psychic
-Nasty Plot
-Ice Beam/Flamethrower/Fire Blast
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Great
Moves: Excellent
Power: Great
OVERALL: GREAT
Slowking is almost like Slowbro, but Nasty Plot means it can hit harder. Too
bad you need to trade to evolve it, but Slowking isn't a bad thing to have on
your team.
================ #085 [VILEPLUME] ================
-Sunny Day
-Solarbeam
-Sludge Bomb
-Sleep Powder/Moonlight
Rarity: Common
Stats: Good
Moves: Average
Power: Great
OVERALL: GOOD
Vileplume has a lot of things in common with Victreebel so it performs in much
the same way. The main difference is that Vileplume learns a healing move by
level up that gets boosted in the sun, so use that to your advantage.
================ #086 [BELLOSSOM] ================
-Sunny Day
-Solarbeam
-Sludge Bomb
-Moonlight/Sleep Powder
Rarity: Common
Stats: Good
Moves: Average
Power: Good
OVERALL: AVERAGE
While Bellossom is very similar to Vileplume, it's also worse in certain ways.
It doesn't have a Poison type, so it won't be able to do as much damage with
Sludge Bomb. It also can't hit as hard do to its lower Special Attack stat.
================ #088 [HYPNO] ================
-Psychic
-Nasty Plot
-Focus Blast
-Shadow Ball
Rarity: Common
Stats: Average
Moves: Excellent
Power: Average
OVERALL: GOOD
If you want to use Hypno over Alakazam or any other Psychic, take advantage of
what makes it stand out - bulky defenses and the ability to learn Nasty Plot.
Sure it may not be that fast, but you can at least rely on it to take a few
hits.
================ #091 [ALAKAZAM] ================
-Psychic
-Focus Blast
-Shadow Ball
-Calm Mind/Recover
Rarity: Event (Game Corner Prize), Uncommon (Wild)
Stats: Good
Moves: Excellent
Power: Excellent
OVERALL: EXCELLENT
With the highest Special Attack and Speed of any non-legendary Psychic type,
it's no doubt that Alakazam would be an excellent member of any team. With just
three moves, it can take on any opponent in the game and usually come out on
top. You don't even need to catch it since it comes pretty cheap at the Game
Corner.
================ #092 [DITTO] ================
-Transform
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Very Bad
Moves: Very Bad
Power: Very Bad
OVERALL: VERY BAD
You should definitely get a Ditto in case you want to breed something. It also
has perfect Pokethlon stats. But as far as battling goes, forget it.
================ #094 [FORRETRESS] ================
-Gyro Ball
-Bug Bite
-Payback
-Earthquake
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Average
Moves: Good
Power: Good
OVERALL: GOOD
Forretress is a very defensive Pokemon, but it also has some nice offensive
options to choose from. Though extremely slow, it has tons of resistances and
few weaknesses compared to other Bugs.
================ #097 [NIDOQUEEN] ================
-Earth Power/Earthquake
-Crunch/Shadow Ball
-Fire Blast
-Thunderbolt/Ice Beam
Rarity: Common
Stats: Good
Moves: Excellent
Power: Average
OVERALL: GOOD
Nidoqueen is slightly worse than her male counterpart. While they both learn
pretty much the same moves, Nidoqueen's attack stats aren't as high and she is
also slightly slower. Since you can get both Nidorans in the same areas, you
should go for the male version.
================ #100 [NIDOKING] ================
-Earth Power/Earthquake
-Megahorn
-Fire Blast
-Poison Jab/Thunderbolt/Ice Beam
Rarity: Uncommon
Stats: Good
Moves: Excellent
Power: Good
OVERALL: GREAT
Nidoking may not have the best offensive stats, but it learns so many good
moves that it barely matters. It's a very versatile Pokemon that has a
supereffective move against pretty much every opponent in the game.
================ #102 [YANMEGA] ================
-Bug Buzz
-Air Slash
-Ancientpower
-Detect/Shadow Ball/Hypnosis/Roost
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Great
Moves: Great
Power: Excellent
OVERALL: EXCELLENT
Yanma is the first Pokemon you'll get that has a new evolution in 4th gen. It's
a good thing it does, since Yanmega is the best special attacking Bug in the
game. It learns most of its best moves by level up and has two great abilities
to choose from. Speed Boost is nice, but Yanmega is already fast so you may
want Tinted Lens so that Steel types don't resist your moves.
