Top 10 Pokemon Nobody Uses

[@MysticUmbreon]

I should have mentioned for Rapidash that it's more of a "forced" Pokemon to use if you want a fire type for DP. But I would make the argument, that nobody particuarly WANTS to use it. This list is more of a Pokemon that Nobody WANTS to use list, versus actually having used it in the first place. I'm sure a lot of you have used this mons anyway haha. But the title just looked more appealing I guess. Seaking actually would have been a good Pokemon to put here, but I forgot about Seaking. Which if anything, makes it's case for not being here stronger because it's forgettable lol.

[@ShayTheValiant]

It's Lycanroc Midday form, not Dawn form.

[@MegaMetal96]

Furfrou is a great early game Pokémon in gen 7. You can get it very early in the city where Ilima lives and it’s such a great tank.

[@IAmMissingnoMaster]

I actually did use Rapidash in Gen 1, and I think that might be one of its better showings, because of how Fire Spin worked back then. Toxic, Fire Spin, Fire Blast, and Body Slam- not too shabby at all. Actually a pretty decent lategame pickup in my experience.

[@user-qj7zz6vg6t]

Mystic you forgotten one more Pokemon which is Paras

[@Simipourfangirl]

But rapidash is cool. I don't care if it's bad competitively, I'm not competitive so I don't care what it's stats are.

[@Volkaroar]

I think the biggest slap in the face for Snubbull/Granbull would be that when Gen 9 came out most people thought that we finally got a fairy-type dog in Fidough and Dachsbun lol

[@anniemouse3853]

Tbf I think that's because it was originally Normal type, I still have a hard time even seeing Clefairy and Marill as Fairy types now because in my heart and childhood they've always been Normal types.

[@cabin7slytherpuffempath]

Alcremie's honestly one of my favorite Galar Pokèmon, and one of my favorite fairytypes altogether. My Alcremie, Annabeth, was a big staple of my main Galar playthrough.

[@Simipourfangirl]

I wanted to use alcremie... But then down the line I stopped using her sadly. Maybe that's why it took so long to get a shiny. The pokemon hated me.

[@Nihonguy]

Alcremie is a very slept on pokemon, its amazing support in double battles, its abilities either keep both pokemon awake and prevent moves that prevent attacks like taunt from working, it has pretty good bulk too, ignoring an alcremie can quickly lead to the downfall of the other team, i run dazzling gleam, acid armor, calm mind and decorate give it leftovers and once shes sets up theres no getting rid of her and all the while shes buffing her partner without them needing to do so themselves.

[@aaraujo306]

Same. She was my SpAt fairy favorite

[@mimmo4762]

Game Freak was harsh on Flareon, poor puppy. It was actually quite good in Gen 1: 130 atk and 110 special (atk AND def) made him the hardest fire-type hitter of the game, a special tank AND an interesting wallbreaker, but nobody was using it anyways. Then special split and new moves came and maimed it, and Arcanine rose. After, again, those fire/fighting outrageous monsters appeared, and Flareon got even more forgotten. Generation after generation, an unstoppable fall. Flareon deserves more love.

[@michaelsevilla3697]

so true

[@PHSDM104]

It didn't stand a chance when you could get Vulpix and Growlithe in the same area.

[@mimmo4762]

@@PHSDM104 that's not entirely true. Ninetales was the superior choice, but was version exclusive and Flareon was still capable of destroying things the fox could not touch. Arcanine was mediocre at best, and Flareon did almost everything better. I think Flareon was rarely used just because you only had one eevee per run and evolving it in vaporeon or jolteon was always more useful.

[@PHSDM104]

@@mimmo4762 That was the other factor to it. Jolteon was a more viable option with better stats than Flareon. Unless you were planning to use a Raichu on your time, you were more likely to choose Jolteon.

[@Simipourfangirl]

I don't care about stats. It's just cute.

[@michielschrauwen]

I've used half the Pokémon on this list before in playthroughs, they were pretty fun to use.

