The Most Forgotten Pokemon of Each Generation

The Most Forgotten Pokemon of Each Generation
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[@regiman222]

I don't think Chinecho can be forgotten by anime watchers, it was one of James's cutest pokemon, and had such a sad departure

[@botijger3399]

Fax

[@itsturniptime3699]

Forgotten enough to not know how to spell its name though

[@chilloutyt7438]

I know. 😢

[@regiman222]

@@itsturniptime3699 eh, my spelling has always been bad, that proves nothing.

[@crist3809]

people who try to complete hoenn dex wouldnt either, that thing is the last thing i need for the dex ,as a child i didnt even know it existed until i finally found bulbapedia and search it ,its really rare too the whole experience on how to get that thing will always be remembered.

[@cynda1178]

One word... Relicanth. Chimecho was James's Pokémon, in the Advance Generation anime, you can't tell me Chimecho is more forgotten than Relicanth.

[@Synlo]

As much as I love chimecho from the bottom of my heart, Relicanth is objectively less forgettable. It had that whole mini quest to find the Regis (iirc) thanks to the map on its body

[@phildwyane]

Relicanth is so forgettable that he actually forgot about it when he mentioned other water/rock pokémon in the video

[@urfavamericanidiot]

relicanth is the one pokemon that i actively forget exists

[@BriskWalkZombie]

Relicanth was a bigger deal back when Ruby and Sapphire first released. I’d argue that Chingling is more forgettable than Chimeco by far.

[@hugoacevedo6134]

Brooo i love relicanth 😭

[@karla22ify]

Lumineon is actually my fave Water-type mon from gen 4. I called mine Lillie, and she's actually strong enough to K.O Cynthia's Garchomp.

[@Joey15811]

And an amazing cry and design. Plus it's memorable from these lists so it's not forgettable anymore

[@rafasouza3]

Same here. I just don't like Gastrodon (though he's strong) and Floatzel aldo never caught my attention. At least I always thought Lumineon is a beautiful pokémon, so I got him in my team :)

[@speedreaper666]

I love Lumineon too! It gets way too overshadowed smh

[@cmj37831]

I have a very funny story about Lumineon so I’ll never forget about it. It was 2007 and Diamond had just came out. I was 9 and i was stuck on finding out what the last 2 Pokémon to complete the regional dex for the absolute longest time as i didn’t watch Pokémon KZbin or use the internet much to look things up. So i literally roamed the Sinnoh region for probably a good 2-3 months just stuck until one day i found one randomly and that might have been the most excited I’ve ever been about a Pokémon game. Good times, these games have brought me so many good memories

[@iFuckingLoveMaractus]

​@@Joey15811yea

[@ColourizeTheStreets]

Barbaracle did appear in Sword and Shield. You may not have noticed if you played shield, but if you had Sword then you got Gordy as a version exclusive gym leader and he used Barbaracle as his opener. I remember having difficulty with it as well as I arranged my team to start with my water type to gain an advantage against rock only to not be able to O-KO it and he got off his shell smash and proceeded to sweep half my team. It was actually a great opener for a rock team if you didnt have a grass type.

[@christopherk9]

It was a static encounter in the dusty bowl area too

[@VCV95]

Yeah, I remembered it as soon as he said it, alongside Komala, just because it's like, made to be a toy, lol.

[@davidharrisiii3062]

"Did they even introduce a pure water type in gen IV?" Also forgot Floatzel I see

[@GattsProductions]

Sandaconda was on Raihans team and had a GMax form. I don’t think it was the most forgettable.

[@redkingdom15]

Exactly. Plus, I ran a competitive VGC style league for 2 years during the SwSh Era and saw so many uses out of Sandaconda too. These people were from all over the world, so I'm pretty sure it isn't forgotten.

[@Adamame93]

Every new playthrough I make in Sword, I always include Sandaconda. I’ll never forget beige snake.

[@ASoulphoenix]

It even has an amusing, if not pointless, cutscene with Team Yell that leads to the player meeting the fairy type gym leader

[@blacksheep7741]

I mean hes a dragon trainer so it's not like he cares more about dragons

[@ssbfan33]

It was on my team multiple times in my Sword playthrough. If it helped me it isn't one I can forget.

