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* {{Misblamed}}: Since ''Pokémon'' is associated with Nintendo, they tend to get the brunt of the fandom's criticisms when something goes wrong, despite the games being developed by Creator/GameFreak, with the franchise being overseen and handled by The Pokémon Company. While Nintendo is not entirely blameless (especially since they partially own the Pokémon Company alongside Game Freak and Creatures Inc), they're not entirely to blame for the franchise's missteps, as they don't handle the actual development of the games outside of QA testing via the Mario Club and occasional assistance. Their primary role is mostly to publish and market the games.
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* MisBlamed: The removal of the Game Corners had nothing to do with MoralGuardians; it was actually because the EU tightened its gambling laws.
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** The removal of the Game Corners had nothing to do with MoralGuardians; it was actually because the EU tightened its gamblinglaws. laws.
** Since ''Pokémon'' is associated with Nintendo, they tend to get the brunt of the fandom's criticisms when something goes wrong, despite the games being developed by Creator/GameFreak, with the franchise being overseen and handled by The Pokémon Company. While Nintendo is not entirely blameless (especially since they partially own the Pokémon Company alongside Game Freak and Creatures Inc), they're not entirely to blame for the franchise's missteps, as they don't handle the actual development of the games outside of QA testing via the Mario Club and occasional assistance. Their primary role is mostly to publish and market the games.
** The removal of the Game Corners had nothing to do with MoralGuardians; it was actually because the EU tightened its gambling
** Since ''Pokémon'' is associated with Nintendo, they tend to get the brunt of the fandom's criticisms when something goes wrong, despite the games being developed by Creator/GameFreak, with the franchise being overseen and handled by The Pokémon Company. While Nintendo is not entirely blameless (especially since they partially own the Pokémon Company alongside Game Freak and Creatures Inc), they're not entirely to blame for the franchise's missteps, as they don't handle the actual development of the games outside of QA testing via the Mario Club and occasional assistance. Their primary role is mostly to publish and market the games.
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* {{Misblamed}}: Since ''Pokémon'' is associated with Nintendo, they tend to get the brunt of the fandom's criticisms when something goes wrong, despite the games being developed by Creator/GameFreak, with the franchise being overseen and handled by The Pokémon Company. While Nintendo is not entirely blameless (especially since they partially own the Pokémon Company alongside Game Freak and Creatures Inc), they're not entirely to blame for the franchise's missteps, as they don't handle the actual development of the games outside of QA testing via the Mario Club and occasional assistance. Their primary role is mostly to publish and market the games.
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** A common criticism of later games in the series is that they are [[StopHelpingMe very overbearing]] in terms of handholding and in-game tutorials. This is often cited as an attempt to pander to young children and [[ViewersAreMorons treat them in a patronizing manner]], a common fallacy of ''Pokémon'' in general (most notably with the [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries anime series]] pre-XY).
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** A common criticism of later games in the series is that they are [[StopHelpingMe [[AnnoyingVideoGameHelper very overbearing]] in terms of handholding and in-game tutorials. This is often cited as an attempt to pander to young children and [[ViewersAreMorons treat them in a patronizing manner]], a common fallacy of ''Pokémon'' in general (most notably with the [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries anime series]] pre-XY).
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* StopHavingFunGuys: Some [[TournamentPlay competitive players]] mock people who play with their favorite monsters and insist that the series [[SeriousBusiness isn't for kids.]] Though this seems to be more a product of [[ForumSpeak G.I.F.T]] than anything, as most prominent members of the competitive community, such as most Pokétubers and contributing members of Website/{{Smogon}}, actually applaud players who make use of lesser-seen Pokémon and often try to do so themselves (though they can be less receptive if they believe said players are using such Pokémon poorly). After all, the alternative is seeing [[PlayerPreferredPattern the same dozen or so Pokémon]] [[BoringButPractical over and over]] [[ComplacentGamingSyndrome AND OVER]] again.
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* StopHavingFunGuys: Some [[TournamentPlay competitive players]] mock people who play with their favorite monsters and insist that the series [[SeriousBusiness isn't for kids.]] Though this seems to be more a product of [[ForumSpeak G.I.F.T]] than anything, as most prominent members of the competitive community, such as most Pokétubers and contributing members of Website/{{Smogon}}, actually applaud players who make use of lesser-seen Pokémon and often try to do so themselves (though they can be less receptive if they believe said players are using such Pokémon poorly). After all, the alternative is seeing [[PlayerPreferredPattern the same dozen or so Pokémon]] [[BoringButPractical over and over]] [[ComplacentGamingSyndrome AND OVER]] the same dozen or so Pokémon over and over]] again.
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* {{Sequelitis}}: The ''Champion's Path'' expansion is widely reviled by many fans. Intended as a "sequel" to the beloved ''Hidden Fates'', the set list is very small and largely consists of simplistic, unplayable cards with the only sought-after cards being two versions of Charizard[[note]]Shiny Charizard V and Rainbow Rare Charizard VMAX[[/note]] that have very low pull rates.[[note]]Compare to ''Hidden Fates'', which also had a sought-after Shiny Charizard-GX card but also had a larger set list and a wider variety of chase cards, and consequently a higher probability of pulling at least one of them.[[/note]] Those two cards alone are enough to sell the set, but many have reported becoming ''depressed'' after buying hundreds and hundreds of dollars' worth of ''Champion's Path'' products and getting nothing but junk. ''Its'' successor, Shining Fates, is considered an improvement but still vastly inferior to ''Hidden Fates''.
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* {{Sequelitis}}: The ''Champion's Path'' expansion is widely reviled by many fans. Intended as a "sequel" to the beloved ''Hidden Fates'', the set list is very small and largely consists of simplistic, unplayable cards with the only sought-after cards being two versions of Charizard[[note]]Shiny Charizard V and Rainbow Rare Charizard VMAX[[/note]] that have very low pull rates.[[note]]Compare to ''Hidden Fates'', which also had a sought-after Shiny Charizard-GX card but also had a larger set list and a wider variety of chase cards, and consequently a higher probability of pulling at least one of them.[[/note]] Those two cards alone are enough to sell the set, but many have reported becoming ''depressed'' after buying hundreds and hundreds of dollars' worth of ''Champion's Path'' products and getting nothing but junk. ''Its'' successor, Shining Fates, is considered an improvement but still vastly inferior to ''Hidden Fates''. With the rise and subsequent popularity of Illustration Rares, the set has also aged particularly poorly as its own secret rares are simply recolors of other Charizard cards, with the final ''Sword & Shield'' set ''Crown Zenith'' getting much more praise and being considered by many fans to be a truly worthy successor to ''Hidden Fates''.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: As a trading card game, this is a given. The Full Art cards from the Black & White series onward stand out in particular. BREAK Evolution cards also tend to have suitably epic designs. The alternate art Pokémon V from the ''Sword & Shield'' series are also generally highly praised and sought-after.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: As a trading card game, this is a given. The Full Art cards from the Black & White series onward stand out in particular. BREAK Evolution cards also tend to have suitably epic designs. The alternate art Pokémon V from the ''Sword & Shield'' series are also generally highly praised and sought-after.sought-after, to the point of becoming an official rarity, "(Special) Illustration Rare", in the ''Scarlet & Violet'' era.
