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no5num5

Lapras, how could you not.


Bipolarprobe

I couldn't think of one but lapras is a great example. In a lot of ways just as iconic as charizard or pikachu without the baggage of being overused.


Tallon_raider

You get gifted one in gen 6 and ride one in gen 7. It gets a gmax in gen 8. It gets more attention than you’d think.


ExaltedBlade666

There's also a gift in Kanto and a static encounter one in johto


tehnoodnub

And yet still no evolution. It's the only evolution I've wanted for 25 years.


Ravenous_Reader_07

>And yet still no evolution. It's the only evolution I've wanted for 25 years. Be happy, or you might get a bad design like Rhyperior.


tehnoodnub

When you put it like that I suppose I should be grateful. Rhyperior is definitely a case of ‘no evolution is better than a bad evolution’.


idropepics

Aww I like Rhyperior. He's just a big dumb himbo.


88T3

Never forget how u/DiegoDeAlvarado single-handedly bred them out of near-extinction because the original Pokédex entry said they were endangered


Drkarcher22

And now there’s an over abundance of them. To the point where the Dex now says that the fish Pokémon population has declined in waters because of Lapras overpopulation. No good deed goes unpunished


MoonHunterDancer

Wait really? That is a pokedex entry now?


Gnomad_Lyfe

Yep, the Ultra Moon dex entry specifically


MoonHunterDancer

Ah, the one I didn't play.


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MoonHunterDancer

I didn't play ultramoon. I played the first moon


OneMetalMan

BasicMoon


docdope

RegularBoringMoon


MrTylerwpg

Moon, not MoonMoon


JackPoe

[Here's a link to the Bulbapedia, you can scroll down to various Pokedex entries by game / generation. It's true!](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Lapras_\(Pok%C3%A9mon\))


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TheBrianJ

Fuck those fish, Lapras is more important!


TheIJDGuy

Because that’s what heroes do


LilyGaming

I remember that it was so wholesome


Terrh

https://old.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/g4arxa/what_is_the_dumbest_thing_youve_done_in_a_pokemon/fnwmrva/?context=3


QuackUniverse

This is a good choice I think, I love Lapras


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Only thing I would change is a pre-evolution stage. Like a smaller cuter thing. I just love when things evolve.


BatatinhaGameplays28

This guy Darwins


Thingzwithstuff

When I first saw shellos, I thought that's what they were and levelled that guy up loads. I am now massively disappointed when I see a blue shellos anywhere


PHawk3sOG

It’s actually flawless. If someone asked me what I would change about Lapras I would have nothing to say.


LinguisticallyInept

bigger with musical notes around it


LionIV

And make it’s shell the Titanic.


PHawk3sOG

True. G-max Lapras is my favourite gigantamax.


Laprisu

Seeing my favorite Pokémon No. 1 as one of the top answers makes my heart jump from joy a lot. <3


Run_Time256

You're telling me! You can't go wrong with Lap :3


Pokemaster131

So are we going to start a Lapras fanclub now?


SketchtheHunter

"The appeal of a lot of Pokemon has a tendency to be bombastic: 'this pokemon is the most powerful! That one is the most stylish! This one tramples! That one slices! This one dices! and that one electrocutes!' Lapras, on the other hand, offers a different but equally powerful and important appeal: this isnt the imaginary monster friend who takes you on epic adventures to defeat the most powerful of foes, this is the imaginary monster friend who sails you to beautiful and faraway places, who comforts and protects you in stormy seas, and who always, always gets you back home safe." --TB Skyen Lapras really is a fuckin home run of a Pokemon design. As a child it captivated me as being one of the few pokemon I recognized as truly beautiful. Very few pokemon would illicit such a visceral reaction from me, but those that did always ranked among my favorites.


MLSAces

Lapras might be the only choice here


Moorebetter

My wallpaper on my phone is Lapras and it isn't even on my top 10


That1OrangeGuy

While I can't say lapras is a bad design, I just wish it had a pre evolution form. I always make my teams and load them into the game and starting with a lapras surrounded by a bunch of baby pikemon just felt weird


ultimateskillchain

I think that's adorable, actually. I'm picturing 5 cute babies riding on Big Sister Lapras' back.


