4th Gen What was the most dissapointing Pokemon in Gen IV?

[curiousnathan]

With a thread like this about the Fifth Generation, I think the Fourth deserves one too! \o/

So, simply put: What was the most dissapointing Pokemon you found to be or used while playing through the games?

With the variety of Pokemon mostly easily accessable - (Mainly HGSS), there is a lot to choose from, so I really do have a list of pokemon that I found useless and dissapointing -- Dusparance (not surprisingly) being one of them.

 

[T!M]

... SpiritTomb? That's the start of the inanimate object POKeMON.

 

[Plasmette]

I never really found any of the Pokemon I used to be bad. I never use certain Pokemon because I can clearly see which ones are going to be decent and which ones are going to be garbage.

 

[danaxe]

long list
absol
meganium
infernape
bibarel
staraptor
garchomp
palkia
giratina
dusknoir

 

[Perriechu]

Carnivine. It's got such a cute design but it totally sucks. ):

 

[Katie the Friendly Ghost]

Shieldon. Always seemed inferior to Cranidos, and probably because I prefer the more offensive strategies to the defensive ones.

 

[ZetaZaku]

... SpiritTomb? That's the start of the inanimate object POKeMON.

Well... Geodude was pretty much an inanimate object too. A rock.

Spiritomb on the other hand is a ghost.

 

[curiousnathan]

Well... Geodude was pretty much an inanimate object too. A rock.

Spiritomb on the other hand is a ghost.

I personally like both, since we've seen Spiritomb to be ncredibly powerful -- especiallu under Cynthia's ownership. And geodude does evolve into Golem eventually, which can also prove to be a tough opponent, although it's defense is iffy.

 

[T!M]

Well... Geodude was pretty much an inanimate object too. A rock.

Spiritomb on the other hand is a ghost.

Spiritomb is a rock as well. He's a tomb. A stone memorial that marks the deceased. -.-

 

[ZetaZaku]

But he's a ghost. You know, ghosts tend to possess things (in fiction). Geodude on the other hand isn't a ghost.

My point is, Spiritomb isn't the first inanimate object Pokemon. They had them since the beginning.

 

[T!M]

No, Spirittomb was the first of the lame ones. Like Icecream, chandeliers etc. Geodude was is a BAMF. So~rry.

 

[macharona]

pachirisu. It was such a generic pokemon.

 

[Kenshin5]

... SpiritTomb? That's the start of the inanimate object POKeMON.

Magnemite line, Grimer line, Voltorb line, and Porygon line aren't inanimate as opposed to Spiritomb?

For me the most unappealing not necessarily ones I dislike, but just didn't click for me were the Finneon line and Carnivine. Never used them so I can't say how useless they are.

 

[T!M]

Magnemite line, Grimer line, Voltorb line, and Porygon line aren't inanimate as opposed to Spiritomb?

*sigh* I said Spiritomb is the start of the lame ones, read much?

 

[kevcrash]

*sigh* I said Spiritomb is the start of the lame ones, read much?

It's all about opinions.

I found Bronzor/Bronzong an absolute pain to carry around. I was also disappointed by Driflblim and Lumineon.

 

[T!M]

It's all about opinions.

About time someone picked up on it. I also never really fell in love with Bidoof... He's to plain.

 

[curiousnathan]

About time someone picked up on it. I also never really fell in love with Bidoof... He's to plain.

I actually really liked bidoof, at least, he's grown on me. I think we've never really had an otter based pokemon before Oshawott etc. So I think the concept of them are great, and they prove to be especially useful for HM slaves.

 

[T!M]

I actually really liked bidoof, at least, he's grown on me. I think we've never really had an otter based pokemon before Oshawott et. So I think the concept of them are great, and they prove to be especially useful for HM slaves.

Wasn't BUIZEL and Otter too?

 

[curiousnathan]

Wasn't BUIZEL and Otter too?

Oh I forgot about Buizel and Floatzel. I do think they outdid the bidoof line, but neverthess I stand by my first feelings toward the line.

 

[Hikamaru]

I remember seeing Buneary and I went "Oh, it's so cute".

I decided to train one and hopefully raise its happiness to get a Lopunny but then... I found myself losing happiness rather than gaining it cos I found my poor Buneary falling so easily.

Yeah, what a letdown was that!

I also loved Lumineon's design but it stats really are garbage.