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* CharacterPerceptionEvolution:
** For the first fifteen-odd years of its existence, Charizard was well-liked for being a fire-breathing dragon, in spite of being underwhelming in battle due to its typing and overly average stats limiting its usefulness. Then ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' gave Charizard ''two'' Mega Evolutions, both of which are much stronger than the base version in addition to being downright cool-looking. Charizard's popularity consequently skyrocketed, eventually leading to said popularity getting acknowledged within the video games via cameos. However, people began noticing that the games of the time were making an excessive amount of references to [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Gen 1]] and several Charizard cameos left it looking out of place. This culminated in ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'', where the champion's signature Charizard is [[CharacterShilling routinely shilled as being undefeatable]] and has a Gigantamax form that changes little from its regular appearance. Meanwhile, the other Kanto starters were completely absent at launch and they and the game's own [[StarterMon starter Pokemon]] didn't receive Gigantamax forms of their own for half a year. Consequently, Charizard has become one of the franchise's biggest examples of a BaseBreakingCharacter due to sheer overexposure. While the Flame Pokemon still has fans, many within the fanbase see it as emblematic of Game Freak supposedly [[PanderingToTheBase pandering to nostalgia]] at the cost of innovation.
** Bidoof was initially one of the most hated Pokemon out there, due to having the misfortune of being one of the newest {{Com Mon}}s right when the franchise was entering its PopularityPolynomial phase. This meant that a lot of older longtime fans getting back into the series were first greeted by Bidoof and ''despised'' it, due to its goofy appearance, it being a very frequent encounter in the early game, and having mediocre stats even after evolving. The fact that it turned out to be an excellent [[UtilityPartyMember HM slave]] in one of the most HM-heavy generations gave it some appeal, but also underlined the idea of its apparent ineffectiveness, since this suggested the optimal way to use it was to have it never see battle. For a while, Bidoof was essentially ''the'' go-to joke about a forgettable and useless Pokemon that nobody liked. However, over time, the genuine hatred for it subsided, brought on in part by similarly disliked early-game ComMons like Patrat, Yungoos, and Skwovet, that were seen as lacking even Bidoof's goofy charm or utility. This left its uses in jokes, which, removed from the context of actual venom, turned it into a kind of loveable underdog, which would go on to be played to the hilt in official media like ''WebAnimation/BidoofsBigStand''. In a 2020 popularity poll, Bidoof actually placed 20th in Sinnoh overall, outclassing traditional "cool" favorites of the generation like Weavile, and ended up being the only one out of any of the early-game Normal-types to place in the top 30 for their generation.
** For the first fifteen-odd years of its existence, Charizard was well-liked for being a fire-breathing dragon, in spite of being underwhelming in battle due to its typing and overly average stats limiting its usefulness. Then ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' gave Charizard ''two'' Mega Evolutions, both of which are much stronger than the base version in addition to being downright cool-looking. Charizard's popularity consequently skyrocketed, eventually leading to said popularity getting acknowledged within the video games via cameos. However, people began noticing that the games of the time were making an excessive amount of references to [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Gen 1]] and several Charizard cameos left it looking out of place. This culminated in ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'', where the champion's signature Charizard is [[CharacterShilling routinely shilled as being undefeatable]] and has a Gigantamax form that changes little from its regular appearance. Meanwhile, the other Kanto starters were completely absent at launch and they and the game's own [[StarterMon starter Pokemon]] didn't receive Gigantamax forms of their own for half a year. Consequently, Charizard has become one of the franchise's biggest examples of a BaseBreakingCharacter due to sheer overexposure. While the Flame Pokemon still has fans, many within the fanbase see it as emblematic of Game Freak supposedly [[PanderingToTheBase pandering to nostalgia]] at the cost of innovation.
** Bidoof was initially one of the most hated Pokemon out there, due to having the misfortune of being one of the newest {{Com Mon}}s right when the franchise was entering its PopularityPolynomial phase. This meant that a lot of older longtime fans getting back into the series were first greeted by Bidoof and ''despised'' it, due to its goofy appearance, it being a very frequent encounter in the early game, and having mediocre stats even after evolving. The fact that it turned out to be an excellent [[UtilityPartyMember HM slave]] in one of the most HM-heavy generations gave it some appeal, but also underlined the idea of its apparent ineffectiveness, since this suggested the optimal way to use it was to have it never see battle. For a while, Bidoof was essentially ''the'' go-to joke about a forgettable and useless Pokemon that nobody liked. However, over time, the genuine hatred for it subsided, brought on in part by similarly disliked early-game ComMons like Patrat, Yungoos, and Skwovet, that were seen as lacking even Bidoof's goofy charm or utility. This left its uses in jokes, which, removed from the context of actual venom, turned it into a kind of loveable underdog, which would go on to be played to the hilt in official media like ''WebAnimation/BidoofsBigStand''. In a 2020 popularity poll, Bidoof actually placed 20th in Sinnoh overall, outclassing traditional "cool" favorites of the generation like Weavile, and ended up being the only one out of any of the early-game Normal-types to place in the top 30 for their generation.
