Pokemon that are an awesome idea, but are ultimately worthless?

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In my years of Pokemon playing, I've noticed plenty of Pokemon that scored points on my personal cool meter. Ultimately, however, they turned out worthless.


Piloswine - Maybe this is why it has a stage 3 in D/P, but seriously, Piloswine was quite intriguing. However, it ultimately proved worthless.

Slugma/Magcargo - A lava themed Pokemon? HELL YES, I said. I enjoy watching the Hawaiian lava flows, and so I became excited when I saw Slugma. However, I was dreadfully disappointed with it. This Pokemon is what inspired me to create this thread in the first place.

Unown - Honestly, I expected more out of these little critters. After having (accidentally) solved the Kabuto puzzle, I found myself immersed in the Quasi-Egyptian themed feel of the area. However, the Pokemon were WORTHLESS. All they are useful for is to be eye candy.

Nidoking - Looking at it, you'd expect a terrifying powerhouse. However, it ultimately isn't anywhere as good as the aesthetics make it out to be. However, I still try to have a Nidoking in my team if I can.

Weezing - To this day, STILL my favorite Poison type. However, even though it boasts above average defense, it lacks the offensive power it needs to be truly effective.

Dusclops - I went through a lot of trouble to try and raise one, simply because I really liked Duskull's design. However, Dusclops lacks in offenhsive power, which is disheartening because there aren't many ghosts that can claim effective offense outside of Gengar and Banette.




Yeah, these are some of mine. Anyone have any of yours that you'd like to share?
 
Magikarp

Slowking - I would still use him in a competitive team over Slowbro. Because Slowking could really use pants.

Bibarel - No, I'm serious. He was cool, and I like the Normal/Water typing - but he sucks. D:

Chimecho - Adorable, pure psychic too. But cruddy stats. D:

Tropius - If only grass wasn't weak to ice... he'd be bombin'

Delibird - SERIOUSLY. A Santa Claus bird. How cool can you get here?
 
Probopass. Awesome beyond recognition, but doesn't fare well compared to the other Physical/Special walls in the game. (Plus he has a 4x weakness to Ground, which pretty much destroys him)
 
Chimecho is awesome. I mean, a pokemon based on something like that could easily have been a legendary.

Also Ditto, it can transform into the opponent, but crappier. It seriously needs an evolution or something...
 
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The only thing it's good for is when you EV train your Sp. Atk.
 
Chatot. I dont know, to me it seems pointless. I thought you could record a message for it to say when it uses Blabber? Thats cool but I cant figure out how to do it.

And combee. Its only redeeming quality is females evolve into Vespiquen. But a major factor that makes me hate it is searching for a female combee... with a beneficial nature.
 
Yeah, I can't seem to get Chatter to work either. When it plays, it's like it only picked up a split second of what I said.
 
Yeah, I can't seem to get Chatter to work either. When it plays, it's like it only picked up a split second of what I said.
The message you record is garbled, mixed up and then spit out by Chatot. So no, you can't relay a message using Chatter. Sort of like Star Fox Command, if you've played it.

I've always thought pretty much any Moon Stone evolution was pretty much useless. They all might look kinda cool... But they all suck ass. Except Clefable. Magic Guard is just that awesome.
 
I totally hate myself for saying this, but...

Whiscash isn't much for competitive battling. =X But then... a. I hate competitive battling with a fiery passion, b. it does okay in the games whenever I've had one (frequently) and c. absolutely everything else about it is awesome, I could care less about stats and whatnot. <3
 
I totally hate myself for saying this, but...

Whiscash isn't much for competitive battling. =X But then... a. I hate competitive battling with a fiery passion, b. it does okay in the games whenever I've had one (frequently) and c. absolutely everything else about it is awesome, I could care less about stats and whatnot. <3

I still can't get over the fact that Whiscash looks like Jabun from Wind Waker.
 
Whiscahs is awsome in RSE Contests (aka the contests that don't suck)

I'd have to agree with Spinda
 
The only pokemon the really seems pointless is Magikarp... unless you're evolving it.
That's the point with it. To fool Trainers that it really is a useless Pokemon, if they don't know that it will evolve into a much stronger one.
 
Smeargle. Best move ever, with terrible stats. The only thing they are good for is overbreeding with move awesomeness.
 
I'd hate to say it, but Typhlosion. It has great SpAtk and Speed, but it has such a shallow movepool, it can't even compete with most special sweepers. I love it to death(it's tied with flygon as my favorite pokemon), but it doesn't have the attacks needed to utilize its full potential. It has some good moves, but they are all physical(besides its fire attacks).
 
Chatot. I dont know, to me it seems pointless. I thought you could record a message for it to say when it uses Blabber? Thats cool but I cant figure out how to do it.

And combee. Its only redeeming quality is females evolve into Vespiquen. But a major factor that makes me hate it is searching for a female combee... with a beneficial nature.

oh hey i have a chatot but her nickname is note heh heh um her stats is
Lv.100
atk:157
def:131
sp def:232
sp atk:116
speed:257

i think those are good stats
 
oh if u want to know my party it is
1.Darkrai(Nightmare)-Lv.72
2EEvEE-Lv.29
3Porygon-Lv.72
4Metagross(U.F.O.)-Lv.98
5Chatot(Note)-Lv.100
6Floatzel-Lv.100


but my EEvEE i dont know what i shood do like what shood i evolve it into i can go to flareon or that new ice 1 or the new grass 1 or espeon orumbreon im thinking ice or fire someone help me chooz plz thanks
 
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