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RSE In-Game Tiers
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As Flashrider57 noted, Phanpy evolves immediately after you get it (it evolves at level 25, and you catch it at level 26 or 27), but it suffers from having a rather poor movepool, learning nothing but normal attacks until level 33 (rollout) and 49 (earthquake). Still, Phanpy deserves at least mid for utility purposes alone (pickup is easily the best ability for in-game purposes), especially in Emerald where Phanpy will be pickup up better items than the Zigzagoones that you filled your party with at the start of the game.
Just nitpicky, but there are no Physical Water-type Attacks.
edit: Nincada has a niche in SE as being immune to all of Kyogre's attacks (not Rayquaza or Groudon, sadly) while receiving Swords Dance and False Swipe. Possibly move it to Low or at the very least mention those points.
edit2: Woops, looks like there's a whole post regarding Shedinja that dates back to Feb '10 in this very thread.
Actually, Shedinja is an interesting point as it can be used to cheese your way through certain Pokemon that might otherwise give you problems. Steven's Metagross (RS), Wallace's Gyarados and Whiscash (emerald), and Drake's Kingdra (emerald) are some notable examples from the Elite Four. Looking at a lot of the movesets for the Elite Four, it almost seems like Gamefreak was deliberately trying to prevent Shedinja from being able to sweep teams by putting moves like Toxic and Rock Tomb on random Pokemon.
I've been thinking about this for a long time, but didn't want to bump the thread since ages ago.
Makuhita should be high. Available early, Fight + Normal gives near flawless coverage (very, very few Ghosts in RSE), has high attack and awesome bulk. The only trainers with Flying-types are bird keepers, the only ones with Psychic-types are... Psychics, and everything else falls to him pretty easily. Makuhita's the best Fighting-type if you didn't choose Torchic, and Bulk Up being available by Dewford makes him one of the most reliable choices in-game. Definately much better than Wingull and Lotad.
Also Feebas should be low. This pokemon's unusable, especially since the game floods you with amazing Water types that get the job done without having to go through a world of trouble obtaining them.
Jirachi, Beldum and the Latis should be untiered.
Awesome tier list btw - nearly everything is at its rightful place.
Makuhita should be high. Available early, Fight + Normal gives near flawless coverage (very, very few Ghosts in RSE), has high attack and awesome bulk. The only trainers with Flying-types are bird keepers, the only ones with Psychic-types are... Psychics, and everything else falls to him pretty easily. Makuhita's the best Fighting-type if you didn't choose Torchic, and Bulk Up being available by Dewford makes him one of the most reliable choices in-game. Definately much better than Wingull and Lotad.
Also Feebas should be low. This pokemon's unusable, especially since the game floods you with amazing Water types that get the job done without having to go through a world of trouble obtaining them.
Jirachi, Beldum and the Latis should be untiered.
Awesome tier list btw - nearly everything is at its rightful place.
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Introduction
The best Pokemon is one who is obtained at the start of the game, can OHKO enemies off the bat, and only loses 1 HP when damaged. He also learns every HM, heals himself automatically, and has some neat ability to top it off. Such a Pokemon doesn't exist, of course, but this means that Pokemon closer to this ideal are the best.
The goal of this in-game tier list is to recommend a select group of Pokemon for an efficient run-through of the game. Those will be put in High tier. Very inefficient Pokemon will be put in Low tier. Pokemon who are neither efficient nor inefficient – for example, Pokemon who have an initial downside but can eventually perform as well as High tiered ones – are put in Middle tier. [the intent of this sentence was confusing but by skimming the list I came up with that description.
Pokemon are graded based on five factors: availability, raw stats, movepool, typing, and matchups against major in-game battles. Availability is a measure of how easy it is to obtain the Pokemon, and it ranges from very low (gift Pokemon) to very high (common “tall grass” "tall grass" Pokemon). It also takes into account the part of the game at which you are able to get the Pokemon. For example, a Pokemon could be extremely good, but he is worthless if you get him after every major battle. Raw stats affect the Pokemon's ability to KO others and to take hits in-game. Obviously, you want Pokemon with great stats, since that means they can easily KO many other Pokemon without fainting.
A Pokemon’s's movepool is the variety of attacks the Pokemon learns. Does he need a lot of TMs to have a good moveset? Can he learn a lot of HMs to help you navigate in the overworld? Does he learn powerful attacks of his own type? TMs are available but can only be used once. Giving items like Super Potions is fine because you can buy them and you have almost infinite money in the game. Giving a Pokemon a TM like the Dig TM in RBY cannot simply be assumed, as there is lots of competition for that TM. The less competition there is for a TM, the more likely it is that a Pokemon (space) can get said TM. Pokemon with great movepools do not present much competition for TMs, allowing them to be used on other Pokemon. (However, a buyable TM can always be assumed.)
Typing and matchups go hand in hand. The optimal typing gives a Pokemon STAB on useful attack types while leaving it with few or no weaknesses. If a Pokemon is a dual type, his typing should complement it offensively and defensively. Typing also determines the major battles in which a Pokemon will be useful. (M (major battles can range from Gym Leaders battles to Rival battles.) Therefore, it is useful to use Pokemon with good type combinations that give them an advantage in most of the game's major battles.
Don't confuse an efficient run with a speed run. Speed runs are often segmented and recorded while manipulating luck through resets; these aim for the absolute fastest on-screen time, but the real time spent on them is much, much more. If you want to play through the game in a relatively low time frame, then you’re're looking for an efficient run.
