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Top Ten Pokemon I Want to Punch in the Face!

March 01, 2010 in Top List comments 28

There are a lot of Pokemon. And with the number soon to be spilling over into the 500s, there's bound to be a few that are so annoyingly stupid that all you want to do is give 'em a good punch to the jaw.

Pokemon, oh, Pokemon. What was once a secret guilty pleasure of mine has transformed into a monster run rampant—an obsession, if you will. And with the remake of one of my favorite Game Boy titles of all time less than two weeks away, I find myself sleeping less and less as I scratch the hours into my bedpost.

Yes, I’ll admit it: I love Pokemon. *bleep*in’ love it. The gameplay is intricate, yet catchy. The music is bouncy and memorable. And the Pokemon are badass as all hell.

Well, for the most part…

See, when developing a game centered around the pursuit and capture of nearly 500 monsters, you’ve got a lot of ground to cover. While you’re bound to have a few “less than desirable” creatures spill into the mix, some of the beasts in recent Pokemon history are utterly disgusting.
PerryPiekarski via bingegamer.net »
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  • 0
    Guugley Mar 1, 10
    What about Oddish and Tentacool? They were easily the most annoying when I played, along with Zubat and Magikarp...
  • 0
    Storm Mar 1, 10
    I don't know some of those Pokemon. :S Must be from the newer batches. Why punch Magikarp, though? That's easily one of the best Pokemon to date!
    • 1
      Guugley Mar 1, 10
      Yeah, just send out either of the following and you'll have a blast:

      - Ditto
      - Metapod
      - Kakuna

      • 0
        PerryPiekarski Mar 1, 10
        Ouroboros would be proud.
      • 0
        Storm Mar 1, 10
        I'll have you know that I have a level 100 Metapod in my Pokemon Blue game and I'm damn well proud of it! xD (It was a dare from a friend)
      • 0
        Dragoshi1 Mar 1, 10
        @Guugley

        At least a Metapod and Kakuna match will eventually end, eventually they'll run out of PP and use struggle until they die.

        Ditto vs Ditto is a never ending match up.
        • 0
          dwg14390 Mar 2, 10
          Even though it was fixed in the latest game, 3rd generation wobaffet vs wobaffet was truly a never ending game.
    • 1
      Gotenks Mar 1, 10
      Because he cost you $500 in the original games and it took forever to train him since he was so bloody useless.
      • 0
        Storm Mar 1, 10
        Bah, double post.
      • 0
        Storm Mar 1, 10
        $500 is chump change in the game, though.
        • 0
          Gotenks Mar 1, 10
          Still a waste of money on a thing that takes you forever to evolve!
    • 0
      Xenctuary Mar 3, 10
      I wonder if Magikarp would evolve after being punched in the face.
      • 0
        Gotenks Mar 5, 10
        Well it's possible. I mean it did get kicked in the face and evolved....
      • 0
        Dark Arcanine Mar 7, 10
        Haha, it's all experience at the end of the day.
  • 1
    phowell23 Mar 1, 10
    I would say jynx but I think that would qualify as a hate crime.
  • 0
    Wolfwood Mar 1, 10
    They actually named a Pokemon "Luvdisc"??? Now I've seen everything.
  • 0
    Skyassassin Mar 1, 10
    Die combee DIE

    I'd punch a pichu. Way too cute.
  • 0
    Paradox Mar 2, 10
    I'd light Heracross on fire.

    But other than him, all the pokemon are pretty cool. Except of course, pikachu. Who the heck came up with the idea of a yellow mouse generating electricity?
    • 0
      Dragoshi1 Mar 2, 10
      The real life Pika is yellow

      Which is what Pikachu was based on
      • 1
        Miss Razz Mar 2, 10
        Pikachu is ok. But Ash's Pikachu is a little bitch. If it refused to evolve, I'd be shoving a Thunder Stone so far down the little bastard's throat. I want to be a Pokemon Master, dammnit!
        • 0
          dwg14390 Mar 2, 10
          Miss Razz you would abuse a poor defenseless gerbil mouse?

          I lol'd hard.
  • 0
    King X2* Mar 2, 10
    Aw man, I've never agreed more with a GameGrep article. So many useless creations, and he described my feelings precisely. He should have just involved 3/4ths of the entire 4th generation. They're all ridiculously *bleep*ing stupid looking.
  • 0
    Chad Mar 2, 10
    Haha, so true. Nosepass, Luvdisc, Zubat,....the list goes on. Magikarp can be annoying, but encountering Zubat's over and over is a lot more annoying than a Magikarp could ever be.
  • 0
    Dark Arcanine Mar 2, 10
    The author is highly amusing. I agree on Nosepass/Probopass. Luvdisc may get an evolution, so it'll be less easy to hate (maybe Mr. Mime too, actually). Zubat was pretty annoying in the cave sense, as are Bidoof/Bibarel to encounter in the wild. I actually quite liked that bit about how Vespiqueen should've evolved from Kakuna. I would've had Unown on that list too.
  • 0
    Paradox Mar 2, 10
    What I don't get it why people in the Pokemon episodes refused to evolve their pokemon, even after like 3 seasons. Ash's pikachu would be so badass if it evolved.

    The creators of pokemon are just recycling pokemon and adding new names now.
    • 0
      Dark Arcanine Mar 5, 10
      Because Pikachu didn't want to evolve. The whole idea was to promote the moral that you don't have to change yourself, you can be great as who you are. You've got to remember it's a show, it's not a couple of kids in a competitive battle who would, naturally, evolve all their Pokemon for the benefits. They also discussed things like personality change and whatnot as a result.
  • 0
    Ready Start L_Arc Mar 2, 10
    I would want to punch Mr. Mime and Jynx in the face
  • 0
    Xenctuary Mar 3, 10
    Haha, that was a great read!

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