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We all have our favorites and are biased toward certain Pok\u00e9mon. Your full roster may consist of the same type or a team with different strengths and weaknesses, but your reasons likely remain the same: you either found them cute or cool. I was in the latter camp, using my preferences to decide which Pok\u00e9mon I wanted based on if they looked like stone-cold killers.<\/p>\n

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Yes, I was the type of player to choose Charizard because it\u2019s a dragon. It was a no-brainer. Yet, there are some Pok\u00e9mon that surely weren\u2019t picked by anyone, right? These are the ones chosen last in gym class.<\/p>\n

Now that there are over a thousand Pok\u00e9mon, each Pok\u00e9dex entry can\u2019t always be a hit. Some have to be left in the wild, but really, they\u2019re the lucky ones, as they\u2019re not forced to fight until they faint. These are the 30 worst creature designs in the history of Pokemon. <\/p>\n

30) Toucannon (#733)<\/h2>\n
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Yes, you can send Zazu into battle, but that doesn\u2019t mean you should. The fact that this is the final evolution for two flying Pok\u00e9mon that have no clear link to real-life birds and become Toucannon at the very end is very underwhelming.<\/p>\n

29) Chewtle (#833)<\/h2>\n
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Knowing that this derpy little guy becomes the absolute badass that is Drednaw is inconceivable. If you didn\u2019t know about Chewtle\u2019s evolutionary chain, you\u2019d probably never try to capture it. But Drednaw is well worth the wait if you can manage to stare at this bobblehead Pok\u00e9mon in the heat of battle.<\/p>\n

28) Inteleon (#818)<\/h2>\n
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If Mr. Nimbus was a Pok\u00e9mon, he\u2019d be Inteleon. It\u2019s creepy and I\u2019m uncomfortable looking at it. I want to leave.<\/p>\n

27) Spidops (#918)<\/h2>\n
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Imagine sticking it out with the puny Tarountula in hopes something better was around the corner, and you end up with Spidops. Like something made on Bamzooki<\/em>, Spidops is angry about its own existence and reminisces about a time when it was a cute little spider carrying its web on its back. There are no distinctive features and its color makes it like a gone wrong Sudowoodo (which is a difficult feat to achieve).<\/p>\n

26) Ferrothorn (#598)<\/h2>\n
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Ferroseed already looks skippable, then you evolve to Ferrothorn after 40 levels and get a trio of spiking semicircles. Oooo, scary.<\/p>\n

25) Girafarig (#203) \/ Stantler (#234) \/ Bidoof (#399) \/ Flamigo (#973)<\/h2>\n
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Did they even try with any of these Pok\u00e9mon? Please just leave them in the wild, where they belong. I see these entries as animals that are meant to bring the region to life or be used as target practice. They\u2019re the perfect entry into Pok\u00e9mon as they\u2019re typically so low-levelled that they help newbies understand how to knock or capture them. It was tiresome having to catch and research so many Bidoofs in Arceus<\/em>.<\/p>\n

24) Bruxish (#779)<\/h2>\n
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The colors. Its face. Everything is so ugly, yet it\u2019s strangely hypnotic.<\/p>\n

23) Stonjourner (#874)<\/h2>\n
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As a British citizen, I\u2019m offended by Game Freak\u2019s take on Stonehenge. Resting atop two gigantic legs is the world\u2019s most meagre upper body. Trudging along the desert, Stonjourner is a rock formation with a makeshift face slapped on its front. If humans weren\u2019t capable of pareidolia (seeing patterns like faces in surfaces), then Stonjourner would be a tiny landmark we\u2019d all walk past. It doesn\u2019t look particularly proud of its existence, but at least it\u2019s never skipped leg day.<\/p>\n

22) Orthworm (#968)<\/h2>\n
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I feel as though Orthworm is peering into my soul when I look at it. This Pok\u00e9mon seems innocent, but reminds me of Rick and Morty<\/em>\u2018s talking cat. It knows something it\u2019s not telling us. I pity it while also being simultaneously on edge about its existence. With no evolution, Orthworm is the most underwhelming and bizarre Steel Pok\u00e9mon, especially when compared to the absolute tank that is Onyx. How did Orthworm not get knocked out of the food chain?<\/p>\n

21) Sunflora (#192)<\/h2>\n
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If the Teletubbies were high all day, they\u2019d be Sunflora.<\/p>\n

20) Clamperl (#366)<\/h2>\n
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I know we\u2019ve had a moon, a sun, and hieroglyph Pok\u00e9mon, but they all at least looked interesting as opposed to the Pok\u00e9mon whose name says everything you need to know. There\u2019s nothing about a bluish gray clam holding a live pearl inside that makes me want to capture it, aside from adding another entry in my Pok\u00e9dex. Leave it in the ocean.<\/p>\n

19) Musharna (#518)<\/h2>\n
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It doesn\u2019t help that Musharna evolved from a small egg-like Pok\u00e9mon called Munna. I get that it\u2019s supposed to be like a dreaming baby elephant, but all I see is a stomach with intestines coming out of it. I think I\u2019ve been watching too much horror.<\/p>\n

18) Spiritomb (#442)<\/h2>\n
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A pillar with a flat, block color swirl atop it and a basic ghost face scratch on its front; Spiritomb looks like it was dreamt up by a child. It doesn\u2019t evolve either. It puts so many legendary Ghost Pok\u00e9mon to shame. I miss Gengar and Drifblim.<\/p>\n

