Pokémon Gold & Silver: 10 Best Gen 2 Pokémon

10. Kingdra

Kingdra boasts a key defensive weapon that no previous Dragon has: The secondary Water typing meant Kingdra had no weakness to Ice. At this time, since there was no Fairy weakness yet, this halved its weaknesses to just one. Any Pokémon with just one type weakness is worthy of recognition.

Not only did Kingdra drop the Ice weakness, it could also learn Ice TM moves such as Blizzard and Icy Wind. This, along with the Dragon vs Dragon weakness, doubled it's threat against the likes of Clair and Lance later in the game.

Every single trainer needs a Water type in their party as Surfing is an integral part of the game. But as the game draws to its conclusion, there can be no place for weak Pokémon, Kingdra being the perfect balance of a tough fighter and a strong Surfer.