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** [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Giratina_VSTAR_(Lost_Origin_131) Giratina VSTAR]] can be considered the ''Pokémon'' equivalent of [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh Borrelsword Dragon]], as the game's resident Dragon-type OneHitKO machine. Its base form, Giratina V, is already good; its first attack, "Abyss Seeking", is good for both card advantage and Lost Zone fueling, while its second attack, "Shred", is a decently powerful attack with no drawbacks that can get rid of problematic single-prize Pokémon. Once it evolves, however, its main attack, "Lost Impact" deals a very meaty 280 damage[[note]]enough to KO any Pokémon VSTAR, basic Pokémon ex, or below[[/note]] for only 3 Energy. It requires you to send 2 Energy attached to your Pokémon to the Lost Zone, but that's where its VSTAR Power comes in -- Star Requiem is an instant KO against ''any'' Pokémon for 2 Energy (especially useful for Pokémon VMAX and higher-stage Pokémon ex that can take a Lost Impact), with the only caveat being that you must have 10 or more cards in your Lost Zone (which can be helped with the "drawback" cost of Lost Impact. This sounds AwesomeButImpractical, but the "Lost Box" engine[[note]]involves Comfey, Colress' Experiment and others to send lots of cards to your Lost Zone[[/note]] can easily fill up the Lost Zone and attach Energy to your Pokémon at the same time, making Giratina a perfect choice for its main attacker. While Giratina VSTAR was initially too slow to be a top-tier threat, the slower pace and greater focus on Basic Pokémon in the ''Scarlet & Violet'' era gave it some time to shine, where it benefited from a great matchup against other meta decks such as Miraidon ex as well as the new "Beach Court" Stadium that allowed for more frequent rotation and use of Comfey.
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** [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Giratina_VSTAR_(Lost_Origin_131) Giratina VSTAR]] can be considered the ''Pokémon'' equivalent of [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh Borrelsword Dragon]], as the game's resident Dragon-type OneHitKO machine. Its base form, Giratina V, is already good; its first attack, "Abyss Seeking", is good for both card advantage and Lost Zone fueling, while its second attack, "Shred", is a decently powerful attack with no drawbacks that can get rid of problematic single-prize Pokémon. Once it evolves, however, its main attack, "Lost Impact" deals a very meaty 280 damage[[note]]enough to KO any Pokémon VSTAR, basic Pokémon ex, or below[[/note]] for only 3 Energy. It requires you to send 2 Energy attached to your Pokémon to the Lost Zone, but that's where its VSTAR Power comes in -- Star Requiem is an instant KO against ''any'' Pokémon for 2 Energy (especially useful for Pokémon VMAX and higher-stage Pokémon ex that can take a Lost Impact), with the only caveat being that you must have 10 or more cards in your Lost Zone (which can be helped with the "drawback" cost of (something that Lost Impact.Impact contributes to). This sounds AwesomeButImpractical, but the "Lost Box" engine[[note]]involves Comfey, Colress' Experiment and others to send lots of cards to your Lost Zone[[/note]] can easily fill up the Lost Zone and attach Energy to your Pokémon at the same time, making Giratina a perfect choice for its main attacker. While Giratina VSTAR was initially too slow to be a top-tier threat, the slower pace and greater focus on Basic Pokémon in the ''Scarlet & Violet'' era gave it some time to shine, where it benefited from a great matchup against other meta decks such as Miraidon ex as well as the new "Beach Court" Stadium that allowed for more frequent rotation and use of Comfey.
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** [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Giratina_VSTAR_(Lost_Origin_131) Giratina VSTAR]] can be considered the ''Pokémon'' equivalent of [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh Borrelsword Dragon]], as the game's resident Dragon-type OneHitKO machine. Its base form, Giratina V, is already good; its first attack, "Abyss Seeking", is good for both card advantage and Lost Zone fueling, while its second attack, "Shred", is a decently powerful attack with no drawbacks that can get rid of problematic single-prize Pokémon. Once it evolves, however, its main attack, "Lost Impact" deals a very meaty 280 damage -- enough to KO any Pokémon VSTAR, basic Pokémon ex, or below -- for only 3 Energy. It requires you to send 2 Energy attached to your Pokémon to the Lost Zone, but that's where its VSTAR Power comes in -- Star Requiem is an instant KO against ''any'' Pokémon for 2 Energy (especially useful for Pokémon VMAX and higher-stage Pokémon ex that can take a Lost Impact), with the only caveat being that you must have 10 or more cards in your Lost Zone. This sounds AwesomeButImpractical, but the "Lost Box" engine[[note]]involves Comfey, Colress' Experiment and others to send lots of cards to your Lost Zone[[/note]] can easily fill up the Lost Zone and attach Energy to your Pokémon at the same time, making Giratina a perfect choice for its main attacker; while it was initially too slow to be a top-tier threat, the slower pace and greater focus on Basic Pokémon in the ''Scarlet & Violet'' era gave it some time to shine, where it benefited from a great matchup against other top-tier threats such as Miraidon ex as well as the new "Beach Court" Stadium that allowed for more frequent rotation and use of Comfey.
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** [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Giratina_VSTAR_(Lost_Origin_131) Giratina VSTAR]] can be considered the ''Pokémon'' equivalent of [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh Borrelsword Dragon]], as the game's resident Dragon-type OneHitKO machine. Its base form, Giratina V, is already good; its first attack, "Abyss Seeking", is good for both card advantage and Lost Zone fueling, while its second attack, "Shred", is a decently powerful attack with no drawbacks that can get rid of problematic single-prize Pokémon. Once it evolves, however, its main attack, "Lost Impact" deals a very meaty 280 damage -- enough damage[[note]]enough to KO any Pokémon VSTAR, basic Pokémon ex, or below -- below[[/note]] for only 3 Energy. It requires you to send 2 Energy attached to your Pokémon to the Lost Zone, but that's where its VSTAR Power comes in -- Star Requiem is an instant KO against ''any'' Pokémon for 2 Energy (especially useful for Pokémon VMAX and higher-stage Pokémon ex that can take a Lost Impact), with the only caveat being that you must have 10 or more cards in your Lost Zone. Zone (which can be helped with the "drawback" cost of Lost Impact. This sounds AwesomeButImpractical, but the "Lost Box" engine[[note]]involves Comfey, Colress' Experiment and others to send lots of cards to your Lost Zone[[/note]] can easily fill up the Lost Zone and attach Energy to your Pokémon at the same time, making Giratina a perfect choice for its main attacker; while it attacker. While Giratina VSTAR was initially too slow to be a top-tier threat, the slower pace and greater focus on Basic Pokémon in the ''Scarlet & Violet'' era gave it some time to shine, where it benefited from a great matchup against other top-tier threats meta decks such as Miraidon ex as well as the new "Beach Court" Stadium that allowed for more frequent rotation and use of Comfey.
