Pokémon: The Most Overpowered Pokémon From Each Generation
In every Generation of Pokémon, there are certain creatures that are way too powerful, to the point that they can frustrate many and infuriate those who must face them on a regular basis. Various combinations of abilities, movepools, typing, and stats can make some Pokémon truly overpowered, to the chagrin of many.
Typically, these Pokémon are annoying to face when fighting other real people online or in tournaments, rather than NPCs. But, they can still be powerful to use on your team in a story playthrough, if you're looking for something that will just demolish all who stand between you and becoming the regional Champion. Here are some of the most overpowered Pokémon in each generation.
8 Generation I: Mewtwo
Before there was broken ability and move combinations with the introduction of abilities in Generation III, there were Pokémon that were just completely broken for other reasons. In Generation I, this is basically anything that is Psychic-type, because the Psychic-type was almost unopposed. It only had one weakness at the time — Bug, which was often pretty terrible.
Strong Bug-types were rare and the only good moves they had were Twineedle — exclusive to Beedrill, or Pin Missile, exclusive to Beedrill and Jolteon, the latter of which isn't even a Bug-type Pokémon. Psychic was also immune to Ghost-type and resisted by only itself. All of this immense power of the Psychic-type combined with Mewtwo's insane base stat total made it basically unstoppable.
7 Generation II: Kingdra
By the time Generation II rolled around, there were only four Dragon-type Pokémon — total. The Dragon-type consisted of the Dratini line and Kingdra, a new evolution introduced for Horsea and Seadra. At the time, Dragon's only weaknesses were itself and Ice, which Kingdra resisted thanks to its Water-typing. It was really, then, only weak to Dragon moves, which were few and far between and not very good.
Kingdra's type combination also made it double-resistant to Water moves and Fire moves, which are common offensive types. Despite not having any base stats over 100, Kingdra had pretty good stats overall and was a very overpowered Pokémon at the time.
6 Generation III: Salamence
With the introduction of Generation III, abilities came to the Pokémon world. These abilities would shake up the competitive scene entirely, bringing a whole new element to every battle. However, amazingly, the most overpowered Gen III Pokémon would be even without its ability.
Salamence, the Dragon/Flying-type pseudo-legendary from Hoenn, is utterly broken and widely remembered as the strongest Pokémon of its time. It has incredible attack and speed stats, allowing it to quickly sweep through most of its opponent's team, and it still had a lack of Dragon-types to fear despite being in the third generation of games. While its Intimidate ability isn't necessary to make it overpowered, it really doesn't hurt.
5 Generation IV: Garchomp
Anyone who has ever faced off against Cynthia, Sinnoh's Champion, knows how terrifying Garchomp can be. The resident pseudo-legendary of Gen IV, Garchomp is a killing machine. This Ground/Dragon-type instills fear in players everywhere for its unbelievable speed and attack power, and access to Same-Type Attack Bonus moves like Earthquake and Dragon Claw really don't hurt it, either.
Many joke that Garchomp is so powerful that it actually suffers from Mega Evolving, mostly due to the fact that its speed stat goes down. When a base form is considered better than its Mega Evolution, you know it's broken.
4 Generation V: Excadrill
There are quite a few Pokémon from Generation V that could make this spot on the list, and Excadrill is just one of them. This Ground/Steel-type is incredible, thanks to its ability, typing, and movepool. Its ability, Sand Rush, raises its speed in a Sandstorm, which it is immune to the damage of. This is in addition to its already-impressive base speed stat of 88.
An immunity to both Poison and Electric is great (and rare), means it cannot be paralyzed with Thunder Wave or poisoned with Toxic. On top of all of this, Excadrill has an incredible base attack stat of 135 and access to Swords Dance. With that attack and speed combination, plus resistance to many types, Excadrill is a tank that will tear through the competition with ease.
3 Generation VI: Mega Kangaskhan and Aegislash
This spot on the list goes to a tie, because the most overpowered Pokémon is a Mega Evolution for a Gen I Pokémon, so a Gen VI Pokémon is included as well.
To begin, there are few Pokémon more widely feared and despised than Mega Kangaskhan during the Generation VI meta. Its ability, Parental Bond, basically allows the user to attack twice every turn. This ability also breaks past a Focus Sash and the Sturdy ability, since it technically hits twice. The bonus effects of moves, such as accuracy lowering by Mud Slap, also hit twice. It was so widely-used and infamous in the metagame that it received a hefty nerf by the developers in Gen VII.
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. It's, to this day, the only Pokémon to have its stats lowered in a subsequent generation, which is a direct testament to its power.
2 Generation VII: Tapu Lele
Tapu Lele, the guardian deity of Akala Island, was widely hated in Gen VII for how broken it was. It essentially served as a better version of Mega Gardevoir without having to hold a Mega Stone, leaving it open for another held item. Its ability to create Psychic Terrain, benefit from the bonuses of it, and then hit its weakness — Dark-types — with STAB Fairy moves is incredible.
Interestingly, Tapu Lele is also considered to be one of the most overpowered Pokémon in the TCG. Its ability was amazing, it had no weakness, and cost nothing to retreat. Its price on the secondary market shot through the roof, leading it to be one of the most coveted cards in years.
1 Generation VIII: Zacian
The newest generation has a few Pokémon that could be considered overpowered, but one of the most popular is definitely the box art Legendary, Zacian. This Steel/Fairy-type (in its Crowned Sword form) is very widely used for things like Max Raid Battles and is pretty overpowered among Galar's residents.
An incredible attack stat, very impressive speed, two immunities, nine resistances, and only two weaknesses make it an already-great Pokémon. But, throw in its ability and signature move (Behemoth Blade does double damage to Dynamaxed or Gigantamaxed opponents), and Zacian is utterly broken. Its ability lets it gain an attack boost to its already insane 170 base attack, and its movepool and typing allow it to sweep mostly anything.
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