The Most Overlooked Pokémon from Each Generation

With hundreds of Pokémon it's no surprise that some of them just don't stand out, and whether it's the fault of the fans or the creators sometimes they just get lift in the dust. So let's take a closer look at each generation and see which Pokémon have been overlooked, whether that be in terms of the anime, trading cards, merch sales, game prowess, and even audience reception. Turns out there are many ways to be overlooked...

[@melindamuller4466]

Deerling and Sawsbuck! They have been only obtainable in their original generation (then in gen 6 via special methods after becoming champion) and aren't in gen 8 at all, weren't used by prominent trainers, their main gimmick was immediately removed, and Sawsbuck has 4 cards, none of which are chase cards.

[@emperorcubone]

True! Although I do appreciate that mine can stay in its winter form all the time...

[@melindamuller4466]

@@emperorcubone It's just so baffling to me how little they used Sawsbuck when deer are so common in literally every temperate zone, which most of the regions are based on. Is there even a deer Pokemon in SwSh (and I don't count Xerneas here)?

[@cron1807]

Basically Stantley but much, much cooler

[@megametexe5129]

In sawsbuck's defense it was prominently featured in new Pokemon Snap. There is a foggy haunted forest stage where the gimmick is when you get lost in the fog you're transported two different types of forest. And in these different types of forests you can get really good photos of deerling and sawsbuck In all there forms bamboo forest (summer coat) snowy Forest (winter coat) Lush forest (spring coat) forest in mid-fall (Autumn coat) And if you look closely you can see them all hiding just beyond the fog before entering each of these forests

[@ketto2034]

Wait really they’re not catchable in any other game

[@nintendolife25]

To add insult towards Seel’s injury, Hoenn gave us Spheal. This Pokémon is already well-like for its cute appearance alone but a certain cutscene with Adaman in Legend Arceus elevated its already notorious cute popularity. On top of that, it evolves into Walrien who shares similar typing and abilities with Dewgong but has far better movepool and stats, making the Seel line completely obsolete. Great topic btw, Emperor Cubone! Absolutely agree with all the Pokémon mentioned.

[@emperorcubone]

Not to mention Spheal is actually an Ice type from the start where Seel is boring pure Water...

[@nintendolife25]

@@emperorcubone That’s true. XD It’s like the staff knew that the Seel line was so uninspired, they actively replaced it twice and forgot about it. XD

[@robertlupa8273]

They even put both Seel and Spheal in the B2W2 dex for some reason.

[@megansleigh4293]

the poor baby really needs a regional variant or something

[@GiveMeMeatballsImHungry]

400th like!

[@liannabunny7775]

Not gonna lie, when you were thinking Paras… it's one of the most talked about Pokémon in Legends Arceus. People claim those Pokémon as demons who constantly attack you… even though they are weak to so many different types.

[@jbz4788]

They are so dammed aggressive for something so weak

[@LunaP1]

Yeah. I got ambushed by one while I was dealing with another Pokémon that I was catching it.

[@ge789]

Only one? I was ambushed by 4 of them.

[@Shnoz591]

They are a menace

[@MaceJace]

I feel like I’m the only person who played that game who never had a problem with them. Don’t know if I’m just lucky or not 😂

[@COMETINMOOMINVALLEY]

Actually, I'd argue that Skiddo and Gogoat are the most overlooked Generation 6 Pokémon. As they haven't appeared in any games since X/Y.

[@jasond.b-w]

I was SO happy to see they’ll be in Sc/V for this exact reason. They’re still comparatively new, so it isn’t really that unthinkable that they’ve only been in their own generation so far…but Gogoat is legit my favorite Gen VI pokemon. I really wanted to use one again and now I can!

[@angelicwarrior118]

@@jasond.b-w how do we know that?

[@dathbaeder]

@@jasond.b-w Was it in one of the trailers? I may have missed it

[@UltimateInnerSpirit]

@@dathbaeder Yes one of them was in the same trailer that lechonk was revealed in iirc

[@erickluviano981]

Dude I forgot about them completely lol

[@hereonly2comment]

Pincurchin was my pick for Galar. The rare monotype single-stage electric type that isn’t a Pikachu clone. It’s kinda like Pyukumuku in size and rarity, but Pyukumuku’s innards out makes it memorable

[@oodogla]

The most memorable thing about pincurchin is that it's the gen 8 Pokemon that got electric surge, but otherwise I totally forget about it

[@ShadowStray_]

@@oodogla If Hop didn’t use Pincurchin on his team, it would be almost completely overlooked by other Pokémon. Not many people would get to know about Pincurchin if it wasn’t for Hop.