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** [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Giratina_VSTAR_(Lost_Origin_131) Giratina VSTAR]] can be considered the ''Pokémon'' equivalent of [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh Borrelsword Dragon]], as the game's resident Dragon-type OneHitKO machine. Its base form, Giratina V, is already good; its first attack, "Abyss Seeking", is good for both card advantage and Lost Zone fueling, while its second attack, "Shred", is a decently powerful attack with no drawbacks that can get rid of problematic single-prize Pokémon. Once it evolves, however, its main attack, "Lost Impact" deals a very meaty 280 damage -- enough to KO any Pokémon VSTAR, basic Pokémon ex, or below -- for only 3 Energy. It requires you to send 2 Energy attached to your Pokémon to the Lost Zone, but that's where its VSTAR Power comes in -- Star Requiem is an instant KO against ''any'' Pokémon for 2 Energy (especially useful for Pokémon VMAX and higher-stage Pokémon ex that can take a Lost Impact), with the only caveat being that you must have 10 or more cards in your Lost Zone. This sounds AwesomeButImpractical, but the "Lost Box" engine[[note]]involves Comfey, Colress' Experiment and others to send lots of cards to your Lost Zone[[/note]] can easily fill up the Lost Zone and attach Energy to your Pokémon at the same time, making Giratina a perfect choice for its main attacker; while it was initially too slow to be a top-tier threat, the slower pace and greater focus on Basic Pokémon in the ''Scarlet & Violet'' era gave it some time to shine, where it benefited from a great matchup against other top-tier threats such as Miraidon ex.
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** [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Giratina_VSTAR_(Lost_Origin_131) Giratina VSTAR]] can be considered the ''Pokémon'' equivalent of [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh Borrelsword Dragon]], as the game's resident Dragon-type OneHitKO machine. Its base form, Giratina V, is already good; its first attack, "Abyss Seeking", is good for both card advantage and Lost Zone fueling, while its second attack, "Shred", is a decently powerful attack with no drawbacks that can get rid of problematic single-prize Pokémon. Once it evolves, however, its main attack, "Lost Impact" deals a very meaty 280 damage -- enough to KO any Pokémon VSTAR, basic Pokémon ex, or below -- for only 3 Energy. It requires you to send 2 Energy attached to your Pokémon to the Lost Zone, but that's where its VSTAR Power comes in -- Star Requiem is an instant KO against ''any'' Pokémon for 2 Energy (especially useful for Pokémon VMAX and higher-stage Pokémon ex that can take a Lost Impact), with the only caveat being that you must have 10 or more cards in your Lost Zone. This sounds AwesomeButImpractical, but the "Lost Box" engine[[note]]involves Comfey, Colress' Experiment and others to send lots of cards to your Lost Zone[[/note]] can easily fill up the Lost Zone and attach Energy to your Pokémon at the same time, making Giratina a perfect choice for its main attacker; while it was initially too slow to be a top-tier threat, the slower pace and greater focus on Basic Pokémon in the ''Scarlet & Violet'' era gave it some time to shine, where it benefited from a great matchup against other top-tier threats such as Miraidon ex.ex as well as the new "Beach Court" Stadium that allowed for more frequent rotation and use of Comfey.
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** ''Pokémon'' has such widespread appeal that its fandom overlaps with most other fandoms out there, from similar franchises such as ''{{Franchise/Kirby}}'' (given that both are made by Nintendo and have cute characters with Jigglypuff being similar to Kirby and Snorlax's Japanese name being a pun based on Kirby's name according to [[https://www.gameinformer.com/interview/2019/10/24/more-burning-questions-for-the-pokemon-series this 2019 Game Informer interview]] as both Kirby and Snorlax have large appetites), ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' (also created by Nintendo), and ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' to completely different ones such as ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (interestingly enough, ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'' has an official crossover with Music/EdSheeran) and ''Franchise/LoveLive''. Given any fandom, there's a high chance that it'll have unironic crossover fanart and fanfiction with ''Pokémon'', no matter how awkward the crossover may be. The most common kind of fanart you'll see being a fictional character having a team of six Pokémon that reflects that character's personality, appearance, abilities, home location, or occupation. The fictional character may even be dressed like a Pokémon trainer (mostly wearing sporty clothing and a nice hat).
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** ''Pokémon'' has such widespread appeal that its fandom overlaps with most other fandoms out there, from similar franchises such as ''{{Franchise/Kirby}}'' (given that both are made by Nintendo and have cute characters with Jigglypuff being similar to Kirby and Snorlax's Japanese name being a pun based on Kirby's name according to [[https://www.gameinformer.com/interview/2019/10/24/more-burning-questions-for-the-pokemon-series this 2019 Game Informer interview]] as both Kirby and Snorlax have large appetites), ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' (also created by Nintendo), and ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' to completely different ones such as ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (interestingly enough, ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'' has an and ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' have official crossover crossovers with Music/EdSheeran) and ''Franchise/LoveLive''. Given any fandom, there's a high chance that it'll have unironic crossover fanart and fanfiction with ''Pokémon'', no matter how awkward the crossover may be. The most common kind of fanart you'll see being a fictional character having a team of six Pokémon that reflects that character's personality, appearance, abilities, home location, or occupation. The fictional character may even be dressed like a Pokémon trainer (mostly wearing sporty clothing and a nice hat).
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** ''Pokémon'' has such widespread appeal that its fandom overlaps with most other fandoms out there, from similar franchises such as ''{{Franchise/Kirby}}'' (given that both are made by Nintendo and have cute characters with Jigglypuff being similar to Kirby and Snorlax's Japanese name being a pun based on Kirby's name according to [https://www.gameinformer.com/interview/2019/10/24/more-burning-questions-for-the-pokemon-series this 2019 Game Informer interview] as both Kirby and Snorlax have large appetites), ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' (also created by Nintendo), and ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' to completely different ones such as ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (interestingly enough, ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'' has an official crossover with Music/EdSheeran) and ''Franchise/LoveLive''. Given any fandom, there's a high chance that it'll have unironic crossover fanart and fanfiction with ''Pokémon'', no matter how awkward the crossover may be. The most common kind of fanart you'll see being a fictional character having a team of six Pokémon that reflects that character's personality, appearance, abilities, home location, or occupation. The fictional character may even be dressed like a Pokémon trainer (mostly wearing sporty clothing and a nice hat).