[@grinchforest948]

1)Regarding Ponyta, you forgot one thing, on Blue/Red Ponyta was only accesable on Cinnebar Island with level around 35 that's why evolution level was put on 40. 2)Snowbull/Granbull is not so bad. If you are looking for physical fighter who does not have a fighting type, then it is not a bad choice.

[@philtess3126]

He also forgot regarding ponyta that vulpix and growlithe don't get to evolve faster since they wanna stay in their forms to learn flamethrower anyway

[@grinchforest948]

@@philtess3126 Sadly, in case of ponyta, you would also like to wait with evolution in gen 2 as ponyta learns fire blast at 53 while rapidash at 61

[@philtess3126]

@@grinchforest948 but that's the point. If I have to wait so long for any of those pokemons, Id rather use ponyta's stats who are better than both growlithe and vulpix (that 5 Sp. ATT loss is very worth the 30 on speed)

[@grinchforest948]

@@philtess3126 Sure, you can also give Tm iron tail, hyper beam and something between sunny day, return , frustration or keep agility to get very nice fast striker.

[@harold5337]

You also had Growlithe/Vulpix back in Celadon, depending on your version. Plus, with a stone for sale next door, you can have an Arcanine or Ninetales before you even encounter a Ponyta. You use Ponyta in D/P, as it’s the ONLY FIRE TYPE IN THE REGION!!

[@ashblossomandjoyoussprung.9917]

I feel like Alcremie is actually pretty popular. It was certainly used quite a bit in competitive to counter Amoonguss.

[@mattpujol1111]

Plus it's an excellent support 'mon in doubles with Decorate.

[@geoffstonehouse5829]

I used an oinkcologne because I randomly found a shiny one. But it became a huge liability, and after I had enough shinies to fill out my entire team I boxed it.

[@FeelingThis09]

I used Lycanroc midnight in my Violet playthrough recently. I never played through the sun moon games tho so it was new for me. Pure rock is very good for the large portion on the ice mountain

[@Simipourfangirl]

I thought midnight was super popular. I wonder if there's a channel that talks about the same thing but takes the casual route and not the competitive route. So many people talk competitively.

[@macwelch8599]

I didn’t watch the video yet, but one of my favorite Pokémon to use in Pokemon Showdown was Xuritree, with Power Whip and Thunderbolt/Discharge. That thing kicked ass

[@IValhallaGamingI]

I’ve used Furfrou on my team in an Ultra Sun play through and he was a staple of my team for the entire game! He hits like a truck and fluffy makes it so he can definitely absorb some physical hits

[@FortunAdlaich]

I’ve used Alcremie a number of times, it’s one of my favorite Fairy types

[@SaiOkami777]

Gigantamax Alcremie was AMAZING 🎂

[@Simipourfangirl]

It's adorable

[@acetrainerjax3312]

Funnily enough, I used Alcreamie on my team and very much still do use her because she is a great support pokemon, it's my favourite pokemon of all time though.

[@2MuchMajinBuuty]

I love runs with lesser used or underrated pokemon. Really switches everything up.

[@91Caesar]

Ponyta's late evolution is a combination of it's late appearance in the game and the design approach of gen1. In gen 1 Ponyta appears first on Cinnibar Island. Wild ponyta appear between lv28 and 34, so they give it an evolution level to ensure you have to use it as a ponyta for a at least a couple of levels. Given the lateness of the encounter lv40 would be enough that it's catching up to your main battling pokemon too. You can clearly see what is going on when you consider how gen 1 movesets work. Gen 1 movesets were designed with the encounter levels as a key limitation. If the first time you could encounter a pokemon was when that pokemon was say, lv30 in the wild, then that pokemon didnt get any level up moves until after lv30. There was no legit way to get these pokemon at lower levels after all, so why would you bother designing a moveset for levels 1-30if the lowest level you could get it was lv30? The same basically applied to evolution levels. You couldnt breed for the unevolved form, so you had to be able to catch the first stage. Then idealy you avtually have to spend time training that first stage pokemon before it evolved. So all gen 1 pokemon have to evolve after the level they are first encounted at. Ponyta would make more sense evolving between lv20 and lv30, but if you are only just getting one at lv30 they would have wanted you to actually have to work for the evolution rather then instantly evolve it. Rhyhorn is another good example. Lv42 is a late evolution for what is pretty much the same pokemon as Golem, but the lowest level Rhyhorn you encounter is lv25, and thats a the safari zone, close to your 5th or even 6th gym depending on the order you take. The earliest Venonat you can encounter is lv24, and it evolved to Venomoth at lv31. You could easily justify a lower evolution level there. Earliest magnemites appear at 21, and evolve at 30. Earliest Doduo appear at 18 and evolve 31. Earliest Cubone at 20 and evolve 28 etc. So yeah, appearing closer to the end of the game and level up design accounting for the inability to ever get one below the minimum wild enouncter level = oddly high evolution level.

