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Top 3 worst pokemon designes

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venetrix

Kaiju trainer
Trubbish/Garbodor - bad enough even without the fact that they're shameless ripoffs of Grimer/Muk.

Timburr/Gurdurr/Conkeldurr - More shameless ripoffs of classic Pokemon, even more blatant than Trubbodor.

Vanillite/ish/uxe - Literally could not believe it when I first saw these. What the **** were Game Freak thinking?!

Thanks to the OP for this thread - I've been wanting to vent some bile over gen 5's poor designs for a while now!
 
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gliscor&yanmega

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Cometstarlight said:
No particular order on these

Krookadile- Just...it's an bipedal crocodile with beady eyes and hands that looks like they're going to grab you...that and it's just kind of ugly to me

The Simis (monkeys) They're just not creative and they don't work for me

Trubbish/grimer evos- They're a pile of crap....literally, I mean Grimer and Muk are just sludge while Trubbish and Garbordor are just garbage
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Feraligatr is "worst" too I guess, it's bipedal Crocodile/Alligator too. Not sure how any of what you stated makes it a "worst" design Pokemon, the last part seems to show that you simply don't like it, which doesn't mean the Pokemon's design is "worst", like this thread was made to be about.

I find them really creative when I read up on them, perhaps you should do so too.

I see nothing wrong with being based on sludge or garbage.

Megh said:
I don't like Sigilyph's design, it doesn't really make much sense to me, it kinda looks like a bunch of feathers. I'm not a fan of the Sinnoh starters either, excpet maybe Turtwig. Not sure why, they just don't really do it for me.
Also, a lot of designs aren't really bad in my opinion, just really really uncreative.

Poliwrath is just Poliwhirl, but angry.

As mentioned before, Muk is a bigger Grimer with a different face.

I like the Vanillite line in terms of looks, and as individual Pokemon I don't find them uncreative, it's just that the evolutions are really just bigger/more of vanillite with a different face.

Voltorb is a sphere.

And Dugtrio and Magneton are just clumps of three of other Pokemon.

Don't get me wrong, I love a lot of these, like Dugtrio, but they could be done a little more creatively.

EDIT: Upon further inspection, Sigilyph's kinda neat...
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Creativity is completely subjective, more over, not every Pokemon is intended to be creative, not being creative doesn't make something "bad" in the end either.

Poliwrath is more of a built up Poliwhirl, representing it's gain of Fighting type.

Grimer is sludge, what's suppose to be done for an evolution of sludge other then bigger sludge?

Evolutions are basically that for nearly all Pokemon.

Voltorb is a sphere, with the concept of being a bomb, it also resembles Pokeballs. I'm sure Voltorb wasn't meant to be this incredibly detailed Pokemon that was all sort of features on it, more like a simple concept which there is no problem with.

Magnets connect with one another, rather suiting for an evolution of a magnet. What with Diglett having some bases of Whack-A-Mole, Dugtrio is essentially the evolution of it to make the game harder by having more moles pop up at you, rather suiting for an evolution.

Sigilyph certainly has an interesting bases of which it was design off of, reading up on it would make people understand it better, which can be said for...all Pokemon really.

Sietse23 said:
1) Jynx- You know why.
2) Magikarp- Fish
3) Garbodor (?)- Trash
4) Dugtrio- 3× Diglett
5) Magneton- 3× Magnemite
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No, why?

So I guess Feebas, Goldeen, Finneon, Basculin, and all the other many Fish Pokemon are "worst" design Pokemon too then? And hey, if Fish are horribly design then I guess Birds, Dogs, Cats, any Animal really, is just a horrible creation. So that leaves...well not that many Pokemon left.

Oh so trash is bad too, guess that means every Pokemon is horrible for being based on something.

I'll never understand what makes 3 of something "worst".

I'll never understand what makes 3 of something "worst".


ArcanusX said:
Conkeldurr: Ugly as hell
Garbodor: Just a giant ugky trash bag
Sigilyph: Looks like a crazy psycho freak bird
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What does being ugly have to do with anything? Not every Pokemon is suppose to look beautiful.

Still don't see what's wrong with being ugly...and what does being based on garbage have to do with anything...

So what? Not sure how that makes it a "bad" or "worst" designed Pokemon...not like there is any. Maybe you just don't like them, hard to say though, seems like you're trying to state facts...

venetrix said:
Trubbish/Garbodor - bad enough even without the fact that they're shameless ripoffs of Grimer/Muk.

Timburr/Gurdurr/Conkeldurr - More shameless ripoffs of classic Pokemon, even more blatant than Trubbodor.

Vanillite/ish/uxe - Literally could not believe it when I first saw these. What the **** were Game Freak thinking?!

Thanks to the OP for this thread - I've been wanting to vent some bile over gen 5's poor designs for a while now!
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They aren't rip offs... Generations 5 had no poor designs, just like all generations never had poor designs. You don't like them, which is fine...but that doesn't mean the Pokemon you listed are poorly designed, because they aren't.
 
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Endolise

TengenToppaBoogaloo
My least favorite design is Rhyperior. It's not that it's a terribly bad design on its own, it just seems really distant from its pre-evolutions.

My second-least favorite would be Bibarel. I hate its face.