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** ''Pokémon'' has such widespread appeal that its fandom overlaps with most other fandoms out there, from similar franchises such as ''{{Franchise/Kirby}}'' (given that both are made by Nintendo and have cute characters with Jigglypuff being similar to Kirby and Snorlax's Japanese name being a pun based on Kirby's name according to [https://www.[[https://www.gameinformer.com/interview/2019/10/24/more-burning-questions-for-the-pokemon-series this 2019 Game Informer interview] interview]] as both Kirby and Snorlax have large appetites), ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' (also created by Nintendo), and ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' to completely different ones such as ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (interestingly enough, ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'' has an official crossover with Music/EdSheeran) and ''Franchise/LoveLive''. Given any fandom, there's a high chance that it'll have unironic crossover fanart and fanfiction with ''Pokémon'', no matter how awkward the crossover may be. The most common kind of fanart you'll see being a fictional character having a team of six Pokémon that reflects that character's personality, appearance, abilities, home location, or occupation. The fictional character may even be dressed like a Pokémon trainer (mostly wearing sporty clothing and a nice hat).
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** "Para-Flinch" is a strategy where your Pokémon first paralyzes the opponent (only giving them a 75% chance of attacking while drastically lowering their speed, so they'll always attack second), then uses a fliching move (Bite, Headbutt, etc.) which has a 30% chance of preventing them from attacking if it strikes first. Using a Pokémon with the ability Serene Grace increases the chances of causing paralysis and flinching even further, which certain held items will add yet another 10% chance of causing flinching. Sometimes, confusion is added to the mix, which adds a 50% chance (reduced to 33% in later generations) of damaging themselves, but unlike paralysis, will resolve itself within 2-5 turns. It's an incredibly frustrating strategy to face.
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** "Para-Flinch" is a strategy where your Pokémon first paralyzes the opponent (only giving them a 75% chance of attacking while drastically lowering their speed, so they'll always attack second), then uses a fliching flinching move (Bite, Headbutt, etc.) which has a 30% chance of preventing them from attacking if it strikes first. Using a Pokémon with the ability Serene Grace increases the chances of causing paralysis and flinching even further, which certain held items will add yet another 10% chance of causing flinching. Sometimes, confusion is added to the mix, which adds a 50% chance (reduced to 33% in later generations) of damaging themselves, but unlike paralysis, will resolve itself within 2-5 turns. It's an incredibly frustrating strategy to face.
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** Giratina VSTAR can be considered the ''Pokémon'' equivalent of [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh Borrelsword Dragon]], as the game's resident Dragon-type OneHitKO machine. Its base form, Giratina V, is already good; its first attack, "Abyss Seeking", is good for both card advantage and Lost Zone fueling, while its second attack, "Shred", is a decently powerful attack with no drawbacks that can get rid of problematic single-prize Pokémon. Once it evolves, however, its main attack, "Lost Impact" deals a very meaty 280 damage -- enough to KO any Pokémon VSTAR, basic Pokémon ex, or below -- for only 3 Energy. It requires you to send 2 Energy attached to your Pokémon to the Lost Zone, but that's where its VSTAR Power comes in -- Star Requiem is an instant KO against ''any'' Pokémon for 2 Energy (especially useful for Pokémon VMAX and higher-stage Pokémon ex that can take a Lost Impact), with the only caveat being that you must have 10 or more cards in your Lost Zone. This sounds AwesomeButImpractical, but the "Lost Box" engine[[note]]involves Comfey, Colress' Experiment and others to send lots of cards to your Lost Zone[[/note]] can easily fill up the Lost Zone and attach Energy to your Pokémon at the same time, making Giratina a perfect choice for its main attacker; while it was initially too slow to be a top-tier threat, the slower pace and greater focus on Basic Pokémon in the ''Scarlet & Violet'' era gave it some time to shine, where it benefited from a great matchup against other top-tier threats such as Miraidon ex.
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** [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Giratina_VSTAR_(Lost_Origin_131) Giratina VSTAR VSTAR]] can be considered the ''Pokémon'' equivalent of [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh Borrelsword Dragon]], as the game's resident Dragon-type OneHitKO machine. Its base form, Giratina V, is already good; its first attack, "Abyss Seeking", is good for both card advantage and Lost Zone fueling, while its second attack, "Shred", is a decently powerful attack with no drawbacks that can get rid of problematic single-prize Pokémon. Once it evolves, however, its main attack, "Lost Impact" deals a very meaty 280 damage -- enough to KO any Pokémon VSTAR, basic Pokémon ex, or below -- for only 3 Energy. It requires you to send 2 Energy attached to your Pokémon to the Lost Zone, but that's where its VSTAR Power comes in -- Star Requiem is an instant KO against ''any'' Pokémon for 2 Energy (especially useful for Pokémon VMAX and higher-stage Pokémon ex that can take a Lost Impact), with the only caveat being that you must have 10 or more cards in your Lost Zone. This sounds AwesomeButImpractical, but the "Lost Box" engine[[note]]involves Comfey, Colress' Experiment and others to send lots of cards to your Lost Zone[[/note]] can easily fill up the Lost Zone and attach Energy to your Pokémon at the same time, making Giratina a perfect choice for its main attacker; while it was initially too slow to be a top-tier threat, the slower pace and greater focus on Basic Pokémon in the ''Scarlet & Violet'' era gave it some time to shine, where it benefited from a great matchup against other top-tier threats such as Miraidon ex.
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** Giratina VSTAR can be considered the ''Pokémon'' equivalent of [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh Borrelsword Dragon]], as the game's resident Dragon-type OneHitKO machine. Its base form, Giratina V, is already good; its first attack, "Abyss Seeking", is good for both card advantage and Lost Zone fueling, while its second attack, "Shred", is a decently powerful attack with no drawbacks that can get rid of problematic single-prize Pokémon. Once it evolves, however, its main attack, "Lost Impact" deals a very meaty 280 damage -- enough to KO any Pokémon VSTAR, basic Pokémon ex, or below -- for only 3 Energy. It requires you to send 2 Energy attached to your Pokémon to the Lost Zone, but that's where its VSTAR Power comes in -- Star Requiem is an instant KO against ''any'' Pokémon for 2 Energy (especially useful for Pokémon VMAX and higher-stage Pokémon ex that can take a Lost Impact), with the only caveat being that you must have 10 or more cards in your Lost Zone. This sounds AwesomeButImpractical, but the "Lost Box" engine[[note]]involves Comfey, Colress' Experiment and others to send lots of cards to your Lost Zone[[/note]] can easily fill up the Lost Zone and attach Energy to your Pokémon at the same time, making Giratina a perfect choice for its main attacker; while it was initially too slow to be a top-tier threat, the slower pace and greater focus on Basic Pokémon in the ''Scarlet & Violet'' era gave it some time to shine, where it benefited from a great matchup from other top-tier threats such as Miraidon ex.