[@LordWolven]

Of course, this all backfires in Gen 4 when the player gets Ponyta early in the game and doesn't really have any other option if they want a fire type of their team.

[@45TRANSFORMERSFAN]

I'm digging the step up in editing in your video ❤ The transitions between images especially feels a lot more engaging. Keep it up!

[@yetismeatis9102]

I have used Furfrou in Ultra Moon which carried me during some important fights. (My favorite cuts are Kabuki and Matron!)

[@xeenproof2024]

About Ponytail, I’m pretty sure plenty of people used it in DP. Because if you didn’t pick chimchar, it’s either that or nothing.

[@alex.polychronopoulos4487]

autocorrect strikes again

[@thrillish9868]

New favorite ponyta nickname 😂

[@Simipourfangirl]

I did that in platinum. I don't like Magmar and sadly Eevee was a long time away..

[@geodude671]

12:50 I once brought Throh to a tournament on the Pixelmon server I play on. It was a gimmicky team with Trick Room+Belly Drum Glowbro where Throh used Mat Block to let Slowbro set up safely. When I brought it out the people I played against all went "what is this thing, I've never seen it before, why didn't my move do anything"

[@XSoulfire]

As someone who used Midnight Lycanroc, I can confirm that it’s not completed unused.

[@lucasinexile4396]

I used Throh in White and it is quite useful for being bulky. Although I didn’t use Shiinotic in any mainstream games (I didn’t play too much in later gen) but it is quite useful in some fan games (Reborn and Rejuvenation). It is bulky and I was saved by Strength Sap’s Attack drops and recovery and also Effect Spore for many battles. It is also useful for catching Pokémon due to Spore.

[@Rivecha]

Yknow, even though I used a lot of Pokemon on this list, I understood where you were coming from. Then you got to Granbull at #1, and that got me mad. I got a Snubbull with an Adamant nature, and let me tell you, that with an Intimidate ability, Normal STAB, Crunch, and elemental fangs made it a BEAST. He'll always be the #1 Pokemon dog in my heart.

[@ShouldaWoulda]

I used Shiinotic on my first playthrough of Sun. It held its weight pretty good and I would definitely use it again.

[@gabrielcabutotan]

Me strategically using every pokemon on this list for my next team just to be different

[@generaldreagonlps6889]

I actually used sunflore in a scarlet playthrough. It was surprisingly useful although it didn't make it into the final team.

[@QueenEspeon96]

I've used Midnight Lycanroc twice. The first time was with Pokemon Moon. The second time was in Pokemon Violet.... and it was a shiny I named Roxie. The first time was solely by design, but the second was a happy coincidence.

[@minicle426]

I stumbled across a shiny one in Area Zero, and it is now part of my team. Though I made it into a fighting Tera type. I just prefer the blue colour.

[@joltx9909]

I totally dig the aspertia city theme that plays at the start of the video

[@felipegmrqs]

I like throh with Circle Thow, Knock off, rest and sleep talk. It's an interesting disruptor phazer, especially with hazards support

[@greninjaarc-z396]

love this new style of comedy for you. have been a fan for a while now❤

[@lukegodbey9499]

I'm currently trying to use a Granbull on my play through in SoulSilver, I named him Churchill.

