Favorite Evil Team

[Pokenutter]

Everybody's got that one team- the one that they love kicking the crap out of. However, who's your favorite? It can be for any reason- the aforementioned crap-kicking, a desire to join, cool outfits, or even just because the others all suck.

My favorite is Cipher, the only evil team to actually seem truly evil, despite their salsa-loving admins. They had a goal in mind, the means to go about doing it, and didn't just dissolve the moment something went wrong.

Second place is Team Galactic. Granted, they seem more sinister than Cipher, with an admin who wrote the book on being evil, but one factor bumps them into second. The fact that at the end of the game, THEY ALL GET ARRESTED! Not even Aqua and Magma were that clumsy.

Third Place goes to Team Rocket, the first evil team. Every bit as evil as Team Galactic, with none of the brains. Their leader is the only character to commit suicide, which was a bad end to an otherwise decent character. I liked that the grunts could think for themselves, though, and keep the organization going, even 3 years after Giovanni abandoned them.

The worst evil team is a two-way tie between Aqua and Magma. There are no compliments I can think of for them. I have never liked the fact that they didn't realize that no mater who won, they were all equally screwed. The worst part? Their admins return to Mt. Pyre and APOLOGIZE! What? Excuse me? You try to manipulate the flow of nature and destroy the Hoenn region, and you think an APOLOGY is going to cut it?
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...No. Screw it, jail time and a slow, painful death with a bludgeoning instrument for the two of you.

 

[Pika2]

i don't know about cipher because i've never faced off against them or know their story

but from the handhelds i'd say team galactic just because thier hair , you must be badass to go around with those haircuts and not give a damn

 

[Porygon man]

team aqua. they all look so epic

 

[Mama Luigi]

Team Galactic is my favorite, thought it might be a bit baised due to my liking of Cyrus. I like that the Commanders actually had alittle more personality than the admins of other groups. Plus I like TG's outfits.

Team Rocket is also great. Yakuza/Mob-based group who doesn't want to take over the world, just become rich. They went against the law and were proud of it. Galactic actually tried a little to disguise their motives. Again, the outfits are awesome. Plus they were the originals.

I only like Aqua because I like Water-types and Magma for their uniforms.

 

[Ranger Jack Walker]

Giovanni did not commit suicide. But that's another thread.

Cipher. They were truly evil.

Appearance wise, Magma or Aqua.

 

[Saana]

Team Rocket of course! It's the original evil team! They also have the best plan of all evil teams: it's simple and really possible to make true. In GSCHGSS team Rocket has the best music of all times!
+ Giovanni is my future husband right after Gary Oak and Steven Stone.

Team Galactic is the most familiar to me, because I've played Pearl for almost 3 years, but I still don't like them. Although their costumes are great, hah.

 

[Falconwing]

Team Rocket, though I'll be honest I did like how Emerald did Team Aqua.

 

[Like_Fahrenheit]

Team Rocket because of giovanni.

 

[Sandslash-Master]

Team Rocket, they were evil because they were evil, and that's badass.

 

[Rare Candy]

Is it only me that voted Team Magma?

 

[#Daisuke#]

Team Galactic. They had actual background and characters with actual personality. Not to mention awesome hair does. Their motives were pretty farfetched, but I liked them. It made me feel as if I actually HAD to save the world from impending doom.

Second would be Magma, but only because of their awesome outfits and batshit insanity.

Third place would be Team Rocket, but they are in so many games, it made me hate them. They got better when they made the rocket executives in HGSS, but that still doesn't justify them for me...

 

[Gligar13]

Team rocket, just because they ARE team rocket.

 

[Alolan Ninetales]

Team Rocket. Their plans are the most realistic of all the other teams. Heck, they're just awesome.

 

[lmao]

Team Rocket ftw.

I loved them so much in HGSS. The Executives were all so cool and unique.

 

[Blackjack Gabbiani]

Giovanni didn't kill himself and I don't know where that comes from (and yes I saw the scene). Moreover, I'm even more confused as to how you think all the Galactics got arrested. Only Charon did.

Unless you mean on the show, in which case he's the only one who *didn't*, but still.


Anyway, since this is the game forum, gotta go Galactic.

 

[Hitomi]

Cipher.

For this sexy mo'fro.

But I love Team Dim Sun for the funny too.

 

[Ivysaur]

Team Galactic suceeded in everything... expect for their outfits. Still, they're my favorite.

Team Rocket was essentially the mafia, which I really liked... but GameFreak could've done much more with them.

Aqua and Magma were mediocre teams on their own, but when put against each other (like was done in Emerald), it made for some very interesting plot elements.

Cipher was... eh.

 

[marks]

Team Galactic... they have the best battle theme? In all seriousness, love how clueless most of the grunts are about what they are really doing.

 

[Miar]

Cipher.

For this sexy mo'fro.

Aw, hells yes! (Except Miror B. left before XD)

I liked Galactic's darker and edgier schemes over even cipher. They, or rather Cyrus, wanted to bring about the end of the universe. It was made even darker in Diamond & Pearl Adventure (the manga). Cyrus admitted he was actually willing to sacrifice thousands of lives to achieve his goal.

Here's hoping N and Plasma's goals are even better.

Also, I want to see Team Rocket in the next Ranger. They're much cooler-sounding (and just plain cooler) than the "Pokémon Pinchers".

 

[Data_Error]

Rocket has their always-classic status, Galactic was a good laugh to fight, and I loved the Aqua-Magma dynamic. But more than those, I liked Cipher - they were serious business-types and organized, besides having the eternally awesome Miror B. backing them up.

Of the handheld games, though, I'll let Aqua take it, probably because I feel a certain attachment to them via a previous RP. To be fair, Rocket was really close by pure merit of having supposedly produced Mewtwo.