Competitive play really wasn't on their minds in Gens 1 and 2, moreso 2. While it's understandable, it gave birth to a sackful of hardly-useful Pokemon like Misdreavus. Thank you, 4th gen, for fixing it.
[small][small][small]...but you could have put more effort into Lickilicky...[/small][/small][/small]
Furthermore, thank you 5th Gen, for making every Pokemon you added competitively viable! At long last they realised the best part about Pokemon is making them fight.