[@endruler8625]

Ngl I actually used Oinkologne in my entire playthough of Violet. I love LeChonk, and as soon as I saw it when it was teased, I knew I had to have it on my team. I didn’t care how bad it was, I was gonna take it to the end. And I did. Her name was Savannah, named after a perfume brand, which I thought was clever

[@nunobatista5822]

Yeah i did the same, however it turned out to be better than i expected and saved my ass several times 😅

[@endruler8625]

@@nunobatista5822 Yeah due to the rest of my team not being super balanced, she was my only answer to Iono’s gym (who I ended up doing first for whatever reason, I guess cuz I was hunting for pawniard in eastern province area 3, and she’s right nearby)

[@benjaminfast5496]

My female Oinkologne (Peggy) was a key member on my playthrough. Very underrated!

[@nightwolf833]

Alcremie literally carried me across my playthrough! And I only used 3 Pokemon to beat the game

[@playmaker728]

I love these videos so I can build new teams on play throughs 😂

[@mikepost1630]

As someone who frequently uses all dog teams. Furfrou and grandbull have a home here.

[@mudkipmercenary3647]

I love to use Alcremie in Pokémon shield! She’s so cute and a really good fairy type. I’ve been thinking about using Throh in a white version play through sometime in the near or distant future. I prefer him over other fighting types because: 1) I don’t like how Scrafty looks, 2) I have white version so it’s easier to get than Sawk, 3) I have no access to trade evos so no Conkeldurr, 4) Mienshao is way to late to get, and 5) Samurott is my favorite of the starter choices. The only reason I wouldn’t use Throh right now is just because I’m waiting to see if we’ll get gen 5 remakes next year. Those would make things so much easier. Still a pretty good video, despite my personal gripes of your hot takes.

[@dathbaeder]

Of the Pokemon in this video I've used: - Ledian - Shiinotic - Oinkologne (Female) - Furfrou (Heart Trim) - Granbull I LOVE me an underdog/unpopular Pokemon. I'll gladly use a Lumineon over, say, a Vaporeon any day!

[@Simipourfangirl]

I'd pick simisear over Charizard any day

[@nicholasgabriel9231]

Didn't even know that dog at number 3 existed lmaooooo

[@Judgementday3010]

You catch Ponyta at the mansion between levels 28 - 34, so it's already close to leveling up. That's probably why it takes so long to level up.

[@gaaraofthedesert801]

I used Alcremie. She was a huge help in my playthrough

[@jjsponge1202]

“Snubbull and Granbull haven’t been in a regional Pokedex since X and Y.” Mina from Alola: 😭

[@jeanief.6036]

Also showed up in BDSP, but I can't in good conscience recommend that.

[@DetectiveBarricade]

@@jeanief.6036 That's the Sinnoh regional dex; that probably doesn't count.

[@minicle426]

Jokes on you. I love the Snubbull line.

[@briansherrod1916]

Shiinotic I use religiously. It can learn spore by level up then I put dream eater on it with giga drain. It’s a monster!

[@Not_Skorpion]

I will agree that I have used almost every pokemon but the ones I wouldn't use again from this video and when I last used them if your curious: Ledian (Gold whole game) Sunflora (Gold till rocket invasion) Ponyta (LGP whole game) Oinkologne (Scarlet till gym 2) Lycanroc Midnight (Sword IoA) Eldegoss (Sword first playthrough of 65) Shiiontic (First and last playthrough of Moon) G-Max Alcremie (Still to this day because it's so cute) Furfrou (First playthrough US) Throh (First playthrough of Black but replaced it with Emboar later) Granbull (First on Gold Last in my first Sun playthrough)

[@briansherrod1916]

I’ve never used sunkern, ledian or matacus for starters because I always forget about them!

[@thearbiter4794]

I did use #7 in my first playthrough of Ultra Moon. But that was probably my weirdness team ever as well.