[@rboss5919]

Lumineon is so forgettable that Mystic also forgot that it was in the same Pokedex as Gyarados in USUM.

[@daviddiett2168]

I'm shocked that for Gen 5 you didn't mention Maractus, maybe it's so forgotten that it's memorable? I try to incorporate different Pokemon in game revisits though there's a few reasons some are forgotten like an obnoxious evolution criteria or maybe even the fact that they don't evolve at all. Though I'm actually always wanted to use a Sandaconda or Hippowdon on a team at some point and I think Rellor wasn't commonly found early in game and the 1000 step thing can turn some players off, Rabsca could be solid but it just made me remember my appreciation for Orbeetle for a cool Bug type. Hopefully we can more have surprise evolutions or different forms to older Pokemon to reignite interest or even some stat distribution changes to make more appealing in game.

[@eastoncrossing65]

Maractus has been getting a lot of attention lately. Its always been “known” as the forgotten Pokémon that it’s not forgotten anymore. Which also made me love it even more! It’s also famous in Stow-On-Side in Galar :)

[@lorzi-iz7fp]

For me beheeyem is the most forgetable from gen 5

[@Lunakinesis]

Chimecho I feel isn't forgotten because most people remember how obscenely rare it was in RSE despite being a rather weak Pokemon and it often finds itself on lists of that kind. Legends Arceus also gave it a lil' love with the cute side quest about it finding a home in the eaves of an old lady's house.

[@Lunakinesis]

@tdog I've never really used one in battle so that's neat to know! It could probably use a lil' stat boost. Power creep has gutted so many Gen I-III Pokemon.

[@theforgeryttv6449]

I actually forgot Chimecho existed until I saw it in the video but I remember how insanely rare it was and that was more memorable. It took me probably an hour or two hours to finally find one back in Emerald and it was the only one I ever caught not only in that game but the entire time I've played the Pokemon games.

[@CreepyBlackDude]

I specifically remember how rare it was too. On the other hand, Grumpig is a Pokemon I routinely forget about, and then when I do remember I don't really care to keep remembering because it is just so boring. Not that Chimecho is all that much better, but could have easily been swapped with Grumpig, IMO.

[@F14thunderhawk]

Chimecho isnt that rare. Spoink was much rarer in actual RSE because, despite what bulbapedia says, it does not have a 20% encounter rate and the guides for encounters during Gen 3 literally were wrong for where its encountered, claiming it was on the road between Nagasaki and Watson.

[@CreepyBlackDude]

@@F14thunderhawk Chimecho is only a 2% encounter on exactly one map in the Gen 3 games--Mt. Pyre's summit. Not sure if this was changed for the Omega games. Spoink is only found on one route (Jagged Pass), but that route is much larger and it has a much higher encounter rate.

[@viperskiss6655]

Clawitzer is such an underrated pure water type with its ability 😂

[@Levia1han_]

Yes. Clawitzer is awesome. The best pokemon

[@Synlo]

Chimecho is my favorite pokemon! I don't care what other think, it's just so cute and it deserves an evolution. PMD made me love this guy even more

[@gonzalogarcia312]

When I was a kid, I actually really thought Chimecho was a pseudo legendary pokemon and was sort of like Absol or Salamance in terms of how cool it was. I seriously thought it was very rare and meant as a secret Salamance counter.

[@gelnart25]

Unfortunately instead of evolution they made baby for it...when chimecho for me is a baby..

[@Synlo]

@@gelnart25 I mean I like chingling as much as Chimecho, but there is still hope :3

[@speedreaper666]

I love chimecho as well just seems game freak forgot about it more than we did tbh

[@Guzuma]

chimecho isn’t forgettable to me cuz i’m a huge mystery dungeon fan and she’s one of the secondary characters in explorers

[@doritohair0759]

For Gen 9, I gotta say Squackabilly is probably the most forgettable. It’s not on any memorable teams, and you have to go out of your way to even encounter it usually. When I was completing my Pokédex, I had never even encountered one with 150+ hours in the game. And it took me a while to find it because I refused to look online. Eventually I found the one on your house, but if I didn’t happen to notice the item that was also on the roof, I never would’ve found it. I only recently learned it has different forms.

