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15 Dumbest Pokémon Even People Who Don’t Care About Pokémon Will Agree With
From the enigmatic electric mouse Pikachu to the majestically stubborn Charizard, there are plenty of Pokémon to love and root for. It doesn’t matter whether they are cute and cuddly or gargantuan and menacing. These qualities alone don’t dictate whether a Pokémon is stupid or not. I do.
Some are poor adaptations of everyday items. Others are whimsical trash that disguise themselves as rare treasures. Finally, there are a select few who just annoy me because of their faces.
Gotta Catch ’Em All? No, thank you. Leave these 15 out of my Pokédex.
Chandelure
Official Pokémon description: This Pokémon haunts dilapidated mansions. It sways its arms to hypnotize opponents with the ominous dancing of its flames.
My take: The next time I find myself in a dilapidated mansion, which I so often do, I will be sure to watch out for this hauntingly-pointless chandelier. I’m going to swing from it and then have Blastoise turn the water jets full blast on this monstrosity.
