Top 6 Best and Worst Single Stage Pokémon
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Evolution is a cornerstone of the Pokémon franchise, however not all Pokémon share in this and some of them remain unchanged their entire lives. Some of these non-evolving Pokémon are great; however others are a bit of a let down (which is a huge understatement) so which ones of these standalone creatures are the best or worst of the lot? Let's find out!
Cubone:Basculin is the worst single stage water type
Basculegion:**Laughs in the past**
As it turns out its a regional forms evolution meaning the original is still a single stage
@@BLUPotatoSpy fair but still they didn't say hisuian basculin just white striped
@@panthertakamaki7141 "though it differs from other basculin in several respects including demeanor-this one is genfle-i have categorized it as a regional varient form given the vast array of shared qualifies"
@@BLUPotatoSpy i think it's just a form from the past
@@panthertakamaki7141 no other basculin exist, i literally said the dex entry in legends and he compared it to others saying its alot different in attitude
Fun fact: Dunsparce can cause an earthquake but ZEKROM can't
because dunsparce is the true god
@@maryfreegirl2029 Meme!!!
Looks like zekrom needs to step it up.
WHAT THE FU
ENTEI can't learn Earthquake
I'd argue that the reason dunsparce keeps coming up when people talk about pokemon that could use an upgrade is there is a lot of potential. Not it being bad.
Exactly
yup, the second I laid my eyes on this thing as a kid I thought please have an evolution
True, it’s bad of course but it does have potential.
dunsparce is supposed to be a cryptid reffrence : the tsuchinoko
Could easily become a dragon
The only reason to ever have a Luvdisc is to take its Heart Scale then dump it in the Box to either sit there or be released.
So true. And now Heart Scales aren't even that useful...
Thief and Covet: "Am I a joke to you?"
@@tdawgmaster1729 yes
@@tdawgmaster1729 Not enough Pokemon get Covet to make it a viable option. I'll grant you Thief, but before TMs became multi-use items in Gen 5 and the move got buffed in Gen 6 it was harder to just slap on a Pokemon.
it is very cute so i'll keep it when i get one
I'm glad that I'm not the only one who sees Pyukumuku when a Pinchurchin is in sight
I thought it was so odd to have almost identical pokemon a generation apart
Pinchurchin is just a ripoff of Pyukumuku and Corsola.
I thought pinchurchin was an evolution of pyokumouku
Yes i cant spell
I see black snom.
Drizzile guy here again: can't believe you did my boy Stonejourner dirty like that. I love the idea that he's just a pile of rocks.
All jokes aside I'm a big fan, Emperor Cubone
I love stonejouner too
I didn't like Stonjourner at first, but that cute little face is winning me
Stonejourner should've been Rock/Fighting.
@@billdeco08 or rock ghost to explain how the stones are connected and alive
he actually put dunsparce above stonejourner
I’m pretty surprised that Unown and Delibird aren’t on here, as they probably are the weakest 1 stage Pokémon with Luvdisc.
Ironically those are the only two Pokemon to date that I have made videos about specifically fixing their problems. So you're right...
I’m glad Delibird wasn’t, but I do see your point.
delibird is cute
@@emperorcubone Future video confirmed?
Until last year I thought it was unknown, not unown
Emperor Cubone: "Can we please get a better Ground-Electric type now?"
Magneton: "Let me call my grandpa."
I've always loved single stage pokemon for some reason, there's always a Kangaskhan or Tauros in my runs of older games!
There are a lot of cool, ones, but also a bunch of random ones that could use some more love...
That’s some dedicating since by the time you encounter them you typically already have a full team and they are rare encounters in the Safari Zone
Stantler needs love
@@emperorcubone I JUST NEED TO ASK YOU DID YOU FORGET ABOUT SAWK AND THROW
4:24 "i don't like this pile of stones, charlie, its smug aura mocks me"
Are we not going to talk about the amazingness that is Hawlucha?
