Trade Evolutions: The first four

[Kites]

I remember back in the early RBY days, I had nobody to trade with, so I always ended up with just a Graveler or Kadabra and they could never reach their final stage, which was really frustrating to me. Then Stadium came out which allowed me to trade between cartridges, so I liked them a lot better after that. And now there's wifi so it's not really a problem.

My favourite by far is the Gengar line. I find it very powerful, and I really like the designs too. None of the other appeal to me too much, though I'll admit I got a lot of use out of Kadabra/Alakazam back in the day and occassionally used Graveler/Golem. My least favourite line is Machamp. I've just never cared much for fighting types or their designs in general.

 

[CliveKoopa]

Well Golem is my favourite pokemon and it annoys me that I have to trade just so I can get him and I don't have anyone to trade with. I also like Machoke as well but don't like Machamp. I never associate any of these with each other as I usually go by anime logic, where you can find wild final evolved forms. I think its stupid that in the wild, some pokemon would have to be caught and traded just so it can evolve in the games.

 

[TheImmortalOne]

I had all four at level 100 before my games battery died in silver but my favorite was Alakazam.

 

[Abyssumi]

Alakazam >>>> Gengar >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Machamp > Golem

 

[altariaking]

Hmmm...I'd probably say my favourite was Golem. I use him so much in so many of my teams, he was in my Diamond team, I had a Graveler in my first time playing Rijon Adventures, a Geodude in my current playthrough, and I had him in many of my Sapphire teams too. My least favourite, however, would have to be Gengar. I don't know, I just don't like it so much, it's creepy smile and I have some bad memories of it in competitive play. So yeah, or me it would be Golem > Alakazam > Machamp > Gengar.

 

[Tumalaz]

I think Golem is by far the coolest of them all, but, there are better pokémon with his typing, so I tend not to use him.

I really can't choose between the other 3. When battling on Shoddy, my gengar pwnd 'Mons left and right all day. For usefullness ingame, I like Machamp better though.

 

[Ice Queen]

My favorite is Golem because of his design not because of his low special defence and typing. I dont have a least fav though.

Do you like having to trade these Pokemon to reach their last stage or would you prefer another way? Yes Yes oh Yes. On Emerald i had a lvl 65 Graveller and i couldnt evolve it. :( if i could trade Graveller i would had have Golem on all my teams.

Also i think there should be a poll with this thread.

 

[TheMightyMrPlow]

Machamp is a beast beyond compare! Lifts boulders to kill time.

And I don't like having to trade because I run an emulator. I would prefer like heavy training to reach a requirement or something. Like kill 50 of this and 30 of that.

 

[♠Dawn Rayne♠]

Gengar once again... Team Meanies ftw! :)

 

[Regeneration]

First of all, I've always disliked Pokemon which need to be traded in order to achieve evolution. XD;;

Out of these four, I think I like the Abra and Gastly family more or less equally. The primary reason being I like Ghost and Physic type Pokemon, something which isn't really confirmed to be a part of the real world. And I've used Gengar and Alakazam a lot during the Battle Frontier battles and they are quite the match winning Pokemon. I don't think I ever got the chance of raising either of them in a legit way because of the evolution method though. XD

 

[Dooonerz]

Definitely Gengar. He is just too awesome. <33

 

[Pwnyta Jockey]

My favorite is the Geodude line due to using them in game for Strength, Dig, Rock Climb, Rock Smash, Earthquake, Rock Slide. And Golem looks like a soccer ball. Good HM Slave with battle skills. I even taught Golem Fire Punch.

Least favorite is the Abra line but only from Gen 4 and 5. Ever since the element punches became physical, I stopped caring for Alakazam. Kadabra is still cool. Spooooooooon...

 

[ChariChu]

Having to evolve through trading always annoyed me >.>
But my favourite is Gengar, too.

 

[bwburke94]

I use Gengar competitively, so I'll have to go with it.

 

[Andrut]

I think my favourite is Golem,and my least favourite is Gengar.
I like Golem because i think it looks very good,and dislike Gengar for opposite reason.
Alakazam is meh for me, but i used Machamp and it was pretty good to play with.

 

[Omn]

Mine would have to be kadabra cause i discovered that he could take most of the elite four in gen 2 own his because of one move set

 

[MysticFlames]

I'd go with Gengar. I've always liked Gengar, just because. The original ghosts ftw, I guess? XD It's also great in battle, so I can't complain there either (and it's purple).

I've personally never had a problem with the whole trading thing, but that's because I grew up on Pokemon with a neighborhood friend. I went to his house like every day and we'd always play Pokemon, so obviously, there's no problem there with having to trade with someone. But I can agree that it was a little mean to force you to have to trade them to evolve them.