For what it's worth, I'd definitely concur that Squirtle is A tier as opposed to S. Whilst its usefulness never really waivers, it doesn't have that explosiveness that other S-tier Pokémon have (although its close). It's biggest issue is sharing TMs really; whilst Surf and Strength are solid moves they're just that. If you give it Dig or Earthquake its effectiveness improves drastically, but not to the sheer power the likes of Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Alakazam, Kadabra and Clefable get. I'd actually go as far as saying S tier should be Nidoran-M, Clefairy and Abra only. Its been a long time since I did a run-through with Clefairy, but Abra and Nidoran-M are both just scary.
I'd personally not have any of the starters lower than A for that matter, but I know that there's been excessive debate on Bulbasaur and completely understand the decision to place him in B.
Hitmonchan I agree needs to be in D. Its only STAB move is Submission which means it suffers from a continuous need to be fed Potions. It may come at a high level but it requires your own Pokémon to be either Kadabra/Alakazam or high leveled themselves to get him. Yeah, it's got good attack and speed but it gives you absolutely no reason to waste good TMs (that it needs) on it and not other Pokémon you'd be training at the time.
I question whether Farfetch'd should be in B; I'd have felt C at most? I've tried it before and ditched it quickly as I didn't particularly enjoy using it. Sure, it gets boosted EXP and perma-crit Slash, but I often just end up carrying it along for Cut and Fly. I may give this another try as I'm on leave and plan on playing through Blue again but I severely doubt its in-battle effectiveness with such low stats.
I'd personally not have any of the starters lower than A for that matter, but I know that there's been excessive debate on Bulbasaur and completely understand the decision to place him in B.
Hitmonchan I agree needs to be in D. Its only STAB move is Submission which means it suffers from a continuous need to be fed Potions. It may come at a high level but it requires your own Pokémon to be either Kadabra/Alakazam or high leveled themselves to get him. Yeah, it's got good attack and speed but it gives you absolutely no reason to waste good TMs (that it needs) on it and not other Pokémon you'd be training at the time.
I question whether Farfetch'd should be in B; I'd have felt C at most? I've tried it before and ditched it quickly as I didn't particularly enjoy using it. Sure, it gets boosted EXP and perma-crit Slash, but I often just end up carrying it along for Cut and Fly. I may give this another try as I'm on leave and plan on playing through Blue again but I severely doubt its in-battle effectiveness with such low stats.