Most Overrated Type

[Legobricks]

Dark & dragon. Dragons aren't so much overrated because they are actually good; but the popularity of dark-types, Umbreon in particular and at least before Glaceon came about, is just self-detracting.

I'd like to see more appreciation for bug and poison types; and for Game Freak to put more effort into them. There are few Pokemon of these types, and of bugs even fewer that are actually decent, let alone good.

 

[The Girl Once named Tracie]

Electric. Just because of Pikachu, tons of people call it their favorite type.

 

[Fever]

Isn't it obvious?

Honestly, the only fire type that I have and train is Magcargo.

I hope you dont use Magcargo in any sort of battling? :/
Its possibly the worst fire type there is, it doesnt have a good move pool and it has well below decent stats right across the board. I find it interesting that of all the great fire types you chose the weakest of the lot of them.

Anyway, I voted Steel.
I think when they bought that typing into the game everyone sort of just went "WOW! Steel will be invincible" and started training an Onix for the first time in their life so when they got the Metal Coat on the way to Kanto they could have a MIGHTY STEELIX!
Lol. Flamethrower ftw ;)

Dragons I believe are also overrated and overused.

 

[Rucario]

Definitely dragons. Every trainer I battle online uses a dragon. Most of the time it's a Garchomp and I can't stand it.

 

[MEGAS]

Dragons. I always see people using dragon Pokemons, specially in Wi-Fi battles. Sazandora, Ononokusu, Garchomp, and such.

 

[Clark]

I hope you dont use Magcargo in any sort of battling? :/
Its possibly the worst fire type there is, it doesnt have a good move pool and it has well below decent stats right across the board. I find it interesting that of all the great fire types you chose the weakest of the lot of them.

Some people use certain Pokemon because they're fun to use, or because they simply like the Pokemon. There's more to the game than picking exclusively the best 'Mons. .w.;

 

[DoctorFred]

Psychic and Dragon. And although Psychics aren't all that popular, Their laughably weak defense leaves them vulnerable to two super effective, mostly PHYSICAL types, Bug and Dark.

Dragon... I agree dragon pokemon are awesome, but most of them have very low defenses (Salamence, anyone?), leaving them vulnerable to ice types and, (if their speed is low) other dragons. And for the ones with great defenses (dragonite says hi), their speed and attack stats aren't good enough to back it up. I'd also like to point out how almost all of them have a 4x weakness to ice.

 

[Charizard★]

I'd say Fire, even tho its strong, its still kinda overrated.

 

[Capitalist Ness]

Dragon.
Because every of them has got epic look and they're beasts on Wi-Fi.

 

[Ayselipera]

I wish I could think of something different, but the first types that come to mind are dragon and dark. Although not all dragon types are necessarily average it's just that sometimes the people who are associated with using them often end up bringing down any redeeming qualities.

I feel so repetitive. ;o;

 

[Magzmar]

I'm not sure, but the most underrated pokemon is Magmar. Especially when he's holding multiple guns.

 

[King Gumball]

Fire.... So many people are so obsessed with the fire types...

yeah it is obvious then that I an a grassy

 

[Lord_Storm]

I reckon that water types are over rated because although many people dont rate them awesomely, they are rated as good, but I don't find them as good as many people say

 

[Ho-Oh]

Water! ...mainly because the majority of Pokemon are water types and everyone seems to like them.

don't go hating on fire ;;

 

[vava18]

Dragon
Fire
Grass This types are always in teams

 

[Angelito.]

Dragon, I mean its good and all but its kinda overrated.

 

[Shelldershucker]

"Water! ...mainly because the majority of Pokemon are water types and everyone seems to like them"

Water types are so-so, but they're really useful against fire, rock and ground types. A level 8 squirtle that knows bubble can easily take down Brock's level 14 Onix (thanks to the fact that most Gen I Rock-types are also ground types).
Also, out of the starter-types (Grass, Water and Fire), Water has the fewest weakness (only to grass and electric types), Fire Types have more resistance to more elements, and Grass types have the most weaknesses but are good against early gym leaders in most games.

 

[Polizard]

Dragon type not much needs to be said

 

[Mew~]

Fighting, I can't belive no ones polled them? Come on. I can punch and kick people, doesn't make me a fighting type.

 

[Shadow Ball]

The only type I really see as overrated is Dragon. Every generic "strong trainer" in the game/elite 4 has them, and a lot of them are over-powered stat - wise. Not to say I don't like them. I really don't see how dark or fire types are overrated though... None of them are really overly powerful, and I actually don't see many dark trainers in the games and such. Ghosts are pretty rare to see too, so I don't see that either. The only thing that keeps constantly coming to mind is the dragon type. There are annoyingly powerful dragons in just about every game.