Stage 1 Recognition

I feel like basic and stage 2 Pokémon tend to overshadow their stage 1 counterparts. Name some stage 1 hitters you really enjoy (or dislike).

I’ve always liked Haunter, especially considering his holo treatment in Fossil. Conversely, I dislike Kadabra. He’s basically just Alakazam with a thicc tail.

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Squirtle is my all-time favorite stage one Pokemon.

The stage one Pokemon I dislike the most would have to be Pidgey. Just kind of ordinary and boring.

Wartortle overshadows Squirtle and Blastoise imo.

Wartortle is superior to Blastoise in every way. The perfect mix of cute and cool.

edit: @papafrankgod, you beat me to it

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Kadabra is another option, I like it more than Alakazam, I feel the stage 2 design is simpler, Kadabra has so much more details in it.

poliwhirl is probably my least favorite stage 1 pokemon, favorite is Dragonair.

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Yeah Poliwhirl is kinda boring, just like Machoke IMO. I really like Ivysaur because it’s such a nice logical transition. Also Graveler, poor guy gets overlooked a lot.

Always liked Pidgeotto, it’s in my top 10 for base set for sure.

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bruh those aren’t stage 1

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Lolz my bad, I got confused between basic and stage 1.

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I like:

Cloyster Holo - Expedition
Aerodactyl Holo - Fossil
Dark Raichu Holo - Team Rocket
Dark Magneton Holo - Team Rocket
Crystal Kabutops - Skyridge
Gyarados H10 Holo - Skyridge

There is so many good one, take me forever to list em :blush:

My favourite is Ivysaur, so badass and cute at the same time

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Crystal Kabutops is a stage 2 Pokémon (Fossil/Kabuto), and although Raichu is a stage 1 Pokémon in the card you’ve mentioned, it’s actually a stage 2 Pokémon as well with Pichu/Pikachu as basic/stage 1 Pokémon before it. :wink:

Some stage 1 Pokémon I personally really like:

  • Pikachu
  • Clefairy
  • Magneton
  • Haunter (one of my favorite Pokémon)
  • Seadra
  • Chansey
  • Dragonair
  • Quilava
  • Marill
  • Grovyle
  • Loudred

Ok, I’ll stop here halfway through gen 3, but there are a lot of cool stage 1 Pokémon. I also just realized I only picked stage 1 Pokémon of 3-step evolutions, skipping over a lot of great final evolutions of 2-step evolutions, like Steelix or the Eeveelutions.

Greetz,
Quuador

Greetz,
Quuador

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Charmeleon.

I like his coloring so much more than Charmander and Charizard.

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Kadabra, Machoke, Haunter, Dragonair, Piloswine, and Dewott would be my picks. :grin:

I tend to forget about Pidgeot almost all the time and think Pidgeotto is the final stage.

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