Pokemon Analyzation #1: Bulbasaur Line

     Greetings to all of you, and welcome to the first Pokemon Analyzation. Today, we are going to be talking about Bulbasaur and its evolutionary line. These Pokemon have been around forever and are still loved by many. Do I like Bulbasaur personally? Well let's take an in-depth look at these grass dinosaurs. By the way, I will be mostly mentioning Venusaur for the battle part.




Name: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, and Venusaur 





Description: Like I said, Bulbasaur and its evolutionary line are grass dinosaurs. There is nothing more and nothing less to that. In terms of design, the Bulbasaur line is one of my personal favorites. Bulbasaur looks cute, Ivysaur looks cool, and Venusaur is a freaking beast. In terms of mythology, there really isn't any, and there isn't much to say regarding trivia. It's just a simple design that works very well.



Battle Style:

Generation 1: In this generation, Bulbasaur was one of the better grass Pokemon. It couldn't do much with its poison type, and it acted as kinda more of a hindrance, but that didn't stop this beast from being an amazing powerhouse. It had a base special stat of 100 and a base defense stat of 83. In this generation, it was not too easy to get rid of. Not to mention it would easily tear gyms apart, only being weak against the Saffron and the Cinnabar Gym. It also learns great support moves like Toxic, Sleep Powder, and Leech Seed. In terms of offense, there wasn't much that Venusaur could use to take advantage of its type except for Razor Leaf and Solarbeam, which took two turns to use, and no, Sunny Day didn't exist back then. Venusaur was really cool back in the day. So how did it hold up next generation?

Generation 2: Venusaur held up just as well if not better. The split between special attack and defense didn't help or hurt it. In fact, it stayed exactly the same. It learned a few more interesting moves, like Giga Drain, Synthesis, and it can get Skull Bash through breeding. Not to mention that it could now learn Sunny Day to take advantage of Solarbeam. Gold and Silver gave Venusaur quite a few gifts.

Generation 3: Wow, this Pokemon can learn a whole lot more better moves now, but before we get to that, let's focus on it's brand new ability. Overgrow boosts the power of grass moves when Venusaur has less than a third of its health left. While this isn't the best ability in the game by a long shot, it certainly doesn't hurt. Now we can talk about how many great new moves Venusaur can learn. Earthquake, Magical Leaf, Frenzy Plant, and it finally gets a STAB poison move, Sludge Bomb. Of course, this is before the physical/special split, but it's nice that Venusaur's secondary type is finally being recognized.It feels like each generation, Venusaur gets better and better.

Generation 4: And it just keeps on going. Now that the physical/special split is active, Venusaur can now take full advantage of its poison typing. Now Sludge bomb has become an even bigger deal than it was before. Venusaur doesn't learn any new and spectacular moves at this point, but it doesn't need to. Not much has changed, but a lot has changed at the same time. Does that make sense? Not really, but Venusaur has gotten better.

Generation 5: I feel like Venusaur is one of Game Freak's favorite Pokemon, considering that it just keeps getting better each generation. Venusaur was good in the sun before, but now, it is a powerhouse in the sun. Venusaur now has access to Chlorophyll, which doubles its speed in the sunlight. That combined with Solarbeam and Synthesis, makes Venusaur one of the best bulky sweepers in the game. It can also learn some cool new moves like Venoshock, which can be neat when combined with Toxic. Let's see if X and Y can bring on home Venusaur to make it the perfect fighting machine.

Generation 6: Well, it did get better, like usual. Let's start out with the elephant in the room: Mega Venusaur. With the Mega Evolution, Venusaur gets added bulk and a little more attack capability. I also gets the ability Thick Fat, in which Venusaur takes less damage from fire and ice attacks that it usually would. It also has gotten better in terms of being used in the weather. Now that Drought, which automatically sets up sun, can be used on more than just Groudon, it has become so much better. There isn't much else to say except, rock on, Venusaur.



Personal Experience: I have talked so positively about Bulbasaur and its evolutionary line so far, so did I personally have fun using these Pokemon? Well... truth be told, it isn't my personal favorite starter in the game. I have almost always gone for Squirtle when I play a Kanto Pokemon game for the first time. I have used Venusaur before, and it was pretty fun, but I personally get more of a thrill using Squirtle. That doesn't mean my experiences with Bulbasaur were negative, far from negative, but I'm personally not too much of a Bulbasaur person.



