>>51540223I legit thought the OP was bait because its like the standard mcdefault version of a Johto team. That said, its that way because it is good and accessible- even when I try to deviate from form I end up using at least 1/3 of that lineup.
Pic related is my HG run- wild Steelix is so great, and that gifted Spearow is an unsung champion. It was a toss up between Espeon and Girafarig because the former is stuck with weaker STAB for much longer, but I think the far higher sp.atk makes up for it. Idk the calcs but a confusion from Espeon has to be about as strong as a psybeam from Girafarig. I also adore Lanturn both aesthetically and its typing is so good the mediocre stats dont matter.
>>51540358I prefer to save it for when I EV train it with power items for the frontier.