Hawlucha, and aerodactyl, and dracovish, and maybe even something like togedemaru
Tauros too
No
Unfortunately not, I guess. Hawlucha is such a cool Pokemon, and is the only Pokemon to have a move that is "Dual-Type", as in, dealing super-effective damage to two sets of types.
I may be wrong, but Flying Press is the move that can deal the most super-effective damage in one form (not counting hidden power, judgement, etc.). On the flip side, while it deals super-effective damage to 12 of the 18 types, it is resisted by 7 others, and doesn't deal any damage to Ghosts.
But I would say that is a pretty good trade-off.
and Absol
If Sigilyph or Durant isn't on the best list, we about to have a problem.
More heatmor for me
Durant it there for some reson
@@joaquinzelaya7 what?
Sigilyph is my sleep paralysis demon if you gave him rave clothing
And falinks
Yo pincurchin is actually pretty good. Electric terrain with rising voltage and zing zap. It can set up hazards then memento, it has pretty solid attack with decent defenses as well
Its not that great since it has low hp and its generally a predictable lead, so you can sometimes eq it right away
true true the hp is pretty miserable, but to be fair I don't think I've ever lead pincurchin. Usually it's a late game switch for me to set up terrain and then immediately memento into regieleki for the cleanup
@@luiseduardodeassisribeiro6459 max defense max hp pinchurkin is so bulky it can live an eq from a lot of mons sometimes even stab.
Unfortunantly its galarian which reduces its usefulness.
I always thought that a cheeta would make a great ground/electric pokemon.
Oh that does sound cool! I'd be down for that...
Makes sense to me
Could you please explain why? It sounds like a cool idea so I'm interested to hear why you thought of this
@@deathxanamon7211 Figured a savannah cat that kicks up loads of dirt while running and has a mastery over maneuvering in any dusty or muddy terrain just for the ground type. The electric type is really just because cheetas are yellow and high-speed enough to warrant it.
@@josephdecasper7670 ok, thanks still sounds cool
Dunsparce has tiny wings because the Tsuchinoko (the fat chupacabra of Japan that it is based on) was believed to be able to jump twice in the air. Hah, Japan DID invent the double-jump. The drill is because, well, it's a friggin snake. They burrow. Also, I like to believe that Stonejourner uses magnetism inside of its stone main body to always keep its limbs in a close radius. No matter if the legs can disconnect, they are always connected via magnetism.
Stonjourner boosts his allies attacks by 30%. He’s also got a good speed stat and a massive defense and attack stat. He’s not all useless but should be exclusive to doubles.
70 speed is not that good
@@rorymoore9269 I know I thought he was faster my mistake
@Rory Moore stonjourner can learn moves which increases its speed.
Yeah, I think its ability is super neat. Granted, I usually only play singles, but still. It’s a nice option if I choose to do doubles.
That ability is not nearly good enough to justify using it in doubles imo.
Wait wait wait. Did he just call Aerodactyl "a bulky flying type"? 80 HP, 65 def, 75 spdef ain't freaking bulky, my man.
Choice [3 and
"Aerodactyl is a bulky flying type"
Corviknight, Dragonite, Mandibuzz, Pelipper, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Rayquaza, Yveltal, Celesteela, Gyarados, Salamence, Skarmory, Crobat, Togekiss, Braviary, Charizard, Golbat (with eviolite), Mantine, Noivern, Scyther (with or without eviolite), Sigilyph, Altaria, Gliscor, Landorus, Tornadus and Thundurus would like to know your location
@@zeteq6766 you know it's bad when you get out bulked by crobat
@@kvetchenfinks7044 or togekiss
@@rithakc Togekiss has base 85 hp, 95 defense, 115 special defense
THIS is bulky flying type
Stunfisk might look derpy but that's the point, plus Stunfisk is surprisingly viable, so it shouldn't be in the "Worst" category since it's surprisingly strong.
