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Old August 3rd, 2010 (10:17 AM).
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I like defensive pokemon, which is why Clefable, Meganium, Nidoqueen, and Tentacruel were almost always in my GSC teams.
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I only used Mareep since it's the first Electric-type you find in the game. Personally, I'd prefer my Electric-type to be faster, but...

I've never used Heracross, and I never will. It simply doesn't appeal to me.

Lapras seems to be the go-to Water type for everyone who didn't start with Totodile. I decided to go with Starmie instead :P
I just started to use hera in HGSS, mostly because it finally got a good sprite. Im very particular on sprites for some reason. if the poke looks dumb i mostly wont use it, and vice versa, when i poke looks appealing, people are more likely to use it i think.

As for water's, i used my Seadra/kingdra as my water type in the E4, but i upgraded to Lapras, Poliwrath, and Vaporeon when i migrated all my competitive pokemon over from Plat.
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Old August 3rd, 2010 (10:36 AM).
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Ampharos is used on a lot of teams because it is extremely versatile. It has great stats and a great moveset. He can learn the typical electric moves, but he also learns moves like Signal Beam, which is a great move for some of the very resistant types like Dragon, Psychic, and Dark.
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Old August 3rd, 2010 (10:37 AM).
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I just so happen to be one of those people who cares about what Pokemon he is using and how overused they are, so I tend to stay away from Mareep's sometimes, however, I am also the type of person who follows what they believe.
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Old August 3rd, 2010 (11:23 AM).
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I love my muk, nobody else seems to, though. he's one of my favorites in HG.
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-Can someone tell me when did those 2 get so popular or why you love them enough to be on your team?

Probably to make them more well known

-Also what pokemon do you think is getting oddly popular in HGSS?

I'm not to sure...
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Old August 6th, 2010 (3:09 AM).
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I think people use the Mareep family often in HG/SS because it's really one of the only Electric types you can get up until around the 4th gym. I have an Ampharos in my game, but I mainly use Magnezone..

Heracross is not as common as you would think.. a lot of people don't even bother headbutting trees... I got a Heracross and it has very good stats at early levels, and has a nice diverse moveset.. I can see why someone would Headbutt until they got one in HG/SS.
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Old August 6th, 2010 (4:24 AM).
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i think heracross is awesome ^^
but mareep.. :/
never had a mareep :P
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I like Ampharos, it's good, except for it's relatively low speed.
However, Raikou has the same base special attack and much higher speed.
The Mareep family is a good poke to go with until then though, maybe even after, if you prefer high special defense over speed.
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Old August 6th, 2010 (11:11 AM).
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Anybody else use Fearow? I never normally would on LeafGreen, but when you get a gift that only needs levelled once to become Fearow, I find myself running it.
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Old August 6th, 2010 (11:23 AM).
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I used Mareep/Flaafy/Ampharos for a long time because it was the only electric 'mon I found. Now I have a Volteon, but there's a serious dearth of electric in the "early" game.
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Old August 6th, 2010 (11:35 AM).
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@Amore-I used to use one, but I eventually dropped it for some better pokes, like Skarmory.
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You know, you're right. Everyone uses Heracross and Ampharos. It's mainly because of the nostalgia factor, like most others have said.

I try to stay away from using those cliche Pokemon like that, because using Pokemon that aren't common is more fun for me. In my first runthrough, I used Lickilicky, Tangrowth, Yanmega, and Golduck.
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I like Ampharos, but not to be on my team. Good pokemon though. Heracross, never crossed my mind (silly pun :P ) to put it in my team, I like Scyzor better. :)
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Old August 6th, 2010 (5:25 PM).
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i knew i was forgetting something!
i recently restarted my SS cause i virtually beat the game. Black trainer card, every pokemon, ect.
and i wanted to find a certain pokemon but couldn't remember.
it was heracross!
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Old August 6th, 2010 (6:28 PM).
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I've used Herracross before, it's pretty awesome.
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Old August 7th, 2010 (12:41 AM).
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Well heracross has a big horn..
who doesnt like a horn?
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Ampharos are caught very early in the game, and are a great pokemon. In fact, according to the official nintendo HG/SS Guide (for Kanto) it is the best choice for a Special Attack Electric type.
I don't know why Heracross. I, personally, don't like Bug pokemon. Don't get me wrong, Caterpie is pretty darn cute, but the type isn't that great in a permanent team.
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Mareep is very good! In the PC Box, that is. Heracross, I've not even met one, so...

As for a decent Water-type, I tend to go Gyarados. As for a decent Electric type- PBR Raichu. As for a decent Bug-type (I hate that type, though) Scizor takes the lead.
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I like both of those pokemon a lot actually. They've just got that cool factor to be perfectly honest. The cartoon talked me into liking Heracross at first, then Stadium 2 convinced me it was a good, solid choice considering megahorn and the popularity of psychic types at the time.

And Ampharos was my favorite of that generation from the time I saw it on the promotional poster you got for preordering silver. It's also pretty much the best easily available electric pokemon early on, and it makes a quick and easy stage two with some useful attacks.
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I have always loved herracross but had him once and never trained him :(

The show makes him look so badass.

Amhohros i never bothered with due to mareep being weak. So i had no electric pokemon for my G/S/C career so now i got HG i figured him him a whirl and hes still on my team.

Not keen on scizor though or steelix i just think they look goofy while onix and syther look bad to the bone.....rock
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What's up with Pidgey, btw?
He doesn't evolve until level 18 and doesn't really learn any good moves!
Spearow is way better, and there are plenty of Pokes even better that that!
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Old August 9th, 2010 (6:01 AM).
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What's up with Pidgey, btw?
He doesn't evolve until level 18 and doesn't really learn any good moves!
Spearow is way better, and there are plenty of Pokes even better that that!
Pidgys evolution line gains its real strength when it reaches pidgeot. That thing is a badass and super strong and one of the fastest pokemon in game rivaling rapidash.

Spearows evolution line is stronger to start with because it has one evolution that is fearow which is stronger than pidgeotto. Pidgeot beats fearow like a 20 year old fighting a toddler
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I caught a Mareep and used it up to Gym 15. mainly because it's a decent Electric pokemon that can be caught early in the game. But it isn't great stat-wise and I'm looking for another Electric type xD
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Never been to big on heracross to be honest.

Ampharos on the other hand <3
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