Gymnotide
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Obviously it's not Kanto with all the retrofags running about. It's not Johto for the same reason, plus because we got HeartGold and SoulSilver. Sinnoh is too new to be forgotten. The lone one? Hoenn, the region which everyone hated to be in and didn't really have anything special to offer.
Most-Forgotten Gen I Pokémon: Paras
Paras was always the odd one out. His Grass / Bug typing makes him utterly useless against a lot of Pokemon, and he's too slow to even compete in battles. His signature move, Spore, was stolen by Breloom (who does it a lot better). The only time he was really useful was in FRLG when Tinymushroom replaced Heart Scale at the Move Relearner, but the role has since been reverted. At least he can boast that he's the only Pokemon with an 8x weakness (to Fire).
Most-Forgotten Gen II Pokémon: Ledian
Ledian takes the cake over Qwilfish and Sunkern. It's a pretty close battle. Qwilfish boasts about being almost completely forgotten as a gimmicky "easter-egg" sort Pokemon that can only be found on certain days in one area, and Sunkern can brag about how it's actually the worst Pokemon (save Magikarp), even losing against Luvdisc. Now, since this entire paragraph has been about Qwilfish and Sunkern, you can tell I really don't care about Ledian at all. Poor guy got Swarm in Gen III, but couldn't even use it since he didn't learn any Bug-type attacks (except Silver Wind) until Gen IV.
Most-Forgotten Gen III Pokémon: Barboach
It was a hard pick, since I don't think any of Gen III could be forgotten, really. If I had to choose, though, it'd be Barboach, the Pokemon that is constantly overshadowed by its evolutionary form. Even then, people always seem to prefer its distant type cousins, Quagsire and Gastrodon. Barboach is just plain unremarkable: it's not small enough to be the smallest Pokemon, nor is it light enough to be the lightest. Who knew Barboach could learn Spark by breeding? And who really cares that it's the only non-Electric-type to learn the move? No one, that's who.
Most-Forgotten Gen IV Pokémon: Chatot
This one was also a close call between him, Finneon and Carnivine. I picked Chatot because Finneon already receives enough hate for being completely useless, stupid, and not worth it and Carnivine... Well, Chatot sucks more than Carnivine. Even though Carnivine has near zero uniqueness in the anime, stealing Victreebel's quirks and foibles, he actually appears frequently enough for us not to forget about him. I'm still convinced Chatot was only added to the game to display the gimmicky voice features on the DS with its Chatter move. Pretty paltry at that too.
Most-Forgotten Gen I Legendary: Moltres
Regrettably, I'd give this one to Moltres. While all of the legendaries in Gen I are pretty well known, I picked Moltres because of a variety of reasons. Firstly, it's neither Mew nor Mewtwo because somehow little kids think they are the strongest Pokemons. Zapdos takes the role of electrical terror in competitive battling and Articuno is just plain pretty and everyone loves it. Moltres is the one who gets all the flak for being the ugliest swan-turkey thing and he's got nothing special about him in terms of battling; almost all Fire-types can do what he offers.
Most-Forgotten Gen II Legendary: Celebi
Ugh, this guy again? From the very beginning, we were never really given a chance to get to know Celebi. He was locked up in the games and few actually got to get one legit in his debut series. His movie was unremarkable and his powers are poor at best. Really, no one even cares about his powers of time travel or his role as "Forest Guardian." They just want to draw him sitting around, looking cute, in a fuzzy setting where there's too much sun and grass.
Most-Forgotten Gen III Legendary: Regirock
Even though he's one of my favorites, I grudgingly pick Regirock out of all the Hoenn legendaries. It's obvious that none of the members of the big trio is going to win and neither are Latios, Latias, Jirachi, and Deoxys because of their movie glory, so all that's left are the three Regis. I picked Regirock because he's exactly like his brothers... Only there's nothing really special about a Pokemon made out of rock. It's already been done with Golem, who Regirock is just a glorified form of. Oh, woo-hoo, a Rock-type that can learn Zap Cannon. That's about all that's special about him (and Nosepass can do it better).
Most-Forgotten Gen IV Legendary: Phione
Who? Oh, right, that blob that hatches from Manaphy eggs. Manaphy? Who? Oh right, that guy from that movie. Well... Moving on now...
Wait, what? Oh, that's right. Umbreon was a starter in Pokemon Colosseum! Whenever people say starter, they always associate it with one of the Fire, Grass, or Water-types in the handheld games, but technically Pikachu, Espeon, Umbreon, and Eevee are still "starters" (though if you wanted to be pedantic, so are Rattata, Machop, Azurill, and Elekid, amongst others in Mystery Dungeon). I picked Umbreon because I feel he gets the least love out of the lot of them. Sorry, Umbreon lovers.
Most-Forgotten Form of Eevee: Flareon
I don't think any of the Eevee evolutions are truly forgotten, but I think Flareon is the one which isn't hyped up as much as the others. That, and the fact that he's a physically oriented Fire-type that only learns one physical Fire-type attack. He can learn Rain Dance, though, which is rare amongst Fire-types (but why would you want to teach him that?).
