>>46034463>Carracosta: 495 BST>Archeops: 567 BSTArcheops's BST is much higher than its counterpart (any designated fossil Pokemon has the same BST as their counterpart, Archeops being the exception), going as far as to drift closely to a minor Legendary's BST.
You can choose getting a Pokemon with a crazily high BST and a much stronger stat spread while all of your other options at the time pale in comparison, but with a cost. Not like it matters much, as Archeops still sweeps the game. It's designed specifically to be a double-edged sword in single-player, or something to work around in multiplayer if you don't have any stronger options.
If Archeops was given a non-debilitating Ability, it would have 495 BST, probably with -36 in each of its attacking stats (140 -> 104 [weaker than Carracosta] and 112 -> 76).