[@TheOriginalJphyper]

Joke's on you: Rapidash was pretty much the star of my Platinum team. I actually had to force myself not to use it at times because it was so good that the rest of my team was starting to fall behind... and this was a team with the likes of Alakazam and Gyarados! Admittedly, though, it was a bit less successful in other games. I used a Galarian one in Shield and a regular one in Let's Go Pikachu, where they were... just okay. Didn't do the job as well as I'd hoped, but they still got it done.

[@legendaryzelda75]

I used Alcremie all through my Galar playthrough and Throh during my first Unova playthrough. Also, you can get Granbull in USUM, that artist girl had one.

[@bobsponge8539]

Funnily enough most of these Pokémon are decent in Pokémon GO

[@minecraft2895]

I think I remember Granbull being in gen 7, I remember fighting them on the last island to grind, but I may be wrong

[@zacharyjoy8724]

No, you remember correctly. That’s why so few people use it in Alola. Because you’re likely going to the last island with a full team already. Or you’re holding out for Kommo-o.

[@lucasplayz3578]

I mean who is gonna use a pure normal type when you got better types to use 🤷‍♂️

[@rafasouza3]

Some of those are actually commonly used... Rapidash: the answer is simple - DPPt. Alcremie: because it's just so adorable. And cute. And strong. And fairy type. People evolve Feebas into Milotic, why not Milcery into Alcremie?

[@Simipourfangirl]

I feel like I was the only one who picked to evolve her feebas with pokeblocks even though trading was an option

[@bugnificent]

throh has been really solid for me in the nuzlocke i'm playing of white, although he is super slow

[@blaster915]

6:44 me sitting here thinking "BUT HE LOOKS MUCH COOLER" Mystic: "I'm about to end this mans entire self esteem"

[@LocalBlanky]

big furfrou and meowstic fan I love the rare occasion where you get to find them somewhat early on and I can just have a good for fun playthrough

[@cycy1647]

It honestly gave me the desire to replay soul silver, but with a team of only unpopular pokemon. Could actually be fun.

[@exile0025]

6:44 its called no guard stone edge

[@Breadstockimage]

It's only been like two years and I already forgot eldegoss was a real pokemom

[@DungForever]

I'm just glad Bellossom didn't end up on this list 😅😅

[@joeyteter9383]

After just seeing number 10, I realize this is going to be another list of Pokémon I genuinely love and definitely use regularly lol like Ledian and Sunflora. The latter of which I used in my first Paldean play through and Ledian I used two Alolan runs ago lol Edit: yea, I was right lol

[@APRobertsVII]

I love Granbull and Shiinotic and have used both multiple times! I’ve even used both forms of Rapidash a few times. Aside from those, I agree with your list.

[@wolfy5523]

I became a huge fan of Eldegoss since its reveal in pre gen 8 coverage. I enjoyed using a bulky set with sleep powder, rapid spin, leech seed, and regenerator for support. Plus, it’s adorable. It’s become one of my new favorite grass types.

[@agathajohannbuenorosa175]

I love to use Eldegoss whenever I get the chance, great mon!

[@atwistedsky9169]

Poor Granbull. the poor pup has been overlooked its entire existence. When it was updated to the Fairy type it was the perfect opportunity to fix some of the issues it has and to give it a niche to use it in. Sadly this didn't happen and then we got Fidough/Dachsbun in gen 9 to be the fairy dog of choice.

[@vibrantsquadofficial]

Midnight form Lycanroc is my most favourite one

[@trevorpacelli8056]

The Pokemon in this list: (Unusable in battle, forgotten by fans over time, in desperate need of an evolution or another significant buff) GameFreak: "Nah, let's give Charizard another ultrapowerful form and give evolutions to these already powerful Pokémon like Bisharp and Duraludon!"

[@silversalamence10]

I did use a Rapidash in a run of Platinum, but in my defence it was kind of a challenege run where I was moonlighting as Dawn's Adventures manga counterpart where she had one on her team.

