I mean, it's good against the first gym leader's Lillipup - and if it couldn't beat that then I'd be very worried - a few of Clay's Pokémon but don't even think about using it against his Excadrill, and it can
Granted, it does make things suck, but I'll just grind a Lillipup to level 16, have potions ready, and use my starter for their Lillipup. Of course though, I have one other core aspect that makes Pokemon fun for me to use: How hard they are to obtain. Trust me, I will do ...