[@2006man]

Barbaracle actually did get a lot of attention when people first found out about it due to how ridiculous it looks. Some people even say it looks like a Mega Man X boss. 😂

[@VCV95]

It absolutely does. I like it for that personally!

[@ItsWolf0]

Agreed! (Buh Buh . . . . . BUH Buh. . . . .BUH BUH. . . . . BUH BUH! WARNING! FUSED BARNACLE

[@Gangsta_Playz]

I always knew Lumenion would be on a list like this

[@spinnard7608]

Apparently Metagross is the most forgettable pseudo legendary since he didnt even mention him with the whole roster of psychic types in gen 3

[@ImyIsStillHere]

Stephen said hi

[@drfunybone4652]

The main reason I remember Cryagonal is because Chuggaaconroy used it on his Pokemon BW team and sung its few praises, since it's a kind of pokemon that can be hard to come by with a fun, even if niche, stat spread. Also, Chuggaaconroy has a hell of a way of making underwhelming/rated pokemon actually seem viable if he wants to (See every poison type he talks about in his Pokemon bios for proof)

[@bookmew1081]

The thing is common during the Winter & famous for how weird it is.

[@akionlizard]

Poison types are very underrated As are bug types

[@byronboast8977]

I used sandaconda and idc what anyone says because he was a great team member and was my main for the kabu gym and held itself in many trainer battles

[@indiradevi8136]

Sandaconda is no.1 most used mon in sv nu rn.

[@byronboast8977]

@@indiradevi8136 he’s a great Pokémon and deserves a lot more love

[@indiradevi8136]

@@byronboast8977 absolutely

[@EmeralBookwise]

I mean, at least Chimecho got some brief fame in the anime when James owned one.

[@stickmandeth]

I actually really like Granbull as a Fairy type. I used it in my first Y playthrough and while its far from competitively viable, it hit hard with Play Rough and Intimidate was always useful.

[@alana3993]

For me Cryogonal was pretty memorable because it's a genderless Pokemon with Attract.

[@Emily-lh6em]

😂 lmao a bit of an oversight

[@sapphiix]

honestly very happy to see people defending Chimecho cause omg I could never forget that bab ;u;

[@sapphiix]

adds to this Sandaconda was one I searched for and had until the end of the game for me in Sw/Sh I just,, loved it's Gigantamax form so much for some reason. I know his stats are bad but he's cute and i love the snek

[@datrumate7375]

Wolfey showed how useful and how much of a nuisance Rabsca is in doubles. With Rabsca learning rest, revival blessing, sleep talk, and its tera type being steel. Since sleep talk ignores how much pp a move has.

[@lukediehl1210]

You're not alone. I've used Barbaracle. It was a nuzlocke run, so I had limited options, but Dwayne served me well after I lost my primary water type.

[@michaelsaguid6059]

I guess it is really THAT forgettable if Mystic forgot to include Maractus on the list... Like seriously, what new does it offer aside from being another grass-type cactus that doesn't evolve when an eventual Cacturn getting the Dark typing is so much better...

[@RsSooke]

Tough luck for Seaking when there was literally a Pokémon called “Seel”

[@peterrice292]

Barbaracle has a pretty memorable design imo, and (if I remember) was a fairly common encounter in X & Y so I was surprised to see it here

[@k2basior]

Kingler is more forgotten than Seaking. No important trainer used it in aby game. The only reason people remember it is because of Ash's. I think something like Hypno is more forgotten.

[@davion4777]

No, Seaking is absolutely more forgotten than both Kingler and Hypno

[@jazzercise300]

Yea I feel like hypno is memorable just from its creepy, short story line in firered/leafgreen then kingler is big on the anime. Seaking isn't featured in the anime or games. I think Misty's sister had a seaking maybe? So yea near 0 exposure.

[@Vigriff]

@@jazzercise300 Not to mention that one episode from the anime where Ash, Misty, and Brock encountered a Hypno.

[@bookmew1081]

Kingler was my False Swiper in Gen 8 (there weren't many easy options) & it had Gigantimax, while Ash's 1st Ever League Match made it memorable in Gen 1. Seaking was basically Lumineon during Gen 1 that somehow had Waterfall before it was an HM.

