Gen 1 had the worst Pokémon, in my opinion

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LuccaCardoso1 said:

A lot of people like to praise generation 1 for having great Pokémon designs, and while I really like some of the designs (such as Lapras, Bulbasaur and Eevee), I think it was overall the worst generation in that regard. Not only design-wise, but they also made some decisions (due to hardware issues or simply lack of identity) that don't fit anymore with what the series has become. Here are some examples:

 

1. Ekans is just a snake. No more, no less. Its name is also just "snake" backwards.
2. Seel is just a seal. They just changed a letter.
3. Dewgong is just a Dugong. They just changed two letters.
4. Krabby is just a Crab. Its name in Japanese is literally "Crab". The only inspiration for its design is a crab.
5. Venomoth is just a regular moth. So creative.
6. Goldeen is just a goldfish. There's absolutely nothing interesting about it.

 

But in the world of Pokémon there are no snakes, seals, dugongs, crabs, moths, goldfish so they are the equivalent creatures.

Understand that gen 1 was the only gen that ever was the only gen.

Gen 1 created the Pokémon world and archetypes were used to facilitate.