A website called All22pokemon lets you make an American Football team out of the monsters. Here’s my Gen 1 lineup.

Big burly types for the offensive line. One fast electric and two fliers for the wideouts. I had a rule for “receivers need hands or some form to catch”, but broke it to include Tauros, the most powerful Gen I Pokemon without “Mew” in its name. The Quarterback is Alakazam, because of course you want a telekentic with an IQ of 5000 who can teleport.

Defensively, fast electrics for corners (scientists have noticed how dominant these types are at the position), a defensive line that can literally cover the field with their bodies save for one left edge rusher, two immovable blobs at inside linebackers, a generalist right outside linebacker and an LT style fast anti-pass edge rushbacker to the left. Speedy normals serve as the safeties.