20. Golduck
Comments: Golduck seems to be a very solid combo
of Water and Psychic Energy-using material. Psyshock is okay, and Hyper
Beam is wonderful. He's not exactly the greatest show on earth, but he's
good.
Rating: 5.9
19. Beedrill
Comments: I love this Pokemon. One of
Venusaur's best friends. Poison Sting is a real bashing, and Twineedle
isn't half bad either. Free retreat and a resistance to fighting make
this Pokemon a real threat.
Rating: 6.1
18. Erika's Victreebel
Comments: He's beat Beedrill by 0.1 of a rating on
my 1-10 scale. That's how close it is/was. The built in Gust Of
Wind (the "d" is silent), and the Razor Leaf attack just makes
Erika's Victreebel an awesome Pokemon.
Rating: 6.11
17. Poliwrath
Comments: Poliwrath isn't in the top 16 because
he's weak to Venusaur and his big buddies, Erika's Victreebel and Beedrill.
Water Gun is nothing special, but Whirlpool is wonderful, like a higher
damage version of Golduck's Hyper Beam. Good card.
Rating: 6.3
16. Lapras
Comments: The good old beatstick from Fossil.
80HP, Water Gun, and a confusion attack. That's pretty dang good for a
basic Pokemon!
Rating: 6.3
15. Haunter (Fossil)
Comments: Just a little bit better than Lapras and
Poliwrath, Haunter squeaks in a No. 15. The power is just sick, and the
attack, Nightmare, is solid too.
Rating: 6.3
14. Gligar
Comments: The reason, the only reason, mind you,
that I prefer the Rocket Squirtle way over Gligar is because Gligar is weak
the Venusaur and his pals. Otherwise he's good.
Rating: 6.3
13. Venusaur
Comments: A big fat Pokemon with a big fat Pokemon
power. Energy Trans is like an Energy Flow and then an automatic Rain
Dance with Grass Energy onto any Pokemon. Works extremely well with
Beedrill, Erika's Victreebel, and Pokemon Center.
Rating: 6.4
12. Mr. Mime
Comments: Invisible Wall and Mr. Mime just missed
beating Sneasal to No. 11, as I rate them evenly. The only problem is
that Venusaur works with Nidoking, and Nidoking has an attack called Toxic,
that can knock out a Mr. Mime in one hit.
Rating: 6.5
11. Sneasal
Comments: I think that Wiggly is stupid, and yet I
love Sneasal. Beat Up to the maximum, or Fury Swipes if it's the first
turn. Good in so many ways. Oh, yeah, free retreat too.
Thanks for reading!
This is Steve Guthire, signing off.
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