[@m00ncl0udzzzzz]

You should look up Wolfey VGC’s videos about it! Great strat using it, definitely an underrated mon

[@angelicwarrior118]

It’s not that overlooked considering it has the lowest Speed stat out of all Electric-type Pokémon and therefore having the biggest Trick Room benefit, it’s hidden ability being Electric Surge, and Hop using one. I’m probably one of the few who likes it somewhat. Edit: and now the in-game trade in S/V where you can get a Haunter that doesn’t have an Everstone and thus, you can get a free Gengar without having to spend real-life money or look for a friend. Pincurchin is hardly forgettable to me, but I can see why some would consider it “overlooked” or “forgettable”.

[@neneenenejrkerre1828]

to be honest i did not know pincurchin was a gen 8 pokemon

[@oodogla]

Something you missed about Sunkern is that it's the best Pokemon for the pokeathlon besides Arceus.

[@TunaBear64]

Just remember while Arctovish isn't even considered to be on PU (the LOWEST tier) the other three fossils are actually viable picks for OU teams (Uber for Dracovish)

[@TornaitSuperBird]

Well to be fair, Arctovish literally doesn't have it's head on straight.

[@jesuisunstroopwafel]

Shocked to see Cherrim and Carbink in this list. I thought they are memorable because of their Ability and connection to Diancie respectively. I instead suggest Mothim for Gen IV and maybe the Gogoat line for Gen VI, the latter of which is MIA in both Alola and Galar.

[@emperorcubone]

Sure, Gogoat hasn't been around much lately, but it was one of THE most promoted Pokemon for the Kalos region. It was like their mascot! Plus it's in Smash.

[@ryanbeckett2313]

@@emperorcubone I agree with you on Gogoat’s popularity due to smash and all but I really do think Skiddo has the same problem as Spheal in terms of being forgotten entirely compared to its evolution.

[@nintendodsiLL]

@@emperorcubone youre right about it being in smash so therefore having potentially more publicity than carbink, but past the release of xy, ive heard absolutely noone bring up gogoat.

[@linhardtvonhevring7262]

@@emperorcubone Gogoat is back in Scarlet and Violet! WOOOOOT!

[@GT_Walker]

I think for Gen 3, it might actually be Clamperl. When do you ever see it anywhere? Even Luvdisc gets some attention, being used by Juan and, and appearing in the Anime a lot more than Clamperl, as well as being in more games. Clamperl has nothing going for it. Even it's evolutions are screwed as you can only obtain 1 of it's evolution items in Gen 3, and its evolutions are weak anyway.

[@ILikeKirbys]

Indeed. I legit forgot Clamperl was a thing until I read this.

[@laxusstrauss5945]

Weak is a pretty big word They are pretty decent as shell smash sweepers

[@matthewroberts198]

Agreed. That whole line really. With how it looks, you would think maybe Wallace would use Gorebyss and Juan with Huntail. Counterparts for the Water Gym Leaders ot Hoenn but no

[@Compucles]

@@laxusstrauss5945 Yeah, but then you have to frustratingly raise Clamperl to a very high level to learn Shell Smash before you can evolve it, and then it's a hated trade evolution on top of that. You also have to do it *twice* if you want both evolutions.

[@polypolar715]

I was thinking Clamperl or either of its evolutions, I'd also add Cacnea/Cacturne

[@silverscreen842]

Phanpy and Donphan I wanted to use them for so long, but they are just so rarely in the games and inconvenient to train when you do get them. Last time you could get either in the wild was the ORAS Safari Zone.

[@emperorcubone]

Hmm, I guess I didn't think about their in-game habitats much because of their pronounced presence in the anime, cards, and other mediums. I mean Donphan just showed up in the first movie like it had always been there, so even if they are a bit too rare to catch they still see plenty of love.

[@silverscreen842]

@@emperorcubone Not available anywhere in the wild since the ORAS Safari Zone.

[@atgosh]

Donphan was my first ever shiny, at Mt. Silver in HeartGold. If not for that, I'd forget it exists 😅

[@Texascowboy68]

@@emperorcubone phanpy was made available at the beginning of johto in pokémon crystal. I used a phanpy myself and it was quite the grind to evolve it into donphan.

[@nickdentoom1173]

Yeah and too add insult to injury, Cufant and Copperajah seem way more popular as well (Since compared to them, Phanpy and Donphan are boring design wise). But even then though, they have prominence enough due to the anime (Ash owning one), the first movie (First Johto mon to debut as a result).