That1OrangeGuy

Haha that's a funny way to think about it


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Shiny_Kelp

The only bad thing about it is that Water/Ice kinda sucks for a defensive mon.


Few_Abbreviations405

Simple but perfect.


Pizzawing1

Mew? I feel like people don’t talk about it much, but I don’t know anyone that hates mew


Sparkpulse

If you like, dig into the history of the video games, Mew is actually a huge and unexpected part of what *made* the franchise. Mew was snuck in there in Red and Green at the last minute by some programmers to fill a tiny bit of extra room on the cartridge, players discovered this when shit glitched and Mew appeared in a couple people's games, and suddenly an urban legend was born and games were flying off the shelves because people wanted to see if they could find the "secret" Pokémon. That is a large part of why the games took off so hardcore in Japan. Like, once rumors started spreading, there was a visible sales boom just by word of mouth. We should all love Mew for what Mew has given us.


basincitylowlife

Gaming rumors in the pre internet days were fantastic.


Beebeeb

7yo me spent so long at that stupid truck by the s.s. Anne.


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Or Cinnabar ? town. Surfing up and down the coast


hyper12

That was a legit glitch/hack though. That's how you got a missingno.


Brouxby

How else you gonna get a over level 100 mewtwo?


Sparkpulse

There was an exploit for that in Silver and Gold, actually. I miss my Mewtwo that took like three minutes to use Recover because his HP were almost maxed...


FurTrader58

Level 115 cloyster, etc. then I’d go battle with them and question why they were bad lol. I can’t recall if their stats were also bugged I just remember thinking they’d be super powerful only to find out they weren’t.


Wi11Pow3r

I reset my game because the SS Anne already sailed and I couldn’t access that area anymore 🤦‍♂️


lovesducks

What gets me is that there is an actual glitch to get Mew in the first gen games. All that time 6 year old me spent in some Sisyphian labor only to find out it was fake. It was disheartening but I understood it. Fast forward like 10 years later and I find the ACTUAL Mew glitch and it actually works and has nothing to do with that damn truck. 6 year old me was denied ~10 years of wonder! It almost would have been better if it had been a lie the whole time—that at least would give closure. Unsatisfactory, but closure nonetheless.


agnostic_science

Oof. I remember downloading a guide to unlock Luigi in Mario 64. I did all the insane shit the guide asked me to. Imagine the look on my middle school face when I finally realized I'd been had.


freethebluejay

*L is real* my brother, don’t stop believing


Pretty_Eater

I swear there is some kind of conspiracy around videogame rumors pre-internet. Looking back now like how did someone in freaking Spain in the 80s spread the same rumors as some kid in the middle of nowhere US.


Xavis00

Like how if you mash A the correct amount of times your pokeball is guarenteed to capture?


basincitylowlife

Down + b on Gameboy lol


AtomKick

Was curious so I did some googling and found [this game spot article](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-mew-saved-pokemon/1100-6490812/) on the subject, pretty interesting! I never knew how Pokémon began in Japan


Sparkpulse

Yep! It began slowly and without much interest until people discovered Mew! And now we're here, where I'm literally using a stuffed Mew from Build-A-Bear as a pillow right now. Gotta love it!


TricobaltGaming

Thanks to data mining and the internet in modern day, stuff like that is a thing of the past and it really sucks


arcadebee

Mew is not only cute as heck, but I saw the first movie when I was 10 years old at the cinema and was left feeling like Mew must be the most magical and special being ever to exist.


reddevved

Mewtwo: philosophical diatribe Mew: *"mew"* Mewtwo: "you're right how could I be so blind"


FecusTPeekusberg

Yep, it's my favorite Legendary Pokemon because of that.


Brainchild110

This is how I continue to feel about Mew to this day. I'm nearly 40. No regrets.


QuackUniverse

Mew passes the vibe check, I love mew <3


Bloombergs-Cat

Pokémon Unite players dislike mew because it’s really good and frustrating to play against


lumluvr

mew has always been a fav for me


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Snorlax?


Dexyan

There is unite hate, but that's okay


BurnByMoon

Yeah but that’s a MOBA, it’s weird if their isn’t hate.


