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Ah, yes, the term "overpowered". One that can be juggled on in some regards. Pokémon that are much too strong and can really break the game in their own right because of their strength.
When you look at a Pokémon in-game, what makes you call it overpowered? Usually we talk about Pokémon that have strong offensive stats and/or Speed that can hit really hard, such as pseudo-legendaries, Lucario in B2W2/XY, and a slew of them in Unova like Excadrill, Chandelure, Haxorus, Lilligant, Krookodile, and then some.
And on the opposing side we have Gym Leaders known for certain maniacal Pokémon, like Whitney, Clair, Norman, Tate and Liza in Emerald, Fantina, and others. And of course we have Champions, who have powerful aces that can be seen as this, like Cynthia's Garchomp, Lance's trio of Dragonites, Ghetsis' Hydreigon in BW, Iris' Haxorus in B2W2 to an extent, especially on Challenge Mode/rematches (YES I DID SAY TO AN EXTENT), and even Diantha's Mega Gardevoir to a similar degree.
How do you feel about using Pokémon that you classify as such? Will you steer clear of them completely or will you throw a couple on your team simply because? What are some you've wanted to use but get turned off from because of it? Or what you feel are such but end up using them anyway? For that matter, what does it take for you to define an opponent as overpowered?
Discuss.
When you look at a Pokémon in-game, what makes you call it overpowered? Usually we talk about Pokémon that have strong offensive stats and/or Speed that can hit really hard, such as pseudo-legendaries, Lucario in B2W2/XY, and a slew of them in Unova like Excadrill, Chandelure, Haxorus, Lilligant, Krookodile, and then some.
And on the opposing side we have Gym Leaders known for certain maniacal Pokémon, like Whitney, Clair, Norman, Tate and Liza in Emerald, Fantina, and others. And of course we have Champions, who have powerful aces that can be seen as this, like Cynthia's Garchomp, Lance's trio of Dragonites, Ghetsis' Hydreigon in BW, Iris' Haxorus in B2W2 to an extent, especially on Challenge Mode/rematches (YES I DID SAY TO AN EXTENT), and even Diantha's Mega Gardevoir to a similar degree.
How do you feel about using Pokémon that you classify as such? Will you steer clear of them completely or will you throw a couple on your team simply because? What are some you've wanted to use but get turned off from because of it? Or what you feel are such but end up using them anyway? For that matter, what does it take for you to define an opponent as overpowered?
Discuss.