[@NikNak32]

I'd like to see someone do a playthrough with these forgotten Pokemon

[@emperorcubone]

Oh, that'd be hard to do with the unevolved ones...

[@NikNak32]

@@emperorcubone that's why is like to see it. I like to see people challenge themselves in ways I would never have the patience to do.

[@FTChomp9980]

Imagine doin a Nuzlocke for it.

[@NikNak32]

@@FTChomp9980 that would be even better

[@Tahanok2]

@@FTChomp9980 Nuzlockes tend to be the playthroughs you do use forgotten pokemon, because you usually don't consider catching some of them outside of filling the pokedex.

[@COMETINMOOMINVALLEY]

Also, Chatot and Sunflora are important / prominent characters in the Mystery Dungeon series!

[@-K_J-]

The most overlooked Pokemon of all time for me is binacle and barbaracle because I often forget they exist entirely

[@sodakuwun0707]

i had to look them up to jog my memory-

[@nine_tails137]

I actually overlooked Excadrill in Gen 5. Since initially, I expected it to be like Steelix. That being high defense, and terrible speed. Then I find out from other Pokemon top 10 videos, that Excadrill was actually super OP back in Gen 5 due to Sand Rush, and the fact that weather caused by abilities was permanent until gen 6. Now I regret not using one back in Gen 5.

[@irrisichide99]

Actually spinda is super popular! Recently banpresto came out with a 4" hugging plush, and sanei came out with an 8" all stars plush ^w^

[@ClariseTG]

not to mention that it was a notable character in pmd2

[@Makocat]

Maractus is so overlooked. But such a cutie and a reliable teammate. I caught one in Pokemon Go for a Moon Nuzlocke and it's been a great addition to my team. Granted I am super limited in my team options, he has been saving us everytime he gets the spotlight

[@marleonka.]

Saw it in the screenshots at the beginning and I expected to see it here, but it didnt appear. and Im talking about Purugly. I honestly like this Pokemon and the only thing that makes people remember it is the fact its faster than Latios as well as being a part of Mars' team. But overall, Glameow has only been available to catch in the wild (without several extra steps like post game missions or safaris) in Pearl and Shining Pearl, so there isnt a lot of options for players to even use Purugly. I think the chubby cat should get some more love!

[@tanookitoad9281]

Let's not forget that it's Diamond counterpart Stunky can be found in the regional dexes of XY and SwSh

[@RGC_animation]

Glameow can be caught in the wild in Legend's Arceus.

[@franklinnartz1381]

Anyone who's done a nuzlocke of platinum knows Purugly. The one at valley windworks can kill runs.

[@IsuKen]

Sunkern definitely fit the bill in Gen II, but considering this list takes later appearances into consideration, it actually has the highest stats of any Pokemon in the Pokeathlon in HGSS

[@thehybridtheory7109]

The cactus duo! They both need small buffs here and there, but I love their concepts. I wanna see em more !

[@atgosh]

I wonder if Sunkern giving more experience than Ledyba on Unite was an attempt to give the sprouting seed some importance

[@sunsoul7314]

I love Spinda. Its so incredibly Cute and I love that each Spinda is special because of its markings, I love it. I also love the Sunflora line. Not necessarily for competitions, but its aesthetic. Just like Cherrim. They are just so cute

[@slothbirdbeard6996]

Liking for Skrelp/Dragalge.

[@silverscreen842]

Hoping to use Dragalge and Skrelp in my current Nuzlocke

[@jesuisunstroopwafel]

It's a Gen VI contender, being a Dragon-type with a good match-up against the Fairy-type is nice though.

[@emperorcubone]

It's more like an honorable mention, even though I do like it I also forgot to even look into it for this video, so...

[@myflyoutdooradventures8414]

I eagerly await my Tuesday Emperor Cubone vid. This is a highlight of mine every week. Keep up the great work

[@emperorcubone]

Thank you! Glad to be of service!

[@myflyoutdooradventures8414]

You always have been!! Greatly appreciated

[@roscob7089]

For alola, Passimian is sadly overlooked and underrated. The only Passimian-centric episode got banned for a certain controversy, and it’s only really made a couple anime appearances otherwise. Despite being in sword, it really just gets forgotten by everyone.

[@angelicwarrior118]

What about Eri having one in Scarlet/Violet?

[@roscob7089]

@@angelicwarrior118 I did really enjoy that!! especially because i'm really into wrestling and she really reminds me of that :)

[@nikaoharbour6962]

PLA made us remember Paras and Parasect How annoying and surprisingly dangerous they were... and I liked it

[@emperorcubone]

Very true, and it only took 25 years!

