*sighs*

It's Parasect.


If it was a grab
That you tried to make,
I was once the best
Of all you could take.

In GSC, Parasect was the best Pokemon with Spore and False Swipe. (Paras was the only other Pokemon that could learn both those moves, and it was naturally weaker.)


My combination
Was perfect, it’s true.

Spore puts an opponent to sleep without fail, while False Swipe whittles down HP without inducing a KO. This is the best way to ensure a capture, besides using a better ball.


But with a new land
Comes greater speed, too.

With the addition of RSE came Breloom, a faster Pokemon with the same moves.


My moves once were perfect,
But now those are lies.

Parasect is not only slower than Breloom, but its Effect Spore ability could poison the opponent and spell catastrophe.


If I am struck well,
You may lose your prize!

Effect Spore has the potential to inflict a damage-dealing effect on the opponent if Parasect is hit; this may knock out the opponent and make you miss your capture.





Time for a new riddle. And please, more than one post with guesses at this one, okay? I'm actually going haiku to make it interesting! So c'mon!


I’m the original
Lord of the skies. My feathers dance
To attain twin mach.


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Good luck. I hope you don't need it.