Top Twenty Pokémon to have on your Main Team Sets

By ShadowofLeafeon

REMINDER

Okay, guys and girls, I should let you know that this includes Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen, Emerald, Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, White and Black. This does include a few legendary Pokémon. When it comes to Pokémon, I’m a goddess.

#20: Mantine, PDN: 226

First Region: JhotoType: Water/FlyingAbilities: Swift Swim, Water AbsorbHighest Stat: Special DefenceLowest Stat: AttackWeak Against: Electric, RockRecommended Moves: Hydro Pump (Water)Bounce (Flying)Psybeam (Psychic)Signal Beam (Bug)Note: Evolves from Mantyke

#19: Torkoal, PDN: 324

First Region: HoennType: FireAbilities: White SmokeHighest Stat: DefenceLowest Stat: SpeedWeak Against: Water, Ground, RockRecommended Moves: Lava Plume (Fire)Iron Defence (Steel)Solar Beam (Grass, TM Taught)Earth Power (Ground, Move Tutor DPPt)Note: Torkoal does not evolve into or from any other

Pokémon.

#18: Raichu, PDN: 026

First Region: KantoType: ElectricAbilities: StaticHighest Stat: SpeedLowest Stat: DefenceWeak Against: GroundRecommended Moves: Thunder Bolt (Electric)Iron Tail (Steel, TM Taught)Grass Knot (Grass, TM Taught)Endure (Normal, TM Taught)Note: Raichu evolves from Pikachu when touched by a

Thunder Stone and Pikachu evolves from Pichu when levelled up with maximum happiness.

#17: Froslass, PDN: 278

First Region: SinnohType: Ice/GhostAbilities: Snow CloakHighest Stat: SpeedLowest Stat: Tied between Special Attack and Special DefenceWeak Against: Fire, Rock, Dark, SteelRecommended Moves: Shadow Ball (Ghost, TM Taught)Wake-up Slap (Fighting)Ice Beam (Ice, TM Taught)Thunderbolt (Electric, TM Taught)Note: Froslass can only be female. It evolves when a female

Snorunt touches a Dawn Stone. It’s counterpart (for looking masculine where Froslass is feminine) is Glalie.

#16: Spiritomb, PDN: 442

First Region: SinnohType: Ghost/DarkAbilities: PressureHighest Stat: Tied Special Attack and Special DefenceLowest Stat: SpeedWeak Against: NoneRecommended Moves: Dark Pulse (Dark)Ominous Wind (Ghost)Water Pulse (Water, TM Taught)Shockwave (Electric, TM Taught)Note: Spiritomb’s low Speed stat comes from its lack of limbs. It

has no weaknesses due to the type combination it shares with Sableye. It is said to have been created when 108 spirits were trapped in an Odd Keystone.

#15: Rotom, PDN: 479 (Mow Forme)

First Region: SinnohType: Ghost/ElectricAbilities: LevitateHighest Stat: Tied Special Attack and Special DefenceLowest Stat: AttackWeak Against: Ghost, DarkRecommended Moves: Leaf Storm (Grass)Discharge (Electric)Will-O-Wisp (Fire, TM Taught)Mud Slap (Ground, Move Tutor DPPt)Note: Rotom has six formes; Normal, Fan (Flying), Frost (Ice),

Heat (Fire), Mow (Grass) and Wash (Water). It does not evolve from or into any other Pokémon. In DPPt, the Secret Key event code is needed to change Rotom’s forms in Eterna City.

#14: Meganium, PDN: 154

First Region: JhotoType: GrassAbilities: OvergrowHighest Stat: Tied Special Attack and Special DefenceLowest Stat: AttackWeak Against: Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, BugRecommended Moves: Solar Beam (Grass)Body Slam (Normal)Earthquake (Ground, TM Taught)Rock Smash (Fighting, TM Taught)Note: Meganium evolves from Bayleef, which evolved from

Chikorita. It is the Grass-type starter for Jhoto Trainers given to the player in Gold, Silver, HeartGold and SoulSilver.

#13: Blaziken, PDN: 257

First Region: HoennType: Fire/FightAbilities: BlazeHighest Stat: AttackLowest Stat: Tied Special Attack and Special DefenceWeak Against: Water, Ground, Flying, PsychicRecommended Moves: Sky Uppercut (Fighting)Brave Bird (Flying, yes it does learn it by levelling up)Blaze Kick (Fire)Stone Edge (Rock, TM Taught)Note: Blaziken evolves from Combusken, which evolves from

Torchic, the Hoenn Fire-type starter Pokémon. The white=cream feathers that look like Blaziken’s hair are shorter on females than on males.