[@CortezEspartaco2]

Chatot was an important character in PMD Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky so I agree it's not the most ignored.

[@david000rafael]

And Spinda got the Spinda Cafe

[@garchompelago]

With so many Pokemon existing now, there are bound to be pokemon that are forgotten.

[@enigmatic2878]

Honestly, I'm glad the furret walcc was really popular. But that does make me worried that because it took a cute, derpy video to get it popular for a while, it might get forgotten anytime soon

[@RedDragonForce2]

That’s a different list.

[@abmaru]

As a spinda and maractus user, i love the fact you mentioned them

[@route-113]

wow someone with my exact same taste, they're both in my top 3 favorite pokemon! it's the ears, right?

[@abmaru]

@@route-113 they are great friends :)

[@ZimVerse]

The Most Memorable Part Of Dewgong For Me Is When People Got Mad That It Appeared In Twilight Wings Even Tho It's Not In SwSh.

[@LunaP1]

It got more prominence now. It's Goh's Dewgong and that thing is the Brock of his team.

[@WaterKirinGamer]

Did you really have to capitalize every word?

[@alihasanaxe4936]

nahh LorelaiLock is easily Dewgong's most memorable moment

[@emperorcubone]

Yeah Dewgong has miles more media attention then its previous stage...

[@nickdentoom1173]

@@LunaP1 The funny thing is that Gohs Dewgong has given me a newfound love for that species. I love the thing in every appearance it makes.

[@florakelly170]

Never been this early to one of your vids, just wanted to say keep up the guud guud content! Been subscribed for a while and loving it so far

[@emperorcubone]

Thank you! Glad you could be one of the first!

[@anon3631]

I always forget about Aipom, but I really HATE it when I encounter with it in a nuzlocke (I want a Heracross).

[@nikaoharbour6962]

For gen 2: Fans won't let sunkern die. But honestly I forgot qwilfish got a new form in PLA

[@emperorcubone]

Haha at least they tried, but they can't control fan interest...

[@PsychoElite]

Maybe they should give Seel and Dunsparce Gen 9 regional forms plus an evo for Dunsparce. I'd like to see them get some love

[@AaronGeo]

Same with dewgong, i'm a fan of him

[@angelicwarrior118]

Good news: Dunsparce got an evolution.

[@davidjustice795]

Omg thank you so much for this video seel and dewgong have been my favorites since Pokémon came out and it makes me so mad they stopped including them in the game 😢

[@MrShadowThief]

"Shiny hunting Spinda is impossible because you can get all the forms." Lmao, you can't even get all the forms of regular Spinda.

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

I agree, it has literally millions of different possible spot patterns, which is just entirely too many. But for me personally, I always think of the mystery dungeon series when I think of Spinda

[@RGC_animation]

​@@matthewkuscienko4616 Billions of possible form. 8.5 billion to be specific.

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

@@RGC_animation Really? I knew it was at least in the millions range, but I didn't know it had that many possibilities

[@RGC_animation]

@@matthewkuscienko4616 Yes, really.

[@marvin5624]

bruxish!! such a helpful underrated pokémon that i enjoyed using so much!!

[@zimonzieclown1633]

Paras and Parasect's aggro behaviour in Legends: Arceus most likely saved it from obscurity as well.

[@steveopinions9111]

Parasect was used by Erika in her lets go-rematch. So it technically has been used by at least one major trainer. But to be fair that was only a rematch. Paras and Parasect made themselves quite remembered by being oddly aggressive in the legends arceus games) so Seel seems like a fair choice.

[@slicerneons3300]

Maractus being a Grass/Ground type would have helped it so much. A Grass/Fire Regional form for Sunflora would redeem it. Maybe a Fighting/Psychic one with Iron Fist for Spinda? It needs Something, as does Seel, which was upstaged by Spheal before Popplio was ever a thing. Cherrims, Like Bellossom, could easily have been made a Grass/Fairy type in Gen 6. Missed opportunity.

[@sodakuwun0707]

giving a weak pokemon a better type wouldnt redeem it ^^" besides, when gamefreak decides to finally use the grass/fire type, lets perhaps NOT waste it on sunflora...

[@slicerneons3300]

@@sodakuwun0707 It's not a waste to have New Pokémon And make older ones more Viable.

[@angelicwarrior118]

@@sodakuwun0707 don’t worry, they didn’t. Instead, a new Pokémon called Scovillain is Grass/Fire.

