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For nearly two decades, millions of us have had to make one of the most difficult choices in life: "Should I pick Bulbasaur, Squirtle, or Charmander?" Well, it's time to find out if the one you chose was the strongest by looking at their fully evolved forms: Venusaur, the Pimply Plant Monster, Blastoise, the Bazooka Turtle, and Charizard, the...Dragon.
For this battle, Wiz and Boomstick only analyze average-strength Wild Pokemon. For those of you nerdy enough to care, this means that they will use the base stats of each Pokemon as well as looking at every move they can normally learn. No EV or IVs since EVs would require trainer assistance and IV's are tough to judge. No TM's, HM's, Tutored, or Egg Moves, and no Mega Evolutions since that would require a strong bond with a trainer. So with that said, let's analyze the Weapons, Armor, and Skills of the fully-evolved Kanto starters to find out who would win a Death Battle!
Venusaur: The first starter evolves from Bulbasaur, to Ivysaur, and finally, to Venusaur, the Seed Pokemon, and apparently becoming uglier and uglier with each new form as Boomstick points out. Venusaur is a Dual-Typed Grass and Poison Pokémon. Of the three starters, it's the easiest to raise and is the most balanced. It stands at 6 feet 7 inches, or 2 meters long, and weighs an astounding 220.5 pounds, or 100 Kilograms. Its stats are as follows: HP 270 (Average), Attack 167 (Below Average), Defense 168 (Average), Special Attack 205 (Above Average), Special Defense 205 (Above Average), and Speed 165 (Average). It also has two abilities: Overgrow, which increases the power of Grass Moves when weakened, and Chlorophyll, which speeds it up in sunny weather.
Its moveset includes Tackle and Growl, its two starting moves. It uses Vine Whip as a long distance multi-purpose whip, with low damage, and its Razor Leaf is sharp enough to cut through tree trunks. Petal Blizzard can strike at multiple targets, and Venusaur also has access to Seed Bomb. Its status moves include Poison Powder and Sleep Powder, which can Poison an enemy or Put them to sleep respectively, albeit at lower accuracy than other moves. It can cover its foe in Leech Seed, which drains the opponents health over time and heals Venusaur like a "Jungle Vampire". This makes its adaptability its greatest asset. If Leech Seed doesn't heal enough, Venusaur can also use Synthesis, which heals at least 25% of its health using the power of sunlight. And to help aid in some of its less accurate attacks, Venusaur uses Sweet Scent to lower the opponent's evasion. Its most powerful attacks include: Double-Edge, a powerful tackle that can hit hard, but does 1/3 of the damage dealt back to Venusaur as recoil damage, Petal Dance, a move that launches Petals at the opponents multiple turns in a row with a high special attack at the cost of eventually confusing Venusaur, and its incredibly powerful super laser known as Solar Beam by absorbing large amounts of Sunlight. Imagine if there were flowers that could actually do such a thing!
In real life, a Solar Laser relies on Heated Magnesium Combustion. This means that the Solar Beam gets fired at a temperature of 4,000 Kelvins. In layman's terms, that's 6,739 degrees Fahrenheit, or 3,726 degrees Celsius. The catch is: The Solarbeam requires twice as long as any other attack to fire because of how powerful it is. Its Grass/Poison type makes it effective against Fighting, Water, Electric, Fairy, and other Grass types. But this makes it weak to Psychic, Ice, Fire, and Flying (since as Boomstick is quick to note: "plants burn and birds fucking hate grass). It has a diverse set of moves, including great status inflicting moves. But, it has little specialization in any specific stat, and it doesn't have enough Special attacks to justify it having an Above Average Special Attack stat. Even so, it just might outsmart the competition.
- Dexter the Pokédex: Venusaur. The final form of the Bulbasaur evolution, this seed pokémon soaks up the suns rays as a source of energy.
Blastoise: The second starter evolves from Squirtle, to Wartortle, and finally, to Blastoise, the Shellfish Pokémon. "Why does it have large cannons on it's back?" you ask? Well, if Boomstick theorizes that a turtle had sex with a tank...Don't ask us how, this is just our theory on the situation. Moving on, Blastoise is the Water-type of the group. He stands at 5 feet 3 inches, or 1.6 meters tall, and weighs about 188.5 pounds, or 85.5 kilorgrams. Its stats are: HP 268 (Average), Attack 171 (Below Average), Defense 205 (Above Average), Special Attack 215 (Average), Special Defense 193 (Above Average), and Speed 161 (Average). He's almost as slow as a tortoise, so he won't be winning any marathons. His abilities are Torrent, which increases the strength of Water moves when weakened, and Rain Dish, which helps him recover while in the rain.