I also disagree with Lapras being labeled the best. It's funny, he talked bad about Basculin for not having anything standout in it's stats (even though it's attack and speed are higher than the rest), but yet praised Lapras for having well-rounded stats, even though not a single one of those stats is even good by today's standards. It's not exactly a powerhouse of a Pokemon, and it hasn't been for several generations now, not to mention the fact that it being an ice type is considered to be a bad thing by most, so that holds it back noticeably as well.
@@matthewkuscienko4616 we all know the only reason Lapras is on this list is due to its Gigantamax form which turned Lapras to a mediocre pokemon to a top dog in competitive. he should've specified that because people could(and have) take that the wrong way.
@@matthewkuscienko4616 Miltank, Spiritomb, Durant, or Hawlucha should've been #1
or Aerodactyl due to Mega
@@jeffhirsh5722 True, I can't deny that any one of them would have been a better choice than Lapras overall. Even with it's Gigantamax, it still is not that great (outside of it's signature Gmax move, which basically sets dual screens)
I was disappointed my favorite Pokemon Hawlucha was mentioned but not on the Best list. I feel like this can/should be a multi-part series.
It could be a series for sure, and while I can acknowledge that Hawlucha is pretty strong, it's not my favorite so I just couldn't bring myself to put it on there...
@@emperorcubone wow biased
Yea from a competitive view, hawlucha should probably be #1, well actually dracovish but he just got added so
@@danielschultz96 dracovish is ugly tho, so it’s disqualified
“Look at its dumb face” & “It’s just a big nothing” 😂 🤣
Okay good list but you are sleeping on Basculin and Pincurchin
-Even if you’re not all up for Pincurchin’s design you gotta take into account the great combination of Rising Voltage and Electric Surge along with it’s amazing utility moves such as Curse, Sucker Punch, Spikes and Toxic Spikes, it’s not the #2 worst by far.
-Basculin’s abilities actually makes it better than Simipour, Adaptability and Rock Head bring enough punch to Basculin to do so.
Don't forget reckless. Thing hits like a train
@TrainerblueTube basculin out speeds luvdisc by one point
Miltank springs to mind, she’s a powerhouse all by herself, giving her an Evolution would just be unfair 😂😂😂
Thanks for the new vid Emperor Cubone 💙🐱💙
What about Tauros?
@@LunaBari PU tier
There could be a prevo that can evolve into either Miltank or Tauros depending on gender
@@aaronodonoghue1791 I always thought it was weird that Tauros & Miltank didn't get a Baby Pokemon pre-evolution in Gen 2 linking them together like how Tyrouge linked the Hitmon family.
@@powerbolt9495 nu tier
Fun fact: before my “friend” stole my platinum version, I had to Rotom thru my adventure and it literally filled any role I needed.
Basculin's Adaptability with Liquidation and Aqua Jet actually works pretty well with Band. Strength-wise definitely better than the other ones you listed.
Disrespecting Dunsparce like that smh. I mean you're not wrong but thats my boy
Haha, well as long as we agree on the accuracy...
Im not sure how much I agree with this list. But I enjoyed the concept of the video. =)
I still remember back before Sun and Moon came out that I thought Crabrawler would be a single stage pokemon, and that Komala would evolve. Imagine my surprise (and disappointment) when it turned out to be the other way around.
Not everything that lives in the water has to be a water type, we have enough of those already.
Yep.
The tem tem slander is greatly appreciated
My Favorite Mon almost made the number 1 entry on the best list and this makes me happy.
It's a good one for sure!
Same dude! I love that thing, talk about an unsung hero
did i just find a fellow heracross fanatic? oh boy
First of all, on behalf of Dunsparce: how dare you.
Secondly, man I wish people would stop underrating Basculin. Get the one with Adaptability and have it be your Cut/Surf/Waterfall/Dive bot. At some point, you'll chuck it out expecting very little of it and then see the lil' punk just start wrecking face. It's fast enough to outpace most in-game enemies and does irresponsibly high damage for something that's only using HM moves. Give the fish a chance and it'll carry more than just you.
Truee
Emperor Cubone: "Lapras is the best single stage Pokemon."