My third-least favorite would probably be Wormadam, but that's because I think it would have made more sense to have Wormadam evolve into Mothim, as opposed to being one outcome of a branched evolution for Burmy.

That all being said, I find it somewhat amusing that I listed three Pokemon from my second-favorite Gen.
 
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gliscor&yanmega

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Duranteater said:
Top three worst are:
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Well this doesn't sound like an opinion...

Duranteater said:
3. Swalot: worse than the garbage pokemon
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No it's not.

Duranteater said:
2. Ducklett: looks almost like a Disney cartoon ripoff
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Well it's not, so I don't see why "almost" matter, wouldn't actual ripoffs be more of a problem...not that there are any Pokemon that are ripoff from anything.

1. Simisear: WHY Gamefreak, Infernape is already a fire monkey, why another one
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Why does it matter, it's not like they really care if they used a Monkey before, even if both were of the Fire type, they are both different in the end.
 
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Indigoodra

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There's nobody that I'd really call the worst, but I'm not too fond of Conkeldurr or Haxorus's designs.

And oh gog can you busybodies just please let the poor people vent in peace?
 
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Marion Ette

Eyes Wide Open
To me, the worst is Swanna. It's basically just a swan with bra-like feather tufts on its chest, which kind of creeps me out. Was that their attempt at making it look like a Pokemon as opposed to just basically a swan... I mean, other than adding puffs to the head and a bit of blue to the tail? I honestly can't hate on Ducklett because it's a cute little duck, and I realize they're probably going for the "ugly duckling/beautiful swan" type of thing, but they really failed at it, in my honest opinion.
 
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gliscor&yanmega

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Nar_ said:
And oh gog can you busybodies just please let the poor people vent in peace?
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Perhaps if people could actually state opinions more clearly(Even though I'm sure a handful in this thread aren't stating "opinions"(At less they wouldn't consider it an opinion)), and understand that their personal look on the Pokemon isn't a matter of a fact and simply personal preference, then there wouldn't be any arguing over the matter.

In the end, no Pokemon is "worst" design, there are simply 649 Pokemon(Plus forms) that are all subjected to personal preference. More over, ignorance can be a horrible around this as well, some people may not be aware of the true reasoning behind the Pokemon's design and it's certainly not fair to hate on the Pokemon's design just because you don't get it.

Everyone has their own preference on which Pokemon they like the look of and don't like the look of, but simply hating on the Pokemon's design you don't like is simply an annoyance, especially to those who actually like the design of the Pokemon that are getting hated on.
 
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bolter1

Swampert Trainer
Magneton
Dugtrio
Eletrode

These three are so unoriginal that I just...I mean for Dugtrio and Mageton's case, Metang and Metagross are two of their pre-evolutions joining yet actually look different!
 
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AwesomeReshiram93

THE MANNIS ARISES
1. Slaking. I mean just look at it...

2. Jinx. No need to explain that.

3. Pidove/Tranquill/Unfezant. So creative....
 
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Kansas_Rocks!

Awesomeness Trainer
bolter1 said:
Magneton
Dugtrio
Eletrode

These three are so unoriginal that I just...I mean for Dugtrio and Mageton's case, Metang and Metagross are two of their pre-evolutions joining yet actually look different!
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So the original are... unoriginal? Really? My mind is blown right now.

Jokes aside, none of them really look that bad.
 
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Rayofquazar

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gliscor&yanmega said:
Actually it is. People have different opinions on what defines "creativity". Also, it's not like every Pokemon was meant to all be these extremely creative creations that simply astonish everyone over how awesome all the designs are, based solely on the concept of "creativity".

In the end, there is no worst Pokemon designs, you can dislike whichever design you please for whatever reason(Even if it's an unreasonable reason), however, in no way does that label any Pokemon as "worst" design.
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Not all pokemon are meant to be extremely creative, actually I think that diglett has a cute design, Grimer and Muk even trubbish and garbodor are just meant to look like that. That's why they are not in my bottom 3 pokemon to be designed... As I said, I judged solely based on beauty but for me Graveler lacked both!

People say magneton is three magnemite, Dugtrio is three digletts, Electrode is just a pokeball, but this was the point when these pokemon were created. Ok, simple design and not too much thinking was involved to create them, but at least they do make a concept! Creativity is not like beauty, most people, when they look at these pokemon they know they are not creative but some might find them beautiful and some might not.

Anyway, no one can discuss the taste of other people. Each have a unique taste and a unique way of thinking. A lot of pokemon that were mentionned as ugly like swanna, I tend to find them really good but I don't go correcting people if their argument didn't appeal to me! No one can say they are wrong but no one can say they are right either! Like you said, No pokemon has a label of "Worst" design as it's just a matter of taste!
 
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Victinifan100

V-create Everything!
My personal opinion on the worst 5
5. Simisear- It looks like some monkey was dyed red and went to a pub for the night and came back Drunk.
4. Stunkfisk- you know why
3. Jynx- Look at it!
2. Gurdurr- Yes the pre evolution of Conkelurderr, it looks like a frickin clown on Steroids!
1. Garbodor/Trubish- Looks like game freak were taking out there trash when they thought of this!

my Opinion!
 
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