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Pokemon Most Overrated Pokemon
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Any player wise- Most overrated eh? well, I gotta say that the most overrated in my opinion would have to be Eevee. It's not that cool or cute, It's just an Eevee. Just look at Eevee in first gen!
I don't understand why it has such a wide fanbase! It is very generic. It's only a cat dog thing! By no means do I dislike Eevee, but it is overrated. Also, Charizard is overrated but I like it anyways. DONT GET ME STARTED ON "ORIGINAL CHARACTERS" THAT ARE EEVEES!
Competitive wise- Most overrated... Probably Forotress. It's not good at all. It looks unappealing and just sets up stuff then dies. Also, Ferrothorn fits here nicely. It dies to just about any fire move. on Random Matchup, I 1 hit killed it(or got it in the red, can't remember.) with a Fire Blast from Blissey even without 31 SpA IVs! Also, Chansey is overrated. Eviolite only really helps it SpD stat, but Base 5 Defense is still pitiful. But I really only dislike it because of its tail.
O_O so unfitting.
Competitive wise- Most overrated... Probably Forotress. It's not good at all. It looks unappealing and just sets up stuff then dies. Also, Ferrothorn fits here nicely. It dies to just about any fire move. on Random Matchup, I 1 hit killed it(or got it in the red, can't remember.) with a Fire Blast from Blissey even without 31 SpA IVs! Also, Chansey is overrated. Eviolite only really helps it SpD stat, but Base 5 Defense is still pitiful. But I really only dislike it because of its tail.
It's... not really that popular? I mean, it's been hovering around UU tier in Gen III and IV, and it fell even further in Gen V. Outside of the competitive realm, Absol's well received, but even then it's wasn't close to getting a ton of attention.Kam said:
*See that your name starts with "Cooltrainer."*Cooltrainer Alan said:
*Wonders exactly what authority you have in saying what's cute or not*
In all seriousness, when you take one Pokemon and make seven evolutions out of it without extremely deviating from the mammal-ish traits, you're going to get a ton (as in a literal ton) of digital images involving the "family" interacting with one another, or with a human, because artists likes
cats, dogs, and/or "cat dog things." If you don't even like such animals in the first place, Eevee's not your cup of tea, and it's little wonder why you don't understand it one bit.
Also, having the majority of the Eeveelutions making OU tier at some point or another is nice.
I just read over this thread, and I agree with bacon. I'm not sure whether I should be crying or laughing, quite honestly.
bwahahahaha
And I kinda do agree with Kam about Absol being overrated; it's the perfect emo Pokemon. It's black and white, focuses on disaster, and it even learns the move Razor Wind. I can see why a lot of people adore it.
Cooltrainer Alan said:
bwahahahaha
And I kinda do agree with Kam about Absol being overrated; it's the perfect emo Pokemon. It's black and white, focuses on disaster, and it even learns the move Razor Wind. I can see why a lot of people adore it.
Cooltrainer Alan said:Any player wise- Most overrated eh? well, I gotta say that the most overrated in my opinion would have to be Eevee. It's not that cool or cute, It's just an Eevee. Just look at Eevee in first gen!I don't understand why it has such a wide fanbase! It is very generic. It's only a cat dog thing! By no means do I dislike Eevee, but it is overrated. Also, Charizard is overrated but I like it anyways. don't GET ME STARTED ON "ORIGINAL CHARACTERS" THAT ARE EEVEES!
Competitive wise- Most overrated... Probably Forotress. It's not good at all. It looks unappealing and just sets up stuff then dies. Also, Ferrothorn fits here nicely. It dies to just about any fire move. on Random Matchup, I 1 hit killed it(or got it in the red, can't remember.) with a Fire Blast from Blissey even without 31 SpA IVs! Also, Chansey is overrated. Eviolite only really helps it SpD stat, but Base 5 Defense is still pitiful. But I really only dislike it because of its tail.
O_O so unfitting.
For those TL;DR: Nearly all the walls in OU tier are overrated.
There's a reason both Forretress and Blissey have been OU in every generation they've existed.
Well, from a non-competitive aspect, I would definitely say Pikachu and Charizard, but from a competitive view, I never understood the love for Smeargle. There are a lot of other Pokemon that can set up hazards just as good as Smeargle in RU and NU (eg. Ferroseed), yet Smeargle is used because it has access to Spore, Shell Smash, and Baton Pass. That's my opinion though.
Well, from a non-competitive aspect, I would definitely say Pikachu and Charizard, but from a competitive view, I never understood the love for Smeargle. There are a lot of other Pokemon that can set up hazards just as good as Smeargle in RU and NU (eg. Ferroseed), yet Smeargle is used because it has access to Spore, Shell Smash, and Baton Pass. That's my opinion though.
Charizard. I don't hate this pokemon, it just isn't the best. Its pretty cool in the anime but not really in the metagame. It stinks in the metagame. The mega evolutions are cool and so is its original design. But it is very overrated.