[@blakestout5276]

I love Sawk. Always keep it on my team the whole b&w playthrough

[@alexvaughan1013]

Sawk was my go-to Fighting type in Black (if I didn't choose Emboar). Its Double Kick saved me a load of time in caves, against the Gigalith line and its Sturdy ability.

[@zacharyjoy8724]

Exactly! Sawk with Double Kick and/or Emboar with Arm Thrust (however briefly) saved my sanity against all those Sturdy opponents!

[@ThisIsRusko]

Sorry. I use Oinkologne competitively. First I LOVE the design. The shiny is perfect. Second: Female it's very bulky. Has yawn and Aroma veil. To block those "taunt" users Also super fang can lead to east kills for the other teammate. I love it. 💕💕💕

[@AJ_Drums]

So, when Gold/Silver came out i was about 8ish... Ledian was on my team for the elite 4.

[@craigyeates1854]

I wonder how many takes it took to say “miltank has redeeming qualities” with a straight face🤔

[@glumanteri]

I literally used Alcremie in my first playtrough of Shield. BTW you can get one strawberry sweet for free in one of the cities.

[@Simipourfangirl]

I stopped using alcremie in my main playthrough but, I've always used her for dymax dens. Well the ones that were weak to fairy. Loved the giant cake.

[@kulrigalestout]

I legit forgot that Granbull even existed. I knew about Snubull, but before I watched this video if you put a gun to my head I would have sworn that it never evolved into anything and it only existed to run around picnic sites in the movie intros to make the cute pokemon look even cuter by comparison. Heh, give me a week and I might forget Grabnull again.

[@MatiNuva1724]

I use Unown each time I have a chance

[@cymbaloffreedom24601]

Chugga used Granbull in his Colosseum playthrough and I think it’s criminal that Dunsparce isn’t on the list

[@LordWolven]

Moving forward, this list is going to get a lot bigger in terms of filler Pokémon. With earlier gens, nobody really wanted to use a Sunflora in Gen Two or a Ponyta in Gen Four... but when there are only three routes to access, you're kinda stuck with them for a gym or two before you can upgrade. With the open world and Pokémon Home, there is no reason to early route mons at anytime in the game. The route one mons have gone from temporary party members to now going straight to the PC.

[@SaiOkami777]

Used Alcremie several times in Sword (named "Charlotte" in reference to Madoka Magica) Also, Kabuki and Dandy Furfou are the best cuts ✂️🐩

[@nickoyfairweather8508]

I just finished using Throh in my black and white playthrough. It was great with a solid defense and high attack.

[@zacharyjoy8724]

I’ve used Throh as well in a Unova-only run, and even trained one for the postgame PWT Mono-Fighting campaign. Naturally learning Bulk Up and Superpower give it a nice niche combo, and with good EV training (mostly in HP, then either in ATK or Special DEF), it’s a hefty tank.

[@nickoyfairweather8508]

@@zacharyjoy8724 nice 👌

[@peterrice292]

I did actually experiment with using both Shiinotic and Tsareena on one of my Alola teams but ended up going with Lurantis. I also remember on my first XY playthrough I caught a Furfrou and was so confused when it wouldn't evolve into Absol 😭 (Though I did use Sawk on a Unova team once and it was the MVP)

[@harshalj8]

Have you or anyone out there used Seismitoad once? I used one on my recent B2W2 playthrough. And I learnt a whole new fact about Seismitoad which shook my core crazy and surprised me like hell - that is Seismitoad can't learn Ice Beam (like why tf? It's a damn Water type Froggo). Things you learn when you step out of your comfort zone and try Mons you would never use. It's fun

[@TaiWind]

i think "forgettable normal type with mediocre-to-bad stats" is such an entire category that idk if granbull, oinkologne and furfrou all deserved their own spots on the list when there's things like delcatty, lickilicky, stantler, dubwool... just lump them together :P one thing i think should've been on the list is definitely dewgong. with the sole exception of oras for some reason, every game that features dewgong also has lapras in it (and sometimes the game just hands you lapras completely for free during the main story). it's like the sawk>throh thing but even worse.

