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Most Useless Attacks Awards

Female Steelix

A Female Steelix
It's just as the title says! What do you think are the most useless attacks! There is only one rule and mine list is going down from worse to lease worse.

Teh Rule: No putting down Splash, Tackel, Absorb, Etc. We all know they are basic attacks that suck. Think outside the box and use attacks that arn't basic or that don't do anything at all.

(Worse) 1. Agility (It's not a bad attack, it just useless because pokemon that are already fast enough learn it.)

2. Water Sport (Compleatly useless! No one stupid enough to use a fire attack on a water pokemon anyway!)
3. Mud Sport (Another useless attack! Who would be useing a Electric pokemon to fight a rock or ground pokemon?)

4. Rock Smash (A terrible attack! Why did they need to make this an HM? I hate being forced to make a pokemon learn it until I can get it deleted MUCH, MUCH later in the game.)

5. Air Cutter (I would much rather stick with Wing Attack then risk missing with Air Cutter just for a critical hit.)

6. Grasswhistle (Spore and Sleep Powder do a much better job of what this attack does. Although I do like the music it play's when you use it!)

7. Smog (Another awful attack! There are much better attacks that can poison and still do better damage.)

8. Bullet Seed (Even for the begining of the game this attack sucks! You can't even beat a Geodude with one use of this attack.)

9. Spider Web (There are many pokemon that learn this kind of attack so stick with them! This one is only learned by Spinarak....so stay far away from it!)

10. Ingrain (Doesn't heal much of your HP and you can't switch your pokemon when you use it. Just stick with Leech Seed because it does a much better job of what this attack does and most pokemon that learn Ingrain learn Leech Seed anyway!)

11. Bite ( Faint Attack does the same thing BUT it doesn't miss. If you like flinching though you can pick Bite but I like Fain Attack more)

12. Rock Tomb (Five words! A terrible attack with terrible accuracy!)

13. Bind (Two words: Just get rid of it!)

14. Constrict (Same as above)

15. Wrap (Also same as above)

16. Sonic Boom (Although this really helped me catch shadow pokemon on XD this attack only does 20 damage every time it's used. Good for the VERY start of the game but after that it's useless...)

17. Double Kick (The same as Bullet Seed, It can't even take out it's weakness. Just find another fight attack over this one.)

18. Rage (I just never found this attack useful. I don't like that you have to get hit by an attack just to make it a little stronger.)

19. Dive (Another annoying water HM. Surf is the only HM I can stand but other then that I hate HM's and this is one of the worse! I hate teaching it when there are pleanty of water attacks that do the same amount of damage but don't take two damn turns to use!)\

20. Mega Drain (Forshadowed by Giga Drain now so it's mostly useless.)

21. Iron Defense (Like Agility, it's ability is fine but the pokemon that learn it already have plenty high defense!)

22. Twister (Pokemon that learn Twister also learn Dragon Breath. I'd pick that over Twister anyday. So if you can't give it Dragon Claw pick Dragon Breath over Twister.)

(Lease Worse) 23 Extrasensory (There are plenty of Psychc attacks to chose from then this attack. Although only one Pokemon that learns it, it's not that worth it for breading and such.)
 

Athrozeous

Make It Sinful
perhaps you should've left us a move... (-.-) i was going to say Water Sport... but ill say Sweet Scent... yeah you know why it's useless
 
HAIPAH BEEM
Blast Burn
Hydro Cannon
Frenzy Plant
Double Team

I believe these speak for themselves :)

~*CB*~
The 8th Champion
 

Female Steelix

A Female Steelix
Give your own reasons for why you don't like those attacks and post other attacks you think are useless. Make your own list too I guess...
 

Pure

back.
Hyper Beam and elemental Hyper Beams aren't that useless. In fact, they've saved me during the Elite 4 battles.
 
E

Evanji Axu

Guest
Well, Extrasensory is almost as strong as Psychic...AND it has 3 times the PP. So nyeh.
 

OtterPops

Mareep!
What about Splash? Transform is pretty useless as well, but it is fun...

EDIT: Oops I didn't see that "no Splash, Tackle, etc" on the top.

-;179;
 
imo Memento is useless. I dont understand why anyone would waste a slot for memento. I also think that Lustre purge is kind of bad, but only because it is power 70 with 5 PP.
Constrict is also useless. Power 10!!?!!
The elemental beams in the following order (worst to best),
Blast burn
Hydro Cannan
Hyper beam
Frenzy plant.

And I dont want anyone saying Hyper beam is not an elemental beam. Even if it is not.
 

DragoniteMaster

Dragon Master
Metronome is useless, even if it uses a great attack that saves you one time it is so random and unpredictable nobody should bother using it.
 

Metal Force

o^_^o PWNZOME
Helping Hand...true it boosts the power of the pokemon your with...but
I just don't like it
Mud-Slap, power only 20....
other moves: mostly weka moves & useless ones
 

Freakshow

Jibaku
Ingrain is not a bad move, actually. Have you ever played a Baton Pass team using Smeargle as their Ingrainer?
 

Guy

I don't know!
Luster Purge. 70 power for 5 PP when you could choose Psychic (90 power 10PP)
Mist Ball, same as above.
Metronome, of course. For all you know you could pick one of the moves mentioned here.
Vine Whip. I know it said no Tackle or pathetic attacks like that, but this is just worse. 10 PP, for 30 pwer.
Memento, for there's only one good at all way to use it (when you're on red) and it's definately not worth the slot.
And Female Steelix took most of the moves I was gonna say.
BTW Extrasensory is awesome IMO.
 

Kikas123

What 'bout My Star?
Mud slap 10 PP for ten and -1 ACC who made that?
Blaze Kick: I know Blazieken get's that only, but Flamthrower has More PP's and more power!
Superpower: Draining your stats for a super powered attack, not worth it.
 

Guy

I don't know!
OK, to clear up about Mud Slap, Sand-Attack has 15 PP. Therefore, since Mud Slap lowers accuracy as well, 20 power would take away 5 more PP.
 

Kikas123

What 'bout My Star?
wow, well on with useless moves, of doom!
Snatch: there is only a 50% chance that the enemy is gonna use a stat uping move, and isn't it better to know what your getting?
Mind Reader: Does the smae as Lock on, less PP
Super Sonic: Most Pokemon that learn Super Sonic learn Confuse ray, 100% is WAY better than 55%
 

Blackjack Gabbiani

Clearly we're great!
Memento isn't useless...not in contests anyway. It brought my Muk to Tough Championship.
 

Kikas123

What 'bout My Star?
Were talking about battles
Revenge: 60 is solid, but for the extra damage and low PP, it not worth it.
Cut: 15PP for 50 attack thats just bad.
 
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