It starts its moveset off with Tackle and Tail Whip. Later on, it can learn Flash Cannon for an attack. To help protect itself, it uses Iron Defense to boost its above average defenses and Protect to make itself completely immune to all attacks for a whole turn, which decreases at its chances of working if it's used constantly in succession. To help clear through any hazards like Spikes, it can use Rapid Spin to remove them. That being said, Blastoise can still fight. It can chomp down on foes using Bite, and using Skull Bash, it can headbutt the enemy to crack its skull if done hard enough. Blastoise's main form of attacking is using Water attacks like the effective Water Gun and Aqua Tail, use Water Pulse to confuse enemies, and even the deadly...Bubbles (which might just slow down opponents). To help boost the aquatic moves, it can use Rain Dance to summon a massive rainstorm. This storm weakens the strength of fire-type moves while boosting that of water-type moves by 50%.
But its deadliest move is Hydro Pump. Using the large cannons on its back, Blastoise can use this move to punch through four inches of solid steel and even do so accurately from a range of up to 160 feet. The average high-pressure water cutter cuts through metal at around 55,000 PSI (Pounds per Square Inch). Wiz and Boomstick measured the size of the cannons on Blastoise's back and found that his Hydro Pump is powerful enough to blast at a strength of 90,000 PSI. Blastoise is effective against the uber-defensive Steel, as well as Fire, Ice, and other Water types. But, it has a weakness to Grass and Electric types. As stated before, its Defense is incredible, and it can use its Hydro Pump to blast through Steel. However, it lacks too many real options for attacks and it is incredibly slow. Still, it strengthens its combat skills. It might just outlast everyone if it plays its cards right.
- Dexter the Pokédex: Blastoise's strength lies in its power rather than its speed. Its shell is like armor and attacks from the hydro cannon on its back are virtually unstoppable
Charizard: The final starter evolves from Charmander, to Charmeleon, and finally, to Charizard, the Flame Pokemon. This Fire/Flying type would be awesome to ride into battle, but unfortunately, it only stands at 5 feet 7 inches tall, or 1.7 meters, which is actually smaller than an average human male. It also weighs 199.5 pounds, or 90.5 kilograms. Despite this though, Charizard has impressive stats. HP 266 (Average), Attack 173 (Below Average), Defense 161 (Below Average), Special Attack 223 (Above Average), Special Defense 175 (Average), Speed 205 (Above Average). Charizard's abilities come in the forms of Blaze, which increases the strength of Fire-type attacks when weakened, and Solar Power, which increases Charizard's Special Attack in sunny weather, at the cost of its own health. While Charizard is frail, he can fly, meaning you need to get a hold of him before you can take him down.
Charizard has the most diverse moveset of all three starters with Normal, Fire, Flying, Dragon, and even Ghost-type attacks. His starting moves are Scratch and Growl. He can blind his enemies with Smokescreen, and can deal 40 points of damage with Dragon Rage. His claws can be made powerful with Slash, Dragon Claw, and the increased critical attack of Shadow Claw. Using Air Slash, Charizard can strike through the air, and Wing Attack can be used with the same power as his claws. But Charizard's most impressive moves are his fire attacks. Fire Fang allows him to bite enemies using extreme heat, Heat Wave blasts multiple targets at high temperatures, Fire Spin traps enemies in a vortex of flame, and Flare Blitz has him tackle the opponent while surrounded in flame. It's so powerful it inflicts 33% of the damage back to Charizard as recoil damage. His Flame Burst hits the surrounding area, making him hit multiple targets.
However, Charizard's best attack is Flamethrower, a move so hot that it can burn through solid stone. This gives Charizard's Flamethrower a temperature of 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit, or 1,200 degrees Celsius. Charizards are warrior-like creatures and will actively fight opponents that are stronger than them. They are also very aggressive, meaning they can be tough to raise. Its typing makes Grass, Bug, Steel, Fire, Fighting, and Fairy types fall to it, but its biggest weaknesses are Rock, Water, and Electric types. Charizard has great Speed and Maneuverability and give it immunity to Ground type attacks. However, it's very frail as well, especially against the previously mentioned Water. If it spends too much time in a heavy rain storm, its flame will go out permanently. And when Charizard's flame goes out, he's dead. But given his strength and speed, he might just overpower the others before that can happen.
- Dexter the Pokedex: Charizard, the Flame Pokemon. When competing in intense battles, Charizard's flame becomes more intense as well.
So, now that our combatants are set, let's find out which Gen 1 Starter is the deadliest. IT'S TIME FOR A POKEMON DEATH BATTLE ROYALE!
The scene begins with a Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander in a field, just hanging out. Then a mechanical crane drops a huge amount of Rare Candies on the three of them. After it leaves, we see a glowing white light from beneath the Rare Candies and our three cute little starters have evolved into their three ferocious, fully evolved forms. After the three glare at each other for a few seconds...