[@ottossler8533]

He finds a way to sneak Gardevoir into every pokemon video he makes. Like bro, just tell us it's your Rule 34 crush. We'll all understand

[@k2basior]

You forgot about Metagross in Gen 3 as another Psychic type

[@mariahs6]

And he mentioned Solrock but not Lunatone! Really continues to show how many Gen 3 Psychic Types there are!

[@FireheartSamurai]

Yeah which is true but you couldn’t get Beldum until the post game tho. At least in games like RSE, ORAS, SwSh, DPPT, & BDSP. I’m not sure about other Pokémon games post Gen 3.

[@mikehurt3290]

One reason why I love romhack's. Is because a lot of them. Fixes or make these kind of forgotten Pokémon a lot more useful

[@masterduck6834]

Funny thing, just when you've talk about silicobra, a shiny one appear on my screen in Violet, funny timing 😂

[@shawnstafford3019]

I've got spidops and the lechonk line in my scarlet team they both have had there worthwhile moments and I enjoy using em

[@wyattoknife4413]

Chimecho had important role in the anime when it was apart of Team Rocket Plus it got a cute side mission in PLA Battle wise like in games I can see it as forgotten but definitely other hoenn pokemon that are more forgettable. Otherwise multiple on this list had me like oh yaaaa that one

[@cynda1178]

I still say Relicanth is more forgotten than Chimecho. Like, you look away from it for a week, and it's gone from your memory. Tell me I'm wrong.

[@bookmew1081]

@@cynda1178 Relicanth is the fossil fish thing that unlocks the Regis, not as famous as Chimecho although not nearly as forgettable as Grumpig (I always forget that thing was in the Hoenn Dex) it suffers from Lumineon Syndrome much harder than Seaking does.

[@DithanBeatz]

That's funny, I did my whole first SwSh run with Sandaconda. I always exclusively use new Pokemon on my first playthrough and I really liked Sandaconda.

[@nashoba5161]

Me as a Draft League player knowing full well: -how annoying Granbull is for my dragon, -How good Cryogonal is for the speed, levitate and removal option -How scary Barbaracle is (especially with Tera Shell Smash) -How funny and ridiculous Choice Band Sleep Talk Last Resort Komala is

[@karhall1635]

The big frown that appeared on my face when Komala showed up... ☹️ I love that little guy. I was celebrating when I saw he was coming back for Scarlet and Violet.

[@derrickscott1630]

😢 lumineon is one of my favorites, don't ask me why.. I just feel like it'd be a good partner pokemon. I'd probably live in Alola

[@hlewis5217]

as a Chimecho enjoyer, like many other Chimecho fans, it's definitely not forgotten. i keep hoping one day my boi will get a new evolution 🙏🏼

[@Womper1992]

Seaking was a meme with "f**k yeah Seaking" backing in the mid 2000s. Probably why I fondly remember it.

[@Windxchild]

Veluza will make sure you don’t forget it, by just magically being right there, any time you enter a body of water 😵

[@ldmtag]

I'm not really a Rellor fan but I'm a fan of its evolution method. I think it's hilarious to have it walk across the desert (that's where I walked it, a town might work too), so funny and refreshing

[@TheForzarismo]

Thievul is the Pokémon that when I first saw for the first time I thought it was a fakemon. I genuinely did not believe it was a real pokemon until i searched it up.

[@Miguel92398]

Cryogonal is not forgettable as it was in the Kyurem movie and I got a shiny from an outbreak in SV. Binnacle line is not forgettable to me as it's my favorite Water/Rock. I also got a shiny from USUM.

[@ScarlettCaelin]

I personally love Chimeco because of mystery dungeon. I'm one of those people that was absolutely obsessed with the explorers games and even some pokemon with minor roles still stand out to me. The little chime will always be the friend who helps me change my team

[@RockLucena]

My girlfriend had a Rabsca in her final team in Pokemon Violet. She just loved it.

[@pittoopokemon]

For Gen 3 I’d have to say Clampearl line. I had no idea that Clampearl, Gorbyss and Huntail even existed until I started my living dex, barely ever see them anywhere

[@MaxStockinMusic]

Bit late to the party, but I was playing Pokemon Colosseum the other day and Politoed popped up on my opponent’s team and I *completely* forgot it existed. Anyway, great video as always 🧡

[@ramonhernandez1668]

I used Rabsca on my first playthrough of Violet and he was useful.