Hawlucha and Dracovish: "And I took that personally."
Shoutout to Spiritomb too. I love that single stage, great lore, interesting typing and reasonably rare.
Great video though Cubone! 👍
There's a reason why Cynthia uses a Spiritomb.
Emperor Cubone: Basculin doesn't evolve
Me: Introducing hisui
Pesonally I think Basculin is just ok, and I don't really have any strong feelings towards it, but I once found a random shiny Basculin through fishing while I was bored. Kinda disappointed that its shiny looks almost the same, but I kept it anyway because it was my second shiny ever
I'm glad that Lapras is #1 on the best list though. It's my favorite single stage Pokemon and my favorite gen 1 Pokemon
Yeah, I similarly found a shiny Qwilfish; it is disappointing but it is a shiny after all, so you gotta keep it...
Mimikyu, Shuckle, and Skarmory are some of my favorite Pokémon, I hope they’re all on the best list.
Edit: Hey, 2/3 isn’t bad
I’m watching this when Scarlet and Violet and Arceus is out. lol
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I really appreciate the choice of music playing in the background!
I like stonejourners design it’s cute and mysterious, I really wanted to use one in my play through before I found out it was super duper rare.
Torkoal was always one of my favourite Pokémon, he’s such a tank and can sponge hits like anything. He got a lot of love in his home region with Flannery having one as her ace, and Ash grabbing one for his team in the anime.
I’m willing to bet most people love mimikyu more than actual pikachu
I honestly really like Galarian Stunfisk, just because I've wanted a Pokemon based on a Bear Trap for so long.
when i was a kid i just assumed dunsparce evolves to gligar, since you could find dunsparce in that dark cave and then on the other side of the cave theres gligar, and they both have fangs and wings
They're also right next to each other in the Dex so that works!
@@emperorcubone oh i didnt even remember that but that was probably one of the reasons, it would be very fitting if dunsparce was a ground type and then evolved into gligar, theyre kinda odd on their own
Stunfisk out here being treated like Butters as Margorine - “You said I’m ugly and I’m flat!”
Glad dunsparce finally got an evolution and now is awesome
The idea of the “dunspruce” pun actually seems really good. Making a regional variant for my region that evolves by friendship into Dunspruce.
Rewatching this in the the current day and the dunsparce thing feels so ironic now. Funniest thing is it probably took a whole 2 seconds to come up with its evolution😂
HOW DARE YOU DISRESPECT THE ALMIGHTY DUNSPARCE!!! THAT BOY IS PERFECT THE WAY IT IS SMH
/j
You Like Memes Don't You
@@SuperMediocrePlumber284 kinda yeah but i like it beyond that, i love its design so much that it's my favourite normal type ahah
@@maryfreegirl2029 I Respect Your Opinion, And It Does Have A Cool Origin, But I'ts Not My Favorite
@@SuperMediocrePlumber284 i respect yours also :)
It’s so cute and it’s really good in the Max Lair adventures with its serene grace status conditions shenanigans (I don’t think I’ve used ice beam on it without freezing the opponent)
I would definitely love to see a "Best/Worst Pokemon that used to be single stage." And you could include regional evolutions.
I have a soft-spot for single-stage Pokémon, so choosing to watch this video was probably a bad choice, but it’s certainly well made.
Dunsparce is single stage? That design just screams "I evolve into something cool." Whenever I see dunsparce I always assume it's the Magikarp of its region.
I’ve long wanted dunsparce to evolve into something reminiscent of a seraphim/ureaus and would evolve into a ____/dragon type. (I wanted it to be a fairy/dragon) it would look like it shared an environment with cofagrigus, sharing a sort of ‘Egyptian’ or mythological appearance.
Unpopular oppinion: stonjourner is one of my fave pokemon of shield and sword- its so cute XD
Same
Imagine being here after PLA & SV
Stantler, Girafarig, Dunsparse, Basculin
14:20 LAPRAS TEETH
Looking forward to seeing this video remade since several of the listed ones now have evolutions. 😃
Basculin is getting an evolution!!!
