>>44144931Gen 2 metagame has some oddities, but mainly it may be summarized by Snorlax, stall and phazers. There was a few things that could OHKO even the most fragile of the Pokemon, so having a long term, crippling stuff and doing cheap damage here and there was the meta.
Access to Mean Look + Perish Song, being pure Ghost, Protect, Toxic and Confuse Ray. It had some options that were a good fit on the meta.