Pokémon that are more powerful than their evolution? I mean, that sounds impossible, right? Isn’t the point of evolution to make a Pokémon more powerful, giving it more stats, new types and moves, and all that jazz? Well, yes, on paper. But Pokémon isn’t that simple.
For example, in Generation 5, a new hold item changed the competitive landscape for good. This item is called Eviolite, and it boosts a Pokémon's defence and special defence by 50% as long as that Pokémon hasn’t fully evolved. While Pokémon do get a good chunk of stats from evolving, that's rarely even close to 50%!
It’s hard to put into words how powerful this item is, but it's safe to say it breathed new life into Pokémon that often didn’t really see the light of day. So let’s go over a few Pokémon that got to shine, some with the Eviolite, and some on their own merit!
10 Pikachu
Famous For a Reason
I had to give Pikachu a bit of a shout-out here, and not because of Ash’s freakishly powerful Pikachu in the Anime. No. While Pikachu doesn’t see much play in the main games, or even competitively, that doesn’t mean it...