[@dragonfye1]

I ADORE Drampa. I like that they are so unique. I named mine after my own Papa (Grandfather), Howard, and taught him to use water and fire moves…water in honor of my Papa’s skills in Bass fishing (in fact, he was litterally in a club and an award winning pro…he had plaques and Trophies all over his room) and fire in honor of his skill with grills and smokers ( he made the BEST homemade beef jerky and chicken wings 🥰). Sadly in recent years his mind has gone south FAST and his body has grown weaker. when he started becoming aggressive due to the dementia and he struck my aunt, his doctor advised admitting him to a home for his own safety and the safety of those around him…sadly I’ll never get to go fishing with him or enjoy his Beef Jerky ever again, but i do visit him as much as i can…even if he doesn’t recognize me anymore 😓. Im please to report that he honesty seems quite content tho! he’s made a couple friends and has taken up Coloring, he also LOVES sitting in his wheelchair on the homes patio and help his friend Larry garden in his raised beds.

[@robertcharlesiii8393]

It's sad bc I actually love a lot of these Pokémon. I use Carbink in my Crown Tundra team, Parasect in my Legends Arceus team and my Sunkern is one of my best Pokéathletes in Soul Silver

[@Shnoz591]

2:48 excuse me who says it like that

[@emperorcubone]

I do! It makes a lot more sense then a bird who works at a deli, and maybe sound like it has "delivered" something? Like presents...

[@anonymousfellow8879]

I actually really like Carbink 😅 It’s this cute floating diamond-rabbit thing with the cutest cry ever (and okay so it has maybe two locations but it’s not THAT hard to find. You get access to it before leaving for the second Trial.) It’s so sturdy and fantastic as a tank and support and its Clear Body ability ensures its stats cannot be altered by opposing pokemon. And eventually it can learn attacks by level/TM that suits its stats. My first playthrough I overlooked it. My second playthrough I had a better idea of what I was doing and really appreciated it

[@dychrisshandonsmith1242]

Keep it up on your work and this video and channel

[@samuelstuart3856]

I love sunflora as one of my favorites and I have never been able to obtain it in a game, only ever seen it in one episode of the anime and don’t have a card for it even though I love it. I hope sunflora is in Gen 9 because even if it’s weak it is still a cool Pokémon

[@Dawg347]

It is

[@TheSLATEcleaner]

I think poison as a type is often overlooked. It's usually a secondary typing and it got shafted in gen 1 due to psychic being a menace. Because of that, it pretty consistently ranks toward the bottom of popularity rankings. Think about how many great poison types there are though: Crobat, Tentacruel, Gengar, Nidoking/Queen, Alolan Muk, Skuntank, Drapion, Toxicroak, Dragalge, Toxapex, Salazzle, Venusaur, Amoonguss, Toxtricity. Great type. Zubat and Tentacool especially get this bad rap as being fodder pokemon that you get spammed with in caves and surfing, but fully-evolved they're roughly on-par with the starters (base 535 and 515 respectively), they evolve early (23 minimum, 30), they're fast, bulky, and their typing is great defensively (Crobat has 4 weaknesses, an immunity, and 5 resistances, Tentacruel has three weaknesses and 8 resistances).

[@codyweaver7546]

Carbink holds a special place in my heart. Carbink BREAK rocked really hard in one of my old decks.

[@wispyfox6854]

so a funny thing about arctovish is before i knew about the whole fossil mix up thing going on in the world i didn't see the fact its head was upside down for a while so i just thought the pattern at the front looked like a cute little cat mouth or something but then i realised....oh wait its head's upside down eww put it out of its misery at least the others can somewhat function

[@standardhuman8675]

wait its head is upside down???

[@wispyfox6854]

@@standardhuman8675 yeah, take a closer look the jaw dracovish has, it has it too just where its brain should be cuz its head is flipped

[@emperorcubone]

I too had trouble realizing that was not a mouth. I only figured it out after looking at Dracovish. They just should have given us a better angle on it so it was more obvious.

[@TornaitSuperBird]

@@wispyfox6854 It's head is actually on backwards, if you think about it. Even Dracovish, whose head is attached to what would be its tail, has a forwards-facing head.

[@Dice_0ne]

I didn't knew that maractus existed until Gen 7, i Never saw it and Never heard about it xD

[@dychrisshandonsmith1242]

Thanks you for your video and channel

[@NameInWorkshop]

I’m going to have to disagree with you Emperor. Wait till you hear about GOGOAT and SKIDOO. They can only be caught in X and Y, and nowhere else! I don’t know about outside of the games, but in game they have had the worst treatment possible.