[@crist3809]

rellor line wouldnt be forgettable spidops probably will be tho ,should just choose that.

[@muhammadusmanshabaz4527]

Mystic: I don't think there are any pure water types in gen 4 Floatzel line: Am I a joke to you?

[@MaxSupreme247]

Veluza was such an aggravating encounter in gen 9 it was impossible to forget 🤣

[@trashketchum9782]

i’m glad you didn’t use Maractus for Gen V because it’s become the face of “forgotten pokemon” to the point where most people remember that it exists

[@ElkfrynDemtor]

When he asks if Game Freak even added a pure water type to gen 4 and pulled up Lumineon, without even mentioning Floatzel, I knew he picked the wrong one.

[@PhilFromSchool]

2:58 - missed opportunity to say "there are plenty of fish in the sea"

[@ErnestMaupin]

Rabsca was my favorite new Pokémon. It’s a nice reference to khepri from Egyptian mythology. Revival blessing is also fitting since he was responsible to reviving Ra every morning.

[@PapiSensei331]

Cryogonal is a beast in Pokemon Go. A sleeper of a tank for sure!

[@ethandollarhide7943]

Wasn't the anime episode that primarily focused on Lumineon one of the worst rated episodes of the Diamond and Pearl Anime?

[@ajcarter8776]

I didnt even know rellor existed until I found a shiny one by pure accident. Its shiny design having a solid gold ball is actually kind of cool.

[@gayaboyken4172]

Octillery is in my opinion more of a forgotten pokemon than Granbull will ever be. Comfey instead of komala too. And for Scrlet and Violet i would like to mention Squawkabilly, I only realized it exist when i wanted to complete the pokedex.

[@joshiethepoketeen6357]

Didn’t Brock catch a Comfey?

[@joeyteter9383]

Honestly love Rellor and Rabsca too. But bug is my favorite type. Haha I love almost every Pokémon on this list lol

[@edalynclawthorne5877]

For gen 9, I’d say Dolliv is the most forgotten. In the sense that if you showed someone a picture they’d tell you “this… this evolves from smoliv, right?”

[@Hydroxis45]

I guess Mystic was never the victim of Choice Band Komala with Sleep Talk+Last Resort😅

[@GBArkais]

"Pokemon that's just a fish" Me: "What? Like Goldeen?"

[@babylakelavi]

I always found cryogonal memorable that was because I got an ok tgc cryogonal also the learning attract while having no gender and being brysons ace and the movie attacks while Bryson just physically beats up plasma grunts

[@tomvac26]

I used Rabsca on my Violet team and it’s Special Attack really worked for me.

[@el_pouleto9796]

Same

[@ao8613]

I love Sandaconda! It will never be as op as Hippowdon, but it does have fun Coil, Rest, Shed Skin sets

[@enolparacetamol8047]

Kamala is def not forgettable in the anime. it knock the bell for the school nearly every episode, while also being the only pokemon that showed immunity to the invincible giggly puff lol

[@theFearless9]

I remind you, the pokemon that is even forgotten in a forgotten list: Exploud

[@number16kelbax]

"did they even introduce a pure water type in gen 4?" Buisel:

[@mariahs6]

I love Lumineon and Chimecho, they’re both really cute!

[@sillyhellhound8797]

I agree with your Rellor/Rabsca choice with one single argument against it; the shiny forms.

[@BadGirlsBeotchBlog]

My guy. Seaking was a meme in the late 2000s. How dare you?

[@DCombz]

Rabsca being gen 9's most forgettable is a wild take when Rellor's overworld animation is funny, it has a unique evolution method, and the concept and design is the most visually impactful in the generation. Squackabilly, spidops, and Veluza are all easily more unremarkable in comparison. It stayed on my team the entire playthrough and has competitive use.

[@Blackstandard7]

I love the water typing. A handful of my favourites are water types.

[@DogOnExtendingLead]

Rellor has one of the most desirable shinies and it is hunted quite a bit.

[@MsElViktor]

I remember Komala and Chimecho cuz they were very present in the anime. From those generations i would said that Delcatty and Bruxish are the most forgotten from their generations.