Most-Forgotten Pseudo-Legendary: Dragonite
It's definitely not Metagross, since I see that badass running around everywhere on competitive teams and on fanpages as well. It's not Garchomp since that kid is too good of a Pokemon and too cool looking. It's not Tyranitar for the same reasons. It's not Salamence because even his name evokes a sense of respect (SpecsMence :(). Sorry, Dragonite, it seems you just aren't cool enough to hang with the rest of the pseudos. Stop smiling, grow some spikes, lose some weight, and get bigger wings.
Most-Forgotten Baby Pokémon: Mantyke
I almost gave this one away to Tyrogue. Mantyke is one big fail of a baby Pokemon. It failed to receive the hype Pichu, Cleffa, Magby and the like got when Baby Pokemon were first introduced, and then it failed to meet the standards Azurill and Wynaut made when they introduced held-item breeding. Budew and Chingling are common Pokemon in Sinnoh. Bonsly and Mime Jr. have the honor of being version-exclusives as well as TV stars along with Happiny and Munchlax. Riolu is fanned too much by Lucario (who isn't that cool, guys). Mantyke is so useless, it can't even evolve by itself; it needs the help of a Remoraid in the party.
Most-Forgotten Vendor Trash Pokémon: Hoothoot
I classify "Vendor Trash" as any Pokemon you can readily find in the start of the game that has a high catch-rate. Among that category, Outside of a few episodes, he hasn't appeared anywhere and his roles as a Pokemon kind of fail. He can't learn Cut, Surf, Strength, Dig, Whirlpool, or Waterfall like most of the other land-based ones and he can't compete in battle as well as the other flying-type ones. The biggest use for him usually boils down to Hypnosis and Fly. That, added to the fact that you can only find him at nighttime means he's the most useless AND inconvenient Vendor Trash Pokemon around.
Most-Forgotten Fossil Pokémon: Lileep
I just couldn't bear to give this to Anorith because he's just too cute. Outside of Lileep's unique typing, he's just not as memorable as any of the other fossil Pokemon. There's really no basis on this, other than it had to be one of them.
Most-Forgotten Caught-on-a-Rod Pokémon: Goldeen
More like Faildeen. Even though it was a main character, it was seldom used because there was never any place to use it. In battle, it was weak and failed to meet the standards of battle. Apparently, its trademark move is Splash, which it fails to even learn. Its design is a goldfish with a horn. All in all, a big stupid fail. This could explain why Goldeen is so easily forgettable. Sorry, Qwilfish, you lost another one.
Regional Awards:
Most-Forgotten Region: HoennObviously it's not Kanto with all the retrofags running about. It's not Johto for the same reason, plus because we got HeartGold and SoulSilver. Sinnoh is too new to be forgotten. The lone one? Hoenn, the region which everyone hated to be in and didn't really have anything special to offer.
Most-Forgotten Gen I Pokémon: Paras
Paras was always the odd one out. His Grass / Bug typing makes him utterly useless against a lot of Pokemon, and he's too slow to even compete in battles. His signature move, Spore, was stolen by Breloom (who does it a lot better). The only time he was really useful was in FRLG when Tinymushroom replaced Heart Scale at the Move Relearner, but the role has since been reverted. At least he can boast that he's the only Pokemon with an 8x weakness (to Fire).Most-Forgotten Gen II Pokémon: Ledian
Ledian takes the cake over Qwilfish and Sunkern. It's a pretty close battle. Qwilfish boasts about being almost completely forgotten as a gimmicky "easter-egg" sort Pokemon that can only be found on certain days in one area, and Sunkern can brag about how it's actually the worst Pokemon (save Magikarp), even losing against Luvdisc. Now, since this entire paragraph has been about Qwilfish and Sunkern, you can tell I really don't care about Ledian at all. Poor guy got Swarm in Gen III, but couldn't even use it since he didn't learn any Bug-type attacks (except Silver Wind) until Gen IV.Most-Forgotten Gen III Pokémon: Barboach
It was a hard pick, since I don't think any of Gen III could be forgotten, really. If I had to choose, though, it'd be Barboach, the Pokemon that is constantly overshadowed by its evolutionary form. Even then, people always seem to prefer its distant type cousins, Quagsire and Gastrodon. Barboach is just plain unremarkable: it's not small enough to be the smallest Pokemon, nor is it light enough to be the lightest. Who knew Barboach could learn Spark by breeding? And who really cares that it's the only non-Electric-type to learn the move? No one, that's who.Most-Forgotten Gen IV Pokémon: Chatot
This one was also a close call between him, Finneon and Carnivine. I picked Chatot because Finneon already receives enough hate for being completely useless, stupid, and not worth it and Carnivine... Well, Chatot sucks more than Carnivine. Even though Carnivine has near zero uniqueness in the anime, stealing Victreebel's quirks and foibles, he actually appears frequently enough for us not to forget about him. I'm still convinced Chatot was only added to the game to display the gimmicky voice features on the DS with its Chatter move. Pretty paltry at that too.Legendary Awards:
Most-Forgotten Legendary: PhioneMost-Forgotten Gen I Legendary: Moltres
