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So recently with Applin we saw a Pokémon that wasn't too special, until the Gen 9 DLC showed us that it actually has a Third branching path of evolution! Until now the only Pokemon that have had more than two branches were Eevee and Tyrogue, so quite an exclusive club, however Applin didn't stop there being able to evolve AGAIN after that! This was truly unprecedented, but now that we've seen it, who's to say that this couldn't happen again? So which other Pokémon could pull off getting new family members added after the fact, and join the 3 branch crowd?

There are plenty of areas in the Pokémon world that can make you hurt yourself in confusion if you think about it too hard, but the so-called Evil Teams would definitely fall into that category! Not every villainous organization NEEDS a specialty, but when they clearly lay out their goals and desires and then proceed to act in ways counter to those objectives it leaves you scratching your head, wondering how YOU'RE not in charge if the Team is that disjointed...

Everyone knows the Gym Leaders in Pokémon, and joining their ranks is one of greatest achievements in the world of battling! However, just as WE never start the games as a Champion, it stands to reason that each of these Gym Leaders started as another Trainer Class, perhaps one that we run into every day! And some of them may not be a simple as you'd expect...

Breeding Pokémon is a favorite pass-time of many trainers out there, but to successfully do so you'll need to master the Egg Groups, which limit the possible pairings a Pokémon can have! But since Pokémon can have more than one Egg Group at a time that can lead certain pairings to be unique to one evolutionary line, so let's see which combinations of Egg Groups are only accessible with one Pokémon!

Some creativity is celebrated in the Pokémon world, but often there are so many new creatures and game mechanics thrown at us that we can overlook certain design choices, leaving Pokémon with solid effort to be under-appreciated. And this can occur in some of the newest iterations or with some of the ones that been around for decades, so let's just look around and see which Pokémon are secretly hiding great ideas that we just don't notice enough!

Have you ever felt the urge to only try one specific type of Pokémon throughout an entire game? Well whether you have or not, Mono-Typed teams are super fun to figure out, but they can still be challenging, especially if the type inherently has a number of flaws already such as Grass. But since it IS always the first of the starters types let's consider which Pokémon game might be the best possible case for you try using a team of nothing but Grass types!

All Pokémon have abilities, and sometimes they become a lethal combination and soar to the top of the competitive scene! (Or so I hear...) However sometimes a Pokémon can be written off as having a "bad" ability, but they're just not designed for battling on the front lines and their purpose lies somewhere else! So let's see which abilities are the best for Casual play!

Did you know that Komala is stronger than most of the cool, tough Pokémon you could think of? Well it has a higher Attack Stat at least, and these sorts of outlandish discrepancies are what we'll be looking into today; How could that Pokémon possibly be slower than a much larger, heavier foe? Why in the world does this tiny little thing pack so much Special Attack, etc.?

We have seen which members of the Elite Four in the Pokémon world might be the worst, however what about the opposite? Which of these leading trainers would be the cream of the crop, best of the best? In theory it should be hard to narrow down because they ARE supposed to all be the best type specialists in their regions, and let's throw in the Champions too!

Whenever you reach the end of a Pokémon game to face down the Elite Four, you can either end up underwhelmed or blown away! But these variable outcomes beg the question, which members of this "Elite" club are actually considered the worst when compared to their peers? So let's dissect which Pokémon League members are considered the worst at each rank, from the first one all the way up to Champion of the region!

The Pokémon games are full of random information that can surprise you, and sometimes leave you scratching your head, but it truly is intriguing to dive into the depths of Pokémon facts and see what crazy circumstances lead to certain Pokémon being noteworthy! Some of them will make you feel like a genius, and others will make you wonder what they were thinking!

Listen, WE all love Pokémon, but despite its popularity and immense success there are still plenty of people out there that know nothing about the series besides "Pikachu." So I thought it would be good to get an outside perspective to see just how familiar one of the uninitiated might be with Pokémon and if they could distinguish between the real thing and other choices! (If she does well, and we're nice to her maybe she'll come back!)