================ #104 [SUNFLORA] ================
Best Ability: Chlorophyll
-Sunny Day
-Solarbeam
-Sludge Bomb
-Leech Seed/Synthesis
Rarity: Common
Stats: Bad
Moves: Bad
Power: Great
OVERALL: BAD
*yawn*...Boring. Standard Grass type with Sunny Day boost. Sunflora doesn't
have anything special to offer over the many other Grass types in the game.
================ #106 [EXEGGUTOR] ================
Best Ability: Chlorophyll
-Sunny Day
-Solarbeam
-Psychic
-Sleep Powder/Leech Seed
Rarity: Uncommon
Stats: Great
Moves: Good
Power: Excellent
OVERALL: GREAT
Exeggutor has the highest Special Attack of any Johto Grass-type and the only
bad stat it has is Speed, which is boosted in the sun. It's certainly a worthy
Grass-type Pokemon. The only problem is that it really needs the sun to be
effective. The other Grass moves it learns aren't as good. It also can't
handle Steel-types or Houndour/Houndoom.
================ #107 [SUDOWOODO] ================
Best Ability: Rock Head
-Rock Slide
-Sucker Punch
-Earthquake/Hammer Arm
-Double-Edge/Wood Hammer
Rarity: Event
Stats: Bad
Moves: Good
Power: Great
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Sudowoodo is pretty strong early in the game, but if you already have a
Geodude by then, you probably shouldn't bother. Golem is better than Sudowoodo
in just about every way.
================ #108 [WOBBUFFET] ================
-Counter
-Mirror Coat
-Destiny Bond
-Safeguard
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Bad
Moves: Bad
Power: Very Bad
OVERALL: VERY BAD
Wobbuffet comes complete with a set of all the moves it will ever learn.
Unfortunately, it really needs Encore from Wynaut because without it, you
can't control what moves your opponent will use on you. Because of this,
Counter and Mirror Coat become unreliable and your opponent may not even
attack you at all.
================ #110 [VENOMOTH] ================
Best Ability: Tinted Lens
-Bug Buzz
-Psychic
-Sleep Powder
-Sludge Bomb
Rarity: Common
Stats: Average
Moves: Good
Power: Good
OVERALL: GOOD
Venomoth is an interesting bug since it's focused more on special attacks
rather than physical. Yanmega is still much better, but Venonats are more
easily found and it also learns a more accurate sleep move.
================ #111 [SCYTHER] ================
Best Ability: Technician
-Wing Attack
-X-Scissor
-Night Slash/Rock Smash
-Swords Dance
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Good
Moves: Excellent
Power: Great
OVERALL: GREAT
For an unevolved Pokemon, Scyther is extremely powerful with the right ability.
A Technician boosted Wing Attack does major damage and so will Scyther's other
attacks. Steel and Rock types may give you trouble, but Rock Smash also gets
boosted by Technician so its definitely a move worth having. Another
good thing about Scyther is that you can get it fairly early in the game.
================ #112 [SCIZOR] ================
Best Ability: Technician
-Bullet Punch**
-X-Scissor
-Swords Dance
-Quick Attack/Wing Attack/Rock Smash
**Heart Scale required
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Good
Moves: Excellent
Power: Excellent
OVERALL: EXCELLENT
Scizor is the strongest Bug in the game, although you'll need Technician and
Bullet Punch in order to realize its full potential. Once you get those, Scizor
is pretty much unstoppable by anything that doesn't have a Fire attack.
Competitive battlers already know how powerful Scizor is. Using Scizor against
computer battlers is pretty much overkill.
================ #113 [PINSIR] ================
-X-Scissor
-Brick Break
-Swords Dance
-Earthquake
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Great
Moves: Great
Power: Excellent
OVERALL: GREAT
Pinsir is more powerful than Scyther and has some strong moves to combat Steel
and Rock types. But if you want a Bug that can also learn Fighting attacks,
Heracross is the way better choice.
================ #114 [HERACROSS] ================
-Close Combat
-Megahorn
-Aerial Ace/Night Slash**
-Swords Dance/Earthquake
**Heart Scale required
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Great
Moves: Excellent
Power: Excellent
OVERALL: EXCELLENT
Heracross is the other great physical Bug this game offers. It learns two
incredibly strong attacks that can deal major damage to everything, even
Pokemon that resist them. Some patience is required because you won't be able
to get it as early as Scyther or Pinsir, but it's well worth the wait.