[@JamesTheCelestial]

Skitty and Delcatty are well known by the PMD community for being busted in those games, so I'm hesitant to call them forgotten

[@MsElViktor]

@@JamesTheCelestial Gen 3 is a really hard gen to pick an forgotten Pokémon. You have so many big names in there and forgettable Pokémon that are remember for being forgettable.

[@bookmew1081]

I was saying Grumpig had Lumineon Syndrome & completely forgot about Delcatty existing!

[@el_pouleto9796]

Am i the only person on this planet that used Rabsca on his team? He was pretty good to and i like his concept a lot, the ball that he hold's in his purple smoke is an egg

[@zeegullgames]

A small poketuber by the name of Haydunn once had a seaking in a play through called “FuckYa” and thus I’ll never forget it😂😂

[@futureDreamer4]

I never forgot about Lumineon because it has a beautiful design and I won my first contest in Platinum with her. However,do wish Lumineon gets an evolution that looks like mix of Dragonair and Milotic just to buff her. Handdown one of my favorite water mon's.

[@ausername9022]

It is purely because Finneon and Lumineon are so forgettable that I remember them. I think they're really pretty!

[@zancusss3200]

Sandaconda being one of my favorites, hilarious design, great gigantamax, amazing overall❤

[@PookusBoa]

Bruh the jab at spidops had me cracking up

[@stormRed]

I will say, a lot of mons are only forgettable due to the way they're presented. In New Pokemon Snap for example Luvdisc and Lumineon are far less forgettable (IMO).

[@StarWyvernHPB]

The Hoehn anime, the Sinnoh pre-evolution, and the appearance in PMD Time/Darkness/Sky, would make me argue that Chimecho is not the most forgettable Pokémon from Hoehn.

[@brandondiotte2104]

Unfortunately Komala is one Pokémon that I will never forget exists as it was the first ever failed shiny encounter capture I had because I killed it as I didn't realize it was shiny until it was too late.

[@twixthehyena]

Tbh I think if it wasn't for them being the new Fast Travel mechanic, nobody would pay attention to Squawkabily

[@DrewPicklesTheDark]

Chimecho appeared in the anime a bunch I think, and if you do pokedex collecting it's pretty memorable due to being really a rare encounter. I think Huntail is more forgettable even though it's the counterpart to Gorebyss (the only thing it's memorable for). No trainers use it (at least that I remember), it's impossible to get in the normal game (requires trading), and it's not particularly memorable when you see it. I don't even think it had much of an anime presence.

[@Caius1942]

YOU LEAVE BARBARACLE ALONE. I love this goofy monster, he’s a main in my Galar team lol

[@ToxicWaffle183]

I was attacked by so many of those sand snakes I could never forget them

[@briansherrod1916]

I always forget about Volbeat and the other one 😂

[@SienAppelsien]

I like Lumineon, this line is beautiful and has really cute cries, I really want to use it at one point

[@squirtlesquad2646]

I got pretty high rank with Cyragonal with Abomasnow. I haven’t played since the ruin Pokémon were added.

[@nicolorutigliano5376]

My man Minior is genuinely the saddest pokemon ever. One of the pokemon that never and I say NEVER got out of the game it got created,it s only in the sun moon games.

[@ImyIsStillHere]

Kalos had few new pokémon so they are all a pretty memorable bunch. Except barbaricle flip that

[@guyincognito7518]

I always remember Lumineon because I thought I finished the gen 4 pokedex before realising I had one pokemon I’d never seen and had to evolve finneon especially to finish it. It was easy to forget and overlook it became memorable for me lol

[@fesc9731]

Throughout watching this video I realized that these probably are truly forgetten pokemon and I am just a nerd for remembering all of them

[@gatorboymike]

Anyone who's ever spent five seconds in Casseroya Lake will remember Veluza. And not in a good way.

[@jumborancher]

Gen5 you couldve also Elegym and zbehemyem whatever theyre names are, i always forget the exist until I see photos of them again

[@WesleySunshine]

Ain’t no way people think Medicham stands out more than Metagross as a psychic type 😂

[@Shimatzu95]

Considering I did not play any game between silver and y, I do still fondly remember seeking and granbul from the good old days of gen 1 and 2.