For some reason, I thought Dunsparce had an evolution. I think we all did at some point
Absolutely love Heracross ❤️ I wasn’t sure you were gonna add her but I agree, Lapras is the absolute best 😆 Love the ice typing, it’s worth the hassle and you’re right; she’s the ultimate Pokemon in so many ways, she could be as symbolic as Pikachu ⚡️ Nicely done 🔥
Dudunsparce: I'm from the future, let me introduce my self.
Looks like Pokemon Legends: Arceus heard your complain about Basculan :)
LMAO! I love how done you were when talking about Stunfisk. You sounded so pissed at the fact that you even had to talk about it that I lost it lol
Stonjourner does look like it would be a Temtem and I will never unsee it now
With Basculegion and now Dudunsparce, I feel like in about 5 years this list'll be completely outdated.
I know right? There's not gonna be any single stage Pokemon left!
Until Corvinight came into existence, Skarmory was a simngles GOD. Utility and bulk, with a bit of offensive set up with curse and swords dance for something unusual, too! Even after the new bird became a new staple, Skarm still is doing incredible, pretty sure it instantly dominated and got banned from UU, and can still function really well in OU, just for the first time it has real competition.
Yep, and it didn't even need a Mega or Gigantamax form gimmick like other Pokemon from Gens 1 and 2.
Skarmory is mainly good defensively, and has been a great Pokemon in competitive play literally ever since it was first introduced. And while it MAY get access to swords dance, the idea of it being good offensively is honestly laughable due to it's lacking attack and speed stats
11:48 EC: Basculin is the worst non legend non ultra beast single stage Mon
*Basculegion has joined the chat*
Great video!
While Luvdisc gets a lot of crap, (and I'd sure never have one on a team either) I've always appreciated it. If only for the encounter on the route to Ever Grande...I loved seeing this new tropical fish and it made the last city feel special and even more exotic.
Dunsparce has a pretty funny lockdown type of set with Glare and Headbutt spam. You can get a pretty high chance of the enemy not being able to do anything with a combination of paralysis from Glare and headbutt flinching with Dunsparce's ability Serene Grace. Its cheesy but can work.
Dunsparce is feckin amazing wtf
I find it really funny how I'm playing ultra sun and ultra moon right now and I literally caught a shiny Sunfisk 🤣
[5:34] man, this brings me back, rotom is my favorite pokemon ever. Back when I had pearl I had a rotom to my team and I knew one day it would become a bigger part of the franchise, and now its recording dynamax gym battles in galar X3
Am I the only one that fell in love with Mimikyu because I found it CUTER than the original Pikachu???
No. No you're not.
I would love a gen 5 remake that adds some evolutions to its own pokemon, I like the idea of different Basculins with different abilities for both version, but if it had an evolution it could be amazing, like if the evolutions were similar but not the same but still being the same species that could be really nice
PD: I expected you to talk bad about my fav 1 stage pokemon, Sigilyph, but you didn't. That was surprising if you ask me.
Legend's arceus changed his mind
I honestly thought that pincurchin was just another form of snom when I first saw it. An electric urchin moth would've been really cool, but alas, we did not get it.
"Basculin is the worst"
Basculegion: Lemme fix that
Fun fact: If dunceparse ( however it's written) got an evolution it wouldn't be used, because, just like Corsola, it would be better to use eviolite
Dunsparce is one of my favorite pokemon, it has some kind of weird appeal i appreciate, i will always want an evolution for it, and always bring it with me to the pokemon league (where it will do nothing but look fly on the end screen)
Emperor Cubone, do a list of the top 10 Legendary Pokémon that you would like to see get Regional Forms
Hmm, that could be interesting. I might just do it...
Here's mine: none.
I think regional reforms for Legendaries are the single worst thing about Sword/Shield. If it's a *unique, legendary beast*, it shouldn't have a flock of different regional varients
@@puddlel1ama327 True. Same for starters.