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** Giratina VSTAR can be considered the ''Pokémon'' equivalent of [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh Borrelsword Dragon]], as the game's resident Dragon-type OneHitKO machine. Its base form, Giratina V, is already good; its first attack, "Abyss Seeking", is good for both card advantage and Lost Zone fueling, while its second attack, "Shred", is a decently powerful attack with no drawbacks that can get rid of problematic single-prize Pokémon. Once it evolves, however, its main attack, "Lost Impact" deals a very meaty 280 damage -- enough to KO any Pokémon VSTAR, basic Pokémon ex, or below -- for only 3 Energy. It requires you to send 2 Energy attached to your Pokémon to the Lost Zone, but that's where its VSTAR Power comes in -- Star Requiem is an instant KO against ''any'' Pokémon for 2 Energy (especially useful for Pokémon VMAX and higher-stage Pokémon ex that can take a Lost Impact), with the only caveat being that you must have 10 or more cards in your Lost Zone. This sounds AwesomeButImpractical, but the "Lost Box" engine[[note]]involves Comfey, Colress' Experiment and others to send lots of cards to your Lost Zone[[/note]] can easily fill up the Lost Zone and attach Energy to your Pokémon at the same time, making Giratina a perfect choice for its main attacker; while it was initially too slow to be a top-tier threat, the slower pace and greater focus on Basic Pokémon in the ''Scarlet & Violet'' era gave it some time to shine, where it benefited from a great matchup from against other top-tier threats such as Miraidon ex.
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** Giratina VSTAR can be considered the ''Pokémon'' equivalent of [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh Borrelsword Dragon]], as the game's resident Dragon-type OneHitKO machine. Its base form, Giratina V, is already good; its first attack, "Abyss Seeking", is good for both card advantage and Lost Zone fueling, while its second attack, "Shred", is a decently powerful attack with no drawbacks that can get rid of problematic single-prize Pokémon. Once it evolves, however, its main attack, "Lost Impact" deals a very meaty 280 damage -- enough to KO any Pokémon VSTAR, basic Pokémon ex, or below -- for only 3 Energy. It requires you to send 2 Energy attached to your Pokémon to the Lost Zone, but that's where its VSTAR Power comes in -- Star Requiem is an instant KO against ''any'' Pokémon for 2 Energy (especially useful for Pokémon VMAX and higher-stage Pokémon ex that can take a Lost Impact), with the only caveat being that you must have 10 or more cards in your Lost Zone. This sounds AwesomeButImpractical, but the "Lost Box" engine[[note]]involves Comfey, Colress' Experiment and others to send lots of cards to your Lost Zone[[/note]] can easily fill up the Lost Zone and attach Energy to your Pokémon at the same time, making Giratina a perfect choice for its main attacker; while it was initially too slow to be a top-tier threat, the slower pace and greater focus on Basic Pokémon in the ''Scarlet & Violet'' era gave it some time to shine, where it benefited from a great matchup from other top-tier threats such as Miraidon ex.
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** ''Pokémon'' has such widespread appeal that its fandom overlaps with most other fandoms out there, from similar franchises such as ''{{Franchise/Kirby}}'' (given that both are made by Nintendo and have cute characters with Jigglypuff being similar to Kirby), ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' (also created by Nintendo), and ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' to completely different ones such as ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (interestingly enough, ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'' has an official crossover with Music/EdSheeran) and ''Franchise/LoveLive''. Given any fandom, there's a high chance that it'll have unironic crossover fanart and fanfiction with ''Pokémon'', no matter how awkward the crossover may be. The most common kind of fanart you'll see being a fictional character having a team of six Pokémon that reflects that character's personality, appearance, abilities, home location, or occupation. The fictional character may even be dressed like a Pokémon trainer (mostly wearing sporty clothing and a nice hat).
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** ''Pokémon'' has such widespread appeal that its fandom overlaps with most other fandoms out there, from similar franchises such as ''{{Franchise/Kirby}}'' (given that both are made by Nintendo and have cute characters with Jigglypuff being similar to Kirby), Kirby and Snorlax's Japanese name being a pun based on Kirby's name according to [https://www.gameinformer.com/interview/2019/10/24/more-burning-questions-for-the-pokemon-series this 2019 Game Informer interview] as both Kirby and Snorlax have large appetites), ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' (also created by Nintendo), and ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' to completely different ones such as ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (interestingly enough, ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'' has an official crossover with Music/EdSheeran) and ''Franchise/LoveLive''. Given any fandom, there's a high chance that it'll have unironic crossover fanart and fanfiction with ''Pokémon'', no matter how awkward the crossover may be. The most common kind of fanart you'll see being a fictional character having a team of six Pokémon that reflects that character's personality, appearance, abilities, home location, or occupation. The fictional character may even be dressed like a Pokémon trainer (mostly wearing sporty clothing and a nice hat).
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* PopularGameVariant: Many player enjoy playing ''Pokémon'' using Website/{{Smogon}}'s rulesets on the battle simulator ''Pokémon Showdown!''. These rules are designed to make the game more competitive by restricting or banning broken stuff and stuff that pushes the game towards LuckBasedMission territory. To allow more Pokémon to see use, they are divided into CharacterTiers, each of which have their own metagames. Also, importantly, while official VGC formats use doubles, Smogon mostly uses singles.
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* PopularGameVariant: Many player players enjoy playing ''Pokémon'' using Website/{{Smogon}}'s rulesets on the battle simulator ''Pokémon Showdown!''. These rules are designed to make the game more competitive by restricting or banning broken stuff and stuff that pushes the game towards LuckBasedMission territory. To allow more Pokémon to see use, they are divided into CharacterTiers, each of which have their own metagames. Also, importantly, while official VGC formats use doubles, Smogon mostly uses singles.
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** When ''Pokémon Masters EX'' was announced on Twitter, it came with the hashtag [[TheProblemWithPenIsland #PokemonMastersEX]]... and it promptly started trending for ''other reasons'' than intended.
