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a pokemon designed to carry out a specific role and performing it very poorly due to other characteristics
I positively love flareon. It's probably my second favorite pokemon. My dear god though, it's terrible and Gamefreak absolutely hates the little guy
source: Hey, remember flame charge? the physical fire move TM that speeds you up? Flareon can no longer learn it. It could before, but it no longer can.