Excadrill paired a fearsome appearance with a great dual Steel/Ground typing and excellent stats. It's also notable for (I think?) the only zebra-based Pokémon in existence. Zebstrika lets you breeze past the flying type Gym Leader Skyla in Mistralton City without a backwards glance. Why 27? Anyway, this gives players access to a decent electric type 'mon fairly early on in the game. Yep, I know, the anally retentive among us are cringing right now. Another solid addition to the early game, you meet Blitzle on Route 7.
