What team of 6 of the original 151 Pokemon would win an XC race?

xenonscreams, I think I'm in love.

Also this:

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP033

bumbojumbo wrote:

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_Pok%C3%A9mon_by_base_stats_

(Generation_I)

I had thought about bringing that up. However, remember that "speed" refers to how fast they can do moves, which determines how many turns you get in turn-based combat in the video games.

someone out there is the guy that named Geodude. anyone you see on any given day could be the guy that came up with the name Geodude

Also, I don't know why it hasn't been mentioned until now, but why is it "team of 6" and not "team of 7"? Is that a typo?

Hardloper wrote:

Also, I don't know why it hasn't been mentioned until now, but why is it "team of 6" and not "team of 7"? Is that a typo?

You can only carry six Pokemon with you at a time duh.

Bellsprout needs to be there for sure. Grass type, thin legs, forefoot runner.

How are you liking X? I never finished Diamond and never bought Black or White (the starters looked terrible). I felt that the model was getting repetitive, which is fine, but the content just wasn't there. I've heard good things about X/Y though.

My XC team from the 151 would be:

Rapidash

Arcanine

Dodrio (I remember it just barely losing an XC race in the anime to Rapidash, despite the splindly legs)

Mewtwo

Ninetails

Jolteon

Usain Bolt has the highest speed stat of any human but I'm sure as hell not putting him on any XC team anytime soon. Forgot about that episode though.

Pokemon X is amazing.

Also 1719-3207-2936 get at me

Watchsocks wrote:

You can only carry six Pokemon with you at a time duh.

Duh...

Okay has anyone started working on a game identical to Pokémon red/blue but where you run instead of fight yet

Hardloper: who knew you were into Pokemon? For me, this is right up there with finding out that Sprintgeezer is white and that Flagpole is short. Am I soon to learn that Alan Webb is also into Pokemon?

'screams: have you also worked out the Pokemon Dream Team for DDR?

My rules:

The legendary pokemon can fly so they're banned.

Only one from each evolution tree.

Growlithe (T-85th in base speed. Although Arcanine is tempting, Growlithe looks like he has BLAZING speed too. More trainable than his big brother. Big shoes to fill - I think he will be determined to make an impact.)

Jolteon* (T-2nd in base speed. The star of the team, and the team captain. Jolteon is fiercely loyal, driven, competitive and athletic. LIGHTNING speed and an ELECTRIFYING kick.)

Mr. Mime (T-32rd in base speed. I'm no PSYCHIC, but I think Mr. Mime has what it takes to succeed. He's built like a runner and tends to shut up and complete the task at hand. Nice short quads and long limber legs, Mr. Mime is a project but almost certainly has talent.)

Ninetales (T-15th in base speed. It's not clear to me what animal this is supposed to be, but it has some kind of pony element in it and looks fast. She's HOT and may be distracting to the male runners, but should keep them coming out to practice.)

Scyther (T-11th in base speed, built like a power runner. Scyther can dominate hilly course even if stuck on the ground. Look at those ****ing legs! He can really FLY.)

Rapidash (T-11th in base speed, looks like a great balance of strength and speed. Would be better suited to a flatter course but should be able to keep with the others. I'm worried about the motivation here, looks like a candidate to BURN out.)

dkny64 wrote:

Hardloper: who knew you were into Pokemon? For me, this is right up there with finding out that Sprintgeezer is white and that Flagpole is short. Am I soon to learn that Alan Webb is also into Pokemon?

I am 23, which means I was 9-10 at the peak of popularity. Would it be possible for me to NOT be into Pokémon?

(Then again, I assume everyone in my age range would have Alan Webb as their hero but that doesn't seem to be the case.)

It is definitely my favorite video game (besides sports or physical ones like DDR) and I loved the card game, except no one else my age was patient enough to learn the card game, they just collected the cards to show off, so I haven't played it in forever.

Hardloper wrote:

besides sports

Sports video games that is

Timid Jolteon with max IVs and EVs in speed

Belieber wrote:

Timid Jolteon with max IVs and EVs in speed

timid? wtf is that crap

we're talking ORIGINAL pokemon

here's my team (ignoring stats, as i assume that speed as a stat refers to fast-twitch muscles)

persian: the talented girl that doesn't show up to practice but is still damn fast

arcanine, if it gets a haircut.

golem, darkhorse on a flat course. just keeps rolling

rapidash no shit unless it's technical trails

jolteon also an easy pick

mr mime, dude is super light. good build, and bi-pedal so won't get tripped up on rough downhills like a horse might.

Hardloper wrote:

I am 23, which means I was 9-10 at the peak of popularity. Would it be possible for me to NOT be into Pokémon?

(Then again, I assume everyone in my age range would have Alan Webb as their hero but that doesn't seem to be the case.)

It is definitely my favorite video game (besides sports or physical ones like DDR) and I loved the card game, except no one else my age was patient enough to learn the card game, they just collected the cards to show off, so I haven't played it in forever.

You're my age, run, like Pokemon and DDR, and apparently live in Seattle now (unless you were bullshitting me and Jamin in the other thread) and I still don't know who you are? The hell, man. You know I have a DDR Extreme arcade cab in my living room, right?