Is normal Charizard any good?

Question

All of the times I've faced a Charizard in OU, they all seem to be megas. So I keep wondering if normal Charizard is any good at all.

Answer 1

No.

Not in the OU, that is. Here's why:

• It is severely outclassed by its Mega(s)
• Mega Charizard X gains a Dragon typing ( :0 ) and a great ability to compliment its stats and movepool
• Mega Charizard Y has a huge Special Attack that can rip through teams. It also gains access to one of the best abilities for a Fire type: Drought. Seriously, +50% Power to all fire move and 50% less damage taken from Water moves and single turn Solar Beam? It just doesn't get better.
• Stealth Rock still haunts Charizard (Y as well, but it has more speed and bulk and raw power to rip through teams without worrying all that much about the 50% health drop. Nasty, but survivable. And with the right EV spread, it can switch in twice, with 1% health remaining to sweep)

There you have it: The curse of having formes so good people forget about the original Pokemon itself.

Comments

Also, normal Zard is pretty weak for OU, and coupled with mediocre speed and bulk, means there are also some better non mega choices for a fire type.

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He is good compared to SOME Pokémon, but compared to others he sucks.