Pikachu. I hate this pokemon. It stinks, its annoying, and mostly ruins pokemon. It drives me crazy when people say "pikachu is the best" or "it can defeat any pokemon!" He should not be the main character.
Pikachu. I hate this pokemon. It stinks, its annoying, and mostly ruins pokemon. It drives me crazy when people say "pikachu is the best" or "it can defeat any pokemon!" He should not be the main character.
Teal said:
Mewtwo is arguably the best pokemon in the game, though. I like it because of its power. Although, it is a little ugly...
Six pages and not a single mention of Gengar? The only 'true' ghost Pokemon according to thousands, if not millions of fans around the globe?
Oh well, looks like I'll be making many people angry with this. Please remember that this is just my personal experience.
Personally I've always loved Haunter's design 100x more, chubby arms and legs just don't fit a ghost imo. But it's probably the anime episodes like 'The Tower of Terror' and the one with the giant Alakazam, Gengar and Jigglypuff that really boosted his popularity. I really liked those episodes as well, but I can't help but get sick of those people still walking around claiming Gengar is the only one after so many new generations with new and awesome Pokemon... and that problem has resurfaced in a whole new form now with 'Mega Gengar' around. With fanboys screaming for either it's holiness or how they've ruined Gengar forever.
And you thought the Lucario/Umbreon fans were bad...
Pikachu isn't a mascot simply because he is, and people don't love him simply because he's a mascot, that's not how people work. Pikachu, to put it simply, is the only pokemon with a main role in both the show and the games and has shown the most emotion of any Pokemon ever in any incarnation. We've seen him jump in joy, bawl his eyes out, be worried about Ash, be angry and scared and the list goes on. People connect to these kind of emotions. You start to see Pikachu and other pokemon less as animals but more as fellow human beings with feelings you can relate to. Even with many human-like Pokemon around, Pikachu is still the one that has shown the most human characteristics, that's why people connect with him so much.
Besides, I've never heard of any one actually claiming Pikachu to be useful either in the core games or anywhere else, so I don't know where the word 'overrated' comes in at this point.
Conclusion: Using the word 'overrated' to describe Pikachu is like saying Mickey Mouse is overrated in the Disney World. It's just a hard argument to back up; Just because a lot of people like Donald Duck better because they claim he has more personality, doesn't mean Mickey is overrated just because he is the Mascot.
Oh well, looks like I'll be making many people angry with this. Please remember that this is just my personal experience.
Personally I've always loved Haunter's design 100x more, chubby arms and legs just don't fit a ghost imo. But it's probably the anime episodes like 'The Tower of Terror' and the one with the giant Alakazam, Gengar and Jigglypuff that really boosted his popularity. I really liked those episodes as well, but I can't help but get sick of those people still walking around claiming Gengar is the only one after so many new generations with new and awesome Pokemon... and that problem has resurfaced in a whole new form now with 'Mega Gengar' around. With fanboys screaming for either it's holiness or how they've ruined Gengar forever.
And you thought the Lucario/Umbreon fans were bad...
I can't help but feel that when people say Pikachu is overrated, they have no idea what the term 'main character' means.DarkLuxray said:
Pikachu isn't a mascot simply because he is, and people don't love him simply because he's a mascot, that's not how people work. Pikachu, to put it simply, is the only pokemon with a main role in both the show and the games and has shown the most emotion of any Pokemon ever in any incarnation. We've seen him jump in joy, bawl his eyes out, be worried about Ash, be angry and scared and the list goes on. People connect to these kind of emotions. You start to see Pikachu and other pokemon less as animals but more as fellow human beings with feelings you can relate to. Even with many human-like Pokemon around, Pikachu is still the one that has shown the most human characteristics, that's why people connect with him so much.
Besides, I've never heard of any one actually claiming Pikachu to be useful either in the core games or anywhere else, so I don't know where the word 'overrated' comes in at this point.
Conclusion: Using the word 'overrated' to describe Pikachu is like saying Mickey Mouse is overrated in the Disney World. It's just a hard argument to back up; Just because a lot of people like Donald Duck better because they claim he has more personality, doesn't mean Mickey is overrated just because he is the Mascot.
I think that the most overrated Pokemon of all time is Charizard. I swear, if you dare to say anything bad about Charizard to anyone who played R/B/Y or watched the Indigo League anime, they will go absolutely nuts.
Because the constant hype of Charizard, both from the players and Pokemon (they gave him 2 mega evolutions, they clearly love him too) I have started to dislike him.
Because the constant hype of Charizard, both from the players and Pokemon (they gave him 2 mega evolutions, they clearly love him too) I have started to dislike him.
My most overrated Pokemon would probably be Gardevoir. It's not because I think she's bad or horribly ugly or anything. I just think that the main reason she is popular is for creepy reasons. For those of you that don't know what I'm talking about a simple Google image search with safe search off will explain it. I know just about everything that's ever existed has stuff like this but let's face it there's a lot of it for Gardevoir, probably because she's so human like.