[@FireheartSamurai]

For Alcreime, the tms for Mystical Fire & Giga Drain are available late game if not post game. It sucks that you have to wait to obtain them instead of getting them earlier during the main game tho.

[@Elbon-the-Lolinator]

I will use what I like and I will beat the game with them no matter how bad they are because I am just built different. Alcreamie is really cute and I will make it a destroyer of worlds

[@nicolacox3307]

I played gen 1 when it first came out in the UK and really loved Ponyta. Then in gen 2 I used Ladyba again because I really loved the Pokémon. Both of them hold nostalgia for me though will admit with my older knowledge there are better options. I will however stand by my love for Alcremie, if used right it’s a damn good Pokémon in a playthrough and has been on every Sword/Shield playthrough I have done. I literally screamed with excitement the day I found a shiny gigantamax version in a den lol

[@itzshadowz7467]

Throh is quite far up my list of fave mons simply due to my second white run through. I was dreading the ghetsis fight after my first run and a throh who I used on a whim solo’d all ghetis’s team on that second run. He’s a discount hariyama but he’s clutch af

[@VinlandicSoul]

I really love Magcargo, I love that it has options like flamethrower, recover & such; but it can’t ever stay alive long enough for me to actually enjoy his mere presence 😩

[@megalucaribro9789]

Hear me out, quick claw Midnight Lycanroc with 100 percent accurate stone edge is kinda nice for in game

[@FireheartSamurai]

Stone Edge doesn’t have 100 percent accuracy. It only has 80 percent accuracy while only having 100 base power.

[@megalucaribro9789]

@@FireheartSamurai Lycanrocs ability is No Guard

[@FireheartSamurai]

@@megalucaribro9789 True but then again there’s other Pokémon that have No Guard for an ability like Machamp for example.

[@megalucaribro9789]

@@FireheartSamuraiMachamps not getting STAB on a Stone Edge though, it's also not always as easy to get in game without trading

[@FireheartSamurai]

@@megalucaribro9789 That’s true even if Midnight Lycanroc isn’t that good compared to the other Lycanroc Pokémon. It should’ve kept accelrock as it’s the signature move more this line. Also with moves like Stone Edge you’re gonna need some pp ups since it only has 5 pp.

[@aeb8312]

I've taken a break from Gen2 games but if you customize Ledian's moves with TMs such as Ice Punch or Thunder Punch, it's a decent addition. The Unknown may only use one move, but depending on the form you get, they all have the type they specialize against. As for Ponyta, what sucks is that it never learns Flamethrower until Gen 3 (via TMs). But as for the transformation quota, Growlithe takes up to L50 (though gradually less time after Gen2) before finally learning Flamethrower and then you can use the Fire Stone. And that's made even harder with the ridiculous EXP demand. So Ponyta has it easier by comparison. Though I'm surprised the list doesn't include Magikarp and Ditto. They're practically impossible to train and you can only use rare candies to level them up (at least Magikarp turns into Gyarados at 20).

[@SpecsJigglypuff]

Ditto yes, Magikarp is literally one of the most used mons in the games its in. Even before universal EXP share, switch training it doesnt take too long and the reward is big

[@minicle426]

​@@SpecsJigglypuffPeople have won 7 Star Raids with Magi.

[@aeb8312]

@@SpecsJigglypuffI'd rather use Rare candies.

[@zagger999]

Granbull is actually a very solid mon in Gen II randomizer (especially Key Item Rando) due to its stat spread. Even in Gen II games, Granbull pulls its weight with Strength/Return, Sludge Bomb, and Shadow Ball and hits like a truck if you have a male.

[@MadMedic.]

also learns bulk up, toxic, protect, several strong elemental moves and nobody mentioned intimidate ability. Super versatile and underrated IMO

[@barbrady4916]

Being slow is not always bad. There's always Trick Room to make them a little more viable.

[@AdachiSimp]

Won the Kalos and Ultra Alola league with my Furfrou. That dog hits like a truck and takes hit like a tank.

