Can someone who has been playing competitive or well versed in it please explain power creep to me like I'm a 5 year old? When did power creep start and when did it start to get out of hand? What generation is most guilty of introducing Power Creep? Recent thread about Garchomp & Arceus made me think about this since I was always under the impression that they were power creep Pokemon. Were they Power Creepers at the time of their creation but were over thrown?