While powerful pokemon are all well and good, geodude was a faithful companion back in the days of Pokemon Red (and blue, but mostly red). Charmander, Geodude, Nidoran male and female, Abra, and Dratini (and evolutions) were my team of choice in my first play through. Sure, it was an underpowered, unbalanced team but... I really liked each creatures concept. Still do. They were fun.
Not like nowadays. You kids and yer gosh dern math! Why, back in my day we didn't have math in our video games (except the learning ones). We had vague, indecipherable statistics that had no real influence on gameplay, and that's the way we likest it!