================ #116 [WEEZING] ================
-Sludge Bomb
-Fire Blast
-Thunderbolt
-Shadow Ball
Rarity: Common
Stats: Great
Moves: Excellent
Power: Average
OVERALL: GOOD
Being a pure Poison-type is usually a bad thing since Poison is pretty much the
worst type in the game. But Weezing has overall good stats, learns some great
moves, and has an ability that eliminates one of its weaknesses. It can't
compare to Gengar or even Nidoking, but Weezing is still a solid Pokemon.
================ #118 [MUK] ================
-Gunk Shot
-Dig
-Payback
-Screech/Rock Tomb/Fire Blast
Rarity: Common
Stats: Great
Moves: Bad
Power: Great
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Muk has one of the highest Attack of any Poison type. Too bad this doesn't save
it from mediocrity since the physical moves that it learns are pretty bad. It
does learn some good special moves, but Muk's Special Attack is pretty low so
it won't be able to do much damage with most of them.
================ #120 [MAGNETON] ================
-Thunderbolt
-Flash Cannon
-Magnet Rise
-Thunder Wave
Rarity: Uncommon
Stats: Good
Moves: Bad
Power: Excellent
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Magneton doesn't learn too many good moves, but it works well with what it
gets. Electric and Steel attacks work against most things in the game, but is
pretty useless against Jasmine. Magneton can evolve, but Magnezone doesn't get
any better changes besides being stronger. The main reason to use Magneton over
Ampharos is the many resistances that Steel has.
================ #122 [ELECTRODE] ================
-Thunderbolt
-Swift
-Explosion
-Light Screen/Magnet Rise/Mirror Coat
Rarity: Event (Rocket Hideout), Event (Trade), Safari Zone
Stats: Average
Moves: Very Bad
Power: Average
OVERALL: BAD
Electrode is fast...and that's about it. The only good move it learns is
Thunderbolt. It can't handle all the Ground/Rock types in the game and
exploding won't do much good since you won't get any experience points.
================ #124 [AMBIPOM] ================
Best Ability: Technician
-Double Hit
-Payback
-Rock Smash/Dig
-Screech/Iron Tail
Rarity: Uncommon
Stats: Average
Moves: Average
Power: Great
OVERALL: GOOD
Ambipom is speedy and quite powerful. The main problem is that it gets most
of its good moves from breeding (Fake Out) or Post-National Dex TMs (Brick
Break, Elemental punches). It can still do well without them, but you need a
bit of patience before Ambipom can get a great moveset.
================ #126 [GRANBULL] ================
-Return
-Crunch
-Earthquake
-Fire Fang**
**Heart Scale required
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Average
Moves: Good
Power: Excellent
OVERALL: GOOD
Granbull has incredible Attack, but not much else to offer to make it stand out
from better Normal-types like Tauros. It's still a decent choice, but being
a swarm Pokemon makes it harder to find.
================ #128 [NINETALES] ================
-Flamethrower
-Will-o-wisp
-Dark Pulse
-Confuse Ray/Nasty Plot**
**Heart Scale required
Rarity: Common (Soul Silver)
Stats: Good
Moves: Bad
Power: Average
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Ninetales has decent stats, but it only has a limited variety of usuable moves
without breeding. Flamethrower and Dark Pulse with a Nasty Plot boost can
defeat most opponents, but you'll still have trouble with things like
Poliwrath and Houndoom.
================ #130 ARCANINE ================
Set #1
-Flare Blitz/Flamethrower/Fire Blast
-Crunch
-Thunder Fang**
-Extremespeed
**Heart Scale required
Set #2
-Flare Blitz/Flamethrower/Fire Blast
-Solarbeam
-Dragon Pulse/Extremespeed
-Sunny Day
Rarity: Common (Heart Gold)
Stats: Excellent
Moves: Excellent
Power: Great
OVERALL: EXCELLENT
Arcanine is the real deal here. It rivals Typhlosion for the best
non-legendary Fire-type found in Johto. It has a diverse range of moves, unlike
many other Fire Pokemon in the game. Great stats all around also help a lot.
================ #131 [STANTLER] ================
-Return
-Zen Headbutt
-Earthquake
-Hypnosis/Confuse Ray
Rarity: Uncommon
Stats: Good
Moves: Average
Power: Good
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Stantler is a pretty average Normal-type. It can be quite strong in the early
part of the game, but you can get Tauros soon after Stantler and Tauros is a
much better Pokemon.