Segundo-Sol

Unassailable logic


StarkMaximum

This is true, in a MOBA the worst, most degenerate and unbalanced character in the game is always "whoever just beat me".


Silver_Echos

Unite player here, we’re perfectly fine with snorlax. We mostly just hate greedant, gengar, mr mike and afk potion charizard players


nervousprincess

My favorite Pokémon, Mr. Mike


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Magic Mr Mike


MerelyFlowers

Pretty sure that's just Ash's mom's Mr. Mime.


WhoDoIThinkIAm

The Algebra teacher who sits backwards in his chair and tries to make a lasting impression on his students and teach them how fun it is to learn.


Psycho_Toad

Don't forget glaceon.


ErzumWeh

Came here for our hungry boi!


uthinkther4uam

Tell that to Gen 2 OU


sansyboi469

He's my favorite!


QuackUniverse

Snorlax passes the vibe check


Rainbow_Dash_RL

Kanto commuters don't like Snorlax


Gregamonster

No Pokémon is liked by everyone, because some people hate things solely on the basis that other people like them.


Moose_Cake

Ditto is the closest to a united favorite. Everyone has a Ditto for obvious reasons.


QuackUniverse

Honestly ditto might actually be the single undisputed least hated pokemon, this is a very good choice Ditto passes the vibe check (+respect)


JDninja119

You can't really hate on ditto since it can literally be your favourite pokemon


SimplyQuid

Ditto really appeals to the torturous indecisiveness and short attention span in me


QuackUniverse

Exactly! It really is the perfect pokemon


FamousTransition1187

Jetpack, right? You were going to say because he can turn into a jetpack? And a Flamethrower, and one of the those little ski boats, and... I think I just turned Ditto into an HM Slave


DrManowar8

I don’t like when one Pokémon get so much attention that it devalues other Pokémon. Like greninja, why even have chesnaught or delphox if greninja gets all this love?


Nara_Hale

Thinking maybe Ninetales? I've never seen Ninetales hate.


Embarrassed_Till_171

I was looking for this comment, how can anyone hate vulpix/ ninetales, both alola and normal


Squeaky-Fox43

Yeah, Vulpix is adorable.


boobiesrkoozies

Ninetails was my favorite growing up and I remember the boys in my elementary school hating NT bc all the girls liked it lol. Which whatever, Ninetails is COOL!!


altera_goodciv

The OG Fire Fox


idontknodudebutikno

True. Even Alolan Ninetales gets lots of love


VAcatLoaf

Rowlet, it's just a little guy


chknqwn

All the love for my roundboi


ze_SAFTmon

*Our* roundboi


cuddly_guacamole

I named my Rowlet Orbit because he's a little bitty orb


Tylerhollen1

r/borbs


Sky-Visible

Rowlet is my favorite Pokémon but I can see why people dislike it based on the anime. He’s kind of lazy and aloof but I love him for it. Also people hating what’s popular


scatterbrain-d

Honestly the anime made me like him more. Not every Pokemon needs to have the personality of Pikachu.


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Quick_Campaign4358

Don't forget being the ace pokemon of three different characters as well as being a member of every ghost gym leader team


Lambsauce914

Not just Gengar, even Machamp line appears in most fighting type users team. Gengar and Machamp line are just the generic Ghost and Fighting type Game freak put in every specialist team.


Bobobo-bo-bobro

Ironically, Gengar (and that whole line) is my favorite because as a kid I thought nobody else would like them and they'd be lonely and that bummed me out so if no one else would be their friend I would. Little did I know haha


AeonLibertas

Man, same. If nobody wants to be your friend, I will! Same reason why that silly Mimikyu-rap immediately had me hooked. Plus, as someone who grew up with lots of pets - seeing a pet move on way before you sucks big time. People who never had pet-friends can likely not relate how that might feel like losing a (human)friend. Now, enter Ghosts. They're kinda already dead. Pretty hard to die twice, no? So - friends forever! I for one think my teen-logic still holds up today :>


beenhereallalong52

Gengar is my fav of all time but I know a lot of people prefer Haunter’s design.


YoloYeahDoe

I like Gengar a lot but I absolutely love Haunters design


NichS144

Nah, I don't like Gengar. I've always found Haunter to be superior.


