User blog comment:Drayco90/Console Wars: Red (Pokemon) vs. Kameo (Elements of Power)/@comment-24189690-20140125011414

Primeape vs. Pummelweed: (Realistically I would give this to Primeape due to him being an animal and therefore more agile by rule, and having more ways of producing eneryg and being more built for physical activity, however, these are games, so lets look past all of that :P) Pummelweed, due to a good Weedkill being able to take Primeape apart. Edge- Red

Venasaur vs Snare: Venasaur, due to being more supportive to his team, and having a healing move. Venasaur, in this situation, has plenty of moves for both offense and defense, with giga drain and synthesis alike healing him. Snare, on the other hand, has no such benefits. Not only that, but due to Red's more strategic mind, Venasaur would potentially help his allies, by either reducing power of water attacks or boostign fire attacks(Sunny Day) In this way, Venasaur has more syngergy with his team, and tieing in with Red's superior strategic skill. Edge- Red

Espeon vs Rubble: Espeon. Red, being a tactical fighter, would know to use mud slap to disrupt Kameo, use Reflect to block attacks, and Psychic for massive damage. When one steps into the pokemon world, it is clear that pokemon do indeed eat eachother, evidenced by wurmple/swellow and durant/heatmor. Due to this, many pokemon, when hunting or competing for food, would develop resistances or edges over years in order to counter competitors/hunters. Rubble is not as exposed to psychic power as Espeon is, and the other pokemon. Rubble will be going against a force that it has never gone against before. Edge- Red

Tauros vs Major Ruin: Tauros. Reason for this is superior agility, experience, and his traits. Tauros in the pokemon world isnt good against psychics, but he has extreme physical resilience, and if anyone knows bulls, they can be vicious. However, viciousness would actually be a detriment here, as Red isn't Tauros, he can't curb that. However, for Tauros, he has experience. The thing with Red is that all his pokemon travel with him, and aren't part of a collective being, such as Kameo. The advantage of this is lessons that Tauros has learned from birth, in his youth, and, not to mention, his heritage. While stone storm and gravel blast could be used to counter the double team, how much will they hit, since Ruin doesn't seem to be able to conjure rocks from nowhere (Like Pokemon, example: Onix). For these reasons, and fissure, which could instantly end the fight, due to Kameo being Ruin, Tauros wins the edge. (He hits fissure once its GG :P) Edge- Red

Charizard vs Ash: Charizard. The reason for this is that Red is observant. Being in the pokemon world where new strategies are created on the fly, in battle or contests, Red knows the importance of observation. Knowing this, he would realize that Ash heals in fire, due to a similar ability, Flash Fire, being present in the pokemon world. In this way, Charizard has superiority in wing attack and slash. Edge- Red

Arcanine vs Thermite: Arcanine. The thing about extremespeed IS its speed, as it can outspeed Deoxys unless it has more priority. Pokemon moves like extremespeed dont actually rely on speed stat, but priority, and basically can outspeed anything else without priority. Arcanine can use extremespeed to get close and use a good ol' blast of fire or chew Thermite up. (Exoskeletons aren't very good when trying to prevent oneself from being put ablaze) Edge- Red

Snorlax vs Chilla: Chilla. Sicne pokemon no longer works on G3 mechanics, ice is no longer confined to just special, making it so things like Icicle Spear ARE physical to Snorlax. While Snorlax has considerable bulk, when one is cold their body reacts slower, and Snorlax, being Snorlax, would never be able to catch up. Poor guy. Edge- Kameo

Lapras vs 40 Below: Unlike popular belief, Lapras is not only restricted to water, and in the series has been known to be able to traverse ice, though not as fast as in water. Due to, again, lack of psychic, Lapras could easily read minds. Not only that, but snow and ice aren't good against water. If anyone has ever gotten water and doused up some snow or ice for long enough, a gentle stream could carve up the stuff. Due to this, and with Lapras specialized in Special Attack, giving her more ranged power, giving this to Lapras for diversity. Edge- Red

Pikachu vs Flex: Pikachu. Unfortunately for Flex, pikachu has the ability to whizz around the battlefield much more effectively. Plus, Pikachu was meant for dealing against water types. Edge- Red.

Blastoise vs. Deep Blue: If Blastoise actually used those cannons for torpedoes, he may have an edge. However, Deep Blue can use other elements, and in the pokemon universe, all of Blastoises attacks are thwarted by Deep Blue. HOWEVER. Blastoise has better team synergy, his shell has amazing defensive capabilities, and has more experience with battling foes. Edge- Even

(Not going to judge X-Factors because I heavily bias experience and tactics over all else)

Overall, giving it to '''Red. '''There are many reasons for this.

One: Some of Kameo's forms weren't meant for combat. Snare, Chilla, 40 Below, and Flex were maintaining the kingdom. It doesn't mean they're slouches, but they don't have the same combat experience.

Two: Pokemon are finely hones killing machines. For evidence of this, it is inferred in the pokemon world that pokemon outcompeted native species, as few are seen in the show. Operating by this, before domestication by humans, pokemon that are wild(any pokemon without a trainer, bred in the wild) lvie by survival of the fittest. In this deadly race of survival, pokemon have fought countless foes, all versatile in their own right, as pokemon in the wild learn skills at random. It can be seen that pokemon have immense abilities, such as causing earthquakes, fissures, floods, changing the weather, and whatnot. For this reason, pokemon are much better in combat due to their inherent instinct.

Three: This isn't really much of a point, but I'm just saying that Red definitely can just send out all of his pokemon without waiting for a switch time. The reason he does this si due to regulations. Of course, this isn't much of a point because I assume this is more like a competition, since it says defeated instead of killed.

Four: Kameos team isn't really diverse in typing. For comparison, the types for each team-

Fire: Red: Charizard, Arcanine Kameo: Ash, Thermite

Water: Red: Blastoise, Lapras Kameo: Flex, Deep Blue

Ice: Red: Lapras. Kameo: Below 40, Chilla

Grass: Red: Venasaur. Kameo: Snare, Pummelweed.

Electric: Red: Pikachu Kameo: None

Normal: Red: Tauros, Snorlax Kameo: None

Fighting: Red: Primeape Kameo: None

Psychic: Red: Espeon Kameo: None

Rock: Kameo: Rubble, Major Ruin Red: None

Due to this comparison, Kameo doesn't have the same diversity as Red, and as anyone knows in pokemon, diversity is key, allowing for more synergies and comboes between pokemons moves.

Overall, I give my edge to Red.