[@tyrant-den884]

If i remember the marketing, rhey really wanted to sell Night Form as a Counter master; but utterly failed to optimize it for that.

[@Nok56]

Furfrou is my favorite Normal type and one of my top 10 favorite overall. I've used it in lots of teams.

[@zacharyjoy8724]

I haven’t used one yet (I’m going to do a Kalos-Only run at some point, and plan on it), but I’ve always respected it for its durability and surprising difficulty to catch.

[@grmm6845]

As a kid I would catch and train all sorts of pokemon, these days I have an idea as to what works best

[@DumuziTheOriginalGod]

My most important to me Pokemon is a Lycanroc Midnight Form named Minuet which is named after my dog who had to be put down last year’s middle name… I think a lot of people can understand naming a Pokemon after a pet and then becoming attached to it because of that reason… I’m also a night person so hence why I picked Midnight as it mirrored that trait about me.. Also a lot of Pokemon can be made good with the proper training. Base stats aren’t everything! Furfrou is a bad for the GTS as most pricks flood the GTS asking for something rather impossible to get.. >_> As for Snubbull why the actual crap was it not in Sword and Shield? The line is based on English Bulldogs! They should’ve put the Snubbull line in over stupid Bunnelby and it’s belching gross evolution! Also I used Ledian in Moon 😂.. design wise it’s cute tbh..

[@Simipourfangirl]

I've always wanted to use ledian but, I couldn't pick the perfect time.

[@themostinteresting99]

Leavanny, as it has numerous weaknesses and is difficult to obtain quickly. The numerous competition of cool and good bug types like the venipede line in gen 5 doesn't help it.

[@zacharyjoy8724]

Yeah, Unova is rough on Grass and Bugs, but a well trained Leavanny is actually quite strong! Plus, if you’re smart, you can get it literally the next level after it first evolved (so, as early as level 21). X-Scissor and Leaf Blade for STAB, Return for some coverage and high damage (yay for friendship!), and Swords Dance for a buff. Sure, you won’t always pull it off, but if you can, it’s worth it.

[@pickles_mcgickle6583]

The thing about Pokémon like most of these is mediocre Pokémon teams make playthroughs really fun and challenging. I was a gen 3 kid so when Oras came out and was extremely easy, I had a blast using terrible teams and finding a way to beat that mother effing mega metagross

[@tomr1991]

The messed up thing is that I love Granbull and Shiinotic's designs. Shiinotic should be able to render you useless for hours while you trip. Granbull should be the underrated sabre tooth tiger. Poppin up like Chucky when you least expect it. Both are horrendously underrated.

[@chadnorris8257]

I actually did use Throh in gen 5. He's bulky, can use Bulk Up, and gets things like Reversal and Payback, taking advantage of his slower speed. I forget exactly what role he filled in the party, and may have just picked him to see what he was capable of. I don't think I saw him in gen 6, or 9. It's rare for me to use single typed pokemon. I wanted to use Ledian in gen 2. I really did. It just needed better special attack to go with that nice special defense. Then it could at least beat weaker enemies on its own. Rapidash and Flareon got a raw deal. You want a fire type, grab Charmander, or eventually Growlith. Or Moltres if you want to use a legendary. Rapidash feels like it should have been a middle evolution that evolved sooner. Oincologne is something I tend to grab early, and replace when I get better mons. I didn't look too deeply at its capabilities, but I've also never heard of anything standing out. It's not like Bidoof with Simple, allowing you to double the stages on buffs. I skipped gen 7 and 8, so I have little to say about Lycanroc or Eldegoss. Eldegoss is cute, though, and I sometimes use grass types, so I probably would have given it a try at least once. I wanted to like Furfrou, but I didn't really like any of its coat designs, and even with its defense raising ability, it just wasn't worth a slot. There were too many other good gen 6 pokemon that deserved a slot more. I barely remember Granbull exists, much less remember why I passed it over. Probably because it's slow, and not very bulky, which tends to be a bad combination.

[@jacobjordan4802]

Used Oinkologne on my first playthrough because I got a random shiny after the first badge 😎