>>40484730>>40484779>Mixed attackers were on par with physical and special sets since every stat could be fully DV trained>Normal types were jacks of all trades with access to a ton of TMs and good utility like Explosion and Hyper Beam while elementals were mostly limited to moves of their own type>Non-linear region that opens up organically>Best pre-Elite 4 Pokemon type distribution until Platinum thanks to:>Fire and Ground type Pokemon being found in the field instead of needing to shoehorn in volcanoes and deserts>Ice being treated as an add-on to deep sea water types instead of needing to shoehorn in an ice dungeon (Seafoam Islands didn't have any ice types in it until Yellow)>Enemy AI targets weaknesses unlike subsequent Gens>Entire dex obtainable without hacking or limited time events required>Shitmons like Arbok and Victreebel were balanced out against top tiers like Nidoking and Venusaur thanks to access to Wrap>Special was a unique stat functionally (combining ATK and DEF) instead of being a rehash of physical>Psychic was never a broken type; top tier threats like Starmie and Exeggutor didn't even run Psychic>Dragon was never a broken type; Dragonite didn't run Dragon STAB and was UU despite having the second highest BST in the game after MewtwoCope, zoomie. Gen One RBY is still the definitive Pokemon experience.
