Pokémon Gen 1 - Tier List & Versus
(1996)
Published
Pokémon Gen 1 - Official Tier
Editorial placements for Pokémon Gen 1, with the reasoning behind each list.
Love
Gen 1 Love is the original 151 as cultural memory. The Kanto starters, the mascots, and the trade-evolution legends sit at the top because they are how a lot of people met the franchise. It is attachment, not Stadium mechanics.
Pikachu
Charizard
Blastoise
Venusaur
Mewtwo
Mew
Snorlax
Gyarados
Dragonite
Gengar
Alakazam
Arcanine
Lapras
Eevee
Jigglypuff
Ninetales
Machamp
Golem
Slowbro
Vaporeon
Flareon
Jolteon
Scyther
Pinsir
Onix
Rhydon
Tauros
Ditto
Porygon
Kabutops
Omastar
Aerodactyl
Magikarp
Weedle
Caterpie
Rattata
Pidgey
Zubat
Geodude
Koffing
Power
Power is the original-game myth plus what actually ended NPs: Mewtwo, the late-game dragons, Chansey's bulk in the competitive memory, and the elemental stones that defined Kanto. Magikarp stays at the bottom on purpose. This is Gen 1 fantasy, not a modern VGC export.
Mewtwo
Mew
Dragonite
Alakazam
Tauros
Chansey
Snorlax
Exeggutor
Charizard
Blastoise
Venusaur
Gengar
Zapdos
Articuno
Moltres
Rhydon
Gyarados
Arcanine
Slowbro
Machamp
Golem
Jolteon
Vaporeon
Flareon
Pikachu
Onix
Scyther
Pinsir
Kabutops
Omastar
Aerodactyl
Hitmonlee
Magikarp
Weedle
Caterpie
Rattata
Pidgey
Zubat
Geodude
Abra
Cute
Cute is the original Pokédex as a toy shelf: Pikachu, Eevee, Jigglypuff, the starters before they fully evolve, and the round early bugs. Legendary psychic weapons can be iconic without being cute, so Mewtwo drops unless you are ranking aura instead of plushability.
Pikachu
Eevee
Jigglypuff
Mew
Squirtle
Bulbasaur
Charmander
Clefairy
Vulpix
Meowth
Psyduck
Slowpoke
Snorlax
Lapras
Ditto
Oddish
Charizard
Blastoise
Venusaur
Gengar
Dragonite
Gyarados
Arcanine
Ninetales
Mewtwo
Alakazam
Machamp
Golem
Rhydon
Onix
Scyther
Pinsir
Koffing
Grimer
Muk
Bellsprout
Zubat
Weedle
Magikarp
Geodude
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