Forgotten Single-Stage Pokemon (Part 1)

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Competitive Pokemon Singles is often dominated by powerful and fully evolved Pokemon.

However Some Pokemon do not receive the privilege of evolution. They exist in a single form with no Miniature or Grander versions of themselves to speak of.

Some of these Single Stage Pokemon are quite good like Skarmory and Alomomola.

Some however are not only average but seemingly forgotten and neglected, receiving barely any new options or buffs whatsoever.

Many of these Pokemon would be perfect candidates for new Evolutions or Forms. Let's explore such an idea together.

You've failed to see it many times over. I expect you won't see it today.

00:00 Intro
01:24 Tropius
03:31 Miltank
05:20 Solrock/Lunatone
06:49 Kecleon
09:02 Zangoose
10:28 Seviper
12:06 Spinda
14:07 Luvdisc
15:47 Maractus
17:39 Carnivine
19:21 Druddigon

#pokemon #pokemonfacts

[nightfrostbreeze]

As a Mystery Dungeon player, I can inform you that Kecleon is in fact masking its True Power, and that giving it any sort of buff would be a mistake of cataclysmic proportions.

[SoloCap-Music]

Solrock and Lunatone being ignored in Sun & Moon is all the proof I need that Gamefreak is run by a Spinda

[Korobooshii]

I've always liked Carnivine, wouldn't mind him getting some love. A bit late now, but I remember James had one in the anime, so back then I don't think it would be too farfetched that he'd at least have some fans.

[neithermannormachine]

“What’s cooler than being (Jimothy) Cool?
Ice-Scald” - Andre 3000

[Terry_T_ODST]

5:00 about miltank:
Similar to Tauros, you could go the regional variant route, using the different cow breeds to justify different typings.
On a personal proyect of mine I made a regional miltank that's fairy type based on the jersey cow, with a fairy/ice and fairy/ground variants based on more hairy/muscular variants respectively.
Idk, cows are such a diverse group, there's a lot of design space there ❤

[paulitics]

I am a luvdisc supporter. I want the world to know I exist.

[KingTwelveSixteen]

Luvdisk are supposed to 'kiss' each other by locking mouths in the lore, so clearly the evolution should be a butterfly made of two Luvdisks combined. At least then they could get quiver dance.

[Jolene]

Carnivine holds a lot of nostalgia for me. I got obsessed Pokemon as a kid at the beginning of Gen 4, and I got a bunch of Pokemon toys. One of which was a Carnivine! I loved its design, just the idea of a freaky plant that wanted to eat you was exciting to my child brain.

[aaleven]

I remember in the Pokebilities OM that gave Pokemon access to every single of their abilities Tropius was kinda viable because it had Chlorophyll, Solar Power and Harvest at once which is very powerful in theory, in theory.

[raputha]

I am so pleased there will be a whole other episode of this exquisite video. Truly a time

[FrostFoxy]

i’m a proud luvdisc supporter! luvdisc does have one niche: it is extremely funny to use for in-game playthroughs. i had one on my omega ruby team with surf/draining kiss/double team/charm. genuinely nothing is funnier than soloing maxie at level cap with a luvdisc

[cLKIDsix]

It’s worth saying that they aren’t above just giving pokemon stats between generations. Pelipper went from 85 base SPATK to 95 from Gen 6 to Gen 7. I remember them buffing Pidgeot a little that way too, so that’s never out of the question.

[kingspheal]

If Kecleon got an evolution I think it would be cool to give it a move like "Colour Burst" where it's a high base power move that matches your current type and reverts you back to Normal type. This would be kind of similar to Burn up but it would be reusable through kecleon using Colour change and Protean to change type.

[CoralReaper]

Luvdisc NEEDS an evolution. That thing has been in a horrific state for over 20 years.

[joeg]

I want to mega evolve Hatecube into Mega-Hatecube using Hatecubite

[PillzmansFox]

9:03 they haven't changed Zangoose because Zangoose is the best pokemon already.

[dastardlydwarf]

Jim you should check out the gen 3 tier shift tour I held in mushi Pokemon like Minun, seviper, Whishcash were top tier was a cool meta

[shoogles_]

I was going to say Maractus could have a dance/music theme, maybe a lot of dancing moves, but then I realised that is also just Ludicolo.

[tanermishler]

5:08 mega Miltank would have 10 udders and it would shoot them like guns

[JebeTheGreat]

What if male Miltanks could evolve into a minotaur-esq bipedal bull pokemon called Minotank or Bultank?