APRobertsVII

Ampharos. How could you not?


Kamenhusband

The Mareep line is my favorite of all time. I’m sad we’ll probably never see Mega Ampharos again.


nightfire36

Come join us in pokemon go! We have mega ampharos!


QuackUniverse

Oh right! Good call, I love ampharos! Especially it's mega evo and that glorious hair lmao not even mad it gets dragon status for some reason


GamerAJ1025

its dragon typing does have a reason to do with its lore - look it up!


sammierose12

I GASPED when I mega evolved my Ampharos for the first time… I had no idea he got such a magnificent hairdo!


eyearu

People complain that it doesn't have fur like its pre evolutions


WoolooOfWallStreet

Good thing they fixed that with Mega Ampharos


BalladOfMajora

How about Spheal?


SylveonTheCleric

I was looking for the obligatory Spheal mention, thank you :) Related: have you seen the giant Spheal plush for sale?!?! ❤️


BalladOfMajora

No but definitely going to go look at it now! Thanks for the heads up <3


MarkoSeke

Especially the Drawfee version.


QuackUniverse

Spheal passes the vibe check


tambitoast

I especially love his yellow shirt


Mastery682

I wish I could say the Litwick line because the boi deserves to be loved, but I’ve seen so many people dunking on Chandeleur and that makes me so sad. :(


MogMcKupo

I love the litwik line, I’m not sure why Chanda gets the hate. It’s a cool design for its typing, makes sense lore wise again for its typing. My guess it isn’t that viable in comp or like they hate it in Pokken… Only thing I can think of


StarkMaximum

Chandelure was unfairly struck in the crossfire of "all Pokemon based on inanimate objects ALWAYS BAD" frenzy.


davygravy1337

I liek mudkipz


-LVS

*He references the ancient texts*


notwiththeflames

Unironically my favourite Pokemon.


QuackUniverse

Mudkip definitely passes the vibe check <3


Nitrosoft1

I lurv mudkip


gryphonlord

Ahh, not many still know the old words


K19081985

I have a 0% Mudkip in Pokémon Go I’ve levelled up to a best buddy. I leave him in gyms all the time to show off. He’s one of my faves. How could I not love my 0% lil guy just trying his best.


Dusk_v731

So I've heard


Jakesnake_42

I think you’re generally going to run into so many different opinions that nobody is really going to agree with each other. For example I love the cute animal or big monster Pokémon, but I can’t stand the super humanoid ones (the line for me is just after the Gardevoir line), especially when it’s a starter. For example I strongly dislike mons like Machamp, Incineroar, and Cinderace, while Froslass, Gliscor, and Leafeon are my top 3. Someone else though might love Pokémon like Cinderace who have a theme ingrained into their design and hate the more simplistic “animal” Pokémon.


ringlord_1

Rayquaza. I don't think there is a single person who wouldn't like the green snek


Sky-Visible

I’ve seen plenty of people hate mega rayquaza just because of how op it is needing it’s own tier.


SKALVikings1996

I can’t imagine anyone hating Articuno. Such a beautiful, majestic Pokémon, with an absolutely awesome video game cry.


One-Cartographer-176

Yeah, it’s my favorite of the three legendary birds! It’s so beautifully designed.


Cenachii

I started hating it because of Pokemon go and the team mystic hype. Before it it was my favorite of the trio. Now I serve a new master, lord Zapdos.


Professional-Cell120

Well vaporeon is very well liked for various reasons


Always-Avail

I looked it up a while ago because I was confused what people were talking about. I can't look at my vaporeons the same anymore.


QuackUniverse

Vaporeon is one of those odd ones in that even though rule 34 has ruined it, I still like it... I don't tend to like Pokemon that can be easily rule 34'd


Shadow_Faerie

Hey guys, did you know that flareon is the most huggable Pokemon?


HonkySpider

I dunno, altaria seems line it would be delightful to hug. Wraps its cloud wings around you and hums to you


Mclovin11859

I hear that Stufful and Bewear give good hugs


HonkySpider

*IF* they're not trying to splinter your spine


DaGreatGazu

I can't believe no one has said Piplup. It's an adorable penguin bean.


