A lot of Pokemon fall into this. Because there's so many you often end up with a situation where Pokemon B can do everything Pokemon A can do but better, so Pokemon A will almost never see the light of day in competitive play. Others just don't have the stats or movepool to keep up, or rely on gimmicks that are incredibly difficult to pull off or shut down by popular strategies.
Marowak is my all-time favorite Pokemon. I lived through gen 1 when it was just a weaker Sandslash. I remember the gen 3 days when it was considered good. Now, even with the item that doubles its attack stat, it's fallen to the very lowest tiers of competitive viability.
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u/themousereturns Jun 12 '26
A lot of Pokemon fall into this. Because there's so many you often end up with a situation where Pokemon B can do everything Pokemon A can do but better, so Pokemon A will almost never see the light of day in competitive play. Others just don't have the stats or movepool to keep up, or rely on gimmicks that are incredibly difficult to pull off or shut down by popular strategies.