Garchomp's design looks like some rejected Pokémon design that was accidentally left in the game. Also, for some reason, the Mega Evolved form makes him slower than before, which really stinks.

The next Pokémon to hate on is Meowth.

Meowth is a fairly average normal type, with its only noticeable attribute being a base 90 speed stat. 

Taking a closer look at its stats, it has pretty well rounded stats (for a first stage pokemon) with 40 base HP along with 40 special attack and special defense. Its lowest stat is defense, at a frail 35. Typically speaking, normal type pokemon usually don't end up with a lot of strong moves, and they also lack in good coverage as well. Meowth is no exception to this. Out of the 15 moves it learns through level up, none of them do more than 70 damage, and they are either dark or normal typing. You would definitely need to invest in teaching it some move tutor moves and tms because it just doesn't have a good movepool. 


Altogether, Meowth is a very mediocre pokemon, even for normal type standards. The next pokemon to hate on is Probopass. 

Another fool tempted with the ultimate Rock/Steel combination. The two best defensive types don't make the ultimate defensive combination, as both Fight and Ground deal 4 times the base damage, and there's no defense against that.

Being a pure defensive Pokemon, it has excruciatingly high stats: 145 defense and 150 special defense, basically a fortress. However, HP is a mere 60, which doesn't help at all, even more with the aforementioned weaknesses. And due to its low speed and attack, it can't go on the offensive either. 

Of course, how to forget the "level up in here" condition to get it. Probably the dumbest method to evolve a Pokemon that unluckily has spread to more species, like my beloved Magnemite.

Next Pokemon to hate shall be Trevenant.

Straightforwardly, Wailord is near downright useless. The only worthwhile stat is its massive base 170 HP and average attack stats of 90. You would think that a whale based pokemon would be have higher defenses, but that's not the case. Wailord's biggest flaws is its lack of defense, and extremely low speed. It isn't intended to be an offensive sweeping type, but it will definitely take a lot of damage before it can set up status or defend itself.

Altogether, Wailord is a sub-par water type pokemon in my opinion, it may have a decent stat total of 500, but the distribution is unfavorable which makes it very difficult for Wailord to keep up and compete with defensive water type pokemon that excel in their role.

The next pokemon to hate on is Kricketune.

I hate Kricketune's mustache.

On another note, it's not like it's useful. It has Bug Buzz, which is a very decent attack, but only 55 base special attack. True, it also has X-scissor to deal with that 85 base attack, and adding Night Slash, that's as far as it's moveset goes.

Also, it only learns attacks up to level 50, while a great majority of Pokemon go beyond that mark, some even to evolve further. Plus, what kind of useful Pokemon would evolve at level 10? 

The next Pokemon to hate on is Sandslash.

Sandslash is not all that great. The stats are horrible. The attack and defense stats are good but the other stats, nope. Base 65 for speed isn't good for Trick Room and outside of it. That special defense is the most horrible of all, just 55. Its weaknesses (water, ice and grass) use a lot of special based moves. I don't expect to see a Sandslash surviving much of those.

I also hated these things in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explores of Time/Darkness/Sky, Crush Claw is surprisingly strong in these games.

(On a side note I like it's design and its movepool is decent).

Next Pokémon who likes to be hated is Bibarel. (Bibarel is awesome).

   Not only is Bibarel extremely lacking in stats, but his moveset isn't great, and really I don't think is even an interesting design. Especially for an evolution that isn't in a three stage form, it seems lacking. 

   The next Pokémon to hate on is Machamp.

Ooh, this one is an easy one for me. I hate that I have to trade for him to evolve. And where did those two extra arms come? Did he rip them off of Graveler? Lackluster fighting Pokémon from a generation where Psychic reigned supreme.

Next to hate is Sylveon.

Sylveon is just another Eevelution, if there weren't enough already. It started as a funny game in the first Generation, developed further in the second one and then it got forgotten. Our dreams of seeing a Pokemon capable of evolving into all types was shattered.

What did we get in Generation IV? Arceus. A Pokemon that could become any type, just what the Eevelutions were theorised to be. What was the need then to make Sylveon?

Oh, I forgot, Arceus can't become Fairy type yet, so the Evelutions had to cover that void. Yeah, because the Fairy type is awesome and such. Ice has always been the perfect dragon killer, and we didn't need Spiritomb or Sableye to have any weaknesses since they weren't much of a pain to deal with since the beginning. I would prefer Shadow becoming an official type rather than Fairy.

Next Pokemon to hate on is Jellicent.

Jellicent is pretty slow at base 60 speed, and every move in its level up movepool is purely for special attack. Combine that with its significantly higher base special attack of 85, you are pretty much forced into using special moveset if you plan on doing decent damage.

