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! #54 Psyduck !! #83 Farfetch'd | ! #54 Psyduck !! #83 Farfetch'd | ||
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| | | Psyduck possesses a somewhat unique Water and Psychic type combination, which gives it some fairly useful resistances. However, it doesn't learn a Psychic-type attack until level 15, when it learns Confusion. It evolves into Golduck at level 33, upon which it gets a simple stat boost. Psyduck, and Golduck as well, have a balanced set of base stats, with none of which that particularly stand out outside of its average 95 Special Attack. Overall, there are plenty of better Water-types and some stronger Psychic-types that you can find around this point in the game, and Psyduck simply lacks anything that makes it worth using over these other Pokémon. | ||
| Farfetch'd has always been the butt of many jokes due to its mediocrity. With a poor selection of stats and no evolution to improve them, Farfetch'd is often outclassed by many other Flying-types. While this is still true for this game, Farfetch'd does have a very limited use. At this point in the game, it is just slightly stronger than the completely unevolved Flying-types you have encountered so far, and a level 10 Farfetch'd can be traded in Santalune City for a common Bunnelby. This makes it a great Pokémon to use in the Santalune City Gym, as its sole Flying-type attack, Aerial Ace, is super effective against Bug-types. However, past the gym, it struggles to find a use that another Pokémon hasn't already filled, so it's likely not to be a permanent part of any team. | |||
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! #399 Bidoof !! #447 Riolu | ! #399 Bidoof !! #447 Riolu | ||
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| | | Bidoof appears to be another standard Normal-type Pokémon to be used as an HM slave. However, it does loses some utility as it doesn't have an ability like Pickup and cannot learn many HMs until it evolves into Bibarel at level 15. However, it does get some useful abilities that affect it stat changes. With Simple, any stat changes that are applied to Bidoof is doubled, while Unaware ignores the opponent's stat changes. Unfortunately, despite these unique abilities, Bidoof and its evolution Bibarel's stats are simply too poor to be useful in battles. | ||
| Riolu is a pure Fighting-type Pokémon, the first of its type you encounter in the game, though it gains a Steel typing once it evolves into Lucario. As Riolu, it has an excellent Attack stat that lets it hit harder than most Pokémon you can currently find at the moment, and it becomes a threatening mixed attacker once it becomes Lucario. Lucario is also one of the few Pokémon that gets a Mega Evolution before you defeat the Pokémon League, though it isn't available until a bit later in the game. However, do note that you will get the choice to obtain a Lucario for free at a certain point in the game, so it might be better to hold off catching a Riolu and simply wait for a Lucario to be handed to you when the time comes. | |||
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! #667 Litleo !! rowspan=2 | | ! #667 Litleo !! rowspan=2 | | ||
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| | | Litleo has a very unique Normal/Fire typing, which grants it a couple of nice resistances but also some unfortunate weaknesses. It evolves into Pyroar at level 35, upon which it gains a different mane depending on its gender. Its strongest stats are its Special Attack and Speed, but you're stuck with the weak Ember as its only Special move until level 33, when it learns Echoed Voice. The rest of its moves it learns up to that point are mostly physical moves that uses its much poorer Attack stat. Noble Roar is a move exclusive to Litleo and Pyroar. It lowers the opponent's Attack and Special Attack, which is great for weakening strong attackers, though Litleo and Pyroar aren't too defensive to take advantage of the debuff. | ||
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