>>54078095>Like halfThere are 135 Hoenn Pokemon, 35% more than introduced in Gen 2, and there are still fewer abject useless Pokemon. Even Pokemon that would be generic shitmons, like the regional rodent and the regional birds, have niches because of things like Belly Drum, Guts + Facade, and great bulk, for Linoone, Swellow, and Pelipper for example.
There's a reason the early game regional bird, Pelipper, completely replaced the 3rd stage evolution mid-game Politoed when it got Drizzle.