[@CoffeeFlavoredMilk]

To be fair to the goats, you could ride them in certain areas, and Gogoat was a gym leader ace. Still a shame they haven't had much love past that though, I like them.

[@NameInWorkshop]

@@CoffeeFlavoredMilk yeah, what they got wasn’t bad, but was pretty awful compared to others. If I was a Pokémon and had to chose between being an ace and being a ride, or actually being featured in more than one game, I would chose more than one game.

[@Compucles]

Yet in X/Y themselves, they were among the most prominent Pokémon. I think that makes up for skipping the next two generations.

[@RGC_animation]

They're not even common in Pokemon GO where at least the other overlooked Pokemon gets featured a lot.

[@angelicwarrior118]

Scarlet and Violet are now out and you can get them there.

[@machoke666]

Growing up Seel and Dewgong were two of my faves, always used it when I played gen 1, 2, and FRLG as a kid

[@TaleOfTheToaster]

The way you pronounce Delibird (like delivered) is so much better than the usual way, I wanna adopt that

[@iapr18]

Someone very clearly watches Super Carlin Brothers A man of culture

[@_freebirdnerd]

Skiddo and Gogoat are two of my favourites - but they feel forever trapped in Kalos. Here's hoping for Scarlet and Violet! 🤞

[@angelicwarrior118]

They’re in!

[@_freebirdnerd]

🐐🥳

[@angelicwarrior118]

I just want to mention this, but while it doesn’t really help Arctovish at all, in MandJTV’s video “Pokémon Shield but I Randomized Everything”, a group of Arctovish can be seen flying in the overworld during the later portion when he says “Woah, look at the Arctovish!” Therefore, it won’t be so forgettable for that one funny moment.

[@ViciousOS]

"The problem with Paras" title is a reference to classic Star Trek episode titled "the trouble with tribbles", just mantaining the alliteration.

[@not_Spell]

This video made me realized I've been saying Deliberd's name completely wrong for ages.

[@RedDragonForce2]

Yeah, surprisingly, Sigilyph is one of THE best Pokémon for a playthrough in Unova. It’s Psychic/Flying type combined with great moves and coverage, makes it one of the BEST Pokémon for a playthrough. Not a Best Team for Unova by MysticUmbreon goes by without it.

[@nickdentoom1173]

I can't even take Mystics best Teams seriously. He keeps saying Greninja is the best to use in Kalos, which is factually wrong since its already proven from a playthrough perspective its actually the worst + he is overrating the speed stat, without taking into consideration the other stats.

[@RedDragonForce2]

@@nickdentoom1173 true, but he always opens the floor for discussion, wanting the viewers to leave comments on their teams and such.

[@galvsparks6295]

Except sigilyph has massive problems : - it doesn’t learn it’s end game stabs until quite late (lvl 41 for air slash and 44 for psychic) meaning until then you’re gonna need to carry air cutter and psybeam which once around the mid late game start to get rather weak - it’s only good match up in the region is marshal and that’s it (and even then all of his mons carry rock moves so gotta be cautious) meaning that sigilyph rarely has the type advantage for important battles I’m not saying sigilyph is bad (it’s probably the psychic in the region for in game due to phenomenal early game and just good stats and coverage) but saying it’s up there with excadrill, darmanitan or Scrafty for one of the best mons in unova in game is way over exaggerated

[@RedDragonForce2]

@@galvsparks6295 yeah, but given the other options, it’s one of the “best” without tedious effort to either evolve late, or mediocre stats/damage. And it’s mainly flying more so than psychic why it’s on the teams.

[@galvsparks6295]

@@RedDragonForce2 i guess that’s true and as a flyier it’s only real competition is archeops (if it’s better than it is rather debatable however using sigilyph does mean you can still use Carracosta though)

[@DARTHTORO99]

Houndour/Houndoom are forever underrated. One of my top 5 favorites

[@angelicwarrior118]

I dunno, considering Mega Houndoom is a thing.

[@RocketJo86]

As you mentioned Carbink I was like: "No, this isn't forgattable at all. It's relationship with Sableye and viability - wait a second. Carbink is a KALOS Pok´mon? Not Alola?" *lol* I would like to nominate all Pokémon commonly misplaced out of their debut generation into a later one for this list. There have to be more people getting regularly confused about which generation Skarmory, Mantine, Hawlucha, Carbink or other Pokémon actually debuted? Please tell me I'm not the only one suffering! And I LOVE Bruxish so much. I really hope they will include it in Scarlet and Violet. I want to use my christmassy colored fishy again.

[@emperorcubone]

I hear Natu and Xatu a lot as well, people thinking they're from Gen 3...