================ #133 [AZUMARILL] ================
Best Ability: Huge Power
-Aqua Tail/Waterfall
-Double-Edge
-Focus Punch
-Substitute
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Bad
Moves: Great
Power: Excellent (with Huge Power)
OVERALL: GOOD
With Huge Power, Azumarill wins the award for strongest physical Water type.
All of its attacks will do a lot of damage. It's a nice alternative to
Feraligatr or Gyarados, but it's slower than both and doesn't get any Attack
boosting moves without breeding. Plus, it's much harder to find than either of
them.
================ #135 [DUGTRIO] ================
-Earthquake
-Sucker Punch/Night Slash**
-Rock Tomb
-Return/Shadow Claw
**Heart Scale required
Rarity: Safari Zone
Stats: Bad
Moves: Average
Power: Average
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Dugtrio is the fastest Ground type, but it's also the most frail and it has
pretty low attack for a Ground Pokemon. You'll be able to outspeed a lot of
foes, but anything not weak to your attacks will give you trouble.
================ #137 [PRIMEAPE] ================
-Close Combat
-Earthquake
-Assurance/Payback
-Rock Tomb/Screech
Rarity: Uncommon
Stats: Average
Moves: Good
Power: Great
OVERALL: GOOD
Primeape is the fastest Fighting-type in Johto. It's not the strongest, but
it still learns plenty of powerful moves. Out of its two abilities, Vital
Spirit might be more useful since you don't have to worry about annoying Sleep
moves. But getting Anger Point activated is always a nice treat.
================ #139 [PERSIAN] ================
Best Ability: Technician
-Fake Out
-Bite
-Return
-Dig/U-Turn/Hypnosis
Rarity: Common
Stats: Average
Moves: Good
Power: Average
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Persian is like a weaker version of Ambipom, but at least it learns Fake Out by
level-up instead of breeding. Hypnosis is another of its specialties, but its
low accuracy can frustrate you.
================ #141 [GOLDUCK] ================
-Surf/Hydro Pump
-Ice Beam
-Focus Blast
-Zen Headbutt
Rarity: Common
Stats: Average
Moves: Great
Power: Good
OVERALL: GOOD
With all the powerful Water types out there, Golduck just feels lackluster.
It's not a bad Pokemon and it can get you through the game just fine since it
learns some nice moves. Don't expect it to be a powerhouse though.
================ #144 [MACHAMP] ================
Ability: No Guard
-Dynamicpunch
-Payback
-Earthquake
-Rock Tomb/Stone Edge*
Rarity: Event (Trade), Common (Wild)
Stats: Great
Moves: Great
Power: Excellent
OVERALL: EXCELLENT
Machamp is the strongest Fighting-type in Johto and an always accurate
Dyanmicpunch is bad news even for opponents resistant to Fighting moves. You
can get a Machop before the third gym, which is useful for beating Whitney and
will continue to be useful throughout the game. The Speed is its main downside,
but its hefty defenses allow it to take hits.
================ #146 [HITMONLEE] ================
Best Ability: Limber
-Close Combat
-Blaze Kick
-Earthquake
-Meditate/Rock Tomb
Rarity: Event
Stats: Average
Moves: Good
Power: Excellent
OVERALL: GOOD
Hitmonlee is the most powerful Hitmon, but not quite as strong as other
Fighters like Machamp or Heracross. Still, it has decent Speed and learns some
nice moves. It doesn't really get a cool ability like the other Hitmons do.
================ #147 [HITMONCHAN] ================
Best Ability: Iron Fist
-Sky Uppercut/Close Combat
-Fire Punch
-Ice Punch
-Thunderpunch
Rarity: Event
Stats: Average
Moves: Excellent
Power: Great
OVERALL: GOOD
Hitmonchan is the best Hitmon in terms of move variety. With its unique ability
boosting its moves, it can land a supereffective hit against most opponents in
the game.
================ #148 [HITMONTOP] ================
Best Ability: Technician
-Close Combat
-Earthquake
-Pursuit
-Quick Attack
Rarity: Event
Stats: Good
Moves: Average
Power: Good
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Hitmontop has the weakest Attack of the Hitmons and doesn't get as many good
moves, but it can at least use Technician to boost the power of some weaker
moves. You are still better off with Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan though.