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* PopularGameVariant: One of the most popular alternative formats is Gym Leader Challenge. In addition to using the expanded format, which includes cards from all past expansions through Black and White, Gym Leader Challenge adds three rules to the normal rules: All Poémon in a player's deck must be the same type, Pokémon with a rulebox and Ace Spec item cards are not allowed, and only one of each card other than basic energy may be in a player's deck. The format is so popular that it even sees play in side events at official competitions.
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** The Gym Leaders also are a waste of a character. For the most part, a gym leaders' only use in the games is to have a gym battle with the player, get beaten, give you their badge, and they almost never show up again. They could have more screen time to help the player with a certain problem or battle with them later to give them more battle experience, but barely anything else is done with them.
** The Gym Leaders also are a waste of a character. For the most part, a gym leaders' only use in the games is to have a gym battle with the player, get beaten, give you their badge, and they almost never show up again. They could have more screen time to help the player with a certain problem or battle with them later to give them more battle experience, but barely anything else is done with them.
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* PopularGameVariant: Many player enjoy playing ''Pokémon'' using Website/{{Smogon}}'s rulesets on the battle simulator ''Pokémon Showdown!''. These rules are designed to make the game more competitive by restricting or banning broken stuff and stuff that pushes the game towards LuckBasedMission territory. To allow more Pokémon to see use, they are divided into CharacterTiers, each of which have their own metagames. Also, importantly, while official VGC formats use doubles, Smogon mostly uses singles.
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* FanNickname: [[FanNickname/Pokemon Has a dedicated subpage]].
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* FanNickname: [[FanNickname/Pokemon [[FanNickname/{{Pokemon}} Has a dedicated subpage]].
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** {{Troll}} Freak for Game Freak, thanks to their (extremely) questionable mechanic changes and implementations of the games itself. This is, by far the most used nickname in Pokémon community, both for casuals and competitive players. There are also a number of very popular nicknames for Pokémon, like [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Obama]]snow for Abomasnow, or [[VideoGame/MetalGear Solid Snake]] for Onix/Steelix.
** Magikarp is frequently dubbed "Magicrap" for being the most useless Pokémon in existence.
** Before their official English names were released, fans had given the nickname "[[{{Pun}} Wotter]]" to Oshawott, and "Smugleaf" to Snivy (due to its incredibly smug facial expression).
** The Alolan form of Sandslash has been associated with VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog due to physical similarities. However, once Alolan Sandslash's Ice/Steel typing was revealed, they quickly shifted to calling him Coldsteel (named after an infamously memetic Sonic fan OC).
** Rayquaza is often referred to as "[[MemeticMutation Fug]]", a [[InMyLanguageThatSoundsLike bastardization]] of "Flug", the German word for its Flying type.
** {{Troll}} Freak for Game Freak, thanks to their (extremely) questionable mechanic changes and implementations of the games itself. This is, by far the most used nickname in Pokémon community, both for casuals and competitive players. There are also a number of very popular nicknames for Pokémon, like [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Obama]]snow for Abomasnow, or [[VideoGame/MetalGear Solid Snake]] for Onix/Steelix.
** Magikarp is frequently dubbed "Magicrap" for being the most useless Pokémon in existence.
** Before their official English names were released, fans had given the nickname "[[{{Pun}} Wotter]]" to Oshawott, and "Smugleaf" to Snivy (due to its incredibly smug facial expression).
** The Alolan form of Sandslash has been associated with VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog due to physical similarities. However, once Alolan Sandslash's Ice/Steel typing was revealed, they quickly shifted to calling him Coldsteel (named after an infamously memetic Sonic fan OC).
** Rayquaza is often referred to as "[[MemeticMutation Fug]]", a [[InMyLanguageThatSoundsLike bastardization]] of "Flug", the German word for its Flying type.
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* FanNickname:
** {{Troll}} Freak for Game Freak, thanks to their (extremely) questionable mechanic changes and implementations of the games itself. This is, by far the most used nickname in Pokémon community, both for casuals and competitive players. There are alsoFanNickname: [[FanNickname/Pokemon Has a number of very popular nicknames for Pokémon, like [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Obama]]snow for Abomasnow, or [[VideoGame/MetalGear Solid Snake]] for Onix/Steelix.
** Magikarp is frequently dubbed "Magicrap" for being the most useless Pokémon in existence.
** Before their official English names were released, fans had given the nickname "[[{{Pun}} Wotter]]" to Oshawott, and "Smugleaf" to Snivy (due to its incredibly smug facial expression).
** The Alolan form of Sandslash has been associated with VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog due to physical similarities. However, once Alolan Sandslash's Ice/Steel typing was revealed, they quickly shifted to calling him Coldsteel (named after an infamously memetic Sonic fan OC).
** Rayquaza is often referred to as "[[MemeticMutation Fug]]", a [[InMyLanguageThatSoundsLike bastardization]] of "Flug", the German word for its Flying type.dedicated subpage]].
** {{Troll}} Freak for Game Freak, thanks to their (extremely) questionable mechanic changes and implementations of the games itself. This is, by far the most used nickname in Pokémon community, both for casuals and competitive players. There are also
** Magikarp is frequently dubbed "Magicrap" for being the most useless Pokémon in existence.
** Before their official English names were released, fans had given the nickname "[[{{Pun}} Wotter]]" to Oshawott, and "Smugleaf" to Snivy (due to its incredibly smug facial expression).
** The Alolan form of Sandslash has been associated with VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog due to physical similarities. However, once Alolan Sandslash's Ice/Steel typing was revealed, they quickly shifted to calling him Coldsteel (named after an infamously memetic Sonic fan OC).
** Rayquaza is often referred to as "[[MemeticMutation Fug]]", a [[InMyLanguageThatSoundsLike bastardization]] of "Flug", the German word for its Flying type.
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** The titular Pokemon as a whole. They are barely shown in any part of the main-series games outside of battling. Most Pokemon have interesting character traits that are almost never utilized, including Zangoose and Seviper's fierce rivalry. The best we have is a short segment with Munna and Musharna in ''Pokemon Black and White.''
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** The main-series games easily suffer from this. Because all of the games play out ''exactly the same way'', there is a lot of potential they could have used, but didn't, such as Generation II having a large amount of focus on Pokemon breeding and eggs, Gens III and IV having a lot of use for Pokemon Contests, and Gen 5 not using the concept of Munna and Musharna's Dream Mist into an interesting plot. Gen 6 also has wasted potential for Mega-Evolution, while Gen 8 gives little focus on Dynamaxing.