[@angelicwarrior118]

Good news: Not only do I also like Bruxish and have used one before, but it is in S/V!

[@ehanrijanto]

And I just bought a spinda plush keychain just yesterday lol

[@NeroLordofChaos]

Coming back to this after Dudunsparce and and the paradox delibird is kinda funny

[@willbunnell889]

The most overlooked Pokémon to me: Gen 1: Spearow and Fearow: If someone were to ask you to name a Flying type in Gen 1, people would definitely choose Pidgeot than Fearow Gen 2: Shuckle: Needs an Evo Gen 3: Spinda: Self explanatory Gen 4: Cherrim: Self explanatory Gen 5: Druddigon: Oh man! Druddigon, I feel is more forgettable than Maractus! Gen 6: Furfrou: Literally, I forgot this Pokémon, more than Carbink Gen 7: Komala: Already needs an Evo! Gen 8: Inteleon and Greedent: This may be self bias, but I love these 2 Pokémon! Greedent is so cute, and I personally consider Inteleon to be the best Gen 8 Starter! Gen 9: The Games themselves: This may be a weird pick, but people consider Pokemon Scarlet and Violet to be the worst Pokemon Game thanks to the Glitches, but the stories it tells make you need to give it another try!

[@bobmasters9871]

I'd argue venonat could be a contender for gen 1 as it hasn't been in ANY regional dex since gen 1 (unless you count gen 2s kanto dex I think)

[@RGC_animation]

It is being featured in Gen 9!

[@bobmasters9871]

@@RGC_animation Musta missed it, sorry

[@nickdentoom1173]

I mean... Venonat has had Anime showcase with Tracey. I think that is why it isn't mentioned.

[@thirdiprodigy3579]

Also wanted to add to the cherrim fact, their was a big bug on legends arceus with Cherrim having a 1% catch rate which was fixed in the daybreak update! :)

[@emperorcubone]

Is that why I could never catch it!? Now I don't feel so bad...

[@thirdiprodigy3579]

@@emperorcubone That would definitely be it, you can find lots of info on it, was the hardest pokemon to catch on Legends 🤣

[@cooperlindley7688]

It good day when Cubone posts

[@DarkUltima999]

Most overlooked Gen 2 mon dunsparce so overlooked that even this video about overlooked pokemon overlooked it

[@angelicwarrior118]

Not anymore, play Scarlet/Violet.

[@thewolfofthestars1847]

I love gen 2 dearly, but the devs really shot themselves in the foot when it came to the dex expansion. So many people think multiple gen 2 pokemon first appeared in gen 3, because you couldn't catch or even encounter them at all until after the elite 4 in GSC. Slugma and Magcargo are gen 2! Aipom? Sneasel? Murkrow? Misdreveaus? Gen 2! The devs apparently forgot about them until the GBA games, though.

[@emperorcubone]

The most common ones I hear are Natu and Xatu being thought of as Hoenn Pokemon. Some people even think that about Skarmory!

[@profesoroca2591]

I love Seel and Dewgong, I feel the problem is more its stats, movepool and 3d model.

[@mysticmongrel1289]

I got a Japanese Carbink on Wonder Trade in Ultra Moon, and I love it to bits. Though yeah, you got a point involving this. Sunkern is actually the best in the Pokeatholon in HGSS though.

[@Snqwy]

10:19 Hop actually used Silicobra on his team

[@lazylink1723]

I don't think Carbink is overlooked at all, I mean he was on Steven's team, and showed up pretty prominently in Alola.

[@hindubanodhruvnahi779]

Cherrim was in gardenia team but doesn't change the fact they are overlooked

[@nickdentoom1173]

@@hindubanodhruvnahi779 If we take teams into account, Milo also has a Cherrim.

[@toetail8665]

I think gogoat is the most overlooked in gen 6

[@hindubanodhruvnahi779]

@@toetail8665 but it's a ace of a gym leader plus most of X and y players loved the skiddo ride

[@TornaitSuperBird]

@@toetail8665 Nah, Binacle and Barbaracle. They basically don't exist.

[@karrikemppainen1535]

Fun fact, "Paras" in finnish means "the best". "May the best one win" translates to "paras voittakoon", "voittakoon" being "may -- one win" and that is bit of a recurring joke in my head. May Paras win!