Overall Rating: Keep in mind that the final rating of this Pokemon is entirely my opinion. If you don't agree, that's fine. If you do agree, I'll honestly be surprised.

   Anyways, I'd say that the Bulbasaur line is very fun to use. It has capabilities of many different strategies and possibilities. I may not have enjoyed it as much, but that doesn't make it any worse of a Pokemon. I have used it before and I do see myself using it more in the future.

8 Boulder Badges out of 10.

     Thank you so much for reading and I'll see you next week for my review on the Mareep Line. Bye.

Introduction: A Tiny Bit About Me and How I Format my Reviews

     Greetings to all of you, and welcome to Pokenalysis. Here, you will find all sorts of reviews about Pokemon. Whether it be about individual Pokemon, abilities, items, moves, or whole games in general. I will try my hardest to post at least weekly for your guys' enjoyment. This is an idea that I had for a very long time and I am so glad that I can finally put it into effect. So without further ado, let me show you how these individual reviews are going to work. I'll show you how I review other things once the time is right.

     I will be going through every Pokemon in the National Dex from Victini to Volcanion (and further when new Pokemon come out). If a Pokemon has an evolution or two, I will cover all of them at once, including mega evolutions. If a Pokemon has a branched evolution, I will count them as two different lines and ditch the basic Pokemon entirely. As for everything else, I will address that in how the format will work. This is the basic look of it:




Name: Name of Pokemon here



 
              Picture of Pokemon here 


          Description: This area will cover the basic descriptions of each Pokemon. This part will involve it's design, mythology, and other miscellaneous facts. Basically, you'll see anything here that doesn't have to do with battle.



Battle Style: This is where you will see how this Pokemon performs in battle. It will cover statistics, moves, and type effectiveness and weakness. I have decided to split battle style reviews between generations because during the course of time, lots of these Pokemon do change, whether it be for better or for worse. Everything you will see in each generation will be shown down below.

Generation 1: Here, I will talk about how this Pokemon plays in Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow. Everything stated above is what I'll be talking about here, so there isn't much to say (This part will not be shown if the Pokemon being reviewed is from Generation 2 or later).

Generation 2: Here, I will talk about how this Pokemon plays in Pokemon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. Things that will be covered here will include everything previously stated, but also changes made on the Pokemon in this generation. Changes include different stats, new evolutions, different moves, and more (This part will not be shown if the Pokemon being reviewed is from Generation 3 or later).

Generation 3: Here, I will talk about how this Pokemon plays in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. The primary focus in this section will be abilities, since they pretty much change the entire game. Other changes include capability in double battles, different moves, new evolutions, and more (This part will not be shown if the Pokemon being reviewed is from Generation 4 or later).

Generation 4: Here, I will talk about how this Pokemon plays in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. In this generation, there is only one big change regarding Pokemon, but it does change a lot for the Pokemon; the physical/special split on moves. Other changes include new evolutions, different moves, and capabilities in different strategies (This part will not be shown if the Pokemon being reviewed is from Generation 5 or later).

Generation 5: Here, I will talk about how this Pokemon plays in Black, White, and its sequels. There weren't many major changes in this generation regarding the battle format, so there won't be too much here. Some minor changes include different moves, capability in triple and rotation battles, and other changes (This part will not be shown if the Pokemon being reviewed is from Generation 6).

Generation 6: Here, I will talk about how this Pokemon plays in X and Y. The biggest thing I will talk about here is Mega Evolution, which made used-to-be useless Pokemon completely powerful. Other changes include Different moves, new evolutions, and how it deals with the new type, Fairy.



Personal Experience: Here, I talk about what my experience was when it came to using this certain Pokemon. There isn't much to say here except, this is 100% me.


Overall Rating: Finally, I consider everything I have previously said and give the Pokemon an overall rating on a scale of 1 to 10. Here is what each number on the scale will represent:

10: Perfect
9: Outstanding
8: Great
7: Good
6: Solid
5: Okay
4: Mediocre
3: Bad
2: Horrendous
1: 100% Unusable





Even though I say I will be posting AT LEAST once a week, these reviews are going to be posted only once a week. The rest of the week will involve abilities, items, and moves. I will be starting off with just these, though, mainly because I want to find my own individual style before I get super big on my work. If you have any questions about the blog, leave them in the comments below, and I will post my first analysis tomorrow on Bulbasaur.

    Thank you so much for reading,
                                              Pokenalysis.