10 Best Gen 1 Pokémon - Ranked
8. Eevee
Even without evolutions, Eevee's a pretty great Pokémon.
Let's be real though: Eevee is awesome because of its ability to evolve into Vaporeon, Jolteon or Flareon. This makes Eevee an extremely adaptable Pokémon, as well as meaning that players can have completely different experiences from their Eevees. This also means that Eevee's are great in pretty much any battle situation. Regular base Eevee's suffer from only having Ground attacks, but they can still be reasonably powerful if levelled up enough.
The only problem is that you do have to actually cause it to evolve in the first place. This means sticking with a relatively plain Pokémon without much power behind it for a little while. Once ready to evolve, Eevee suddenly becomes one of the most exciting Pokémon in the series.