So I was fighting a friend on HG and I had a Ho-Oh in my party and lost the single battles. He said "I just proved you you that legendaries don't mean sh--!
So we went to doubles and I annihilated him in short order. He says "man, people who use legendaries in battle are "pussies."
Is there any credence to this platitude?
You can use Legends (well by tournament rules) if they are not uber. If you don't know what uber Pokemon are, they are Pokemon banned from Tournaments because of the unfair stats, or move sets they could have. An example of an uber is Garchomp. Because of a certain moveset he is no longer allowed at tournaments. So that just proves even normal Pokemon can be ubers. Here are some legends I know for a fact that are not ubers:
1. Azelf (Very good use for team)
2. Regigigas
3. Regirock
4. Regice
5. I think Registeel is not an uber too.
6. Articuno
7. Moltes
8. Latias (Very good use for team)
...and I think that there is some more...Just tell your friend that not all Legends are cheap.