>>It kills me that it has its final form at level 10 and its final attack and level 32. It really does. A psychic bug type could have made the bugs look a little bit better if only they had given this one a little more power. However, it was very useful to have this during the first gym battle with Brock, and speaking of which, compare the Brocks in Red and Yellow version. The TV show made him wear clothes! How politically correct. Also, its name is MONARCH based off the Monarch in the Venture Brothers and is at level 27.
>>To be plain, Gyarados (or my GARY) is awesome. It's dragon, it's flying, it's got a lot of resistances I guess and it owns with its dragon moves because EVERYTHING is weak against dragons. Or at least it used to be. I don't know about all the newer generations. I don't think I've ever played a game where I didn't get that sad level 5 Magikarp as soon as I could lay my hands on it and raise it to be this. He's currently at level...well, I'm sure you can guess. xDD
>>And of course, I can't put the little one that follows me around in the PC. He's too cute! That reminds me, in the next games coming out, you can pick ANY pokedude to follow you around, just like Pikachu does in this game! I highly approve. He's level 33 and named SPARKY.
>>So that's my current party and my random comments about their types. I also love these: Ivysaur, Charmander, Charizard, Squirtle family, Butterfree, Raticate, Pika-family, Sandshrew, Vulpix, Golbat, Oddish family, Paras, Venonat, Diglett family, Persian, Psyduck family, Primeape, Growlithe family, Poliwag family, Abra, Bellsprout (if I own it) family, Tentacruel, Rapidash, Doduo, Seel family, Haunter, Onix, Drowzee, Hitmonlee, Lickitung, Tangela, Kangaskhan, Seaking, Starmie, Scyther, Jynx, Electabuzz (only in red version =[), Magmar, Lapras, Ditto, Kabutops, Aerodactyl, Snorlax, the legendary birds, Dratini family, Mew...I'll add ones from further generations when I'm more educated about them.