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#25: Mew
The very first event-only legendary pixie. Mew has a simple but cute design, a simple mono-Psychic type, solid Base 100 stats across the board, and one simple but dangerous gimmick: she can learn any TM, HM, or Move Tutor move except for a handful of "exclusive" Move Tutor moves. Because of this, Mew has an incredible amount of versatility, rivaled only by Smeargle (and unlike Smeargle, Mew can actually attack). She's particularly fun to play with in-game in Gen V, where you can swap around TM moves all you want thanks to infinite-use TMs. There's no point in going over Mew's TM/Move Tutor moves (that would take way too long), but Mew's level-up movepool contains some really neat moves as well: Aura Sphere, Nasty Plot, Baton Pass (note that Mew can pass a +2 boost in any stat), Transform, and, of course, Metronome. Mew is an adorable pixie of surprises; you never quite know what will come next from her.
#24: Mamoswine (and pre-evolutions)
Piloswine wasn't my favorite Pokemon out of the ones that ended up on my "main team", but his unique Ice/Ground typing and interesting blend of moves still gave him a spot on my team. That said, I was definitely happy about the evolution he received in Gen IV, giving him much better stats to go into battle with. The physical/special split didn't do too much at first, as the only physical Ice moves he got were Ice Fang and Ice Shard... except that latter move, combined with his incredible Attack, allowed him to knock out many dangerous Dragons that were 4x-weak to Ice, no matter how fast they tried to be. This was on top of having one of the strongest Earthquakes around, and Superpower for extra coverage (not that it needs it much, as Ground + Ice has incredible coverage as it is). Gen V did many things to make him even more dangerous: he got Icicle Crash for a more powerful standard STAB, an improved Icicle Spear, and the ability Thick Fat from the Dream World, which removed his Fire weakness and gave him an Ice resistance. Mamoswine is an incredible Pokemon, and one that has really become a favorite of mine in recent generations.
#23: Jolteon
Jolteon, though, has always been a favorite Pokemon of mine. Being an Electric-type helps--in fact, I'd consider Jolteon to be the shining example of an Electric-type, notably holding the one trait that characterizes them the most: he is blazingly fast. He has one of the highest base Speed stats of non-legendary Pokemon, and in addition to that, he has a very good Special Attack as well. He uses a lot of standard Electric-type moves, including Volt Switch, and can use a Substitute/Baton Pass combo as well. He has some various coverage moves, though mostly in his Hidden Power choice, but Jolteon is just best at running circles around his opponents before shocking them into oblivion. As pretty much the embodiment of my favorite type, Jolteon easily takes a high spot on my list of favorite Pokemon.
#22: Breloom
More Grass-types! Breloom is a Pokemon that the game developers must have been high on to develop--who would think of making a fighting mushroom?--but the end result is a Pokemon that is surprisingly good at what it does. This mainly came about in Gen IV when he got Poison Heal as an ability, which gave him surprising lasting power (especially by equipping a Toxic Orb), from which he could use Spore and wreak havoc in general with strong attacks coming off his incredible Attack stat. Gen V gave it one more deadly path it could go, by gaining Technician from the Dream World; this powered up Mach Punch, an improved Bullet Seed, and even Low Sweep for a more reliable STAB that comes with a neat effect of cutting the opponent's Speed. And, of course, his Poison Heal sets, which frequently involve using a combo of Substitute and Focus Punch alongside Spore, are as deadly as ever. Breloom has a lot of flair to it, even if GameFreak was on one Shroomish too many to come up with him.
#21: Torterra (and pre-evolutions)
Instead of the usual sprite on the side, I'm going to post a bit of fanart instead...
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| Art by tasaku (bixbite) |
Torterra is my favorite Grass-type starter; his concept of essentially being a living continent is just full of awesome. He also has a unique Grass/Ground typing, high Attack and Defense, and some nice moves in Wood Hammer, Earthquake, and Stone Edge, as well as Stealth Rock, Rock Polish, and Synthesis. But seriously, he's a giant landmass that Pokemon can live on. If that isn't awesome enough, maybe some extra fanart will convince you...
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| This is how I imagine a hypothetical Mega Torterra to look. Art by harvester. |
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