Is Gen 2 the best Pokemon?

The first generation of Pokémon games is often considered the best due to its roots in nostalgia and the familiarity it has with a wider audience. Yet on a closer inspection, Gen II, or Gold, Silver, and Crystal, actually added so much to the franchise while still keeping most of what made the originals so great.

Which Gen has most powerful Pokémon?

Too Strong: Mewtwo

Mewtwo is (by far) the most powerful Pokémon in the first generation of games, possessing not just a great stat line and powerful moves, but the best type in the game, Psychic.

Is Crystal the best Gen 2?

Generation II: Pokémon Gold

The enhanced version of the Johto games, Crystal, isn't the best option, despite what many would believe. It doesn't have Ampharos, one of Johto's strongest Pokémon and a staple of nearly every Gen II team. Instead, it's Pokémon Gold that rises to the top, thanks to a variety of factors.

What is the best Gen 2 team?

What is the best Gen 2 Legendary?

The Best Legendary Pokémon From Gen II Is Ho-Oh

All Gen II Legendaries are solid, but what sets Ho-Oh apart is the majestic aspect of its design. Unlike Lugia, Ho-Oh looks like a Legendary. Its place as one of the franchise's most elusive Pokémon also grants it a sense of mysticism that seldom Legendaries have.

Top 10 STRONGEST Pokemon in Gen 2

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Why is Pokemon Gen 2 the best?

While the Gen II games were still limited by the GameBoy's graphics, it introduced the day and night cycle to the Pokémon games. The idea of finding different Pokémon at different times of day, or even having different trainer interactions is the perfect way to make a world feel more immersive and authentic.

What Gen 2 starter should I pick?

Best Gen 2 Starter: Cyndaquil

With that in mind, Totodile and Cyndaquil are by far the safer options, with the latter just edging it thanks to its stronger special attack-centric move set and its second-stage evolution coming four levels sooner.

Who was Gen 2 champion?

Lance (Japanese: ワタル Wataru) is a Dragon-type Trainer, a member of the Indigo Elite Four in Generation I, Generation III, and Generation VII, and the Pokémon Champion of the Indigo Plateau in Generation II and Generation IV.

Who is the evil team in Gen 2?

Team Rocket is the villainous team of the Kanto and Johto regions. The grunts wear black costumes and have a red "R" as their crest. Many variations of the costume have been seen. Their leader is Giovanni.

What is the best ice Gen 2?

Sneasel is a strong contender when it comes to being the best ice-type in gen 2, but it falls just a little short in a few different areas. The additional evolutionary stage added in Diamond & Pearl, however, is more than enough to tip the scales in its favor.

What is the best Water type in Gen 2?

Why is Crystal version so expensive?

Pokémon Crystal is typically the most expensive Game Boy Pokémon game, with prices commonly running upwards of $100 on both Amazon and eBay. Its scarcity is the primary reason for this - during its run, it sold the least of any mainline Pokémon game to date, at under 6.4 million copies.

Who is the most op Pokémon?

Arceus is, without a doubt, the most powerful Legendary Pokémon. This Normal type Mythical Pokémon is the creator of the universe and thus the closest that the Pokémon world has to a god.

Who is the most broken Pokémon?

An actual Gen VI Pokémon that is incredibly overpowered is Aegislash. It could break through stall Pokémon, switch stances with its ability, Stance Change, to suit its needs, and it was immune to three different types.

What is the weakest Pokémon?

Bug-Type Pokemon are arguably the worst Pokemon in the game, and Parasect is both Bug- and Grass-Type - unfortunately, not that great of a combination. None of its moves or abilities stand out in any way, and anything that it can do, there will always be a Pokemon that can do it better than them.

What is the Gen 2 rival name?

Silver (Japanese: シルバー Silver) is the rival character of Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, playing opposite Ethan, Kris, or Lyra. He is the son of Team Rocket Boss Giovanni.

Has Leon ever lost Pokémon?

He proceeded to win his first-ever Gym Challenge and become the Champion of the Galar League, without losing a single battle. Since then, he and his partner have remained undefeated in every league and exhibition they participated in.

Who did Ash lose to in the Kanto League?

The Kanto Catastrophe

For this bout, each competitor gets to battle with three Pokémon. Ash sends his Pikachu, Squirtle, and Charizard up against Ritchie's Butterfree, Charmander, and Pikachu (who's named Sparky). And then Ash loses.

Which Gen 1 starter is the weakest?

Chikorita. This isn't really a surprise. Chikorita is at the bottom of most lists ranking starter Pokémon.

Can Gen 2 starters be shiny?

In every single main series Pokémon game — with the exception of Pokémon Colosseum, Pokémon XD, Pokémon Let's Go! Pikachu & Eevee, and Pokémon Sword & Shield — you can attempt to get a Shiny Pokémon as your starter Pokémon.

What is the most popular Gen 2 starter?

Generation 2 – Gold & Silver

The fire-type starter is Cyndaquill who evolves into Typhlosion (surely one of the coolest Pokemon names). And the water-type starter is Totodile who evolves into Feraligatr. For generation 2 there is another tie for the most popular starter, and it is between Cyndaquill and Typhlosion.

Why is Gen 2 so hard?

Why is Gen 2 so hard? This game can be exceptionally difficult when it comes to the Gym Leaders and your rival, primarily because leveling up is harder than ever in this game. So many of the random trainers have unevolved and low-level Pokémon, causing them to give painfully low amounts of experience points.

Is Johto better than Kanto?

While all the Kanto Pokémon are iconic and great, Johto's legendaries are far superior. The lore behind Ho-oh and the Legendary Beasts is so well-written that it holds up to this day, two decades later.

What is the biggest Pokémon Gen 2?

To the surprise of nobody at all, Steelix is the tallest (/longest) Pokémon in all of Gen II. At a mighty 30' 02”, this is one heck of a formidable creature. Onix's evolution, of course, is another of Gold & Silver's newfangled Steel-types.