[@parytheplatipus]

I played Y when it came out. I didn’t even know until recently that Carbink even existed

[@PhriekshoTV]

I would have thought Heatmor or even Durant for Gen 5, tbh

[@Psychosteria]

Proud to say that Carbink has been in my top 20 Pokemon of all time list for years

[@bakes1324]

I think Pokémon who get regional forms should also get buffed theme selves (if they’re bad) because making a regional form still leaves the original Pokémon on its own to be bad (if it was originally)

[@matthewroberts198]

I wholeheartedly agree

[@dychrisshandonsmith1242]

I ❤️ this video and channel

[@thecoldestknife1204]

Besides Maractus I literally love all of those Pokémon and have memories of them all being on my team at some point or another.

[@dychrisshandonsmith1242]

Love yourself first and most Believe in yourself Quitters never win and winners never quit Don't give up and never give in Ignore those who try to discourage you Hang on to your dreams Take control of own destiny Take care of yourself Keep moving forward Stay strong Stand tall and be brave Stand up for yourself Act of kindness people

[@LastOneLeftProd]

Cherrim helped me passed the league in Brilliant Diamond. I love the little guy.

[@DanielZeal]

Dunsparce!! He and Slugma were two Pokémon that I saw for the first time in Pokémon Colosseum. I hadn't played the Hoenn games yet, so every time I saw an unfamiliar Pokémon I assumed it had to be from Gen 3. I was shocked that there were Johto Pokémon I'd never even heard of!

[@angelicwarrior118]

Dunsparce wouldn’t be considered “overlooked” anymore now that it has an evolution.

[@damienarcher8312]

i had that pokémon deluxe essential handbook when i was in elementary school i got it at the book fair

[@emperorcubone]

Haha I got the Gen 2 one the same way!

[@badartstudios1018]

burmy, i didnt even know it existed until aceus

[@emperorcubone]

Yeah, but overlooking that one is fine with me...

[@kevandre]

I guess Spinda is a decent choice tho I fully expected it to be Grumpig

[@enigmatic2878]

As much as I hate ice cue for such a weak design... it is still cute, and it has a "noice" name too. I still don't like it thou-

[@Knightros]

As a wise man once said: Noot noot

[@emperorcubone]

Since my favorite animal is a penguin there's only so much I can dislike it, it's always gonna be somewhat appreciated...

[@enigmatic2878]

@@emperorcubone true, true

[@TheWiseGoat00]

I think venonat/venomoth could have been the man to pick, they haven’t been in a regional dex since johto I think. Seel is not too bad but it seems to get a bit of attention from KZbinrs laughing at it for just being a seal ahha

[@jesuisunstroopwafel]

This is also one of my choices for Gen 1.

[@amandadaley4182]

Venonat/venomoth is now confirmed in Scarlet and Violet. 😁

[@TheWiseGoat00]

@@amandadaley4182 yeah I noticed that haha

[@shada0]

some of these feel less overlooked & more desperately trying to forget about.

[@catriamflockentanz]

4:43 I am not sure how you feel about some random subscriber promoting another KZbinr's content in your comments, but I think it's apt here: User Johnstone (mostly known for POCs and catch them alls) made a video about how long it would theorically take to get every single version of Spinda. It's even more insane as you probably think it is.

[@davidher5048]

I used a dewgong on my one of my fire red play through. I have also used a parasect. Sport and giga/mega drain combo

[@sal_n729]

I love Maractus & Bruxish :( I wish they got more love & respect from Gamefreak (+ fans)

[@Tracey_]

I've always loved Seel for how cute their face is!

[@BlueBCA]

Apparently I already watched this video, but I forgot about it. Talk about "overlooked" 😂

[@GrizzlyO]

Skrelp and dragalge have always been a favorite of mine

[@jacobtridef48]

For Gen 4 I thought it was gonna be finneon/Lumineon. Legit never met someone that used one lol

[@G1ZM0S1S]

Cherims always been one of my favs

[@ShellShocks14]

Gen 4 is Lumineon for me. I remember it cause i remember forgetting it xD

[@jasond.b-w]

Seel is adorable. I’ve never seen it in a game before, but I would definitely use it if it ever comes back. Something about its eyes/eyebrows and expression is very unlike the pokemon I’m familiar with and I think it’s absolutely charming. (Plus if it’s also ice type? That definitely sounds useful, as long as they don’t lock it to the end of the game. I think an early, weaker-but-good-for-the-beginning ice type would be very fun for dealing with early route birds and grass types if you didn’t pick the fire starter/ground types if you did.)

[@emperorcubone]

While I agree early Ice would be good, I'm afraid Seel wouldn't help; it could maybe learn a few attacks but it's pure Water until it evolves and Dewgong becomes Ice...

[@pf9878]

My boy Minior better be on here