Many Pokémon evolve in all sorts of ways, but sometimes there are lone entries that never change. Now depending on how they end up this could be good or very bad, so let's see which Pokémon are able to pull off the single life and which one really need to be given a relative or two to get out of their current funk! (P.S. it worked last time, so maybe it will again!) https://www.deviantart.com/meow-wows/art/Tropino-Tropius-Pre-Evo-Splice-411232558 https://www.pinterest.com/pin/462533824223520388/

The Sinnoh region provided many Pokémon that were already updates to past entries with evolutions or babies, but there were still plenty more that have seen no updates since Diamond and Pearl, and even more that haven't even seen so much as a significant story arc and have really been left behind in terms of any attention, but these Pokémon are still great, so let's shine a light on these underrated beauties and see if we can bolster their profiles on our own!

Pokémon games are often filled with wonder, and that can even spill over into when the game is officially done, leaving us with the "postgame." However these extra bits of life squeezed into the games can vary wildly in how fun or relevant they are, so let's rank every version of the Pokémon postgame across the years and see where they've really made it an effort and where they kind of forgot to include anything...

Pokémon Gym Leaders are some of the most prestigious trainers around; but there's still the Elite Four over them as the most impressive Pokémon Masters! However every now and again we get to see a Gym Leader rise up to the ranks of the Elite, so which other Leaders would be the most likely to see a similar promotion in the future? (Especially from the regions where we've yet to see them...)

Abilities in Pokémon are a range from amazing to terrible, but there are also a bunch of them that are just kind of there and aren't all that special. However we've seen small tweaks to these bland abilities before, like with Sturdy, so what other abilities could we take to their natural conclusion to make them a bit better? Because in doing so we could elevate a bunch of otherwise unremarkable Pokémon, creating a huge payoff for doing such little work!

Pokémon come in all sorts of typings, with some of those combinations being unique from any other, and that can be cool on an early route Pokémon that you can pick up for the whole game, but it's a lot more annoying to find an exclusive type pairing on a Legendary or even rare form change. So let's look at some of the worst one-offs and see which type combinations need to be set free from their shackles and finally given to the common Pokémon!

Each Pokémon region has its own unique attributes, but I think can all agree if they don't grab you in the early game it'll hard to enjoy anything past that, especially if there are almost no Pokémon to use. So let's rank all the early routes on how well they handle their composition of Pokémon; and there might be more then you think!

The Pokémon from the Hoenn region are pretty spectacular, and many of them have gotten spruced up over time with new evolutions, Megas, and regional forms, but there are actually a great multitude of Pokémon from Gen 3 that have never seen any special treatment that are still pretty great, so let's see which ones sit on top of the pile as the best of the options that have stayed the same!

With Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl being upon us what better time is there to take a look back at the system that launched the Sinnoh region in the first place, while sticking around through Gen 5 as well seeing us all the way past Black and White 2. Personally I loved the Dual Screen system from Nintendo, but that doesn't mean everything on the DS was a home-run...

With hundreds of Pokémon out there you're gonna have some weird, out of place evolution methods, sometimes resulting in a unique item that literally does nothing else. So let's aim to improve the situation by making the items more useful, or getting rid of them completely and have these Pokémon evolve ANY other way...

Every generation brings new Pokémon; that's kind of what defines it as a new generation, however you can bet that there will always be some that have only been given one type. But what if they weren't? What if Every Pokémon in the series was required to have two types? Some of them are an easy fit while others are a bit harder to nail down, but that's half the fun!

Pokémon has a pretty consistent habit of going back to their old work and shaking things up with evolutions, new forms, or gimmicks like Megas, or Z-Moves. However there are still some holdouts that are the same old Pokémon we've known since they were first introduced, so let's see which Johto Pokémon that have remained unchanged are still great options that can stand up to all the favorites!

Pokémon come in all sorts of type combinations, but every now and again there's a prefect storm of a type combination having awful matchups, and the Pokémon's design and lore not even really supporting two types... It's in these cases that said Pokémon would be better off being a single type, so let's check out which options might be improved by shaving off some of the excess baggage...