#12: Samurott, PDN: 503

First Region: UnovaType: WaterAbilities: TorrentHighest Stat: Special AttackLowest Stat: DefenceWeak Against: Electric, GrassRecommended Moves: X-Scissor (Bug, TM Taught)Hydro Pump (Water)Air Slash (Flying, Egg Move)Assurance (Dark, TM Taught)Note: Samurott evolves from Dewott, which evolves from

Oshawott, the Unova Water-type starter. Samurott has been shown in posters as being able to stand on its hind legs and perform its Razor Shell attack as if wielding a sword.

#11: Slaking, PDN: 289

First Region: HoennType: NormalAbilities: TrauntHighest Stat: AttackLowest Stat: Special DefenceWeak Against: FightingRecommended Moves: Shadow Ball (Ghost, TM Taught)Hammer Arm (Fighting)Faint Attack (Dark)Aerial Ace (Flying, TM Taught)Note: Slaking evolves from Vigoroth, which evolves from

Slakoth. Slaking may look like it is lounging, but it is really saving energy for its next strike.

#10: Metagross, PDN: 376

First Region: HoennType: Steel/PsychicAbilities: Clear BodyHighest Stat: AttackLowest Stat: Special DefenceWeak Against: Fire, GroundRecommended Moves: Zen Headbutt (Psychic)Meteor Mash (Steel)Ice Punch (Ice, HGSS Pt Move Tutor)Shadow Ball (Ghost, TM Taught)Note: Metagross is the evolved form of Metang, which evolves from

Beldum. Metagross is said to have the intellect of a super computer, due to it having four brains after Beldum fused with Beldum to evolve the same way Metang bonded with another Metang.

#9: Gyarados, PDN: 130

First Region: KantoType: Water/FlyingAbilities: IntimidateHighest Stat: AttackLowest Stat: Special AttackWeak Against: Electric, RockRecommended Moves: Hyper Beam (Normal)Bulldoze (Ground, TM Taught)Dragon Pulse (Dragon, TM Taught)Iron Head (Steel, HGSS Pt Move Tutor)Note: Although useless before it evolves from Magikarp,

Gyarados and its signature move Hyper Beam are a force to be reckoned with. It is called the Kanto Version of Hoenn’s Milotic. It’s mouth is never closed.

#8: Garchomp, PDN: 445

First Region: SinnohType: Dragon/GroundAbilities: Sand VeilHighest Stat: AttackLowest Stat: Special AttackWeak Against: Dragon, IceRecommended Moves: Draco Meteor (Dragon, Move Tutor)Crunch (Dark)Earthquake (Ground, TM Taught)Brick Break (Fighting, TM Taught)Note: Garchomp evolves from Gabite, which evolves from Gible.

The males of this species have a slit in the fin on their backs where the females do not. It eats cute Electric types for breakfast. It can fly but can’t learn the actual HM move Fly.

#9: Celebi, PDN: 251

First Region: JhotoType: Grass/PsychicAbilities: Natural CureHighest Stat: AllLowest Stat: AllWeak Against: Fire, Ice, Ghost, Dark, Bug, Poison, FlyingRecommended Moves: Leaf Storm (Grass)Psychic (Psychic, TM Taught)Aerial Ace (Flying, TM Taught)Charge Beam (Electric, TM Taught)Note: Celebi can travel through time. Just for that, it’s my personal

number one by a friend argued it down to nine because of its many weaknesses. Other than that, you can use the recommended moves to combat most of those weaknesses.

#8: Mew, PDN: 151

First Region: KantoType: PsychicAbilities: SynchroniseHighest Stat: AllLowest Stat: AllWeak Against: Bug, Ghost, DarkRecommended Moves: Aura Sphere (Fighting)Shadow Ball (Ghost, TM Taught)Acrobatics (Flying, TM Taught)Gunk Shot (Poison, HGSS Pt Move Tutor)Note: Mew can learn any TM, HM and Move Tutor moves in each

game. It can transform into other Pokémon at will. Yes, Mewtwo is better and is up the list and yes, the pictured Mew is shiny – they’re normally baby pink.

#7: Lugia, PDN: 249

First Region: JhotoType: Psychic/FlyingAbilities: PressureHighest Stat: Special DefenceLowest Stat: Tied Attack and Special AttackWeak Against: Electric, Ice, Rock, Dark, GhostRecommended Moves: Aero Blast (Flying)Earthquake (Ground, TM Taught)Shadow Ball (Ghost, TM Taught)Hydro Pump (Water)Note: It is said that when Lugia flaps its wings, there will be storms

for forty days and forty nights. A shiny Lugia is pink where a normal one it blue. It is one of the few Pokémon that can learn the 5th Gen move Sky Drop. Some of the pictures of Lugia on Google were just perverted.

