Name 1 rivalry in pokemon that was actually competitive and not completely lopsided

name 1 rivalry in pokemon that was actually competitive and not completely lopsided
>hitmonlee clearly the better choice over hitmonchan in every game ive ever played
>flareon the shittiest evee ever
>mewtwo destroys mew every gen
>electivire is much more usable than magmortar although they both were disappointingly shitty
>kyogre much more dominant than groudon in gen 3, flip flops with the primals
>that gay wolf with the sword in its mouth is laughably stronger than the other gay wolf
even the starters
>bulbasaur clearly 1 million times cooler than charmander and squirtle
>chikorita the shittest starter ever (but also actually kind of underrated)
>swampert turns the game into easy mode

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>>flareon the shittiest evee ever
Glaceon is actually even worse in competitve since it's unfortunately another slow, defensive Ice-type. If it wasn't for its design it would be less popular than Flareon.

Slowbro vs Slowking

Can Slowking run the Funbro set?

>electivire is much more usable than magmortar
?? post elo

Yes, even pokemon like Gothitelle can

slowbro was always the better choice than slowking in story and in competitive + you didnt even have to trade to evolve him

What's with this meme of Swampert being gamebreaking?
Blaziken is obviously better in-game.

Tauros & Miltank?

Water/Ground/Rock is decent coverage in most of Hoenn and by the time it isn't you're needing HMs on Swampert anyway. It can literally carry you through the late-game with surf/dive to get around and still be decent in battle.

yeah kind of fair, although theyre from different gens. they both tier with eachother nicely where they perform different roles. tauros was king of his debut, miltank was pretty good in hers.
i dont think youll ever have a competitive rivalry in pokemon between two guys in the same role, it will always be clear which one is better
but between two with different roles its a bit more balanced, like with nidoking and nidoqueen, or with mediocre jobbers that are equally shit so its easier to forget what you can even do with them like seviper and zangoose

>>electivire is much more usable than magmortar although they both were disappointingly shitty
How does this play into one another competitively?

Gligar and Sneasel are both weak to each other, but 4x for Gligar.
Mantine and Skarmory are counterparts but can't say if they have any cross over.
Throh and Sawk? There are a good few I Gen 5 actually.

How's Seviper vs Zangoose?

electivire has the better stats, movepool (at least concerning everything else), type, and ability (also more popular)
i dont know about now but in their debut gen electivire mogged magmortar hard, even though they both were never good and probably will never be good. i dont know if theyve even been good in whatever hell tier they get placed in now

But 1 on 1 is surely the point of this thread?

no

>kyogre much more dominant than groudon in gen 3, flip flops with the primals
>that gay wolf with the sword in its mouth is laughably stronger than the other gay wolf

>bulbasaur clearly 1 million times cooler than charmander and squirtle
Lol no. Its objectively shit but kaybe thats why it appeals to contrarian faggots who arent like the other girls.

kyogre was the top uber of the whole tier for a while after its debut, after primals though groudon became the top and kyogre was clearly the more underwhelming

Vileplume-Victreebel.
>Gen 1 was the most lopsided, with Victreebel being OU, and Vileplume being PU
>Both shift to UU in Gens 2 and 3, then NU in Gen 4, and finally PU in Gen 5
>Starting in 6, they diverge again, though not as much so in gen 1
>Vileplume pulls slightly ahead sitting in NU, while Victreebel is just below at PUBL
>The divide bumps up a bit further in Gen 7, with Vileplume going up to NUBL and Victreebel staying in PU
>Victreebel gets cut from the SwSh dex, though Vileplume goes back to NU

>elekid and magby line
>not lopsided
Wrong. One is cool. The other is ugly. How is that not lopsided?