I feel sorry for sceptilefags. They got completely cucked compared to swampert and Blaziken kids.
>give Pokemon 4x resistance to electric
>give him lightning rod, an extremely niche ability for his typing and movepool
>So many other fitting abilities that would've helped him more, (contrary, multiscale, protean, adaptability)
Meanwhile
>Blaziken gets speed boost, which makes him completely overpowered even without mega evolution
>Despite being great without a mega evolution, he still got one before sceptile and swampert, just goes to show how even gamefreak knew he was the best starter
>Swampert's mega evolution, while not as broken as even pre-mega blaziken, can provide for complete and utter destruction in rain, making him an essential part of rain teams