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** The titular Pokemon as a whole. They are barely shown in any part of the main-series games outside of battling. Most Pokemon have interesting character traits that are almost never utilized, including Zangoose and Seviper's fierce rivalry. The best we have is a short segment with Munna and Musharna in ''Pokemon Black and White.''
** The Gym Leaders also are a waste of a character. For the most part, a gym leaders' only use in the games is to have a gym battle with the player, get beaten, give you their badge, and they almost never show up again. They could have more screen time to help the player with a certain problem or battle with them later to give them more battle experience, but barely anything else is done with them.
** The titular Pokemon as a whole. They are barely shown in any part of the main-series games outside of battling. Most Pokemon have interesting character traits that are almost never utilized, including Zangoose and Seviper's fierce rivalry. The best we have is a short segment with Munna and Musharna in ''Pokemon Black and White.''
** The Gym Leaders also are a waste of a character. For the most part, a gym leaders' only use in the games is to have a gym battle with the player, get beaten, give you their badge, and they almost never show up again. They could have more screen time to help the player with a certain problem or battle with them later to give them more battle experience, but barely anything else is done with them.
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** The main-series games easily suffer from this. Because all of the games play out ''exactly the same way'', there is a lot of potential they could have used, but didn't, such as Generation II having a large amount of focus on Pokemon breeding and eggs, Gens III and IV having a lot of use for Pokemon Contests, and Gen 5 not using the concept of Munna and Musharna's Dream Mist into an interesting plot. Gen 6 also has wasted potential for Mega-Evolution, while Gen 8 gives little focus on Dynamaxing.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Because the franchise tends to [[ShownTheirWork trend more towards biological or historical accuracy]] than most other cartoon animal franchises, a lot of Pokémon designs tend to befuddle fans that aren't aware that its features parallel that of its actual animal basis. A good example is Stunfisk, which was widely mocked and derided for its goofy face, even though [[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/08/flatfish-animals-science-colors-flounders/ real flatfish]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic are even weirder-looking]].
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* JunkRare: {{ZigZagg|ingTrope}}ed with Shiny Pokémon. They're extremely rare to come by, but they're just {{Palette Swap}}s and nothing else. While a Shiny may have a good IV spread occasionally (or if bred accordingly), it's no different from any other Pokémon of the same species.
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** {{ZigZagg|ingTrope}}ed with Shiny Pokémon. They're extremely rare to come by, but they're just {{Palette Swap}}s and nothing else. While a Shiny may have a good IV spread occasionally (or if bred accordingly), it's no different from any other Pokémon of the samespecies.species.
** The only noteworthy thing about Dunsparce is that it's rare. Its stats are otherwise unremarkable, so it's generally not worth hunting one down other than for completing the Pokedex. ''Scarlet and Violet'' finally break it out of this trope with an evolution, Dudunsparce, which has far more usable stats, but the spirit of it is still preserved with a rare form of Dudunsparce... that is just Dudunsparce with an additional segment and can only be acquired at a 1% chance by evolving a Dunsparce (wild Dudunsparce can be found in the wild but not as Three Segment form).
** {{ZigZagg|ingTrope}}ed with Shiny Pokémon. They're extremely rare to come by, but they're just {{Palette Swap}}s and nothing else. While a Shiny may have a good IV spread occasionally (or if bred accordingly), it's no different from any other Pokémon of the same
** The only noteworthy thing about Dunsparce is that it's rare. Its stats are otherwise unremarkable, so it's generally not worth hunting one down other than for completing the Pokedex. ''Scarlet and Violet'' finally break it out of this trope with an evolution, Dudunsparce, which has far more usable stats, but the spirit of it is still preserved with a rare form of Dudunsparce... that is just Dudunsparce with an additional segment and can only be acquired at a 1% chance by evolving a Dunsparce (wild Dudunsparce can be found in the wild but not as Three Segment form).
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** And that's the ''first'' Elite Four member. In most games, expect the Elite Four and Champio] levels to top out at 60 if not higher. In the ''Gold'' and ''Silver'' remakes, repeated visits to the Elite Four allow you to face Pokémon that start out at that level and go up to 75. Massive experience for all, though! There's also the fact that you have to fight ''five'' trainers with decently-leveled Pokémon. On the plus side, each individual member gives good money when defeated, so if you're strong enough to beat at least a couple of them and balance out your monetary losses for losing, a good way to grind for the Elite Four ''is'' the Elite Four.
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** And that's the ''first'' Elite Four member. In most games, expect the Elite Four and Champio] Champion levels to top out at 60 if not higher. In the ''Gold'' and ''Silver'' remakes, repeated visits to the Elite Four allow you to face Pokémon that start out at that level and go up to 75. Massive experience for all, though! There's also the fact that you have to fight ''five'' trainers with decently-leveled Pokémon. On the plus side, each individual member gives good money when defeated, so if you're strong enough to beat at least a couple of them and balance out your monetary losses for losing, a good way to grind for the Elite Four ''is'' the Elite Four.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Nicknaming either Drifloon or Drifblim "[[UsefulNotes/TheHindenburg Hindenburg]]" (''and'' having either one of them with the Explosion attack) was already a pretty common joke, but then they got an exclusive Dream World Ability, Flare Boost, that increases their Special Attack while [[StatusEffects Burned]]. It's even worse in the Gen V and VII games, which take place in the series' equivalents of America[[note]]New York and Hawaii, respectively[[/note]]. OhTheHumanity...
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Nicknaming either Drifloon or Drifblim "[[UsefulNotes/TheHindenburg Hindenburg]]" (''and'' having either one of them with the Explosion attack) was already a pretty common joke, but then they got an exclusive Dream World Ability, Flare Boost, that increases their Special Attack [[StatusEffectPoweredAbility while [[StatusEffects Burned]]. It's even worse in the Gen V and VII games, which take place in the series' equivalents of America[[note]]New York and Hawaii, respectively[[/note]]. OhTheHumanity...
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** Before their official English names were released, fans had given the nickname "[[IncrediblyLamePun Wotter]]" to Oshawott, and "Smugleaf" to Snivy (due to its incredibly smug facial expression).
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** Before their official English names were released, fans had given the nickname "[[IncrediblyLamePun "[[{{Pun}} Wotter]]" to Oshawott, and "Smugleaf" to Snivy (due to its incredibly smug facial expression).
