The first generation ofPokemonfeatures 151 creatures to capture and train.

Prismatic Evolutions is one of the most expensive and hyped Pokemon sets ever.

We’ve added an honorable mention you might not have ever seen to the best Gen 1 Pokemon.

The Prismatic Evolutions Umbreon ex and Leafeon ex Special Illustration Rares from the Pokemon TCG.

Honorable Mention: MissingNo.

The easiest way to encounter MissingNo.

Surf along the coast until you encounter MissingNo.

maelle and gustave overlooking the monolith in clair obscur expedition 33.

Performing the glitch to encounter MissingNo.

Examining the Pokemon also distorts the game’s graphics, but can be fixed by looking through Pokedex entries.

This glitched Pokemon perfectly fits the definition of game-breaking.

Vreso looking around the hidden dog gallery in Clair Obscur Expedition 33.

Once it’s finally evolved, Charizard is unstoppable against the later foes of the Kanto region.

20Golem

Golem resists Normal and Electric attacks, making it a valuable tank for early competitive battlers.

I’m talking less Monster Hunter and more Cabela’s.

A split image of Gmax Charizard, Mew floating in the air, and Nidoking smirking in the Pokemon Anime.

Golems great physical Attack stat ensures it can defeat nearly any other powerful Gen 1 Pokemon.

19Exeggutor

There was a time when Exeggutor was at the top of the food chain.

Once you realizeGyarados can learn Thunderbolt via TM, everything changes.

Battling MissingNo. in Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow.

16Tauros

Tauros is a staple of the Gen 1 Safari Zone.

Vaporeon leaps gracefully out of the water in a stadium.

Mega Charizard X flying towards the camera with its mouth open in the Pokemon anime.

Aerodactyl from the Pokemon anime, flying and looking focused in a stadium.

One complete Pokemon evolutionary line of Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, and Venusaur.

Three muk in water in the Pokemon anime

Golem holds its arms out in the Pokemon Anime

Artwork of Entei from Pokemon Sleep

Exeggutor smiles and runs foward in Pokemon.

Blue Gyarados Viridian City Gym Pokemon Anime.

Articuno uses Ice Beam while it flies through the sky in the Pokemon 2000 movie.

The Pokemon Tauros in a clearing in Pokemon.

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