The worst Pokémon who won a competitive world championship and perpetuated a way of thinking

Seen in perspective and analyzing today is almost comical that the Pokémon saga was one of the first to sign up to the competitive system. It's been a long time since Nero became the third in the world, but evolution has not been as favorable as in other titles, if there have been big changes. However, there is an element that has remained intact: it is one of the sagas that more players 'casual' receives in its multiplayer.

Measured in ranked battles can be hell for newcomers. The topics of the franchise not work in multiplayer and win with our favorite creatures is almost impossible. However, it is a thought that has been perpetuated in the history of Pokémon. The main reason is the message of fellowship that conveys the saga identifying good coaches as the most friendly and elogiándonos to establish links with our team.

Pikachu clone luckiest of all Pokémon

The problem with this theory is that it can be reinforced by a fact: It Jun Park won a world competitive Pokémon using a Archivist. A creature with just 405 points overall statistics as bad as any of the clones Pikachu introduced in each generation. However, the space he found him in the team world champion NGC 2014 between megaevoluciones and other fearsome creatures. A story that ended the Korean player Teddy catching the star member of the team from him and lifting him after winning just as if it were the real cup.

What is actually made Jun Park is outsmarted rival him. The metagame of competitive Pokémon not always varies too and, knowing that there were many teams who used Zap dos and Ludicrous, he had to invent an alternative able to redirect attacks. There were not many alternatives in the Pokédex and that's how the name Archivist became an option: blocking the weaknesses of the key team members Absorb Electricity, hit hard on Supervene, had the ability to paralyze college Decoy static and needy.

Everything was perfect except paints statistics. It could be solved with stress points and Baya Citrus that allowed him to resist almost everything and be on the field long enough to allow his teammates shine. simply it was the best choice, but no one could see it except JE Sun Park. The credit was not used to your favorite Pokemon, if not find the creature 'broken' of the time knowing look beyond basic statistics and analyzing it in the context of the metagame.

The reality in the myth of Archivist

Never mind that JE Sun Park and the great analysts of the time will be quick to say that Archivist was a creature that only fit into a particular context and that there was a choice to escape to that of elegy the best Pokemon for GAAR. Neither the player himself would ensure by 2015 that he could not use it again because the few defenses it would not hold such an aggressive metagame. The myth was established in the community and there was no way to remove it : your favorite win was possible if you were good enough.

For many it was nothing more than confirmation that the phrase Karen tells us in the second generation editions: Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That's the selfish perception of people. Perfect coaches win with Pokemon that man. Quote little validity in reference to competitions if something represents is the immense gap between the main series and the competitive side carrying two decades holding the advancement of the professional game.

Since then, it does not take long until one player repeats the phrase to play with favorite is using the example of Jun Park and Archivist him. He ate myth to reality and nothing has been able to change since leading a one of the most curious stories for fans of the franchise.