Here is WHY Batman is having a wonderful time; http://the-isb.blogspot.com/2005/11/where-they-went-wrong-superman-and.html
You don't have to include Yellow. Yellow never counted.
Yellow had the pikachu that knew surf.Chaaaa...
Snorlax is AWESOME.
But Haunter is the best Pokemon.
Mudkip sucks.
Oh and little thing I don't know if anyone notices.When you encounter Blue in Pokemon Tower, he asks you if your Pokemon died.His line up no longer includes Raticate at the point.