# Bad Pokemon with cool designs? **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [August 6, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280 "2022-08-06T18:29:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mossdeep](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/mossdeep/32/155784_2.png) [@mossdeep](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/mossdeep)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 4:50am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280/21 "2022-08-07T04:50:37Z")
![365-walrein](https://www.elitefourum.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/9/792e1c56a0cb4a5aa8ed58dd2236921486146452.png) ---
**Author:** ![smpratte](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/smpratte/32/79511_2.png) [@smpratte](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/smpratte)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 6:53am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280/22 "2022-08-07T06:53:41Z")
He is a beast in pokemon go tho! 🩭 ---
**Author:** ![xileets](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/xileets/32/290175_2.png) [@xileets](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/xileets)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 8:03am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280/23 "2022-08-07T08:03:24Z")
![animated_darkGulduckBeam](https://www.elitefourum.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/4/a4c04a897cec15fe9d16f09f5793475d2b831732.gif) ---
**Author:** ![xileets](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/xileets/32/290175_2.png) [@xileets](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/xileets)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 8:28am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280/25 "2022-08-07T08:28:22Z")
![unbrokenBonds Komiya Porygon mockUp](https://www.elitefourum.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/1/c1c579049da6cb66206e413e6d1978d3994cbd3c.jpeg) ![radiant Hawlucha](https://www.elitefourum.com/uploads/default/original/3X/e/1/e16fd97473250a35aee0805e70567777d6075939.jpeg) Porygon has always been an outlier that was both perfectly cool, for the game, and also perfectly unlike any other pokemon at the time. It’s been overshadowed with more recent “unnatural” mon, but I think porygon is great for it’s simple, but non-organic design. as it should be. _Note, that’s a mock-up Komiya Porygon card I made. it doesn’t actually exist._ Hawlucha is a great mon draws from a great inspirartion, lucha libre, and it is one of the few human-shape pokemon that doesn’t make the outfit awkwardly unnatural (like Sawk and Thro wearing ghis, or jynx wearing clothes
 _what?_) opting to use the feathers and beak to make the mask and cape make sense. A++ ---
**Author:** ![Fireftw\_TCG](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/fireftw_tcg/32/545_2.png) [@Fireftw\_TCG](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Fireftw_TCG)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 9:14am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280/26 "2022-08-07T09:14:27Z")
I have to throw Beedrill into the discussion, always thought it looked so badass! I remember playing it on pokemon red hoping it would eventually get better
 But it didn’t! Butterfree is by far the better choice. ---
**Author:** ![mrbubbles](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/mrbubbles/32/255723_2.png) [@mrbubbles](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/mrbubbles)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 9:42am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280/27 "2022-08-07T09:42:20Z")
Beedrill reminded me of Vespiquen. It raises an army in it’s skirt to do it’s bidding and attack enemies in battle. Also such an awesome concept. ![vespiquen](https://www.elitefourum.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/7/a7b1e045d216cdbaaf70ed9c5a223f51ec63b419.jpeg) Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![franmotard](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/franmotard/32/110335_2.png) [@franmotard](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/franmotard)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 9:54am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280/28 "2022-08-07T09:54:23Z")
What I used to do was catch a nidoran and lvl up until they learn double kick at lvl 12. Like that I was catching the base of my favorite Pokémon line (nidoking) and beating easily Brock when picking up charmander ---
**Author:** ![c0ll3ct0r](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/c0ll3ct0r/32/26306_2.png) [@c0ll3ct0r](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/c0ll3ct0r)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280/29 "2022-08-07T14:14:36Z")
😭 ![image](https://www.elitefourum.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/d/8d42b17cc75d6b26f7d0ea5c58cc69afec4d78eb.jpeg) Regirock is especially atrocious. It’s dex entry literally talks about how it repairs itself, but no Recover, no Regenerator hidden ability. No Rapid Spin either despite having the sickest pirouette in all of Pokemon. ![](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/636/014/31c.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Justln](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/justln/32/31824_2.png) [@Justln](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Justln)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280/30 "2022-08-07T14:15:42Z")
