15 Surprising Pokemon Stats

- Greetings Pokefans! Michael here, and most Pokémon

stats

make sense. Zacian has a really high attack because he wields a giant sword. Dragapult is extremely fast because it is based on super-fast aircraft, and these are just two of many examples. But what about Pokémon

stats

that don't make sense? What about Pokémon that have a stat that seems to clash with their biology, or that have higher or lower stats than other Pokémon that they really shouldn't? In today's video, I'll cover 15 examples of Pokémon stats that make no sense and are therefore pretty

surprising

, in no particular order.

So don't forget to subscribe to my channel and ring the bell to receive notifications, you know the drill. And let's start with number one: Vikavolt is slower than Grubbin. This one is pretty infamous. Vikavolt is a constantly flying insect that is described in the Pokedex as being able to move and perform acrobatic flight maneuvers. It seems like it should be pretty fast, but no, it's not even close. Vikavolt has a base speed stat of only 43, which is quite slow. It means that this creature that can supposedly move is slower than Caterpie, Dunsparce, and his own pre-evolution Grubbin.

It's ridiculous and sad and I hate it. The next entry is also all about speed, but instead of a Pokémon being

surprising

ly slow, it's a Pokémon that is surprisingly fast, with number two being Purugly being faster than Latios and Latias. Purugly is a chubby cat who uses his own tail to tighten himself in such a way that he appears more muscular. I would never in a million years expect him to be fast, but it turns out he has a base speed stat of 112, which is very high. For comparison, Latios and Latias have a base speed stat of 110 in both their regular and mega forms.

Which means that this overweight cat is somehow faster than a Pokémon that is said to be faster than a jet plane. Passenger planes fly at 550 miles per hour. Imagine having a chubby cat that was faster than that. Alright, we've done two entries on speed, now let's do something on power, starting with some Pokémon that are surprisingly weak. The first of which is number three, Onix has a lower attack than Sentret. While Onix is ​​a famous Gen 1 Pokémon known for its enormous, imposing size and looks like it could crush you with minimal effort, its stats have always been terrible.

Its defense is excellent, but the rest of its stats are poor, the most surprising thing is its attack, which is only base 45. Meanwhile, Sentret, a weak Gen 1 rodent, has a base attack stat of 46. That means in Onix. and Sentret, at the same level with the same IV, EV and Nature, both used a physical attack that they didn't get STAB from, Sentret would do more damage. I did the math, it literally does a little more damage. A tiny ferret hits less hard than a giant snake made of stone. Because that makes sense. Another surprisingly weak Pokémon is a legendary Pokémon, being number four, Regice has a lower attack stat than Sewaddle.

Regice is a piece of living ice, so I wouldn't expect it to be fast. I would expect it to be a solid mass of ice, and while I would get it if it was better on the special side due to skillful energy manipulation, I would also expect it to have a decent attack. After all, ice is very heavy. If it hits you, it will hurt. But apparently Regice missed this memo, as he only has a base attack stat of 50. Meanwhile, Sewaddle, a small caterpillar covered in cut leaves, has a base attack stat of 53. That means that if this living chunk of solid ice hits you hit, it would hurt less than if this little caterpillar did it.

Alright, one more on a Pokémon that has a surprisingly low attack, being number five, Bastiodon has a lower attack than Tynamo. Like Onix and Regice, Bastiodon is a large, heavy, and solid creature. Even if he can't move fast, I would expect him to be able to deal a good amount of physical damage just by hitting things with his rock-solid face. But apparently not, because it only has a base attack stat of 52, which is also lower than Sewaddle as Regice, but I also wanted to mention Tynamo. Tynamo has a base attack stat of 55, meaning this weak little eel with a total base stat of only 275 can hit harder than a metal and rock dinosaur.

Alright, those were some surprisingly weak Pokémon, but now let's talk about some that are surprisingly strong. The first of which is number six, Trapinch has a higher attack than Poliwrath. You heard me correctly. The adorable little Trapinch hits like a truck with a base attack stat of 100, but I guess this shouldn't surprise us too much. After all, its dexterity entries say its jaws are strong enough to crush rocks. Crush rocks. Break them into pieces. But Poliwrath, a Pokémon whose muscles are so impressive that it can swim across the Pacific Ocean without tiring, can supposedly turn rocks into dust.

With a single blow. That seems more impressive, right? Well, apparently not. Poliwrath only has a base 95 physical attack, and before Generation VI, it only had 85. It seems that crushing rocks is more impressive than turning them into dust. There you go. Life lesson for today, children. Another surprisingly strong Pokémon, but this time on the special side it is number seven, Abra has a higher special attack than Greninja. Greninja is known to be one of the biggest competitive threats in recent generations. It's fast and hits hard, hitting even harder thanks to Protean giving it STAB for everything.

But while the base 103 special attack is pretty good, Abra is even better. Abra has a base 105 special attack, meaning she is capable of doing more special damage than a normal Greninja, assuming STAB is not a factor. Greninja is not weak. Abra is strangely very strong. The next strangely strong Pokémon is back on the physical side, being number eight, Flareon has the same physical attack stat as Machamp. Machamp is the example of Fighting-type Pokémon, a type associated with high physical attack. He has large muscles, four arms, and can hit with such force that he can knock victims over the horizon.

In fact, I made a whole video on that statement several years ago and calculated how much force it took to hit a person over the horizon, and it's a lot. Yet somehow, this cute little fire fox cat hits with as much physical force as Machamp does. They both have base attack stats of 130, which is huge. Machamp I get it, but Flareon having that is just weird. Remember how I said that fighting type tends to be associated with high physical attack? Well, apparently that wasn't always true, because not a single Generation I fighting-type Pokémon has a higher physical attack than Flareon.

