The Pokemon Race Version 6.0

[FeraligatrMaster]

13.

In Gen 5, it gained Moxie.

 

[Airam☆]

14.

Cute cute cute CUTIE. I used it in SoulSilver not just because I needed a good Fighting-type for Whitney, but also because it's one of the most adorable Mons of both of its types.

 

[ReKoil]

15.

I wish they had given it an evo in Hisui instead of giving Scyther a second evo.

 

[CF1994]

16.

Heracross was most likely retooled from an evolution of Pinsir in the Spaceworld Demo.

I would imagine it and Pinsir sharing a Paradox ancestor with both the horn and mighty pincers in a distant past.

 

[ReKoil]

17.

They gave it a Mega in gen 6.

 

[FeraligatrMaster]

18.

I like its design a lot.

 

[CF1994]

19.

It learns Bullet Seed, Rock Blast and Pin Missile to accommodate for a Mega Evolution it had for a while, which gained the Skill Link Ability and a monstrous boost in physical Attack to decimate even Skarmory in a few blows.

 

[ReKoil]

20.
Safe.

Sneasel is next:

10.

 

[FeraligatrMaster]

11.

I actually think Sneasel is cute.

 

[ambam]

12. So awesome! One of my favorites since childhood.

 

[ReKoil]

13.

I've somehow yet to use one.

It's evo is one of only a few Ice types that are actually fast enough to actually pull off being a Glass cannon.
Game Freak's insistence on making the mons of a pure offense type bulky and slow will never make sense to me.

 

[CF1994]

14.

It even has a Hisui regional variant with a new evolution, while the Johtonian variant has a cross-gen evolution that would be native to the very region years later as Sinnoh.

 

[ReKoil]

15.

I have yet to see the Hisuian form in-game.

 

[CF1994]

16.

Hisuian Sneasel generally thrives in mountainous ranges, especially the Alabaster Icelands.

It evolves into Sneasler by using the Razor Claw, but only during the day.

 

[FeraligatrMaster]

17.

Hisuian Sneasel and Sneasler weren't needed IMO. Instead, I would've made Hisuian forms for Fomantis and Lurantis.

 

[CF1994]

18.

Sneasel was one Pokémon that benefited strongly from the Physical/Special split in Gen IV.

Before, both of it's STABs were effectively crap due to Ice and Dark moves being classified as special, which didn't work with it's poor Sp. Atk stat.

In Gen IV, it can make much better use of moves such as Pursuit, Feint Attack, Ice Punch, and great priority through Ice Shard.

It is a little trickier to use in Gen VIII due to the omission of Pursuit and Feint Attack, imo.

 

[ReKoil]

19.

Male Sneasel have a bigger 'feather' on their ear.

 

[FeraligatrMaster]

20.

Sneasel is safe now. Teddiursa is next.

10.

 

[ReKoil]

11.

It's cute.
I could either way though.

 

[CF1994]

12.

It is the nicest bear Pokémon, but don't ever dare attempt to approach it if an Ursaring is nearby.