A team is actually the most efficient (in terms of utility per team member) if it only consists of a single member; however, this tier list will assume a team size of around three Pokemon. Otherwise, the list would be extremely centralized around starters and early-game Pokemon while everything else would be too crappy to use. Also note when reading through this guide that some of the moves and abilities listed for a Pokemon may only be obtained by their evolutions. Some Pokemon may be placed in higher tiers due to their evolutions capabilities as well.
Availability: Mid-Game
Stats: Below Average
Movepool: Decent
Additional Comments: It has an alright movepool, but it suffers from bad stats.
Illumise
Availability: Early
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: Same case as Volbeat. Both its stats and movepool are uninteresting.
Jigglypuff
Availability: Late
Stats: Average
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: It comes too late and its movepool is terrible without TMs.
Luvdisc
Availability: Don't
Stats: Use
Movepool: This
Additional Comments: Words cannot begin to describe how horrible this Pokemon is.
Mawile
Availability: Early
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: Its stats are absolutely horrible.
Minun
Availability: Early
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: Same as Plusle, except it's even weaker. It has terrible stats and a terrible movepool.
Nincada
Availability: Early
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: Weak and frail - both possible evolutions fold to strong attacks.
Nosepass
Availability: Early-Mid Game Early Mid-game
Stats: Below Average
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: It's (add apostrophe) slow and has little offensive ability.
Plusle
Availability: Early
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: It has terrible stats and a terrible movepool.
Roselia (Ruby and Sapphire only)
Availability: Early
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: Decent movepool, but hindered by terrible stats.
Sandshrew
Availability: Mid-Game
Stats: Average
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: Its level-up movepool is positively horrendous.
Seviper (Sapphire and Emerald only)
Availability: Mid-game
Stats: Average
Additional Comments: Has high offensive stats, but is slow, weak defensively, and has a poor level-up movepool.
Skitty
Availability: Early
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: See Spinda. Its stats are nigh unusable.
Spinda
Availability: Mid-Game
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Decent
Additional Comments: Its stats are nigh unusable.
Surskit (Ruby and Sapphire only)
Availability: Early
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: Its movepool and stats are both quite forgettable.
Volbeat
Availability: Early
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: Both its stats and movepool are uninteresting save for Tail Glow.
Voltorb
Availability: Late-Mid Game Late Mid-game
Stats: Average
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: It's (add apostrophe) very fast, but it's (add apostrophe) also rather weak and easily walled.
Wobbuffet
Availability: Late
Stats: Below Average
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: It can only do damage by taking damage first, which is terrible in-game.
(Arranged into alphabetical order; if you don't want it in alphabetical order, see the next HIDE tag for easy transfer.)
NOTES
Rayquaza is High in Emerald and low in Ruby/Sapphire. (period)
Groudon and Kyogre are Low in Emerald. (period)
Seviper, Lotad, Shuppet, Kyogre, Latias, and Lunatone are not in Ruby.
Zangoose, Seedot, Duskull, Groudon, Latios, and Solrock are not in Sapphire.
Zangoose, Roselia, Surskit, Meditite, and Lunatone are not in Emerald.
The best Pokemon is one who is obtained at the start of the game, can OHKO enemies off the bat, and only loses 1 HP when damaged. He also learns every HM, heals himself automatically, and has some neat ability to top it off. Such a Pokemon doesn't exist, of course, but this means that Pokemon closer to this ideal are the best.
The goal of this in-game tier list is to recommend a select group of Pokemon for an efficient run-through of the game. Those will be put in High tier. Very inefficient Pokemon will be put in Low tier. Pokemon who are neither efficient nor inefficient – for example, Pokemon who have an initial downside but can eventually perform as well as High tiered ones – are put in Middle tier. [the intent of this sentence was confusing but by skimming the list I came up with that description.
Pokemon are graded based on five factors: availability, raw stats, movepool, typing, and matchups against major in-game battles. Availability is a measure of how easy it is to obtain the Pokemon, and it ranges from very low (gift Pokemon) to very high (common “tall grass” "tall grass" Pokemon). It also takes into account the part of the game at which you are able to get the Pokemon. For example, a Pokemon could be extremely good, but he is worthless if you get him after every major battle. Raw stats affect the Pokemon's ability to KO others and to take hits in-game. Obviously, you want Pokemon with great stats, since that means they can easily KO many other Pokemon without fainting.
A Pokemon’s's movepool is the variety of attacks the Pokemon learns. Does he need a lot of TMs to have a good moveset? Can he learn a lot of HMs to help you navigate in the overworld? Does he learn powerful attacks of his own type? TMs are available but can only be used once. Giving items like Super Potions is fine because you can buy them and you have almost infinite money in the game. Giving a Pokemon a TM like the Dig TM in RBY cannot simply be assumed, as there is lots of competition for that TM. The less competition there is for a TM, the more likely it is that a Pokemon (space) can get said TM. Pokemon with great movepools do not present much competition for TMs, allowing them to be used on other Pokemon. (However, a buyable TM can always be assumed.)
Typing and matchups go hand in hand. The optimal typing gives a Pokemon STAB on useful attack types while leaving it with few or no weaknesses. If a Pokemon is a dual type, his typing should complement it offensively and defensively. Typing also determines the major battles in which a Pokemon will be useful. (M (major battles can range from Gym Leaders battles to Rival battles.) Therefore, it is useful to use Pokemon with good type combinations that give them an advantage in most of the game's major battles.