FIGHT!
Charizard takes off and flies towards Blastoise, hitting him with Slash when he goes by. Blastoise flinches for a bit before retracting into his shell using Protect. Charizard comes back and keeps trying to hit it with Scratches and even a small flamethrower, but all of it is stopped by Protect. Venusaur uses this opportunity to hit both of its opponents with Razor Leaf, which doesn't do too much to Charizard and nothing at all to Blastoise. Charizard than picks Blastoise up, flies off and throws Blastoise at Venusaur. Blastoise then emerges from his shell and uses Skull Bash on Venusaur. Charizard roars, surrounding itself in fire to use Flare Blitz and charges at Blastoise. The two are then locked in a grapple with each other. Venusaur uses this opportunity to heal itself with Synthesis and lower the evasion of the other two with Sweet Scent. When its two opponents start looking around to find out what happened, Venusaur hits them both with Sleep Powder. Charizard flies off before he can be affected, and Blastoise uses Protect as he falls asleep. Before Charizard can get too far away, Venusaur uses Vine Whip to grab onto Charizard's tail. With its heavier body, Venusaur stays firmly secure on the ground. Venusaur begins charging up the Solar Beam, but its loss of focus on Charizard allows him to escape and charge at Venusaur. Just as Venusaur fires the Solar Beam, Charizard fires back with a Flamethrower, causing the two to be in a Beam-O-War with each other, and the resulting blast causing the screen to go white for a second.
We then cut to the scene again and the battlefield has been transformed into a barren wasteland covered in dust. Venusaur begins looking around for Charizard, and by the time he can see him, it's too late. Charizard cuts off the flower on Venusaur's back with Wing Attack, causing the grass Pokemon to roar in pain. Before Venusaur can regain its bearings, Charizard hits it with Flame Burst. Venusaur struggles to get out of the fire, roaring in agony as it burns, but it's too late and Venusaur dies from the fire. Meanwhile, a small puff of pollen from Venusaur's disembodied flower flies into the shell of Blastoise, causing himself to sneeze awake. The two remaining Pokémon eye each other, ready for a one-on-one fight.
Blastoise begins the fight by using Rain Dance, which makes himself stronger and makes Charizard weaker. After a thunderbolt hits the ground, the two Pokémon roar as their final showdown begins. Charizard starts to use its claws on Blastoise, but leaves its neck exposed, allowing Blastoise to bite down on it. Charizard uses Fire Spin to surround Blastoise in fire. Blastoise grabs hold of Charizard's wings and uses Skull Bash in an attempt to rip them off. Charizard clamps down on Blastoise's head using Fire Fang, but with a mighty rip, Blastoise pulls Charizard's wings off of his body. Blastoise grabs Charizard's neck. The fire-type attempts to use one of his fire moves, but Blastoise grabs hold with his other claw to snuff out the air. Then, he aims his cannons at Charizard before filling him with water from the Hydro Pump. Charizard's body begins to fill with water and he's soon sent flying into the air one last time before his body explodes from the pressure.
The rain then stops, and the fires extinguished, Blastoise roars a feral roar of victory.
K.O.!
With his opponents now dead, Blastoise begins what remains of Venusaur: the flower. Charizard's severed tail's flame gets smaller and smaller, until it eventually becomes extinguished. Charizard's better speed gave it the ability to throw the first punch, and its warrior-like mentality caused it to attack the bigger threat in Blastoise first. Venusaur knew to take down Charizard first, causing Charizard to take too much damage early on to be able to withstand the later part of the fight. But poor Venusaur couldn't stand a chance against Charizard's Fire/Flying typing, and Blastoise's defenses made it outlast any attacks from either opponent. Also, Charizard and Venusaur cannot learn Sunny Day on their own, so they were unable to counter Blastoise's Rain Dance.
But what about their typing? The three share an Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors relationship to each other, so shouldn't they just counter each other? Well while that seems the case at the start, Mathematics is the key to finding who wins the fight since every specific attack has specific typing, that has a specific effect, which deals specific damage to a specific type and has a specific chance of working, and each Pokemon's stats are stored in the Pokedex, meaning you have each number and type at your disposal to try and figure out how a battle can play out. So, when comparing moves, effect, choice, order, and likelihood of occurrence, this means that there are over 7,000 different ways that this battle could be played out. After looking at each one, Venusaur comes in third with 17% of the victories, Charizard comes in second with 35%, and Blastoise wins the majority with 48%. Even removing type effectiveness and comparing the character's Attack and Defense, and so on, Blastoise still takes the fight.
- Boomstick: Blastiose H2Owned!Wizard: The winner is Blastoise!
