The Preposterous World of Pokémon Base Stats

Did you know that Komala is stronger than most of the cool, tough Pokémon you could think of? Well it has a higher Attack Stat at least, and these sorts of outlandish discrepancies are what we'll be looking into today; How could that Pokémon possibly be slower than a much larger, heavier foe? Why in the world does this tiny little thing pack so much Special Attack, etc.?