Don't confuse an efficient run with a speed run. Speed runs are often segmented and recorded while manipulating luck through resets; these aim for the absolute fastest on-screen time, but the real time spent on them is much, much more. If you want to play through the game in a relatively low time frame, then you’re're looking for an efficient run.
A team is actually the most efficient (in terms of utility per team member) if it only consists of a single member; however, this tier list will assume a team size of around three Pokemon. Otherwise, the list would be extremely centralized around starters and early-game Pokemon while everything else would be too crappy to use. Also note when reading through this guide that some of the moves and abilities listed for a Pokemon may only be obtained by their evolutions. Some Pokemon may be placed in higher tiers due to their evolutions capabilities as well.
Goldeen
Availability: Mid-Game
Stats: Below Average
Movepool: Decent
Additional Comments: It has an alright movepool, but it suffers from bad stats.
Illumise
Availability: Early
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: Same case as Volbeat. Both its stats and movepool are uninteresting.
Jigglypuff
Availability: Late
Stats: Average
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: It comes too late and its movepool is terrible without TMs.
Luvdisc
Availability: Don't
Stats: Use
Movepool: This
Additional Comments: Words cannot begin to describe how horrible this Pokemon is.
Mawile
Availability: Early
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: Its stats are absolutely horrible.
Minun
Availability: Early
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: Same as Plusle, except it's even weaker. It has terrible stats and a terrible movepool.
Nincada
Availability: Early
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: Weak and frail - both possible evolutions fold to strong attacks.
Nosepass
Availability: Early-Mid Game Early Mid-game
Stats: Below Average
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: It's (add apostrophe) slow and has little offensive ability.
Plusle
Availability: Early
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: It has terrible stats and a terrible movepool.
Roselia (Ruby and Sapphire only)
Availability: Early
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: Decent movepool, but hindered by terrible stats.
Sandshrew
Availability: Mid-Game
Stats: Average
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: Its level-up movepool is positively horrendous.
Seviper (Sapphire and Emerald only)
Availability: Mid-game
Stats: Average
Additional Comments: Has high offensive stats, but is slow, weak defensively, and has a poor level-up movepool.
Skitty
Availability: Early
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: See Spinda. Its stats are nigh unusable.
Spinda
Availability: Mid-Game
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Decent
Additional Comments: Its stats are nigh unusable.
Surskit (Ruby and Sapphire only)
Availability: Early
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: Its movepool and stats are both quite forgettable.
Volbeat
Availability: Early
Stats: Poor
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: Both its stats and movepool are uninteresting save for Tail Glow.
Voltorb
Availability: Late-Mid Game Late Mid-game
Stats: Average
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: It's (add apostrophe) very fast, but it's (add apostrophe) also rather weak and easily walled.
Wobbuffet
Availability: Late
Stats: Below Average
Movepool: Shallow
Additional Comments: It can only do damage by taking damage first, which is terrible in-game.
(Arranged into alphabetical order; if you don't want it in alphabetical order, see the next HIDE tag for easy transfer.)
NOTES
Rayquaza is High in Emerald and low in Ruby/Sapphire. (period)
Groudon and Kyogre are Low in Emerald. (period)
Seviper, Lotad, Shuppet, Kyogre, Latias, and Lunatone are not in Ruby.
Zangoose, Seedot, Duskull, Groudon, Latios, and Solrock are not in Sapphire.
Zangoose, Roselia, Surskit, Meditite, and Lunatone are not in Emerald.
Introduction
The best Pokemon is one who is obtained at the start of the game, can OHKO enemies off the bat, and only loses 1 HP when damaged. He also learns every HM, heals himself automatically, and has some neat ability to top it off. Such a Pokemon doesn't exist, of course, but this means that Pokemon closer to this ideal are the best.
The goal of this in-game tier list is to recommend a select group of Pokemon for an efficient run-through of the game. Those will be put in High tier. Very inefficient Pokemon will be put in Low tier. Pokemon who are neither efficient nor inefficient – for example, Pokemon who have an initial downside but can eventually perform as well as High tiered ones – are put in Middle tier. [the intent of this sentence was confusing but by skimming the list I came up with that description.
Pokemon are graded based on five factors: availability, raw stats, movepool, typing, and matchups against major in-game battles. Availability is a measure of how easy it is to obtain the Pokemon, and it ranges from very low (gift Pokemon) to very high (common “tall grass” "tall grass" Pokemon). It also takes into account the part of the game at which you are able to get the Pokemon. For example, a Pokemon could be extremely good, but he is worthless if you get him after every major battle. Raw stats affect the Pokemon's ability to KO others and to take hits in-game. Obviously, you want Pokemon with great stats, since that means they can easily KO many other Pokemon without fainting.
A Pokemon’s's movepool is the variety of attacks the Pokemon learns. Does he need a lot of TMs to have a good moveset? Can he learn a lot of HMs to help you navigate in the overworld? Does he learn powerful attacks of his own type? TMs are available but can only be used once. Giving items like Super Potions is fine because you can buy them and you have almost infinite money in the game. Giving a Pokemon a TM like the Dig TM in RBY cannot simply be assumed, as there is lots of competition for that TM. The less competition there is for a TM, the more likely it is that a Pokemon (space) can get said TM. Pokemon with great movepools do not present much competition for TMs, allowing them to be used on other Pokemon. (However, a buyable TM can always be assumed.)
