There are some Pokémon that are amazing powerhouses in the metagame, but are far from optimal when you roll through the in-game storyline with them. Sometimes it's cause of abilities, sometimes cause of low PP moves, long strategies, there can be a lot of reasons, but let's discuss them!
Conversely, I'm sure there are Pokémon that are overlooked in the metagame but great in-game. Maybe we can find a surprising new Pokémon to have fun with when we next go through the story.
Just to clarify, I'm not talking about the in-game competitive aspects of Pokémon here, like Battle Tower or Wi-Fi battling. Also, I'm aware that you can p. much beat the game with any Pokémon, but some are more disappointing than others for sure.
A Pokémon that immediately comes to mind for me is Scolipede. It's the backbone of Baton Pass teams in the metagame right now, but in-game, Speed Boost is a fairly negligible ability. Sure, it might be able to help you in big battles, but when training with wild Pokés and when fighting regular trainers, there isn't going to be a lot outspeeding Scolipede. Disregarding Speed Boost, its other abilities are even worse. Combine that with an overdone typing and an average attacking stat and you have a less-than optimal member in a well balanced story team.
What do you think?
Conversely, I'm sure there are Pokémon that are overlooked in the metagame but great in-game. Maybe we can find a surprising new Pokémon to have fun with when we next go through the story.
Just to clarify, I'm not talking about the in-game competitive aspects of Pokémon here, like Battle Tower or Wi-Fi battling. Also, I'm aware that you can p. much beat the game with any Pokémon, but some are more disappointing than others for sure.
A Pokémon that immediately comes to mind for me is Scolipede. It's the backbone of Baton Pass teams in the metagame right now, but in-game, Speed Boost is a fairly negligible ability. Sure, it might be able to help you in big battles, but when training with wild Pokés and when fighting regular trainers, there isn't going to be a lot outspeeding Scolipede. Disregarding Speed Boost, its other abilities are even worse. Combine that with an overdone typing and an average attacking stat and you have a less-than optimal member in a well balanced story team.
What do you think?