The Pokemon franchise may be a worldwide phenomenon, branching from video games to movies and cartoons to a trading card game, all with high levels of success. But just like most things where there are 720 of them, there are bound to be some duds. Here’s my personal opinion of the top 10 worst Pokemon (for an array of different reasons).
10. Corsola
Be honest: when was the last time you thought about Corsola? This failed attempt at being a cute underwater rock only comes to mind when you think about Pokemon you didn’t waste time catching. Also a quad-weakness to grass type moves is just embarrassing.
9. Farfetch’d
I can hear you saying it now. “Oh yeah, he was just a Pidgey that holds a leek and doesn’t evolve.” You're basically right. There is nothing that this fowl does that another Pokemon can’t do better.
8. Stunfisk
Let me read to you one of Stunfisk’s actual Pokedex entries: “It conceals itself in the mud of the seashore. Then it waits. When prey touch it, it delivers a jolt of electricity.” In other words, it’s a mooch on society. Its stats are underwhelming, it’s hideous and it spends its time waiting for food to come its way.
7. Sandslash
Oh, you know, that ground type Pokemon who couldn’t learn any ground type moves by leveling up in Generation 1. Who is accountable for that? Is it some sick joke? Honestly, Sandslash is a pretty cool-looking Pokemon but that’s not enough to dig it out of this hole.
6. Lotad
Apparently there was a gap in the market for living ashtrays so Pokemon went ahead and filled it with this abomination. I suppose I can see the usefulness of an ashtray that also shoots water.
5. Trubbish
It’s one thing to be literal trash. It’s another thing to level this thing up until it evolves only to find out that it just becomes a bigger pile of trash.
4. Luvdisc
By the time Generation 3 came out, the Pokemon company was getting some flack for running out of ideas (though let’s not forget about Voltorb). To a small extent, this is true. I mean, look at this thing — it’s a heart with a face. It represents love and happiness and I hate it.
3. And speaking of Voltorb…
The only thing more lazy than sticking a pair of eyes and lips on a heart is just putting eyes on a Pokeball. To all of you Generation 1 fanboys and fangirls who say the original 151 were the best — please try and justify this design atrocity.
2. Muk
I’m sure all the kids of the '90s were just screaming at their Furby’s saying, “Gee whiz I sure do wish I had a pile of poisonous slime to fight strangers with!” Thank you, Pokemon, for stepping up and meeting the demand. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go flush this monstrosity back to its home.
1. Mr. Mime
Richard Simmons, is that you!? I believe Mr. Mime came to the drawing board as a Pokemon concept artist burst out of his bed after just finishing a nightmare. There’s no other way something like this becomes a reality. Also, what’s with it having a 50 percent of being a female? Its name is still “Mr.” Mime. Come on, Nintendo. I thought you were more progressive than this.
