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Best and worst looking Pokemon from each generation
- Thread starter Dion Blaster
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HyperCubed4
Member
That would have been my choice for best 1st Gen Pokemon design, but he looks a bit like a standard dragon. I think all of the final evolutions for the first gen starters are pretty awesome.
Knux-Future
Banned
swag.
Dion Blaster
Member
scorpscarx
Member
I only watched the series when I was a kid for like a month, but squirtle forever.
I just want to say that I am thrilled at the Arcanine love in this thread, and just about all of my favorites have gotten love too. Even Joltik. So good.
My Best/Worst (though i have a lot more that I like and very few I dislike). Usually when I "dislike" something regarding Pokemon I consider it very forgettable.
Gen 1:
Arcanine/Spearow
Gen 2:
Houndour/Magby
Gen 3:
Flygon/Luvdisc
Gen 4:
Rotom G (I love that thing so much)/Tangrowth
Gen 5:
Bouffalant/Pidove
It was very hard for me to pick one for Gen 5 since I like a lot of them and they haven't been around all that long, but I love that buffalo. He even has an Afro-based attack...
My Best/Worst (though i have a lot more that I like and very few I dislike). Usually when I "dislike" something regarding Pokemon I consider it very forgettable.
Gen 1:
Arcanine/Spearow
Gen 2:
Houndour/Magby
Gen 3:
Flygon/Luvdisc
Gen 4:
Rotom G (I love that thing so much)/Tangrowth
Gen 5:
Bouffalant/Pidove
It was very hard for me to pick one for Gen 5 since I like a lot of them and they haven't been around all that long, but I love that buffalo. He even has an Afro-based attack...
Koopakiller
Banned
I'm kind of creeped out by these humanoid designs. There's a few in the early gens (hitmonchop, machoke, mr. mime, jynx), but it seems like they're really going all out now, especially with that blue karate dude
For me, best = cutest
And they should make sense biologically. I don't get the point of the pants-holding dude.
For me, best = cutest
And they should make sense biologically. I don't get the point of the pants-holding dude.
A lizard that gradually sheds its skin? Or in this case, wears it as pants/trousers.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
why are you using "biological" sense in fictional characters
Also even up to now only few Pokeymans are humanoid - most are just bipedal in a sense that pikachu can stand upright.
Haven't checked pokemon since GenII but WTF!...
Is that an icecream pokemon???!!
And it's cute!
How did I know Machoke would make your list?
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Machoke >>>>>>>> Machamp
And if you're gonna pull that one I'll argue Machoke has no abs
Koopakiller
Banned
pants/trousers - clothes in general - are a very human thing. you don't see wild animals wear clothes, and if pokemon are higher level than that then you're getting into slavery/creepiness, which I'd rather not have in my pokemon universe
Machoke >>>>>>>> Machamp
And if you're gonna pull that one I'll argue Machoke has no abs
Sure he does, he's just got a power-limiter covering th...
Suddenly Machoke makes 50% more sense.
Haven't checked pokemon since GenII but WTF!...
Is that an icecream pokemon???!!
Icicle pokemon in the shape of ice cream
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I was gonna post something until I realized the sarcasm.
Hmm time to change into pokeymans!
I really doubt it, otherwise his speedo is waaaaaay too high.
Dion Blaster
Member
Because growing up we all thought that maybe, just maybe, these guys could exist in real life. I think that's why I always hated Jynx, Mr. Mime, Machoke, Magmar, etc.
Guys like Bulbasaur, Charmander, Voltorb, Tangela, Dratini, even if they looked dumb you could see them existing. And they kept the designs super simple (for the most part) so even if they looked bad it was hard to really generate much hate for them.
Oh and nostalgia.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
You imply there are no "simple" designs on new ones or that new ones can't "exist" so to say
It's more nostalgia.
It's going to melt if you don't eat it soon.
I mean the belt DOES hitch up right under his pectoral muscles. It's probably less that the pair of speedos are high and more that the belt is like a championship wrestling belt. Ridiculously oversized.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
The same thing we do everyday Pinky!
Hmm I guess so.
I guess it's painful to bend.
Nocturnowl
Member
Stop hating on Vanilluxe guys when you can hate Luvdisc, Burmy or Bronzor instead, I mean come on, the worst? i'm convinced you people all just hate delicious ice cream and suffer mild ice cream headaches when you see the mon itself.
Knux-Future
Banned
while some of the newer designs are occasionally shitty. You have to figure that they kind of have done every animal at this point so they are going to have to get pretty creative at this point.
also I must be the only person who is okay with Mr. Mime. Dude saved my ass plenty of times in Blue. Design does suck tho.
also I must be the only person who is okay with Mr. Mime. Dude saved my ass plenty of times in Blue. Design does suck tho.
Dion Blaster
Member
You imply there are no "simple" designs on new ones or that new ones can't "exist" so to say
It's more nostalgia.
I did not mean to imply that. There are plenty of believable pokemon in every gen. I do think gen 1 did the best job of keeping fully evolved pokemon (Gyarados, Arcanine, Raichu, Blastoise, Persian) more grounded.
Also I do not blame them for going a different direction. There are only so many animals to base them off. I just prefere the style of gen 1. they all have their highs and lows though.
TwoDurans
"Never said I wasn't a hypocrite."
If Raichu were grounded his attacks wouldn't do much.
*disapproving shake of the head*
Stop shaking your head and grab some pokeballs! We're in Vanilluxe country!
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I'm still bothered by people hating on the ice cream evos.
It's actually less offensive compared to Muk, Diglet, etc.
It's actually less offensive compared to Muk, Diglet, etc.
Because it's supposed to be based off of a tsuchinoko a made up snake.
Dion Blaster
Member
No, it' not. They were simple and uncreative, but at least they weren't visually offensive.
Jynx is in ice-cream territory though.
Koopakiller
Banned
I don't see why they have to keep making new designs. Just kill off the worst pokemon and keep the top 200 or whatever. No point in catching them all if they're all ugly.
But it's not that hard to create new designs. Look at the past or imagine what can evolve in the future. There was a TV show that had that premise. Instead, it's more like they don't give a shit. They were never entirely consistent, but now it's like whatever looks cool gets the go-ahead regardless of whether it makes sense.
Dion Blaster
Member
I'm going to amend my list from earlier with some more favorite designs.
GEN I:
I like you.
UltimateIke
Member
Maybe it is, but that doesn't change the fact that it's an ugly boss.
Haha, Arcanine has gotten a bunch of love in this thread.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Charmander is the best.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
TwoDurans
"Never said I wasn't a hypocrite."
Don't you mean "Who's That Pokemon?!!?!?"
GEN II:
GEN III:
I like you
Now this is how you make an imposing Pokémon. No unnecessary spikes, out-of-place bright colours, or silly sticky-out ears - just 360kg of sleek metal and stone (by the way, it's the heaviest non-legendary Pokémon). When you look into those piercing blue eyes, you know you're screwed.
SO FLUFFY
I thought you were coolWorst Pokemon
Okay, Tympole is wtf... but it's hilarious. If it makes me laugh and not because it's hideous, then it's not that bad IMO. Honestly, I'd say too many people in here are being uptight about this shit.
And fuck yeah, Zekrom.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Zekrom >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Reshiram
I am sorry, you are incorrect.
Jet Engine Ass >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Power Turbine Ass
Tympole was my first shiny, not counting Red Gyarados and, therefore, I love it.