Typing and matchups go hand in hand. The optimal typing gives a Pokemon STAB on useful attack types while leaving it with few or no weaknesses. If a Pokemon is a dual type, his typing should complement it offensively and defensively. Typing also determines the major battles in which a Pokemon will be useful. (M (major battles can range from Gym Leaders battles to Rival battles.) Therefore, it is useful to use Pokemon with good type combinations that give them an advantage in most of the game's major battles.
Don't confuse an efficient run with a speed run. Speed runs are often segmented and recorded while manipulating luck through resets; these aim for the absolute fastest on-screen time, but the real time spent on them is much, much more. If you want to play through the game in a relatively low time frame, then you’re're looking for an efficient run.
A team is actually the most efficient (in terms of utility per team member) if it only consists of a single member; however, this tier list will assume a team size of around three Pokemon. Otherwise, the list would be extremely centralized around starters and early-game Pokemon while everything else would be too crappy to use. Also note when reading through this guide that some of the moves and abilities listed for a Pokemon may only be obtained by their evolutions. Some Pokemon may be placed in higher tiers due to their evolutions capabilities as well.
The best Pokemon is one who is obtained at the start of the game, can OHKO enemies off the bat, and only loses 1 HP when damaged. He also learns every HM, heals himself automatically, and has some neat ability to top it off. Such a Pokemon doesn't exist, of course, but this means that Pokemon closer to this ideal are the best.
The goal of this in-game tier list is to recommend a select group of Pokemon for an efficient run-through of the game. Those will be put in High tier. Very inefficient Pokemon will be put in Low tier. Pokemon who are neither efficient nor inefficient – for example, Pokemon who have an initial downside but can eventually perform as well as High tiered ones – are put in Middle tier. [the intent of this sentence was confusing but by skimming the list I came up with that description.
Pokemon are graded based on five factors: availability, raw stats, movepool, typing, and matchups against major in-game battles. Availability is a measure of how easy it is to obtain the Pokemon, and it ranges from very low (gift Pokemon) to very high (common “tall grass” "tall grass" Pokemon). It also takes into account the part of the game at which you are able to get the Pokemon. For example, a Pokemon could be extremely good, but he is worthless if you get him after every major battle. Raw stats affect the Pokemon's ability to KO others and to take hits in-game. Obviously, you want Pokemon with great stats, since that means they can easily KO many other Pokemon without fainting.
A Pokemon’s's movepool is the variety of attacks the Pokemon learns. Does he need a lot of TMs to have a good moveset? Can he learn a lot of HMs to help you navigate in the overworld? Does he learn powerful attacks of his own type? TMs are available but can only be used once. Giving items like Super Potions is fine because you can buy them and you have almost infinite money in the game. Giving a Pokemon a TM like the Dig TM in RBY cannot simply be assumed, as there is lots of competition for that TM. The less competition there is for a TM, the more likely it is that a Pokemon (space) can get said TM. Pokemon with great movepools do not present much competition for TMs, allowing them to be used on other Pokemon. (However, a buyable TM can always be assumed.)
Typing and matchups go hand in hand. The optimal typing gives a Pokemon STAB on useful attack types while leaving it with few or no weaknesses. If a Pokemon is a dual type, his typing should complement it offensively and defensively. Typing also determines the major battles in which a Pokemon will be useful. (M (major battles can range from Gym Leaders battles to Rival battles.) Therefore, it is useful to use Pokemon with good type combinations that give them an advantage in most of the game's major battles.
Don't confuse an efficient run with a speed run. Speed runs are often segmented and recorded while manipulating luck through resets; these aim for the absolute fastest on-screen time, but the real time spent on them is much, much more. If you want to play through the game in a relatively low time frame, then you’re're looking for an efficient run.
A team is actually the most efficient (in terms of utility per team member) if it only consists of a single member; however, this tier list will assume a team size of around three Pokemon. Otherwise, the list would be extremely centralized around starters and early-game Pokemon while everything else would be too crappy to use. Also note when reading through this guide that some of the moves and abilities listed for a Pokemon may only be obtained by their evolutions. Some Pokemon may be placed in higher tiers due to their evolutions capabilities as well.
Mid-Game should be Mid-game.
And we only used Beginning for describing the starters. Everything else was Very Early and up.
I bolded all the stuff that needs to be changed for the two above.
EDIT: Also I realize some of these changes are really nit-picky, but I'm just striving for consistency between the write-ups.
GP 2/2(?)
Gave this its second GP check and alphabetized it. HTML done.