Machamp is the highest of all Generation I fighting types, and simply ties with Flareon. On the topic of Eeveelutions, there is another one that has an absurdly high stat, which makes no sense to me, that being number nine, Leafeon has higher Defense than Crustle. Crustle is a hermit crab whose shell is literally a piece of Earth. It is extremely durable and, like many Rock-type Pokémon, has excellent physical defense with a base stat of 125. But Leafeon, a relatively thin cat fox that is partially made of leaves, can supposedly withstand physical hits better than this. Pokémon wearing a piece of Earth.

Leafeon has a base defense stat of 130, tied with Flareon's physical attack. And that's just ridiculously huge. Now all Eeveelutions have a base stat that is extremely high, base 130 like Leafeon and Flareon, but to me, the others make sense. Espeon has a great special attack, of course. Jolteon, super fast, that makes sense. Umbreon, good special defense, yes, the darkness special powers make him especially bulky. I understand. But Flareon hits just as hard as Machamp, and Leafeon takes physical hits on top of a Crustle, it's ridiculous to me. For the next entry, I will stay with the massive topic.

Being number 10, Wailord has lower Defense and Special Defense than Joltik. Wailord is the largest Pokémon in the game. Joltik is tied with several others for the smallest. However, somehow, Wailord's base defense stats are lower than Joltik's, with Wailord being 45 and Joltik being 50. This is crazy to me. Now Wailord dwarfs Joltik in the HP stat, so Wailord ends up being bulkier, but still. For the smallest Pokémon to outperform the largest Pokémon in any defensive stat, let alone two of the three, is ridiculous. Another volume-focused entry is number 11, Dusknoir has less HP than Yungoos. Dusknoir is a big, beefy ghost, and while that's reflected in his excellent defense stats, his HP is mediocre in comparison, being only 45.

However, Yungoos, a weak Route 1 rodent, has a base 48 HP. This is another situation where Dusknoir still wins in overall volume, but again, like with Wailord and Joltik, Dusknoir losing to Yungoos in any defensive stat is very surprising to me. My final entry focused on volume has to do with two Pokémon that are part of the same evolutionary line, being number 12, Nincada has twice the Defense of Ninjask. Now, if you told me that Nincada simply had a higher defense than Ninjask, I wouldn't be so surprised. Nincada is a slow-moving, burrowing Pokémon, so it makes sense that to survive in the wild it would need to have a good defense.

Meanwhile, Ninjask is famous for its speed and fragility. He doesn't need to take hits well, because if he can't beat an opponent, he just runs away. Additionally, it is not uncommon for an evolved form to have some lower stats than its pre-evolved form. Porygon-Z has lower defensive stats than Porygon2, despite having a higher base stat total. So again, it wouldn't be crazy to hear that Nincada had a higher defense than Ninjask. What drives it so crazy is the size of the difference. Ninjask has a base 45 defense, while Nincada has a base 90, double that. That's more defense than many Mega Evolutions and Legendaries, including Lunala, which only has a base 89 defense.

Who knew Nincada could take hits so well? I didn't, this blew my mind. Alright, that wraps up the ones focusing on volume, and the last few entries will focus on several stats at once. The first is number 13, soul-rack, soul-rack, Solrock has a higher physical attack than special attack. Solrock is a Rock-Psychic type Pokémon, and at the time of its release in Generation III, Rock was always physical and Psychic was always special. To compensate for this unique combination, Game Freak decided to make Solrock a physical attacker and Lunatone a special attacker. But while I understand the reasoning, it still doesn't make sense to me that Solrock has a major physical attack.

It is a magical cosmic rock from outer space that controls cosmic energy and has psychic powers. He gets energy from the sun and can shoot solar rays, a move that has always been special. Solrock using Power Gem makes a lot more sense intuitively to me than using Rock Slide, but no, Rock Slide would do more damage, even after the physical/special split in Generation IV, Solrock has remained a physical attacker, which for Me, it doesn't make sense. The last two entries will focus on base stat totals. The first of which is number 14, Munchlax has a higher total base stat than Dustox.

Most baby Pokémon have low total base stats. Azurill is 190. Pichu is 205. Togepi is 245. But Munchlax is the king of baby Pokémon, with a surprisingly high base stat of 390, which is pretty respectable, especially for a baby Pokémon. His HP is mostly what carries him, but still, 390 is impressive. It's more than several fully evolved Pokémon, including Dustox, the finale of a three-stage line, which only has 385. Speaking of Dustox, it's part of the final entry, which being number 15, Dustox and Politoed have total base stats lower. than their counterparts. Dustox has a total base stat of 385 as I just mentioned, but Beautifly has 395, a 10 point difference.

Politoed has a total base stat of 500, while Poliwrath has 510. That's strange, right? If you think branching evolution Pokémon would have the same base stat totals, then you'd be right for virtually all of them. The only exception besides the ones I just mentioned is Ninjask and Shedinja, but honestly, should that count as a branching evolution? It's a strange thing, not just choosing between one or the other. All other split evolutions, such as Huntail and Gorebyss or Gardevoir and Gallade, have the exact same total base stats. So why are these pairs different inparticular? Well, it turns out they weren't always.

Upon release, they had the same total, but later in Generation VI, Beautifly and Poliwrath gained 10 point boosts to their special attack and physical attack stats, respectively. That means that half of these pairs made profits, while the rest did not. I know why? No, and I don't have any assumptions, because it doesn't make any sense. Thank you so much for watching, and a very special thanks to my Patreon patrons, who are helping support the channel regardless of YouTube's ad revenue fluctuations, which fluctuate more due to the current economic situation. So if you want to help support me and the channel and get some cool perks in return, the link is in the description below.

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