================ #149 [GIRAFARIG] ================
-Psychic
-Thunderbolt
-Shadow Ball
-Earthquake
Rarity: Uncommon
Stats: Average
Moves: Great
Power: Good
OVERALL: GOOD
Girafarig is one of the few Psychics that can use both physical and special
attacks. This doesn't mean too much though, because it still can't compare to
better Normal-types like Tauros or better Psychic-types like Alakazam.
================ #150 [TAUROS] ================
-Return
-Zen Headbutt
-Earthquake
-Iron Tail
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Good
Moves: Good
Power: Great
OVERALL: GREAT
Out of all the Normal types you can catch early in the game, Tauros is the best
due to a great combination of high Speed and high Attack. It also has quite a
few powerful physical moves it can learn.
================ #151 [MILTANK] ================
-Body Slam/Return
-Zen Headbutt
-Heal Bell
-Milk Drink
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Good
Moves: Good
Power: Average
OVERALL: GOOD
Miltank is a pretty defensive Pokemon, but she's also surprisingly fast and can
also do some good damage. But her main role is to be a team healer. With Heal
Bell for status and Milk Drink for restoring health, she can keep your team
alive and save you trips to the PokeCenter.
================ #153 [MAGMAR] ================
-Flamethrower\Fire Blast
-Focus Blast
-Sunny Day
-Confuse Ray
Usefulness: Good
Rarity: Rare
Effort: Easy
Magmar appears pretty early in the game and can be a nice choice if you don't
pick Typhlosion as your Fire type. It's not as powerful or as fast as
Typhlosion, but it has the ability to evolve into a very powerful Special
Attacker.
================ #155 [JYNX] ================
-Psychic
-Ice Beam
-Focus Blast
-Lovely Kiss
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Good
Moves: Great
Power: Great
OVERALL: GREAT
Jynx isn't your average Psychic type. It gets Ice Beam and a fairly accurate
Sleep move, so it's certainly worthy of consideration even if it appears
rather late in the game. It will certainly help you against the 8th Gym as well
as Lance.
================ #157 [ELECTABUZZ] ================
-Thunderbolt
-Low Kick/Focus Blast
-Swift
-Iron Tail
Rarity: PokeWalker, Safari Zone
Stats: Good
Moves: Very Bad
Power: Good
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Electabuzz has good stats, but barely learns any good moves except for
Thunderbolt. It's also rather hard to catch since you can only encounter it in
non-traditional places (PokeWalker or Safari Zone). It's a good thing it can
evolve and get better stats and moves because otherwise, Electabuzz is an
unimpressive Pokemon.
================ #158 [MR. MIME] ================
Best Ability: Filter
-Psychic
-Shadow Ball
-Focus Blast
-Thunderbolt
Rarity: Uncommon
Stats: Good
Moves: Excellent
Power: Great
OVERALL: GREAT
Mr. Mime has a few interesting qualities that sets it apart from Alakazam. It
can learn Thunderbolt to better handle foes like Murkrow, Skarmory, and
Gyarados. It also has better defenses and an ability that lowers the damage of
supereffective attacks. Use these things to your advantage and Mr. Mime can be
a great team member.
================ #159 [SMEARGLE] ================
-Spore
-Belly Drum
-Substitute\Agility\Rock Polish
-Baton Pass
Rarity: Uncommon
Stats: Very Bad
Moves: Very Bad to Excellent (depending on what you Sketch)
Power: Very Bad
OVERALL: VERY BAD
It can learn every move in the game, but it can't use most of them because its
stats are so bad. The only thing it can really do is use set-up moves to help
the rest of your team members. Good luck trying to Sketch the right moves
though, because it's going to take a ton of time and effort to find opponents
who will actually use these moves against you.
================ #160 [FARFETCH'D] ================
-Return
-Aerial Ace
-Night Slash
-Swords Dance
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Very Bad
Moves: Average
Power: Bad
OVERALL: VERY BAD
Poor Farfetch'd. It has even worse stats than many unevolved Pokemon and it
doesn't have any good moves or abilities to make up for it.
================ #162 [XATU] ================
-Psychic
-Shadow Ball
-Confuse Ray
-Silver Wind/Wish/Roost
Rarity: Common
Stats: Average
Moves: Bad
Power: Good
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Xatu's level-up list contains a lot of support and status moves, but very few
good attacking moves. Its stats aren't that impressive either and certainly no
match for better Psychic types like Alakazam, Espeon, or Lugia.