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Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald In-Game Tiers
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<li><a href="#intro">Introduction</a></li>
<li><a href="#high">High Tier</a></li>
<li><a href="#middle">Middle Tier</a></li>
<li><a href="#low">Low Tier</a></li>
<li><a href="#bottom">Bottom Tier</a></li>
<li><a href="#untiered">Untiered</a></li>
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<h2><a name="intro">Introduction</a></h2>
<p>The best Pokemon is one who is obtained at the start of the game, can OHKO enemies off the bat, and only loses 1 HP when damaged. It also learns every HM, heals itself automatically, and has some neat ability to top it off. Such a Pokemon doesn't exist, of course, but this means that Pokemon closer to this ideal are the best.</p>
<p>The goal of this in-game tier list is to recommend a select group of Pokemon for an efficient run-through of the game. Those will be put in High tier. Very inefficient Pokemon will be put in Low tier. Pokemon who are neither efficient nor inefficient – for example, Pokemon who have an initial downside but can eventually perform as well as High tiered ones – are put in Middle tier. [the intent of this sentence was confusing but by skimming the list I came up with that description.</p>
<p>Pokemon are graded based on five factors: availability, raw stats, movepool, typing, and matchups against major in-game battles. Availability is a measure of how easy it is to obtain the Pokemon, and it ranges from very low (gift Pokemon) to very high (common "tall grass" Pokemon). It also takes into account the part of the game at which you are able to get the Pokemon. For example, a Pokemon could be extremely good, but he is worthless if you get him after every major battle. Raw stats affect the Pokemon's ability to KO others and to take hits in-game. Obviously, you want Pokemon with great stats, since that means they can easily KO many other Pokemon without fainting.</p>
<p>A Pokemon's movepool is the variety of attacks the Pokemon learns. Does it need a lot of TMs to have a good moveset? Can it learn a lot of HMs to help you navigate in the overworld? Does he learn powerful attacks of his own type? TMs are available but can only be used once. Giving items like Super Potions is fine because you can buy them and you have almost infinite money in the game. Giving a Pokemon a TM like the Dig TM in RBY cannot simply be assumed, as there is lots of competition for that TM. The less competition there is for a TM, the more likely it is that a Pokemon can get said TM. Pokemon with great movepools do not present much competition for TMs, allowing them to be used on other Pokemon (However, a buyable TM can always be assumed).</p>
<p>Typing and matchups go hand in hand. The optimal typing gives a Pokemon STAB on useful attack types while leaving it with few or no weaknesses. If a Pokemon is a dual type, his typing should complement it offensively and defensively. Typing also determines the major battles in which a Pokemon will be useful (major battles can range from Gym Leaders battles to Rival battles). Therefore, it is useful to use Pokemon with good type combinations that give them an advantage in most of the game's major battles.</p>
<p>Don't confuse an efficient run with a speed run. Speed runs are often segmented and recorded while manipulating luck through resets; these aim for the absolute fastest on-screen time, but the real time spent on them is much, much more. If you want to play through the game in a relatively low time frame, then you're looking for an efficient run.</p>
<p>A team is actually the most efficient (in terms of utility per team member) if it only consists of a single member; however, this tier list will assume a team size of around three Pokemon. Otherwise, the list would be extremely centralized around starters and early-game Pokemon while everything else would be too crappy to use. Also note when reading through this guide that some of the moves and abilities listed for a Pokemon may only be obtained by their evolutions. Some Pokemon may be placed in higher tiers due to their evolutions capabilities as well.</p>
<h2><a name="high">High Tier</a></h2>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/63.png" alt="Abra" /><br />
<strong>Abra</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: High<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Evolving him is somewhat difficult, but Alakazam's sheer strength and power makes it worth it.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/170.png" alt="Chinchou" /><br />
<strong>Chinchou</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Wide<br />
Additional Comments: Lanturn has passable stats and Water/Electric is an awesome STAB combo.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/309.png" alt="Electrike" /><br />
<strong>Electrike</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Fast and strong; Bite + Thunderbolt offers great neutral coverage.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/383.png" alt="Groudon" /><br />
<strong>Groudon (Ruby Only)</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Excellent<br />
Movepool: Wide<br />
Additional Comments: Comes late at a high level, but is incredibly strong and sweeps easily with Bulk Up + STAB Earthquake. Drought also removes its Water weakness and it has Fire Blast to crush Grass- and Ice-type Pokemon. In Emerald, it doesn't come until after you beat the Champion.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/382.png" alt="Kyogre" /><br />
<strong>Kyogre (Sapphire Only)</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Excellent<br />
Movepool: Wide<br />
Additional Comments: Comes late at a high level, but is incredibly strong and can sweep the Elite Four pretty much by itself with a moveset of Calm Mind / Ice Beam / Hydro Pump / Thunder (it comes with three of those moves). In Emerald, it doesn't come until after you beat the Champion.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/270.png" alt="Lotad" /><br />
<strong>Lotad (Sapphire and Emerald only)</strong><br />
Availability: Very Early<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Dual STABs have great coverage without need for TMs, while his typing doesn't leave him with many weaknesses. It's easy to get as well.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/258.png" alt="Mudkip" /><br />
<strong>Mudkip</strong><br />
Availability: Beginning<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Wide<br />
Additional Comments: Learns a lot of HMs, is bulky, and is strong. His dual STAB combo offers great coverage when coupled with Blizzard, which is an easily purchased TM.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/280.png" alt="Ralts" /><br />
<strong>Ralts</strong><br />
Availability: Very Early<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Very strong, moderately fast, and has a pretty good movepool. Psychic + Thunderbolt is a good attacking combo to use, especially since Ralts gets Calm Mind as a level-up move.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/384.png" alt="Rayquaza" /><br />
<strong>Rayquaza (Emerald only)</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Excellent<br />
Movepool: Very Wide<br />
Additional Comments: Hard to catch, but comes at a very high level and is extremely strong. Needs no TMs. In Ruby and Sapphire, it doesn't come until after you beat the Champion.