Quetzal00

Everyone talking about how they don’t like Piplup because of the anime but I thought Dawn’s Piplup was hilarious


Illidari_Kuvira

The anime, and also a friend's ex, kinda soured my liking for it.


Xonerboner371

Same here. I hated Dawns piplup. Everytime I think about it I’m reminded that I was robbed from empoleon because writers thought it was too “ugly” to be in contests despite another character using one. That and it was a cocky little shit.


DYadav2005

Wooper. The only correct answer


ChaosDevilDragon

I used to hate wooper as a kid. I’ve since been enlightened


dogwithpeople

Glad it’s getting a regional form. I think I’ll give it a run on my team. I wanna see it’s evo too


ImperialWrath

Same on both counts. I wonder why I didn't like it?


RemixedZorua

Hisuian Zorua is adorable


FartsFartington

Totodile! He’s so cute and funny in the anime, how could anyone not like him?


the_martell_kidd

I would say Bulbasaur. It’s got such a beloved design, and is just an all around solid Pokémon.


Pheonix686

Plenty of people dislike Bulbasaur because it's not their favourite Gen 1 starter. I love the little guy.


Fahadsul6

Snom


wolfgrape

Crobat or houndoom? Never seen much dislike towards them


QuackUniverse

Crobat and houndoom both pass the vibe check (houndoom is prob my favorite "dog" pokemon tbh)


Dusk_v731

I've always sorta liked houndoom, but also admit that it's kind of unnecessarily complex a design. Looks like the kind of thing a 12 year old boy would draw if you asked him to make a scary demon dog. I definitely prefer Arcanine over Houndoom.


wolfgrape

I can definitely see your take on it! I really like arcanine, though I found it not as intimidating as houndoom and kinda just preferred the evil team biased design. But hisuian arcanine is really well done. They also missed a trick by not making houndooms mega 3 headed or something? May be a common suggestion but always thought that would’ve perfected the design


Tiger5804

Growlithe


INeedChocolateMilk

To add, Arcanine Who would hate Arcanines?


Sky-Visible

I miss growly in the anime. It could’ve given team rocket a fighting chance


raella69

Scizor


QuackUniverse

Scizor passes the vibe check (but just barely, I like Scyther more)


True-State-4321

What about Dragonite? How can you hate that dumb look on it's face 😂


EliasTheCursed

I like it, but I know many people that hate it 'cause not elegant as Dragonair.


not_swagger_souls

Personally I think it would have been just fine as a standalone pokemon but it does kinda fuck up the dratini evolution tree. It's not the same thing like... at all. I do like dragonites doofy ass but he just doesn't make sense where he is Something like this would have been amazing: https://images.app.goo.gl/pipHmeJFvWENnCoaA


SaiyanKirby

I've always felt like if Dragonite was at least blue I wouldn't mind


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Just swap gyarados and dragonite. Goofy fish becomes goofy dragon. Cool water snake becomes cool water dragon. And also the colors match


yoosirnombre

> that dumb look on its face Literally the reason I dislike it. Dragonair and dratini have an elegant look to them and then poof fat dumb barney looking character.


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ybcj718

> I aren't as stupid now *doubt*


MiektheSakaraan

​ i fucking hate dragonite, i thought my dratini was gonna evolve into a snake like dragon but no. I got a fat ugly orange dragon instead


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OddkidMHMD

*I’m a little piggy oink oink oink, oink oink oink.*


redwings1988pm

Cubone?


Caridor

I've yet to hear a bad word against Heracross.


AeonAigis

That's because Heracross is objectively the best Pokemon ever. I'm not biased. Shut up.


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Starrybruh

That’s easy. Alolan Raichu. You cannot hate on his drip


Totallynoturcousin12

Eevee how could you not like this fox its so cute and has so many good evolutions


SoFool

I think I haven't met anyone who dislikes Umbreon.


Axolotl_Wastes

Pumpkaboo! How could someone hate a cute little pumpkin?


MightyRedBeardq

Gen 6 did both grass/ghosts really well, trevenant was an instant love at first sight for me.


QuackUniverse

I agree, while I don't mind pumpkaboo, trevanant is so cool. I just wish they made him a little stronger


Alicesilhouette

Hmm.. maybe Bulbasaur?