================ #163 [QWILFISH] ================
-Aqua Tail
-Poison Jab
-Return
-Toxic Spikes
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Bad
Moves: Average
Power: Good
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Qwilfish is a swarm Pokemon, so don't expect to find it easily. Even if you do,
it's nothing too special. It learns a few nice moves, but its stats aren't that
good and it's not that powerful either.
================ #165 [TENTACRUEL] ================
-Surf/Hydro Pump
-Sludge Bomb
-Ice Beam
-Toxic Spikes
Rarity: Common
Stats: Good
Moves: Good
Power: Average
OVERALL: GOOD
Tentacruel is the better Water/Poison type. Tentacools are very common and it
actually has some nice stats when it evolves.
================ #167 [KINGLER] ================
-Crabhammer
-Return
-Dig
-Swords Dance
Rarity: Uncommon, Common (Rock Smash)
Stats: Average
Moves: Bad
Power: Excellent
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Kingler is stronger than Feraligatr and Gyarados, but it lacks good moves
without access to Battle Frontier TMs.
================ #168 [SHUCKLE] ================
-Toxic
-Rest
-Protect
-Wrap/Dig
Rarity: Event (giveaway), Rare (Wild)
Stats: Good
Moves: Bad
Power: Very Bad
OVERALL: VERY BAD
Shuckle's massive defenses don't make up for its terrible offenses and speed.
The only real damage you'll be able to do comes from Toxic and there are many
Poison and Steel types in the game that are completely immune to Toxic.
================ #170 [STARMIE] ================
Best Ability: Natural Cure
-Surf
-Thunderbolt
-Ice Beam
-Recover/Psychic
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Great
Moves: Excellent
Power: Great
OVERALL: EXCELLENT
Starmie has always been a very useful Pokemon to have through the game. It has
access to a variety of special attacks as well as instant recovery. It also has
a useful ability to heal itself of status so you can save some money on healing
items.
================ #172 [CLOYSTER] ================
-Surf
-Ice Beam
-Spikes
-Ice Shard/Return/Toxic
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Great
Moves: Bad
Power: Good
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Cloyster has incredible Defense and pretty good attacking stats. But it doesn't
learn many good moves besides Water and Ice. Spikes might help for longer
battles, but it isn't really needed.
================ #173 [CORSOLA] ================
Best Ability: Natural Cure
-Surf
-Power Gem
-Earth Power
-Recover
Rarity: Rare
Stats: Very Bad
Moves: Average
Power: Bad
OVERALL: VERY BAD
It certainly isn't going to win any awards for best of anything. Learning Earth
Power and Recover by level up is kind of interesting, but that's about it.
================ #175 [OCTILLERY] ================
-Surf
-Ice Beam
-Fire Blast/Flamethrower
-Charge Beam/Signal Beam
Rarity: Rare (Swarm)
Stats: Average
Moves: Excellent
Power: Great
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Octillery is quite powerful and learns so many good moves. But its extremely
slow and doesn't have great defenses, unlike most other slow Pokemon. Plus its
going to be extremely tough to find if it's not swarming.
================ #176 [TOGETIC] ================
Best Ability: Serene Grace
-Ancientpower
-Shadow Ball
-Fire Blast/Flamethrower
-Wish
Rarity: Event (Giveaway)
Stats: Bad
Moves: Great
Power: Average
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Don't shun Togetic just because of its stats because it has huge potential when
it evolves. Take advantage of its special ability and use moves that have side
effects to overcome its lack of good stats. It should be good enough to get you
through most of the game even if it's not fully evolved.
================ #177 [LANTURN] ================
Best Ability: Volt Absorb
-Surf
-Thunderbolt/Discharge
-Signal Beam/Ice Beam
-Thunder Wave
Rarity: Common
Stats: Bad
Moves: Excellent
Power: Average
OVERALL: GOOD
All of Lanturn's stats besides its HP seem average or below average, but
Lanturn is actually a pretty good Pokemon. Volt Absorb along with its type
combo gives it a lot of resistances to commonly used moves and even though
it's weak to Ground, most Ground types will be defeated by Surf.