It also suffers from fulfilling its role as a wallbreaker thanks to moves like knockoff and pursuit. Altogether, it is fairly slow, and it is weak to common attacks that are run throughout all tiers of the metagame which really hinders its usability. Its design is also quite strange, it looks like it should also have a top hat and monocle along with that huge mustache-cloud thing surrounding its body.

Nonetheless, it suffers heavily in fulfilling its role, the next pokemon to hate on is Donphan.

The only thing I hate about Donphan is its level-up moveset. It doesn't learn a ground type move until like level 45, because it gets magnitude before level 25 (the level at which Phanpy evolves). I love everything else about it.

It's a great rapid spin user as well as a stealth rock lead.


Next to hate on is Skarmory.

Although skarmory has a lot of strengths, its prominent weaknesses can't be overlooked. First and foremost, its HP is horrendous, even with 140 base defense, it is still going to take a considerably large amount of damage each turn from strong attacks. All of its other stats are fairly average, with base 70 speed, it isn't going to be able to outspeed a large portion of the metagame. 

It stands out as a defog user, but on its own, it needs a lot of support to be effective in setting up spikes since it is weak to common types including fire and electric. 

Next pokemon to hate on is Golurk. 

Golurk is way too slow and it's defenses are bad as well, which makes it pointless to use in battle, even though it has pretty good attack. That ground/ghost combo is also terrible. It's destined to sit in my PC box forever.

The next pokemon to hate on is Meganium.

Meganium is really balanced, that's a good thing in my opinion. It can attack or play defensively. It is outclassed by the other Jotho Starters though. That's because of the movepool it gets in the games. Too defensive, most people prefer a starter who can hit hard and have many offensive moves and stats. Looking at type disadvantages in gym battles makes me feel sad for Meganium also.

Venusaur can do most of the stuff that Meganium also can do but better, I think that's because of Venusaur's Mega. Don't get me wrong, I really like Meganium's design. It's also a pretty good support/defensive Pokémon but there are some Pokémon who are better than others.

The next Pokémon to hate on is... Vigoroth! The not-laxy Pokémon in the Slakoth line.

Vigoroth is your definition of a basic middle evolution pokemon.  It's attack stat is only half of the max potential it can reach in its final evolution, Slaking. With that in mind, it takes a lot of effort for a pokemon with average offenses to hit hard unless they have access to attack boosting moves. The only advantages it has over Slaking is that it doesn't suffer from loafing around each time, and it is also able to take advantage of raising its stats by using eviolite. 

Other than that, it isn't much good on defensive teams that have access to set up moves. It would be better to evolve it into Slaking, or switch it out for a faster, harder hitting physical attacker with a stronger movepool.

The next pokemon to hate on is Vanilluxe. 

Even though the Ice type was introduced in the first generation, we had to wait until the 5th to see the most obvious incarnation of its type. I only see a meaning in this: they wanted to be original in generation I but they ran out of originality by the time the 5th came. 

Wanna talk about the movepool? Mostly centered around Ice. Not actually bad, considering how much I appreciate the Ice type for being the greatest dragon killer, but every now and then it's not that bad to drift away from your type and adopt some attacks to deal with other types of Pokemon without having to switch. Also, strange to see it doesn't have Ice Beam, it's probably the best known Ice move, instead it has the stronger Blizzard and the almighty Sheer Cold.

Not like I would choose it as my personal dragon killer. There exist Pokemon with better stats out there to fulfill this role, so for me it's just an add on, and a possible snack if summer drives me crazy enough.

Next Pokemon to hate on is Scolipede.

Scolipede is extremely frail and is very centered around set up hazards for damage. Its  lack of bulk make it a prime target for set up hazards and residual damage. It stays true to the way stats are distributed among bug types, super frail, with base 60 HP and mediocre defensive presence, it is very easy to take out with super effective moves. Aside from its great base 112 speed, none of its other stats are really worth mentioning. 

If it didn't have the access to the ability speed boost and baton pass, then it definitely wouldn't be an OU/Uber pokemon. Although bug types generally aren't the best candidates for competetive battling, I think there are a few better options for a bug type pokemon on your team.

The next pokemon to hate on is Relicanth. 

Relicanth is nothing more than an old fish made of stone, it's bad competitively with low speed and bad non physical defenses and it's just boring.

Next pokemon to hate is houndoom

Houndoom is a mediocre fire type pokemon, it's dark/fire typing is absolutely horrible. I don't get why people like this useless thing. There are way better fire types out there than Houndoom. Heck, I'd take Cyndaquil any day over Houndoom. In addition, it's moveset isn't very special either. Houndoom's better to pass on than use.

The next pokemon to hate on is Jynx.