Alakazam or Gardevoir? Page 2

Started by Regeneration January 25th, 2011 7:23 AM
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Alakazam or Gardevoir?

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I haven't used either heavily, but I'd prefer Alakazam's Speed and Special Attack. Gardevoir might have the higher defenses, but it's still not high enough to offset 'Zam's greater offensive capability.

It's actually a tougher call in 4th gen and beyond since the elemental punches go from Special to Physical, but in return Shadow Ball becomes Special and it gains Focus Blast, so I'm sticking with Alakazam.

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Pros on Alakazam: He just looks so awesome. He has that long 'stache, and those two spoons....he's just the cats.
And he has a beastly special attack, with great speed to go along with it. In the games, he's used by one of the coolest gym leaders--Sabrina

Cons on Alakazam: He has poor defenses, and if a Pokemon tank with high Sp. Def appears, he's a goner. Easily. You have to trade him to make him evolve, which is a hassle or even an impossibility for some people. He's slow to level up, and it takes him forever to learn another move besides Teleport (unless you have a TM)

Pros on Gardevoir: IT has a graceful design, and nice coloring. It looks feminine (although it can be a boy too, but meh). Its defenses are better than Alakazam's, and it doesn't need to be traded so that it can evolve. It also doesn't have a bad Special Attack, at all. It can learn lots of good attacks. It's a solid Pokemon.

Cons on Gardevoir: It looks like a girl, no matter what. It takes forever to level, especially since it has the same Teleport problem that Alakazam has. It's not as fast as Alakazam, so it may be at a disadvantage in that way some of the time.

So...after weighing these things, it's actually pretty close. So, I'm gonna have to throw in a little extra. Back in Generation 1, almost nothing could take out a good psychic type, and Alakazam was at the top of the list. (2nd only to Mewtwo, really) Gardevoir wasn't introduced until Gen. 3, and by then the power of the psychic type had diminished very greatly. This means that Gardevoir is by no means the powerhouse it could have been if it had been introduced back then. So, because of his awesomeness back in the day, I'm going to have to vote Alakazam by a very slim margin.

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I almost always get an Alakazam on my team as soon as possible when I start a game. I love the speed and huge Sp. Atk stat. It can also learn good movesets to counter just about anything. It usually becomes my main workhorse.

Plus it weirds me out that Gardevoir isn't also a grass type...I see a green leaf, dang it!

GALLADE, on the other hand, is rockin. A psychic with a good Atk. stat and Leaf Blade. Brings a tear to my eye *sniff*
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Alakazam for a bit more offense/Gardevoir for a bit more defense. Either way, both of these Pokemon are two of the best psychic types in the game and they can both be extremely dangerous after a calm mind or two.

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I really love the design for both Pokémon, though both have their disadvantages when it comes to one looking too feminine and one looking too masculine and causing confusion when it comes to genders XD. I know they both have their own pros and cons but for the simple fact that I grew up with the original 150 pokémon I have to choose Alakazam. I used to always use one in my team for all my games until recently. I think despite the defense, overall Alakazam is still a powerful pokémon and can hold its own. Gardevoir is pretty, but I haven't had much of a chance to use one in my team yet either, so maybe that's partially why my love for Alakazam sways this vote too.
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Neither. Never mind utility, I only really love one psychic mon, and that's Bronzong (giant psychic bell, how is that not awesome?).

Plus, Gardevoir is too wispy for my tastes, and while I do actually like Alakazam a lot, because it's an old classic, the annoyance from trading to get it is too much for me.



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I don't really like either of them a whole lot. I guess if I had to train one, I'd probably prefer to train a Gardevoir. I think both of them are a bit overrated though. D:


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Unfortunately, Alakazam has lost favor in competitive battling over various other Pokémon that are used in the roles he used to fill in previous generations, with Azelf, Colcartona, and Porygon-Z all overtaking him as general and set-up sweepers, and Chandelure taking over as a special revenge killer. Alakazam's main issue in later generations is his low endurance, which becomes a big problem with more and more hard-hitting foes that can take an unboosted-hit and KO Zam before he gets a chance to set up Calm Mind, strike a second time, or even use Recover introduced in each generation, diminishing his usefulness over slower, yet relatively more durable sweepers which can stand up to such attacks.

While Gardevoir is obviously not as efficient a special sweeper as Alakazam (or any of the other Pokémon listed that Alakazam trails behind), her special ability in trace makes her a highly specialized counter for popular strategies such as Swift Swim and the ever dreadful Inconsistent that would normally mow through an entire team. Her typing, offenses, and speed allow Gardevoir to differentiate herself over Porygon2 (the only other fully-evolved tracer in the game) as the more "offensive" of the two choices, giving her a niche that no other Pokémon could easily fulfill.

As for my own choice, while I have been an avid Alakazam user for the first three generations, Gardevoir has to take my vote, mostly because of her utility.
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Gardevoir is aesthetically pleasing, and is a viable choice for a competitive venue...

I still have to go with Alakazam due to nostalgia:) The whole Uri Geller/master of the occult motif is awesome! Too bad Geller isn't too nice of a feller. O well. Still a great concept.