As you may have noticed, I like many things, some more scholar, others more "futile". One of the futile things I like is Pokémon. I like the idea and unfortunately there isn't an "adult"-like pokémon game. It would surely be sucessful.
Pokémon games are 2-D RPG, but it is easy to finish the ingame competition, so what keeps Pokémon alive is Metagame - online battles.
My favourite pokémon isn't good in Metagame. It is Pidgeot, Normal/Flying, generation I. Since Red/Blue it is my favourite.
PIDGEOT!!!
Stats
HP: 83
Attack: 80
Defence: 75
Special Attack: 70
Special Defence: 70
Speed: 91
One of the things I like in Pidgeot is that he's balanced. Yes, it sucks because he can't do anything good, but I like Pidgeot's balance when compared with other Normal/Flying pokémons (OK, evolution-needing Farfetch'd is balanced too). He isn't as good as physical sweepers (Staraptor, Dodrio, Fearow, Swellow) or special sweepers (Chatot, Togekiss - galactic when compared with these humble birds) or the "weird" pseudo-defensive Noctowl. But he's balanced enough to be anything of the above (mostly useless) - that's what I like the most in Pidgeot.
Abilities
Tangled Feet or Keen Eye. It sucks. Intimidate or Speed Boost would be good. I have a suggestion: one that makes wind based attacks 1.5x more powerful (Wind Maker?), as wind things looks to be Pidgeot speciality. But with two abilities chosen it will be hard to have another one.
Moves
Brave Bird, Return, Double Edge, Steel Wing, U-Turn, you know, the physical sweeper thing for birdies. People mostly see Pidgeot as a physical sweeper so it generally carries the above. But with only a
difference of 10 from physical to special side, Pidgeot can actually use special moves almost as good as physical ones. Of course Staraptor has trump card called Close Combat that any other physical sweeper bird has.But Platinum tutor brings new life to Pidgeot: Heat Wave! Yes, it isn't stellar, but it now can kill steels (and Scizor). Of course the others also learn this, but Pidgeot balance lets him use both physical attacks and Heat Wave (or Icy Wind or Air Slash) with some sucess. It does 2 HKO Garchomp with Icy Wind (speed drop!) and 2 HKO Skarmory with Heat Wave after some Ev's in SpA, while still having an +Attack nature and 252 Ev's in Attack. Again, it isn't stellar, but it may do some things.
Non-damaging moves: Featherdance and Roost can stop some dangerous physical sweepers, as Pidgeot have defences (comparing with the "oh I couldn't OHKO you so I will die" birds). It isn't a bulky something, but it can take some hits (one?). Tailwind and Agility suck, as Mirror Move. If only Mirror Move did exactly what the opponent used...
I think Pidgeot needs more tricks. Extremespeed and a Rapid Spin-like Gust would be good. Of course a flying "Extremespeed" or at least "Quick Attack" (Mach Bird?) and "Overheat" (Hurricane? It makes so much sense) would be great, as Pidgeot could Hurricane something and then physical-attack. And a dragon "powerful-Twister" (Tornado?) would kiss ass too (just for the fun - it would not kill many things with it). Game creators don't like Pidgeot, and he's becoming worse and worse (some are worse but most of them aren't in the final of a 3 pokémon evolution chain... Farfetch'd I'm looking at you).
Whatever happens, I would love the good ol' balanced Pidgeot...
PS: Pidgeot does not learn Icy Wind, so he fails at that too