Regrettably, I'd give this one to Moltres. While all of the legendaries in Gen I are pretty well known, I picked Moltres because of a variety of reasons. Firstly, it's neither Mew nor Mewtwo because somehow little kids think they are the strongest Pokemons. Zapdos takes the role of electrical terror in competitive battling and Articuno is just plain pretty and everyone loves it. Moltres is the one who gets all the flak for being the ugliest swan-turkey thing and he's got nothing special about him in terms of battling; almost all Fire-types can do what he offers.Most-Forgotten Gen II Legendary: Celebi
Ugh, this guy again? From the very beginning, we were never really given a chance to get to know Celebi. He was locked up in the games and few actually got to get one legit in his debut series. His movie was unremarkable and his powers are poor at best. Really, no one even cares about his powers of time travel or his role as "Forest Guardian." They just want to draw him sitting around, looking cute, in a fuzzy setting where there's too much sun and grass.Most-Forgotten Gen III Legendary: Regirock
Even though he's one of my favorites, I grudgingly pick Regirock out of all the Hoenn legendaries. It's obvious that none of the members of the big trio is going to win and neither are Latios, Latias, Jirachi, and Deoxys because of their movie glory, so all that's left are the three Regis. I picked Regirock because he's exactly like his brothers... Only there's nothing really special about a Pokemon made out of rock. It's already been done with Golem, who Regirock is just a glorified form of. Oh, woo-hoo, a Rock-type that can learn Zap Cannon. That's about all that's special about him (and Nosepass can do it better).Most-Forgotten Gen IV Legendary: Phione
Who? Oh, right, that blob that hatches from Manaphy eggs. Manaphy? Who? Oh right, that guy from that movie. Well... Moving on now...Categorical Awards:
Most-Forgotten Starter: UmbreonWait, what? Oh, that's right. Umbreon was a starter in Pokemon Colosseum! Whenever people say starter, they always associate it with one of the Fire, Grass, or Water-types in the handheld games, but technically Pikachu, Espeon, Umbreon, and Eevee are still "starters" (though if you wanted to be pedantic, so are Rattata, Machop, Azurill, and Elekid, amongst others in Mystery Dungeon). I picked Umbreon because I feel he gets the least love out of the lot of them. Sorry, Umbreon lovers.Most-Forgotten Form of Eevee: Flareon
I don't think any of the Eevee evolutions are truly forgotten, but I think Flareon is the one which isn't hyped up as much as the others. That, and the fact that he's a physically oriented Fire-type that only learns one physical Fire-type attack. He can learn Rain Dance, though, which is rare amongst Fire-types (but why would you want to teach him that?).Most-Forgotten Pseudo-Legendary: Dragonite
It's definitely not Metagross, since I see that badass running around everywhere on competitive teams and on fanpages as well. It's not Garchomp since that kid is too good of a Pokemon and too cool looking. It's not Tyranitar for the same reasons. It's not Salamence because even his name evokes a sense of respect (SpecsMence :(). Sorry, Dragonite, it seems you just aren't cool enough to hang with the rest of the pseudos. Stop smiling, grow some spikes, lose some weight, and get bigger wings. Most-Forgotten Baby Pokémon: Mantyke
I almost gave this one away to Tyrogue. Mantyke is one big fail of a baby Pokemon. It failed to receive the hype Pichu, Cleffa, Magby and the like got when Baby Pokemon were first introduced, and then it failed to meet the standards Azurill and Wynaut made when they introduced held-item breeding. Budew and Chingling are common Pokemon in Sinnoh. Bonsly and Mime Jr. have the honor of being version-exclusives as well as TV stars along with Happiny and Munchlax. Riolu is fanned too much by Lucario (who isn't that cool, guys). Mantyke is so useless, it can't even evolve by itself; it needs the help of a Remoraid in the party.Most-Forgotten Vendor Trash Pokémon: Hoothoot
I classify "Vendor Trash" as any Pokemon you can readily find in the start of the game that has a high catch-rate. Among that category, Outside of a few episodes, he hasn't appeared anywhere and his roles as a Pokemon kind of fail. He can't learn Cut, Surf, Strength, Dig, Whirlpool, or Waterfall like most of the other land-based ones and he can't compete in battle as well as the other flying-type ones. The biggest use for him usually boils down to Hypnosis and Fly. That, added to the fact that you can only find him at nighttime means he's the most useless AND inconvenient Vendor Trash Pokemon around.Most-Forgotten Fossil Pokémon: Lileep
I just couldn't bear to give this to Anorith because he's just too cute. Outside of Lileep's unique typing, he's just not as memorable as any of the other fossil Pokemon. There's really no basis on this, other than it had to be one of them.Most-Forgotten Caught-on-a-Rod Pokémon: Goldeen
More like Faildeen. Even though it was a main character, it was seldom used because there was never any place to use it. In battle, it was weak and failed to meet the standards of battle. Apparently, its trademark move is Splash, which it fails to even learn. Its design is a goldfish with a horn. All in all, a big stupid fail. This could explain why Goldeen is so easily forgettable. Sorry, Qwilfish, you lost another one.
