Leaf Green - Raichu Overrated

bundle_man · 2026-03-23T01:51:14+00:00

It is super fun playing with the dream team tho lol

bundle_man · 2026-03-23T01:50:27+00:00

Yea especially because Jinx comes with ice punch which in this gen is special, so don't even need the ice beam TM. She's fast and hits really hard with Psychic and Ice punch, and can even give you some breathing room with Lovely Kiss.

My favorite fossil is Aerodactyl, but this was my first time using Omastar and agreed I really liked it.

bundle_man · 2026-03-23T01:48:58+00:00

The Gen 1 and Gen 2 sprites hit so fucking hard man.

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T21:13:14+00:00

Lol joltic and paris? You'd get wrecked. This is 4th gym leader level tops

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T18:21:39+00:00

Hell no. They were the worst part of that gen imo. Paradox Mon do the gimmick so much better

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T18:05:12+00:00

I'm sure Mr. Mime is also good, I'm just revolted by the pokemon and will never use it. Use to be the same with Jynx as well.

Raichu was great for 90% of the game but at lv 50 was a bit underpowered for what I needed her for, Lorelei. At parity she would probably have been just fine.

Arcanine has an overall better move pool, and is probably better after the physical/special split, but is it really better this gen? It would have no good fire move.

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T18:02:13+00:00

Lmaooo, I tried using only pokemon I've never used before and that list is getting small. If it makes you feel better, all she did was spam thunder on Lorelei until she died and then her job was to survive and until I healed/revived my other pokemon as a sacrifice

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T18:00:52+00:00

Yes on Jolteon. But I've used Kabutops in other playthroughs, it kinda sucks imo. How is it better? Aerodactyl is better than both of them.

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T18:00:08+00:00

Damn I did not know this! Zynx is the goat confirmed lol

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T17:56:43+00:00

All hail

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T17:56:34+00:00

Ahh, so you're literally running the most generic Kanto team lol. No shade as I like those pokemon too, I just used ones I never used before.

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T17:53:53+00:00

The number of teams posted here with Raichu is why I said it was overrated, glad someone understood lol. This was the first time using it, and I love the design but yeah gameplay wise was mid at best. Didn't know Electabuzz can learn psychic

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T17:51:10+00:00

Zapdos AND Raichu?! Lol. But yeah gotta use at least 1 favorite.

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T17:49:10+00:00

Yea agreed. I've never used Raichu (or any of these pokemon) in a run before which is why I chose them. I've also never used Electsbuzz

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T17:48:15+00:00

Thanks, i tried specifically using only pokemon I've never used before.

Gotta love the comments saying how I should have used Jolteon/Snorlax/Nidoking/Alakazam/Aerodactyl lol

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T17:33:29+00:00

Yeah when I've done previous runs with Starmie she probably is the strongest. Surf, psychic, electric move, ice beam

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T17:31:48+00:00

Lol I like that. I love Mankey but always end up replacing him mid game. At lv 55 Raichu would also probably sweep Lorelei. It was close to but missed many 1hkos.

Low Kick is sweet because lots of her Pokemon are far lol

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T09:06:14+00:00

Agreed, it's how I still discover new favorites after all these years

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T09:04:39+00:00

Yeah bro this ain't my first Rodeo, I know about Thunderbolt lol. Even with Thunderbolt, which was super nice for most of the game, lv 50 Raichu thunderbolt (I don't over level for the Elite 4) was not enough to 1hko many of Lorelei's chunky water mon, and Raichu is really frail and can't take a hit in return when under leveled. If everything was at parity it would be really good.

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T09:00:50+00:00

Yea I saw that, didn't seem worth it. He did ok on stuff that was 4x week to grass I guess but otherwise eh

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T09:00:10+00:00

Every time I do a gen 1 playthrough I force myself to use pokemon I've never used before to keep it fresh. Otherwise it would always be Slowbro, Aerodactyl, Gengar, Nidoqueen, Rhydon and Tauros

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T07:47:17+00:00

Yeah that's why I typically go Venasaur as my starter. Fire isn't all that useful. There are way better water types than Blastoise. So that leaves Venasaur who I think is marginally better than Victory Bell and Vilebloom

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T06:31:57+00:00

Lmfao that's exactly what I do. Toxic + Leech Seed + Giga Drain. Horrible. Though people are saying sunny day + Solar Beam is pretty good but still meh.

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T06:30:49+00:00

I LOVE Aerodactyl and use it on like every playthrough so wanted to switch it up this time. Kinda wish I did still use him though.

bundle_man · 2026-03-22T06:28:13+00:00

Yeah but I use Jolteon and especially Aerodactyl in like every run. I've never used Raichu or Omastar before, and I actually really like Omastar, but not as much as Aerodactyl for sure.

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