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Best Bug Type Pokemon

Picking the best Bug type Pokemon means getting past a bad reputation first. Bug type Pokemon get written off as early-route filler, the thing you box the...

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Best Dark Type Pokemon

Picking the best Dark type Pokemon starts with what the type does to Psychic types. Dark type Pokemon hit Ghost and Psychic for double damage, and Psychic...

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Best Fire Type Pokemon

Picking the best Fire type Pokemon is hard because the type is strong almost everywhere. Fire type Pokemon hit Grass, Ice, Bug and Steel for double...

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Best Dragon Type Pokemon

Picking the best Dragon type Pokemon starts with one of the stranger rules in the type chart. Dragon type moves hit other Dragon types for double damage...

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Best Electric Type Pokemon

Picking the best Electric type Pokemon starts with a short list of problems. Electric type Pokemon hit Flying and Water for double damage, and only one...

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Best Fairy Type Pokemon

Picking the best Fairy type Pokemon starts with what the type does to dragons. Fairy type Pokemon hit Fighting, Dragon and Dark for double damage, and...

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Best Fighting Type Pokemon

Picking the best Fighting type Pokemon starts with what the type can break. Fighting type Pokemon hit Normal, Rock, Steel, Ice and Dark for double damage,...

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Best Flying Type Pokemon

Picking the best Flying type Pokemon means judging a type that almost always comes with a partner. Flying type Pokemon hit Fighting, Bug and Grass for...

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Best Ghost Type Pokemon

Picking the best Ghost type Pokemon starts with a type that two others cannot touch. Normal and Fighting moves have no effect on Ghost type Pokemon, and...

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Best Grass Type Pokemon

Picking the best Grass type Pokemon means working around a long list of weak spots. Grass type Pokemon hit Ground, Rock and Water for double damage, but...

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Best Ground Type Pokemon

Picking the best Ground type Pokemon starts with a long hit list. Ground moves hit Poison, Rock, Steel, Fire and Electric for double damage, and Ground...

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Best Ice Type Pokemon

Picking the best Ice type Pokemon means weighing a strong attack against a weak defense. Ice type Pokemon hit Flying, Ground, Grass and Dragon for double...

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Best Normal Type Pokemon

Picking the best Normal type Pokemon starts with an odd matchup chart. Normal type moves hit no type for double damage and cannot touch Ghost types at...

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Best Poison Type Pokemon

Picking the best Poison type Pokemon means sorting through a type that hits very little for big damage. Poison type moves hit only Grass and Fairy for...

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Best Psychic Type Pokemon

Picking the best Psychic type Pokemon starts with an odd fact about the type. Psychic moves hit only Fighting and Poison for double damage, and Dark type...

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Best Rock Type Pokemon

Picking the best Rock type Pokemon means weighing a strong attack against a long list of weak spots. Rock type Pokemon hit Flying, Bug, Fire and Ice for...

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Best Steel Type Pokemon

Picking the best Steel type Pokemon starts with the defense, because no other type resists as many attacks. Steel type Pokemon take half damage from ten...

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Best Water Type Pokemon

Picking the best Water type Pokemon means choosing from the biggest crowd in the series. Water type Pokemon hit Fire, Ground and Rock for double damage,...

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11 Pokemon That Look Like Horses & the Legends They Came From

Horse Pokemon go back to the first generation, when Ponyta and Rapidash were the only two. Of the 1025 Pokemon in the National Pokedex, 11 look like...