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/285.png" alt="Shroomish" /><br />
<strong>Shroomish</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Slow, but Breloom is very strong and has a good movepool.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/227.png" alt="Skarmory" /><br />
<strong>Skarmory</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-game<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Excellent typing lets it take many hits, and it outright walls a lot of the game's more deadly Trainers, such as Norman, Winona, Steven, Sidney, and Phoebe. You should also have the Steel Wing TM as soon as you find it, meaning that it can pull its weight very quickly.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/120.png" alt="Staryu" /><br />
<strong>Staryu</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Very Wide<br />
Additional Comments: Very fast and strong with a great movepool. It comes a bit late, but training it is well worth it.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/276.png" alt="Taillow" /><br />
<strong>Taillow</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Reliable STABs, great early movepool, and extremely fast.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/72.png" alt="Tentacool" /><br />
<strong>Tentacool</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Good stats, but has a shallow level-up movepool. He's a great HM slave though. Tentacool and Tropius learn all of the game's HMs between each other.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/255.png" alt="Torchic" /><br />
<strong>Torchic</strong><br />
Availability: Beginning<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Wide<br />
Additional Comments: Very strong with decent Speed; dual STAB upon evolution offers great coverage without need for a lot of TMs.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/252.png" alt="Treecko" /><br />
<strong>Treecko</strong><br />
Availability: Beginning<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Wide<br />
Additional Comments: Very fast; a wide movepool coupled with decent offenses means it can take on most Pokemon. It learns a lot of useful moves through TMs.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/357.png" alt="Tropius" /><br />
<strong>Tropius</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-game<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Best HM slave in the game.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/293.png" alt="Whismur" /><br />
<strong>Whismur</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Very Wide<br />
Additional Comments: Good attacking stats and can utilize lots of easily replaceable TMs such as Fire Blast, Blizzard, and Thunder for wide type coverage and power.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/278.png" alt="Wingull" /><br />
<strong>Wingull</strong><br />
Availability: Very Early<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: He has decent power, and Water/Flying is a good STAB combo. He learns Shock Wave which rounds off coverage nicely.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/335.png" alt="Zangoose" /><br />
<strong>Zangoose (Ruby only)</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-Game<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Wide<br />
Additional Comments: Decent stats with a wide movepool; Swords Dance at level 10 is amazing.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/263.png" alt="Zigzagoon" /><br />
<strong>Zigzagoon</strong><br />
Availability: Very Early<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Comes early, has a neat ability in Pickup, and is a great HM slave.</p>
<h2><a name="middle">Middle Tier</a></h2>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/347.png" alt="Anorith" /><br />
<strong>Anorith</strong><br />
Availability: Early Mid-game<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Pretty strong and can take a few hits, but is slow.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/339.png" alt="Barboach" /><br />
<strong>Barboach</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Not too hard to get; decent replacement for Swampert. However, it is slow and not overwhelmingly powerful.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/318.png" alt="Carvanha" /><br />
<strong>Carvanha</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-game<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Very strong, but it is really frail and comes somewhat late.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/84.png" alt="Doduo" /><br />
<strong>Doduo</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Taillow comes first, but Dodrio is pretty good too with reliable STABs.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/349.png" alt="Feebas" /><br />
<strong>Feebas</strong><br />
Availability: Late-Mid game<br />
Stats: Above Average (after evolution)<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Milotic is a very powerful Pokemon, but Feebas is tedious to evolve and is notoriously difficult to catch.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/74.png" alt="Geodude" /><br />
<strong>Geodude</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Useful early game, but has too many weaknesses and is slow.
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/214.png" alt="Heracross" /><br />
<strong>Heracross</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: High<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Comes late but is strong and has a good movepool.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/66.png" alt="Machop" /><br />
<strong>Machop</strong><br />
Availability: Early Mid-game<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Needs TMs for move variety, but he is very strong.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/129.png" alt="Magikarp" /><br />
<strong>Magikarp</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: High<br />
Movepool: Wide<br />
Additional Comments: A pain to train early on and it doesn't get a good STAB to use with its high Attack, but Gyarados gets Dragon Dance and has great stats.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/81.png" alt="Magnemite" /><br />
<strong>Magnemite</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-game<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Slow with a shallow movepool, but has good typing. Magneton is pretty strong and its typing is very useful against the Elite Four.
