EmperorCubone

Listen, WE all love Pokémon, but despite its popularity and immense success there are still plenty of people out there that know nothing about the series besides "Pikachu." So I thought it would be good to get an outside perspective to see just how familiar one of the uninitiated might be with Pokémon and if they could distinguish between the real thing and other choices! (If she does well, and we're nice to her maybe she'll come back!)

Many Pokémon evolve in all sorts of ways, but sometimes there are lone entries that never change. Now depending on how they end up this could be good or very bad, so let's see which Pokémon are able to pull off the single life and which one really need to be given a relative or two to get out of their current funk! (P.S. it worked last time, so maybe it will again!) https://www.deviantart.com/meow-wows/art/Tropino-Tropius-Pre-Evo-Splice-411232558 https://www.pinterest.com/pin/462533824223520388/

The Sinnoh region provided many Pokémon that were already updates to past entries with evolutions or babies, but there were still plenty more that have seen no updates since Diamond and Pearl, and even more that haven't even seen so much as a significant story arc and have really been left behind in terms of any attention, but these Pokémon are still great, so let's shine a light on these underrated beauties and see if we can bolster their profiles on our own!

Pokémon games are often filled with wonder, and that can even spill over into when the game is officially done, leaving us with the "postgame." However these extra bits of life squeezed into the games can vary wildly in how fun or relevant they are, so let's rank every version of the Pokémon postgame across the years and see where they've really made it an effort and where they kind of forgot to include anything...

Pokémon Gym Leaders are some of the most prestigious trainers around; but there's still the Elite Four over them as the most impressive Pokémon Masters! However every now and again we get to see a Gym Leader rise up to the ranks of the Elite, so which other Leaders would be the most likely to see a similar promotion in the future? (Especially from the regions where we've yet to see them...)

Abilities in Pokémon are a range from amazing to terrible, but there are also a bunch of them that are just kind of there and aren't all that special. However we've seen small tweaks to these bland abilities before, like with Sturdy, so what other abilities could we take to their natural conclusion to make them a bit better? Because in doing so we could elevate a bunch of otherwise unremarkable Pokémon, creating a huge payoff for doing such little work!

Pokémon come in all sorts of typings, with some of those combinations being unique from any other, and that can be cool on an early route Pokémon that you can pick up for the whole game, but it's a lot more annoying to find an exclusive type pairing on a Legendary or even rare form change. So let's look at some of the worst one-offs and see which type combinations need to be set free from their shackles and finally given to the common Pokémon!

Each Pokémon region has its own unique attributes, but I think can all agree if they don't grab you in the early game it'll hard to enjoy anything past that, especially if there are almost no Pokémon to use. So let's rank all the early routes on how well they handle their composition of Pokémon; and there might be more then you think!

The Pokémon from the Hoenn region are pretty spectacular, and many of them have gotten spruced up over time with new evolutions, Megas, and regional forms, but there are actually a great multitude of Pokémon from Gen 3 that have never seen any special treatment that are still pretty great, so let's see which ones sit on top of the pile as the best of the options that have stayed the same!

With Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl being upon us what better time is there to take a look back at the system that launched the Sinnoh region in the first place, while sticking around through Gen 5 as well seeing us all the way past Black and White 2. Personally I loved the Dual Screen system from Nintendo, but that doesn't mean everything on the DS was a home-run...

With hundreds of Pokémon out there you're gonna have some weird, out of place evolution methods, sometimes resulting in a unique item that literally does nothing else. So let's aim to improve the situation by making the items more useful, or getting rid of them completely and have these Pokémon evolve ANY other way...

Every generation brings new Pokémon; that's kind of what defines it as a new generation, however you can bet that there will always be some that have only been given one type. But what if they weren't? What if Every Pokémon in the series was required to have two types? Some of them are an easy fit while others are a bit harder to nail down, but that's half the fun!

Pokémon has a pretty consistent habit of going back to their old work and shaking things up with evolutions, new forms, or gimmicks like Megas, or Z-Moves. However there are still some holdouts that are the same old Pokémon we've known since they were first introduced, so let's see which Johto Pokémon that have remained unchanged are still great options that can stand up to all the favorites!

Pokémon come in all sorts of type combinations, but every now and again there's a prefect storm of a type combination having awful matchups, and the Pokémon's design and lore not even really supporting two types... It's in these cases that said Pokémon would be better off being a single type, so let's check out which options might be improved by shaving off some of the excess baggage...

A lot of people say that Pokémon is going downhill, or at the very least used to be better. And that may be true; however I think it's unfair to write off all of the modern games as inferior because there are some bright spots, and indeed even areas where the newer games are Better than in generations past! So let's see what the new Pokémon games actually get right! (because despite what some people say there are at least SOME things to put on the list...)

There are plenty of Pokémon out there that many fans don’t like all that much, but do all of them deserve such shame? Hardly, and this list could probably be twice as long at the very least, but let’s see which Pokémon get over-hated the most! (that meaning, get a lot of hate but aren’t that bad, not so much getting a lot of hate but without any redeeming qualities.) Also here’s a hilarious video related to the list: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFlAzzApiWs

Pokémon have all sorts of tricks that they use to try and stand out from all the rest, but sometimes those attributes are overwhelming and take over the Pokémon's whole identity. And surprise; some of those situations don't always end up so great, so let's take a look at the worst Pokémon consumed by their gimmicks...

Pokémon of all kinds are great, but every so often lots of people seem to like the same ones, and that's great! But that also runs the risk of having those Pokémon get a little overexposed to the point where people get tired of them, so let's see which Pokémon are by far the most overrated; there are in fact many options, so let me know which you think...

Pokémon can be cute, or cool, but sometimes they just need a little more to stand out and are almost entirely consumed by a gimmick. Some of them wouldn't even exist without it! But not all gimmicks are good, so which ones pull of this heavy emphasis the best?

Each Pokémon generation has it's own unique flavor, with the regions and new Pokémon being the forefront, but at the same time your perception of a generation can sometimes come from outside materials such as the cards, animated properties, or even spin-off games! So let's see which generations of Pokémon hold up better and which ones might have diminished over time...

Starter Pokémon are important to every generation, but sometimes there are problems and not every starter manages to break out into the spotlight. So which starter is not only unpopular, but the LEAST popular of them all? It can be somewhat subjective, and of course could change over time but let's give it a shot anyway! Who know? It could be your favorite...

Legendary Pokémon are supposed to be something that take your breath away once in playthrough, maybe twice, but recently I've heard a lot of people become down on the way Legends have been treated recently. So let's look through and see if we can determine if there's anything that has changed about these special creatures over the years...

Mario Kart is a super popular game series, but then again so is Pokémon, so why should the other Nintendo characters have all the fun? Let’s look through and try to see the best tracks that a Pokémon Kart type game would have, because there are way too many great possibilities for a Pokémon racing game! How could it not make ALL the Money!? $$$ Maybe they could squeeze one in as part of the new Booster Course Pass with Waluigi Pinball, Mushroom Gorge and Kalimari Desert?

Link: https://inprogresspokemon.tumblr.com/pokemonindex Pokémon evolve in various ways, but what if they simply grew from one form to the next? That's where in progress Pokémon come in, which are fan made halfway evolutions between the creatures we know and love! I've seen these around but I decided to dive right in!

Terastallizing is a pretty good gimmick in the Pokémon games, and each of the gym leaders in the Paldea region used it to the max by adopting a Pokémon NOT of that type! So then, what if this were the case for Every gym leader that we've seen thus far? I'd wager there are some pretty fun results with past Pokémon having unique Tera Types...