what a sick custom card buddy ---
**Author:** ![Alec](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/alec/32/98870_2.png) [@Alec](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Alec)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280/31 "2022-08-07T15:47:09Z")
![image](https://www.elitefourum.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/0/a06a5f752d056800c168a39b9b6f849507768fb7.webp) Such a cool design. Never seen it on a video game team and it’s never been a good card. ---
**Author:** ![Cerulean](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/cerulean/32/672_2.png) [@Cerulean](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Cerulean)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280/32 "2022-08-07T17:02:08Z")
Haxorus is actually phenomenal with a ridiculous Base 147 Attack stat. It’s really good in a lot of competitive formats (talking about the game; not the TCG). ---
**Author:** ![Cerulean](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/cerulean/32/672_2.png) [@Cerulean](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Cerulean)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280/33 "2022-08-07T17:04:39Z")
Absol is easily one of my top five favorite Pokemon, but it’s actually pretty good (especially Mega Absol). Gamefreak did it dirty early on by loading up its best stat (Attack) in an area it couldn’t really make use of it, but once the Physical/Special split occurred, it became a force. ---
**Author:** ![quibble](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/quibble/32/1788_2.png) [@quibble](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/quibble)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280/34 "2022-08-07T18:08:43Z")
To this day, I will heap praise on the sweeping Onix I made in Ultra Sun! Won quite a few online battles because he took people by surprise. Jolly nature Max Attack/Speed EV’s Sturdy ability Weakness Policy attached Stone Edge Earthquake Iron Tail Rock Polish Bait a super effective attack & Rock Polish first turn; wait for Weakness Policy to be activated and survive via Sturdy. Then sweep. Didn’t always work, but when it did, it was hilarious! Anyway, my choice: ![image](https://www.elitefourum.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/6/06b012585a11656b86c8e5e064596ade49a2492a.jpeg) Marowak has always had one of the coolest designs & lores of Gen 1, but never had the stats to match. ---
**Author:** ![A.P.Speeze](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/a.p.speeze/32/154261_2.png) [@A.P.Speeze](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/A.P.Speeze)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280/35 "2022-08-07T18:25:59Z")
Yes! I actually really liked running a kinda gimmicky critical hit machine Absol. Super Luck ability and Scope Lens running with Night Slash was super fun. ---
**Author:** ![Alec](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/alec/32/98870_2.png) [@Alec](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Alec)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280/36 "2022-08-07T19:04:39Z")
Fair enough! Turns out it was good in 2011. I had always thought of it as a less favorable Garchomp. ---
**Author:** ![xzini](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/xzini/32/404_2.png) [@xzini](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/xzini)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280/37 "2022-08-08T08:32:46Z")
I agree with lots of mentions here like Mightyena and Absol for example. Also for me: banana boi! ![s-l500](https://www.elitefourum.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/3/93c7671da41bffa006205a1678149a7b7ae30c8d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Pyro](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/pyro/32/196149_2.png) [@Pyro](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Pyro)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 3:42am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280/38 "2022-08-18T03:42:02Z")
![Pangy](https://www.elitefourum.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/4/5422a455d84d1410bcef5bc7fa126dff6d07a1bf.png) One of my favorite pokemon from XY. Unfortunately its speed has really held it back. ---
**Author:** ![pigeonsyndicate](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/pigeonsyndicate/32/1594_2.png) [@pigeonsyndicate](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/pigeonsyndicate)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280/39 "2022-08-20T16:06:48Z")
Absol served me REALLY well on my emerald nuzlocke. Level 50 and I stomped all the elite four by using 6 double team and 3 swords dance plus slash and aerial ace. Aerial ace for Phoebe. But yeah it could be a lot better, such a sick pokemon [Previous page](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/bad-pokemon-with-cool-designs/36280.md?page=1)