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/296.png" alt="Makuhita" /><br />
<strong>Makuhita</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Needs TMs for move variety, but he is very strong. It also comes a earlier than Machop.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/183.png" alt="Marill" /><br />
<strong>Marill</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Bulky and very, very strong with Huge Power. It also leans strong moves such as Double-Edge and Rollout and it's quite useful as an HM Slave. However, Marill is veryslow and doesn't receive any good Physical STAB.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/307.png" alt="Meditite" /><br />
<strong>Meditite (Ruby and Sapphire only)</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Medicham is very strong, and his only drawback is that he comes late.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/322.png" alt="Numel" /><br />
<strong>Numel</strong><br />
Availability: Early Mid-game<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Wide<br />
Additional Comments: Good dual STAB combo, but is hindered by a lot of common weaknesses and relatively low bulk. However, it still the best available Fire-types outside of Torchic.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/43.png" alt="Oddish" /><br />
<strong>Oddish</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: No good STAB until Petal Dance and Breloom is much better, but there aren't a lot of good Grass-types to choose from in this game.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/54.png" alt="Psyduck" /><br />
<strong>Psyduck</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Decent stats; decent Water-type if you didn’t choose Mudkip.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/378.png" alt="Regice" /><br />
<strong>Regice</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Difficult to get but it is very bulky and gets a nice BoltBeam combo. It can take on Drake pretty much by itself and is great against Wallace.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/287.png" alt="Slakoth" /><br />
<strong>Slakoth</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Excellent<br />
Movepool: Very Wide<br />
Additional Comments: Truant is horrible, but Slaking has excellent stats and he can always employ a hit and run strategy.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/363.png" alt="Spheal" /><br />
<strong>Spheal</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: He comes late, but Water/Ice is a good STAB combo and Walrein is very bulky with decent offensive capabilities.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/325.png" alt="Spoink" /><br />
<strong>Spoink</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-Game<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: He's slow and outclassed offensively by Gardevoir, but he's not a bad Pokemon by any means.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/37.png" alt="Vulpix" /><br />
<strong>Vulpix</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Comes late, but Flamethrower at only level 29 is awesome and Ninetales is pretty strong. Aside from Flamethrower, its movepool is really bad.</p>
<h2><a name="low">Low Tier</a></h2>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/359.png" alt="Absol" /><br />
<strong>Absol</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Its frail, comes late, and lacks a good STAB move.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/304.png" alt="Aron" /><br />
<strong>Aron</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Wide<br />
Additional Comments: It's very slow and has way too many crippling weaknesses.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/371.png" alt="Bagon" /><br />
<strong>Bagon</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Excellent<br />
Movepool: Wide<br />
Additional Comments: It just comes far too late to be helpful in any capacity.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/331.png" alt="Cacnea" /><br />
<strong>Cacnea</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-game<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Slow, has a lot of weaknesses, and is too frail to take repeated hits.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/351.png" alt="Castform" /><br />
<strong>Castform</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Poor<br />
Movepool: Wide<br />
Additional Comments: Its stats just don't cut it.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/341.png" alt="Corphish" /><br />
<strong>Corphish</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: It has a horrible level movepool - no good STAB options to make use of its higher Attack...honestly, Sharpedo is superior in every way.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/355.png" alt="Duskull" /><br />
<strong>Duskull</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: It has good defenses and a good typing, but it's slow, has poor offenses, and a horrible level-up movepool.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/88.png" alt="Grimer" /><br />
<strong>Grimer</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-game<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Poison is a very bad attacking type offensively. It is also slow and requires TMs to have a varied moveset.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/316.png" alt="Gulpin" /><br />
<strong>Gulpin</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Poison is a very bad attacking type offensively. It is also slow and requires TMs to have a varied moveset.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/109.png" alt="Koffing" /><br />
<strong>Koffing</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-game<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Poison is a very bad attacking type offensively. It is also slow and requires TMs to have a varied moveset.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/345.png" alt="Lileep" /><br />
<strong>Lileep</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-game<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: It has an interesting type combination, but its offenses and level-up movepool just don't cut it.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/337.png" alt="Lunatone" /><br />
<strong>Lunatone (Sapphire Only)</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-game<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Its stats are not terribly great and its typing isn't particularly useful.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/177.png" alt="Natu" /><br />
<strong>Natu</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Its good moves come too late and it's basically completely inferior to all of the other Psychic-types in the game.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/25.png" alt="Pikachu" /><br />
<strong>Pikachu</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Its movepool is mediocre and it is outclassed by Manectric offensively, unless you get a Light Ball one. Even with a Light Ball, Pikachu will be KOed by a light breeze.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/127.png" alt="Pinsir" /><br />
<strong>Pinsir</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: It learns no good STAB moves and is totally outclassed by Heracross.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/261.png" alt="Poochyena" /><br />
<strong>Poochyena</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Below Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Useful early game but is too weak later on when enemies start using more powerful Pokemon.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/377.png" alt="Regirock" /><br />
<strong>Regirock</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: It is very difficult to get and isn't useful in any of the later battles.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/379.png" alt="Registeel" /><br />
<strong>Registeel</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: It is very difficult to get and is too weak to cause much damage.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/369.png" alt="Relicanth" /><br />
<strong>Relicanth</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: It comes late and has a terrible type combination that saddles it with a ton of weaknesses. It's also too slow to make use of its decent Attack stat.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/111.png" alt="Rhyhorn" /><br />
<strong>Rhyhorn</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: It comes too late to be of much help against any of the final battles, and its slow and burdened with many weaknesses.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/302.png" alt="Sableye" /><br />
<strong>Sableye (Sapphire and Emerald only)</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Below Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Although it is very useful against Brawly and Phoebe, it has bad stats and a bad level-up movepool, which means it will be useless most of the time.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/273.png" alt="Seedot" /><br />