#6: Palkia, PDN: 484

First Region: SinnohType: Water/DragonAbilities: PressureHighest Stat: Special AttackLowest Stat: Tied Defence and SpeedWeak Against: DragonRecommended Moves: Spacial Rend (Dragon)Aura Sphere (Fighting)Hydro Pump (Water)Earth Power (Ground)Note: Palkia is a being of Space. It is said that space becomes

more stable with Palkia’s every breath. Don’t mess with pink Dragons – they will cross space and kill your family if you beat it.

#7: Giratina, PDN: 287 (Origin Forme)

First Region: SinnohType: Dragon/GhostAbilities: LevitateHighest Stat: Tied Special Attack and Special DefenceLowest Stat: SpeedWeak Against: Ice, Dragon, Ghost, DarkRecommended Moves: Aura Sphere (Fighting)Shadow Force (Ghost)Draco Meteor (Dragon, Move Tutor)Iron Head (Steel, HGSS Pt Move Tutor)Note: Giratina can only be in its Origin Forme when it is holding

a Grisious Orb. Although bad for Speed, Special Attack more than makes up for it and the stat isn’t completely decimated by Draco Meteor.

#6: Latios, PDN: 381

First Region: HoennType: Dragon/PsychicAbilities: LevitateHighest Stat: Special AttackLowest Stat: DefenceWeak Against: Ice, Dragon, Bug, Dark, GhostRecommended Moves: Luster Purge (Psychic)Dragon Pulse (Dragon)Thunderbolt (Electric, TM Taught)Shadow Ball (Ghost, TM Taught)Note: Latios is a male-exclusive Pokémon. Latias is its female

counterpart. The Latios and Latias in Pokémon Heroes (5th Movie) were brother and sister, most likely from a Latios father and a Latias mother.

#5: Ho-Oh, PDN: 250

First Region: JhotoType: Fire/FlyingAbilities: PressureHighest Stat: Special DefenceLowest Stat: Tied Speed and DefenceWeak Against: Water, Electric, RockRecommended Moves: Sacred Fire (Fire)Thunder (Electric, TM Taught)Bulldoze (Ground, TM Taught)Extrasensory (Psychic)Note: Ho-Oh is the Pokémon Ash saw in the first episode of the

anime series flying over the rainbow. Its feathers are in seven colours, due to its classification as the Rainbow Pokémon. It created Suicune, Raikou and Entei when its tower burned down.

#4: Cresselia, PDN: 488

First Region: SinnohType: PsychicAbilities: LevitateHighest Stat: Special DefenceLowest Stat: AttackWeak Against: Bug, Dark, GhostRecommended Moves: Psychic (Psychic)Shadow Ball (Ghost, TM Taught)Ice Beam (Ice, TM Taught)Signal Beam (Bug, TM Taught)Note: Cresselia can only be female. It’s counterpart is Darkrai, which

is genderless. Heatran can be suggested as the male counterpart, despite having nothing to do with dreams but being a male-only Pokémon. Cresselia stops Darkrai’s bad dreams with it’s Lunar Wing.

#3: Dialga, PDN: 483

First Region: SinnohType: Steel/DragonAbilities: PressureHighest Stat: Special AttackLowest Stat: SpeedWeak Against: Fighting, GroundRecommended Moves: Iron Tail (Steel)Roar of Time (Dragon)Aura Sphere (Fighting)Aerial Ace (Flying, TM Taught)Note: Please do not fight Dialga. If you do somehow beat it, it

will go back in time and kill you as an infant. Dialga’s Roar of Time has the power to turn Pokémon into babies. Time flows when Dialga’s heart beats.

#2: Mewtwo, PDN: 150

First Region: KantoType: PsychicAbilities: PressureHighest Stat: Special AttackLowest Stat: Tied Defence and Special DefenceWeak Against: Bug, Dark, GhostRecommended Moves: Psy Strike (Psychic)Shadow Ball (Ghost, TM Taught)Aerial Ace (Flying, TM Taught)Aura Sphere (Fighting)Note: Mewtwo is said to have the most savage heart among

Pokémon. It was created on New Island by Team Rocket from stem cells of Mew. It is the main character in the first movie and had his own special episode in which we see him and the clones on a utopian plateau.

Well, the best is obviously Psyduck, people! Now check out the next slide

(Fooled you)#1: Arceus, PDN: 493

First Region: SinnohType: Normal (Changes with held Plate)Abilities: MultitypeHighest Stat: AllLowest Stat: AllWeak Against: Depends on the PlateRecommended Moves: Judgement (Normal)Ice Beam (Ice, TM Taught)Thunder (Electric, TM Taught)Draco Meteor (Dragon, Move Tutor)Note: Arceus is literally God for Pokémon. It has the highest

EVER base stat total of 720, it can be any type it wants and it’s awesome.

Thank you!I bet I got you with the Psyduck comment, right? I would never have Psyduck on a list of awesome Pokémon. It would be on my Epic Fail list – just because it’s hilarious!

--LeafeonofShadows