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I'll also throw in Basculin and Basculin-B. It's hard for me to remember that thing even exists.
Lucario.
Yes, I know; I've stated more than once in multiple threads that I do not like Lucario, and here I am, harping on again about Lucario in what might seem the most unlikely of threads. But I do not get the attention this thing gets, and I'm going to explain precisely why this is the PERFECT thread to mention it. First off, it's not a Legendary, and yet it stars in it's own damn movie. Then it replaced MEWTWO - which was one of the original badasses of the first generation - in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and made an unwelcome return in the 3DS/Wii U versions. Whenever a Lucario appears in the anime, a supermassive big deal is made out of it. Why? Asides from the movie one, it can't speak. It has a cheap overpowered special power like some godawful fanfic Mary Sue/Gary Stu, or one of those OP anime protagonists. It's the bloody Tatsuya of Pokemon, minus the creepy little sister and ability to raise the dea--oh wait, the eighth movie. My bad.
It stands amongst titans and, because of this, its lack of significance is highlighted all the more for me. It's because of its complete lack of significance - that is frequently ignored, glossed over, or outright warped to make it as powerful as Arceus itself - that I dislike Lucario so much. Lucario is worse than Pikachu when it comes to breaking things, but Pikachu has an excuse: it's the mascot of the series. Pikachu IS significant. Lucario is not. It's just another random Pokemon frequently brought to the spotlight for no reason. It's not even owned by one of the main cast. Yet it's blue furry backside is still being repeatedly shoved in our faces.
Lesser offenders would be Zoroark - which only has the movie offense - and Greninja - which has the SSB inclusion and that random Ash appearance thing - but Lucario is by far the worst. It's the least significant Pokemon to me because it tries so hard to be significant but there is NOTHING that makes it significant. It's obnoxious. Putting it mildly.