Stats:
In generation 1, pokemon have 5 stats. This consists of the health, attack, defense, special and speed stat. The higher the stat, the better the stat is. some pokemon infact are only used because they have good stats.
| Health | Attack | Defense | Special | Speed |
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-The health stat shows how many hit points a pokemon will have before fainting. -If a pokemon has fainted then it cannot continue being used in battle -The pokemon with the highest HP stat in generation 1 is chansey. |
-The Attack stat helps determine how much a physical move will do. -The higher a pokemon's attack stat, the more damage a physical move will do. -The pokemon with the highest attack stat in generation 1 is dragonite. |
-The defense stat helps reduce the damage taken from a physical move -The higher a pokemon's defense stat is, the less damage a physical move will do to it. -The pokemon with the highest defense stat in generation 1 is cloyster. |
-The special stat helps determine a special move will do both offensively and defensively -Offensively the special state helps determine how much damage a special move will do -Defensively the special stat helps determine how much less a special move will do to it. -The pokemon with the highest Special stat (and is allowed to be used in standard play) is alakazam |
-The speed stat determines which pokemon will go first. -The pokemon with the higher speed will go first. -The speed stat also determines your critical hit chance. -The pokemon with the highest speed stat is electrode. |