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You Know You're A Dumb Pokemon Trainer If...

TeamRocketGrunt

WobbWobbWobb Wobrudo
You think that your Charizard will get you through EVERYTHING...
 

TrottingMinccino

Can also jump!
When you think that ANY pokemon thats not legendary, Psuedo-Legendary, uber, or a starter is garbage and should not be used.
When You thought you evolve Eevee into Espeon/Umbreon with a sun/moon stone...
When you try to scrape off the ditto off of your shoe that you stepped on, thinking it was gum...
When you poke a sleeping beartic...with a branding rod!
When you throw your Roggenrola like a bowling ball, shouting "Rock and roll!!"
When you only class Gothita and its evolutions as "That Goth pokemon"
 
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Flame Mistress

Well-Known Member
You value shinies over perfect pokemon.

Not everyone plays competitively, you know.

Anyway, if you lose to a Magikarp.
If you can't tell if someone's a girl or boy yet you invent a device which can classify and provide info on every Pokémon.
If you think a girl with flamboyantly purple hair is a Pokémon.
 

TrottingMinccino

Can also jump!
If you try to teach yourself Brick Break...and succeed!

If after teaching yourself Brick Break, you try to break a stack of bricks in two...and fail, injuring yourself from recoil...

If you assume Every player that is a female in game, is a male in reality...

If you manage to Break an HM
 

Ace of Shades

Well-Known Member
I used the elemental monkey!!

Your Mom gives you the running shoes but you can't utilize them because you forgot to put them on.
 

gmoyes

Nerd and Proud of it
When you cross Sinnoh and think all the Shellos are shiny.
If you think you can beat you're rival by spamming growl.
If you can't get past the coffee guy.
If you think Pikachu is the best pokemon ever.
If you use Explosion to battle ghost types.
If you acually do liek Mudkipz.
 

TrottingMinccino

Can also jump!
(Hey, some of us Like the monkies!)

You try to traverse the dark tunnel (from generation 2) without flash

If all your pokemon's moves are offense and are the same exact type...
 

ArtCelJirArcRes

Professional Eater of Doritos
If you use HM Rock Climb to go up a small ledge
If you try to communicate Pokemon Black and Pokepark Wii
If you say "I want a Pikachu" to Professer Juniper
 

tyranitar51

(Sorta) Back
U caught Missingno in Platium, idk how it appeared, I thought it was a new Pokemon...
 
Palkia has to teach you the laws of gravity to prevent you from floating into space.
 
When you mistake a Voltorb for a Pokéball. That thing's a foot in diameter!
 
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