================ #179 [DEWGONG] ================
Best Ability: Hydration
-Ice Beam
-Surf
-Rain Dance
-Signal Beam/Rest
Rarity: Common
Stats: Average
Moves: Average
Power: Average
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Dewgong has a pretty unique ability and nice defensive stats. Every thing else
about it is completely and totally average.
================ #181 [LICKILICKY] ================
-Return
-Earthquake/Power Whip
-Fire Blast
-Gyro Ball/Shadow Ball/Swords Dance
Rarity: Common
Stats: Great
Moves: Excellent
Power: Average
OVERALL: GREAT
Lickilicky has such a diverse set of good moves it can learn and is certainly
a great Normal-type to have. The only downside is that it's pretty slow and
isn't the hardest hitter, but its overall great stats and moves make up for
that.
================ #183 [TANGROWTH] ================
Best Ability: Chlorophyll
Set #1
-Power Whip
-Earthquake
-Sleep Powder
-Ancientpower/Sludge Bomb/Swords Dance
Set #2
-Solarbeam
-Ancientpower/Earthquake
-Sunny Day
-Sleep Powder/Sludge Bomb
Rarity: Common
Stats: Excellent
Moves: Great
Power: Great
OVERALL: EXCELLENT
Tangrowth has the highest base stat total of any non-legendary Grass-type. It
also has some great moves and is one of the few Grass-types to learn
Earthquake, letting it handle Poison, Steel, and Fire types that most other
Grass Pokemon have trouble with. All these factors combine to make Tangrowth
the best Grass-type in Johto.
================ #185 [VAPOREON] ================
-Surf
-Ice Beam
-Shadow Ball
-Aqua Ring
Rarity: Event
Stats: Great
Moves: Average
Power: Good
OVERALL: GOOD
Vaporeon has a slightly better selection of moves than the other Eeveelutions.
It's also bulky and has a useful ability that lets it handle the many Water
opponents in the game. These qualities let Vaporeon rank higher than most of
its cousins.
================ #186 [JOLTEON] ================
-Thunderbolt
-Shadow Ball
-Thunder Wave
-Double Kick
Rarity: Event
Stats: Great
Moves: Average
Power: Great
OVERALL: GOOD
Jolteon is fast, powerful, but is lacking when it comes to attack options.
Still, Thunderbolt and Shadow Ball are still good enough to work with for the
most part, though Jasmine's Pokemon will give it a lot of trouble. Double
Kick is your best option, though Jolteon's low Attack means it won't do that
much damage.
================ #187 [FLAREON] ================
-Fire Fang/Fire Blast
-Bite
-Quick Attack
-Dig
Rarity: Event
Stats: Great
Moves: Bad
Power: Excellent
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Poor Flareon has always been the Eeveelution that Nintendo neglected the most.
It has gone for 4 generations without a powerful physical Fire attack. Use
Flareon if you like it or simply out of pity, but know that there are much
better Fire types in the game.
================ #188 [ESPEON] ================
-Psychic
-Shadow Ball
-Morning Sun
-Swift
Rarity: Event
Stats: Great
Moves: Average
Power: Excellent
OVERALL: GREAT
Espeon is perhaps the best Eeveelution to get through the game due to its very
high Speed and Special Attack. It still has a poor selection of moves and it's
outclassed by Alakazam, but it can still be a valuable member of your team.
================ #189 [UMBREON] ================
-Faint Attack
-Toxic
-Moonlight
-Confuse Ray/Dig/Protect
Rarity: Event
Stats: Great
Moves: Bad
Power: Bad
OVERALL: BAD
As with most defensive Pokemon, Umbreon is just too much of a hassle to get
through the game since it will have a hard time dealing with anything not weak
to Dark.
================ #192 [KINGDRA] ================
Best Ability: Swift Swim
-Surf/Hydro Pump
-Dragon Pulse
-Ice Beam
-Rain Dance
Rarity: Common
Stats: Excellent
Moves: Great
Power: Good
OVERALL: GREAT
It's only weakness is Dragon, which you won't encounter until late in the game.
That quality alone is enough to make Kingdra stand out from other Waters, but
it's also one of the most powerful Pokemon in the rain. Too bad evolving it
can be a pain.
================ #193 [GLIGAR] ================
-Earthquake
-Swords Dance
-X-Scissor
-Roost/Rock Tomb
Rarity: Common (Heart Gold)
Stats: Bad
Moves: Average
Power: Average
OVERALL: AVERAGE
Gligar has better plans in the future when it evolves, but it's still not that