This is a trip to listen to with the knowledge of years later
Leave stunfisk alone. Stunfisk did nothing to you.
i cant believe you dissed both my man dunsparce and stantler in the same breath
As the only Basculin fan in the entire fandom, I understand your choice, but it saddens me.
Lmao basculin is actually stronger, this dude is a jerk
Basculin as a stand-alone, huh
The Stonejurner part cracked me up
Not be a math nerd. But the amount of pokemon does not increase exponentially. That would mean that it would grow by a certain factor over a certain measure of time. Dubbel every year, or increase by 50% every 2 months etc. Every generation a number of pokemon are added, and while the exact number of added pokemon varies from game to game, the growth would still resemble lineair the best. Math teacher out.
Basculin isn't useless.
Basculin can actually be viable if you use it correctly.
with pretty decent abilities on it's side.
so it's not a complete let down
It was literally invented because the developers realized they needed a generic fish to drop in the ocean and didn't have one yet, that counts for something.
@@BioniclesaurKing4t2 Basculin actually outspeeds over half the dex with a base speed of 98 which is faster than most legendaries. and has the same attack stat as Nidoking(before gen 7 gave it a 10 point buff)being base 92 and when combined with great abilities such as Adaptability, Rock Head, Reckless, and Mold Breaker it has a lot of variety and options and can hit like a truck. so don't underestimate the Unovan Magikarp.
@@jeffhirsh5722 All true. But it's face…
(Joking a bit, but still.)
@@BioniclesaurKing4t2 yeah it looks ugly but that's the point it's supposed to be a bad tempered ugly mean old bass
this is a fun video in 2024
First time through black I had a basculin for most of the run. I have never understood all the hate it gets, considering its actually a pretty decent water type. Sure its not super powerful like some, but it has great abilities and reliable stats and if you just need a committed water type coverage/surfer, he's perfectly adequate. (Obviously Tirtouga is better, but if you made the mistake like me of choosing Archeops, then Basculin will do you just fine)
I… didn’t know stonjourner was a real Pokémon I thought it was fakemon. I’ve never ran into one in the dlc 😂
Trust me, I wish it was!!
Stonjourner is to complex to small brains. That's why just big brain people can really apreciate it.
Lapras and Dunsparce can easily be given a regional form or evolution
With the dragon type as typing
Dunsparce being dragon/ ground or electric and Lapras dragon/ water or ice which I would really like to see
6:05 Its only redeeming factor is that it has heart scales.
Basculin’s looking at this video now
I don’t comment often, but I watch a lot of Pokétubers.. and I just have to say that Emperor Q is ALWAYS coming out with great video ideas and 10/10 narration. People like MandJTV and true green annoy me these days, Emperor Cubone is forever.
I have to agree
Good thing basculin is finally getting an evolution, hopefully it’s actually good though
Rejoice! basculin got evolution
I used a Mimikyu for a good amount of my Ultra Moon playthrough. She was a lot of fun to use, and she helped me beat Ultra Necrozma! Both its ghost/fairy typing and its vast move pull can make it a great Pokémon to destroy opponents with.
I have never been so early. My favorite single stage pokemon is Snorlax.
EDIT:Sorry Munchlax, I forgot about you, well, my favorite then is Sigyliph.
Snorlax has a pre evolution 😅 you know Munchlax since gen 4
You do know Munchlax exists
Snorlax for sure would have been on the list if not for the pre-evolution.
@@superfantasic3169 Dang, I forgot, I played FireRed recently, and I havent played in Sinnoh yet, its the first time I actually forgot one pokemon
At 7:30 (it's a few seconds later, but I wanted to include context), I'm sure you meant to use the term "coincidentally" instead of "ironically." It would have been ironic if Mimikyu had been deemed unviable and unloved by the fanbase since this would have been contrary to its goal of being loved. It's not a major mistake, but it did grab my attention.
Awesome video, as per usual, by the way! 😁