User blog comment:Lordranged7/FOB - Kanto Round 4/@comment-25454795-20141229072754

Im rooting for Pidgeot for this, but I'm just gonna compare them competetetive wise.

Alakazam is decent in competitive, it has a very decent movepool and can revenge kill alot of pokemon. It has a very good SpA and high Spe (faster than Pidgeot) So most likely it would kill faster. Against a Pidgeot, there's probably nothing that can OHKO it 100%, although Modest 252 SpA Life Orb Alakazam has 62.5% to kill Pidgeot using Psychic. (bringing out showdown calcs) 252+ SpA Life Orb Alakazam Psychic vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Pidgeot: 289-341 (93.8 - 110.7%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO

Pidgeot is also decent in competitive, it has decent speed, but it doesnt have high enough Atk stat, although it can OHKO Alakazam with brave bird, u-turn, return if it manages to survive Psychic. Although this is both GOOD offensive pokemon, they are both really frail. Hard to switch in with them, unless you sack one of your pokemon. Basically, I find Pidgeot better except for the speed.. (more calcs)(if you dont have atleast 1 of these attacks, your pidgeot is dumb) '''252 Atk Life Orb Pidgeot Brave Bird vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Alakazam: 344-407 (136.5 - 161.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO 252 Atk Life Orb Pidgeot U-turn vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Alakazam: 268-317 (106.3 - 125.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO 252 Atk Life Orb Pidgeot Return vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Alakazam: 294-347 (116.6 - 137.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO'''

Mega Alakazam is a VERY GOOD pokemon, high speed, high spa, although there is this controversy on is life orb Alakazam better or Mega Alakazam is better. As you can see, Alakazam has 135 SpA, Life Orb gives x1.3, so 135 x 1.3 = 175.5, which is a .5 better SpA on Mega Alakazam. ALTHOUGH, it has MAGIC GUARD, so it can't be affected by rocks, spikes, or poison/burn. I find Life Orb Alakazam better just because of the Magic Guard, as without Magic Guard, it cannot become a revenge killer as well. (Focus Sash works like Sturdy for those who didn't know). Even though it loses that 150 Spe, I still think its worth. Against a Mega-Pidgeot, I think it's better, as M-Pidgeot gets 135 SpA and 80 Atk? Gamefreak what're u doin, you cant do dis to Pidgeot.

Just to wrap this up since it's getting pretty long, both of them hit 2HKO moves to each other, but M-Alakazam is faster so suck it M-Pidgeot, I like M-Pidgeot though since he looks cooler than getting a big mustache.