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Flowerchild March 21st, 2017 4:49 PM

pokémon you hate encountering
 
obviously zubat is pretty bad but what else is on the list for you?

Radiating March 21st, 2017 4:57 PM

I find any Pokemon I can't run from or has an ability that wastes time annoying. (Intimidate and weather abilities.)

-Nonsense- March 22nd, 2017 7:31 AM

Unless trying to catch them, train the levels of others, or a shiny.....technically all of them. Not having any repels during an important part is a nightmare cause they really do pop up a lot.

Arjay March 22nd, 2017 10:18 AM

Pokemon that won't let you run away (and there are some really strange ones) are the worst. Yesterday, I couldn't run away from a level 12 Venipede with my level 27 Furret. What kind of BS is that?

Amore March 22nd, 2017 11:01 AM

Trapinch / Diglett are a nightmare in Gen III when they have arena trap because when they all use Sand Tomb you end up eventually losing a lot of hp as well as pp to defeat them (well, Diglett is OHKO'd by pretty much everything bar Magikarp but it is hard to outspeed).

Other than that its just super common pokémon like Rattata (especially as its deceptively strong), Bidoof, and Patrat.

Lunar March 22nd, 2017 2:04 PM

Diglett is pretty bad and any Pokemon with sturdy, if I want to grind or try and take one out that I can't run away from, it's kinda annoying not being able to one-shot them, it's a small thing but it does annoy me haha.

PageEmp March 22nd, 2017 8:15 PM

anything that gives off bad exp

thedestinedblade March 22nd, 2017 9:06 PM

Tentacools never let me run away from battles for some reason; definitely an annoyance.

Brendino March 22nd, 2017 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amore (Post 9598688)
Trapinch / Diglett are a nightmare in Gen III when they have arena trap because when they all use Sand Tomb you end up eventually losing a lot of hp as well as pp to defeat them (well, Diglett is OHKO'd by pretty much everything bar Magikarp but it is hard to outspeed).

These were the very first two that came to mind for me. I remember going back to play Sapphire and going through route 111 without repel, and running into a Trapinch with Arena Trap at every corner.

I also hate wild Pokemon with Sturdy. Sometimes, you wanna knock a Pokemon out for fun, and they just have to make life difficult for you.

Qibli March 23rd, 2017 2:38 AM

I am not much fond of native bird-like pokemon on every region (pidgey, pidove, fletchling and etc) the cycle just makes things very repetitive, Well you have no repel while walking to sandy location and would makes you go crazy whenever you just encountered trapich over and over and over and over.... again it just force you to knock'em up but if you just carry pokedolls or other escape items, you're good.

Sturdy when you just one-shot and they alive or any pokemon would learn endure just to prevent one-shot.

Cool_Porygon March 23rd, 2017 2:55 AM

Just about anything when surfing.

Flowerchild March 23rd, 2017 3:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Cool_Porygon (Post 9599176)
Just about anything when surfing.

dude I know what you mean
i saw a suggestion somewhere a while ago for adding in "dark water" (kinda like the dive spots) and having that be the only type of water where wild Pokémon can appear - so it'd work a lot like tall grass. that way the map designers could position rocks or islands in ways that force the players into dark water, or make them choose between dark water and a trainer battle like they often do with land routes. I think this would be a lot nicer than the current surfing system where you can find wild Pokémon anytime and most of them are completely uninteresting and repetitive.

Riolu March 23rd, 2017 7:53 AM

Anything that comes out of the last patch of grass, especially if it's a Yungoos.

Absolitetion March 23rd, 2017 11:55 AM

In general,
- Pokémon that appear way too commonly (Zubat, Tentacool).
- Pokémon with an ability as Arena Trap (or damn high speed so escaping is troublesome)
- Pokémon that give very little XP.
- Ambush tend to annoy me, too.

Degurchaff March 23rd, 2017 12:47 PM

I hate encountering high level magikarps when i'm trying to fish for something that i really want.

BlazingCobaltX March 23rd, 2017 12:48 PM

Diglett/Dugtrio and Trapinch. Having to battle those is a waste of time.

blue March 23rd, 2017 1:13 PM

zubat are goddamn awful pokemon when you're in a cave. the only time i was happy to see one was when i encounted a shiny zubat in Y.

EC March 23rd, 2017 5:11 PM

Any normal types.

And Chatot outside Shalour City. Easy confusion every single battle.

Amore March 23rd, 2017 7:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brendino (Post 9599081)
These were the very first two that came to mind for me. I remember going back to play Sapphire and going through route 111 without repel, and running into a Trapinch with Arena Trap at every corner.

I also hate wild Pokemon with Sturdy. Sometimes, you wanna knock a Pokemon out for fun, and they just have to make life difficult for you.

Oh yeah in Gen V they were the worst. Weird because I actually liked the common rock pokémon with Sturdy but then when it was lead pokemon and couldn't defeat its family due to Sturdy it was incredibly irritating

Hikamaru March 23rd, 2017 9:12 PM

Anything that can explode or spam annoying status moves. However, as of Sun & Moon I admit to a newfound fear of running into Pelipper in the wild thanks to that one ability... DRIZZLE.

Amore March 24th, 2017 6:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hikamaru (Post 9599764)
Anything that can explode or spam annoying status moves. However, as of Sun & Moon I admit to a newfound fear of running into Pelipper in the wild thanks to that one ability... DRIZZLE.

Just had flashbacks to trying to EV train a Feebas in defence - every single time I didn't OHKO Graveler it Exploded.

I used to get into a lot of trouble with Golbat in Emerald and Diamond / Platinum if they had Mean Look and Confuse Ray.

smocks March 25th, 2017 10:29 AM

Pokemon I can't run away from or alola geodude & rattata

LyokoGirl5000 March 25th, 2017 5:09 PM

Magikarp. I'm always looking for something better when I'm fishing and every time I end up encountering a million Magikarp before I get what I'm looking for. Heck, In Gen 1, the only thing the Old Rod caught was Magikarp. I hate Magikarp!

Hikamaru March 26th, 2017 4:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LyokoGirl5000 (Post 9601399)
Magikarp. I'm always looking for something better when I'm fishing and every time I end up encountering a million Magikarp before I get what I'm looking for. Heck, In Gen 1, the only thing the Old Rod caught was Magikarp. I hate Magikarp!

Doesn't help that with Sun & Moon's changes to fishing mechanics, if you don't fish in a bubbling spot you are almost always guaranteed to keep running into a Magikarp. Heck, even the bubbling spots still have Magikarp in them.

Magikarp has also been in every regional Dex to date barring Unova, so don't expect it going away from our minds for all eternity.

Kikaito plush March 29th, 2017 5:22 AM

Any pokemon with Arena trap and Shadow tag


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