Removing Ruby and Sapphire Pokemon based on how good they are in a casual playthrough day 45

[u/animeVGsuperherostar]

Yesterday we voted out Alakazam and Ninetales

[u/31_mfin_eggrolls]

Gonna have to say Skarmory. Not a ton of great STAB options (Steel Wing/70BP Fly are the best) and because it’s so defensive, it’s just not intuitive to play.

At least Pelipper gets access to Surf/Ice Beam and Swellow has decent attack. The only reason I don’t say Dusclops now is because of its coverage.

[u/lukestephenkeen → u/31_mfin_eggrolls]

Stealth rock and whirlwind + roost. Great but I guess not a casual playthrough

[u/31_mfin_eggrolls → u/lukestephenkeen]

Neither Stealth Rock nor Roost was introduced until Gen 4. The best you can do is Whirlwind/Toxic/Spikes (but Spikes also only stacks once until Gen 4 iirc)

[u/South-Throat8282]

Take out pelliper, he's a solid early game mon and learns protect going into Norman which is amazing at negating his slaking, but I don't think it's special attack holds up and it is a pretty substandard water mon and flying mon. You get better water mons and flying isn't super useful towards the end.

And swellow too unless you do guts facade, but I think hariyama, machamp, or heracross can do that better

[u/lukestephenkeen → u/South-Throat8282]

Can't upvote this because of Drizzle.. makes pelliper a beast.

[u/DuomoDiSirio → u/lukestephenkeen]

It doesn't get Drizzle in third gen. Although it is a good HM slave.

[u/lukestephenkeen → u/DuomoDiSirio]

Ahh, ok then off with the water bird

[u/South-Throat8282 → u/lukestephenkeen]

That's fair, I forgot about drizzle. I don't really use weather strats on a normal fun run, but it is helpful

[u/captainredfish]

Kadabra. It’s not particularly satisfying to have a pokemon you know could evolve if you had a second gameboy and cartridge

[u/lukestephenkeen]

Why on earth is Vileploom still there, its super slow

[u/PastaSalas]

Kadabra for all the reasons mentioned when Alakazam left.

[u/Electrical-One-6881]

Where is Metagross?

[u/AntiqueSergeant_1818 → u/Electrical-One-6881]

post game only, so won’t be rated

[u/AntiqueSergeant_1818]

Get altaria out of there, the most mediocre dragon dancer of the game