17) Vanillite (#582)<\/h2>\n
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It\u2019s the world\u2019s happiest ice cream. Vanillite looks like the Pok\u00e9mon equivalent of Spooky\u2019s Jumpscare Mansion<\/em>. Then it evolves into derpier ice creams, gaining more scoops as it levels up. At least it\u2019s having a good time.<\/p>\n

16) Lampent (#608)<\/h2>\n
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I hate this design, this Pok\u00e9mon, and its chain so much. No, I don\u2019t want to capture and send a lantern into battle. After seeing so many great designs and clear references to real animals, the shift to inanimate objects is soul-destroying. Let\u2019s just use these guys to light up paths instead, that way we don\u2019t have to waste electricity or Pok\u00e9 Balls.<\/p>\n

15) Eiscue (#875)<\/h2>\n
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Just when you thought you\u2019d seen enough of random animal Pok\u00e9mon, here comes Eiscue. A penguin with an ice cube for its head. I genuinely would have taken an exact replica of an emperor penguin over this. And it doesn\u2019t even evolve!<\/p>\n

14) Bramblin (#946)<\/h2>\n
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I\u2019m adamant that this is not a Pokemon but part of the sandy biome scenery. I\u2019m transported to a black and white western every time I look at the Bramblin. Worst of all is that you can evolve this useless-looking Pokemon by walking, where it becomes tumbleweed\u2026but with a face. I\u2019m not taking a trip to the desert anytime soon.<\/p>\n

13) Applin (#840)<\/h2>\n
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It\u2019s an apple that looks like a butterfly was shoved into the top of it. Turns into an apple shaped like a bat or a tortoise-looking apple pie. Enough said.<\/p>\n

12) Comfey (#764)<\/h2>\n
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If the lei used in Midsommar<\/em> came to life, it\u2019d look like Comfey.<\/p>\n

11) Sinistea (#854)<\/h2>\n
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Named after something I could see a constant saying on Drag Race\u2019s reading challenge, Sinistea is a teacup with a face and purple goo dripping on its side. It turns into a teapot that features the lil purple ghost popping out of its lid. It\u2019s debatable which design is worse, but having a cup floating around in the wild is just ridiculous.<\/p>\n

10) Calyrex (#898)<\/h2>\n
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There\u2019s a bunch of pretentious-looking Pok\u00e9mon that give the vibe they wouldn\u2019t shut up if they could speak. But the worst is Calyrex. Clearly born in the wrong century, Calyrex\u2019s entire appearance makes little sense on paper. His spindly legs holding up a gigantic and pointless bulb, alongside a pearl necklace made out of smaller bulbs makes Calyrex look a tad ridiculous. And it only gets worse when he evolves. Where did he get that horse and why does he think he\u2019s so cool riding it?<\/p>\n

9) Enamorus (#905)<\/h2>\n
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Enamorus makes me feel as uncomfortable as Jynx. Like, why would anyone want to pick this one up? With a borderline seductive appearance like a strange take on Lucifer right before he fell from the clouds of Heaven, Enamorus doesn\u2019t fit in with the rest of the Pok\u00e9dex. An awful color scheme, strange placement of the snake, and cloud-like lower half make Enamorus a Pok\u00e9mon I\u2019d actively avoid in the wild. You don\u2019t want to meet this guy in a dark alley.<\/p>\n

8) Honedge (#679)<\/h2>\n
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This Pok\u00e9mon and its evolutions are a joke, honestly. I don\u2019t understand how people are okay with sending a sword with a flag attached to its handle into battle.<\/p>\n

7) Charjabug (#737)<\/h2>\n
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It\u2019s a cuboid bug with very minimal details that looks like it was sketched within 10 seconds. I\u2019m sure this was originally a bus and got transformed into a Pok\u00e9mon. How this is between Grubbin and Vikavolt, I don\u2019t know. It\u2019s likely supposed to be a cocoon, but that doesn\u2019t make it any better.<\/p>\n

6) Klefki (#707)<\/h2>\n
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Why did this species of Pok\u00e9mon evolve into a set of keys? It\u2019s like the \u201cnormal\u201d version of Unown, but Klefki just looks like a poor man\u2019s Q-pid from Death Stranding<\/em>.<\/p>\n

5) Minior (#774)<\/h2>\n
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What am I even looking at? I don\u2019t understand. It doesn\u2019t even evolve but it comes in a wide range of colors, so that makes it worth it. Not. <\/p>\n

4) Palossand (#770)<\/h2>\n
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It\u2019s a sand castle. I can\u2019t.<\/p>\n

3) Binacle (#688)<\/h2>\n
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Two furry hands raised from a rock, that\u2019s all that Binacle is. Then it transforms into the same thing multiple times, to become a humanoid version of hands protruding from rocks. I don\u2019t get the design at all. It just looks like if Crash Bandicoot fell in Snow Go and couldn\u2019t get respawned.<\/p>\n

2) Runerigus (#867)<\/h2>\n
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What is this and why does it exist? Why have a dragon when you could just paint it on a rock, attached by black tape, and call it a day? I\u2019m guessing the spirit of a dragon possessed some rock like a cave painting brought to life, but it just doesn\u2019t work and it only makes me miss Charizard even more.<\/p>\n

1) Gholdengo (#1000)<\/h2>\n
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This being the thousandth Pok\u00e9mon is incredibly disappointing, even if it\u2019s meant to reference a trophy. All I see when I look at this thing is the Cheesestring mascot, inviting me to order some over-processed kids\u2019 snack. I hate the food and I hate Gholdengo.<\/p>\n

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