<strong>Seedot (Ruby and Emerald only)</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Poor<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: It relies too much on TMs to have an acceptable movepool, and its stats don't cut it until you get the needed evolution stone, which comes way too late.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/353.png" alt="Shuppet" /><br />
<strong>Shuppet</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: It is slow and has a terrible movepool.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/218.png" alt="Slugma" /><br />
<strong>Slugma</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-game<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Suffers from horrible typing and bad Speed; Numel is better in every way.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/361.png" alt="Snorunt" /><br />
<strong>Snorunt</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: It's very rare and comes very late. Stats are too mediocre to get any real mileage out of it.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/338.png" alt="Solrock" /><br />
<strong>Solrock (Ruby and Emerald Only)</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-Game<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Its stats are not terribly great and its typing isn't particularly useful.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/333.png" alt="Swablu" /><br />
<strong>Swablu</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-game<br />
Stats: Below Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: It has good typing, but its very poor stats rather let it down.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/324.png" alt="Torkoal" /><br />
<strong>Torkoal</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-game<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Pained by poor Speed and a shallow movepool; totally outclassed by Numel.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/328.png" alt="Trapinch" /><br />
<strong>Trapinch</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-game<br />
Stats: Above Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Although Flygon is pretty good, its suffers from a horrible level-up movepool and generally subpar stats until it evolves for the final time.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/320.png" alt="Wailmer" /><br />
<strong>Wailmer</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-game<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: It is slow, not overly strong, and by time you can get it you have already seen too many other good options for a strong Water-type.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/265.png" alt="Wurmple" /><br />
<strong>Wurmple</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Poor<br />
Movepool: Very Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Both of its evolutions are terrible and is only really useful for beating up Brawly.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/41.png" alt="Zubat" /><br />
<strong>Zubat</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: It's a pain to train early on thanks to its weak offensive options and is generally outclassed by Swellow.</p>
<h2><a name="bottom">Bottom Tier</a></h2>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/358.png" alt="Chimecho" /><br />
<strong>Chimecho</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Below Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: It's very hard to find, and its horrible stats mean the payoff isn't worth it.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/366.png" alt="Clamperl" /><br />
<strong>Clamperl</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Poor<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: It requires trade evolutions to even become useful.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/118.png" alt="Goldeen" /><br />
<strong>Goldeen</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-game<br />
Stats: Below Average<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: It has an alright movepool, but it suffers from bad stats.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/314.png" alt="Illumise" /><br />
<strong>Illumise</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Poor<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Both its stats and movepool are uninteresting.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/39.png" alt="Jigglypuff" /><br />
<strong>Jigglypuff</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: It comes too late and its movepool is terrible without TMs.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/370.png" alt="Luvdisc" /><br />
<strong>Luvdisc</strong><br />
Availability: Don't<br />
Stats: Use<br />
Movepool: This<br />
Additional Comments: Words cannot begin to describe how horrible this Pokemon is.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/303.png" alt="Mawile" /><br />
<strong>Mawile</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Poor<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Its stats are absolutely horrible.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/312.png" alt="Minun" /><br />
<strong>Minun</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Poor<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: It has terrible stats and a terrible movepool.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/290.png" alt="Nincada" /><br />
<strong>Nincada</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Poor<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Weak and frail - both possible evolutions fold to strong attacks.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/299.png" alt="Nosepass" /><br />
<strong>Nosepass</strong><br />
Availability: Early-Mid game<br />
Stats: Below Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: It's slow and has little offensive ability.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/311.png" alt="Plusle" /><br />
<strong>Plusle</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Poor<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: It has terrible stats and a terrible movepool.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/315.png" alt="Roselia" /><br />
<strong>Roselia (Ruby and Sapphire only)</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Poor<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Decent movepool, but hindered by its low Speed and frailty.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/27.png" alt="Sandshrew" /><br />
<strong>Sandshrew</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-Game<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Its level-up movepool is positively horrendous.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/336.png" alt="Seviper" /><br />
<strong>Seviper (Sapphire and Emerald only)</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-game<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Has high offensive stats, but is slow, weak defensively, and needs TMs to compensate for its poor level-up movepool.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/300.png" alt="Skitty" /><br />
<strong>Skitty</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Poor<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Its stats are nigh unusable.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/327.png" alt="Spinda" /><br />
<strong>Spinda</strong><br />
Availability: Mid-game<br />
Stats: Poor<br />
Movepool: Decent<br />
Additional Comments: Its stats are nigh unusable.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/283.png" alt="Surskit" /><br />
<strong>Surskit</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Poor<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Its movepool and stats are both quite forgettable.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/313.png" alt="Volbeat" /><br />
<strong>Volbeat</strong><br />
Availability: Early<br />
Stats: Poor<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Both it's stats and movepool are uninteresting save Tail Glow.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/100.png" alt="Voltorb" /><br />
<strong>Voltorb</strong><br />
Availability: Late-Mid game<br />
Stats: Average<br />
Movepool: Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: Its very fast, but its also rather weak and easily walled.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/202.png" alt="Wobbuffet" /><br />
<strong>Wobbuffet</strong><br />
Availability: Late<br />
Stats: Below Average<br />
Movepool: Very Shallow<br />
Additional Comments: It can only do damage by taking damage first, which is terrible in-game.</p>
<h2><a name="untiered">Untiered</a></h2>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/374.png" alt="Beldum" /><br />
<strong>Beldum</strong><br />
Availability: End<br />
Stats: Excellent<br />
Movepool: Wide<br />
Additional Comments: Doesn't come until after you beat the Champion.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/380.png" alt="Latias" /><br />
<strong>Latias</strong><br />
Availability: End<br />
Stats: Excellent<br />
Movepool: Wide<br />
Additional Comments: Doesn't come until after you beat the Champion.</p>
<p><img src="/download/sprites/rs/381.png" alt="Latios" /><br />
<strong>Latios</strong><br />
Availability: End<br />
Stats: Excellent<br />
Movepool: Wide<br />
Additional Comments: Doesn't come until after you beat the Champion.</p>