>>39632216Fastest and earliest fire type in gen 1 with earthquake immunity , actually benefitted from gen 2 special split with flying stab access I don't think Hooh had, Hoen made you miss fire types like they were your good ex, and gen 4 was the start of the fire/fighting clones so even when Blazicken got it's mega Charizard was still the most unique or niche... Idk what ever other ways to say it was more fun to play with.
Nostalgia played a part, but only because it filled and held it's place in the game for so long
