ENTRY ONE: BULBASAUR EVOLUTIONARY PATH
BULBASAUR:
This Pokémon is a relative beginner's Pokémon and just as that, it's as weak as crud. However despite the setback in its crappy ability to fight, it can at least run, um, away from the attacker. Now, its moves include such as vine whip, which can be a replacement for a regular whip if you're on a ranch, tackle, which sucks, and poison powder which is probably its best move.
In terms of food, the Bulbasaur basically acts like a plant and uses the sunlight to create a chemical reaction with the CO2 around with plus any water given to fuel the photosynthesis process of creating glucose and O2. If you didn't understand anything, you must have failed in biology.
In terms of looks, it's a fucking dinosaur with a plant on its back. Looks weird, doesn't provide much benefits and unfortunately this is one of the worst starters to get. The friendliness of it is neutral as it can be a good friend, but I still say it's a waste of space in your collection.
The thing belongs in the categories of a grass and poison type.
The weaknesses include: Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Ice. Bender would burn this shit like weed and I could sell it as Bulba-weed, with the taste of marijuana, but without the high portion.
IVYSAUR:
Very little improvement and really does suck as its stats increase by one. Its moves are the same with poison powder, except it now has more moves including razor leaf, poison seed and cut, but it is still a weak as hell Pokémon, but is better than its predecessor. This Pokémon, stated in the original 'Dex, says if it spends more time in the sunlight, it's flower will soon bloom, as this poses the question, what happens when you're in the middle of the fight and your Ivysaur sits there doing jack shit because it needs to get it's flower blooming?
I've battled some of these and they are pretty bad, in fact they are so bad, that I had Pella fight them and she won against them with ease, even Catherine won against one of these for fucking crying out loud and she's right now only nine months old.
The same categories and weaknesses, but a tad more defense at least.
Its looks are like a much bigger dinosaur with a flower on its back, which at least looks better than a Bulbasaur.
VENUSAUR:
This is an excuse for a third tier Pokémon as its HP is trash, everything has been increased by one, and it looks like a stegosaurus with that shit smelling plant somewhere in Africa, I think. Now, its moves include giant bloom, special reaction, jungle hammer, and the poison powder of course. One issue I have is that the 'Dex says that the monstrosity "can sooth people"; now what bullshit is that? It looks like it wants to eat you for lunch and you want to say that it soothes you?
I've only battled this once and Pella nearly was defeated, the trainer crapped himself as he lost, but hey, that's what happens when you bring in a crappy attacker.
It amazingly sticks to its original categories and still has its weaknesses.
MEGA VENUSAUR:
This Pokémon evolutionary line is also the first one to have a mega evolution. So far the Pokémon sucked, this extra punch at least pays off as it has stronger attack and defense. Does that mean anything, no it doesn't. However, one hilarious move I see is called Thick Fat, which is its special ability. Really? You're telling me that eating a shit ton of junk food and weighing nearly 400 pounds is a special ability? I've seen some stupid shit like Ash coming back from the dead but come on people, really?