When scrolling throughPokémon’s Pokédex, there’s never any telling what you might come across. Some entries are incredibly unhinged and terrifying, like Gengar or Palossand, while others are a bit more ruthless towards the Pokémon itself. You might think The Pokémon Company would never talk badly about its own Pokémon, but you’d be wrong.
Several Pokémon, some of which you might be able to guess if you’ve played through the games or watched the show, are notoriously known for being stupid, ugly, or lazy, and the Pokédex doesn’t seem to hesitate to call them out for it. So, with that being said, here are some of the most insulting entries in the dex, all of which can be viewed directly onBulbapedia.
10Psyduck’s Brain Cells Remain In Sleep Mode
Psyduck Has Long Been The Butt Of Many Jokes In Pokémon
Ironically, this might be the only Pokémon on this list that is bullied more throughout other areas of the franchise than the actual Pokédex entries, but all that had to start somewhere.Plagued by headaches, Psyduck frequently spends its time stressed and dissociated, as it remains in a constant state that falls somewhere between being awake and asleep.
In theLet’s Goremakes ofPokémon Yellow,Psyduck was originally considered instead of Eevee, but was tossed aside due to it being the same color as Pikachu, as if we needed more proof of Psyduck’s unfortunate luck inPokémon.
Pokémon Crystal’s dex entry even goes on to say thatthe only time this Pokémon can use any of its attacks is when the sleeping brain cells in its head happen to wake up for a moment, making it extremely unreliable. Being that Psyduck spends so much time blocking out the world, it’s honestly no surprise that it doesn’t seem to have the capacity to put brain power into much else.
9Slowpoke Isn’t Particularly Smart Or Motivated
Slowpoke Is So Spaced Out That Even Pain Isn’t Enough To Get Its Attention
Considering the name of this Pokémon, it’s probably not hard to imagine what the Pokédex entries have to say about it. ThePokémon Sworddescription specifically calls it out for being “slow-witted and oblivious” and goes on to say that this Pokémon won’t even feel pain when something bites onto its tail.
Of course, Slowpoke does have several evolutions, some of which increase its intelligence, like Slowking, but others remain just as dim as Slowpoke itself. Slowbro’sPokémon Moonentry states thatwhen Shellder bites its tail, it has a brief moment of inspiration, but then immediately forgets and goes back to its usual lounging about. Asa fan-favorite Pokémonfor a lot of people, it’s unfortunate that Slowpoke is viewed as being pretty absent-minded.
8Quagsire May Be Cute, But It’s Not Very Bright
Quagsire’s Just Happy To Be Here
This one hurts me just a bit, and maybe you, too, as Quagsire is arguably one of the most lovable Pokémon designs from the franchise with its goofy expression. However, if you know anything about it, then it’s probably not shocking to find out that, like Slowpoke,this Pokémon is incredibly dim.
In Gen 9, a regional variant of Wooper was introduced, Paldean Wooper, which evolves intoClodsire instead of Quagsire, and isn’t nearly as dim according to its dex entries.
InPokémon Pearl, and several other games, the dex entry goes as far as to say thatQuagsire will frequently bump its head on rocks and boats while swimming and hardly notice. Any Pokémon that regularly hits its head on hard objects without a care in the world probably isn’t going to be your brightest team member, but hey, at least it means it’s also sturdy.
7Toxel Is A Brat
Toxel Is Always Prepared To Throw A Tantrum
Toxel is the first Pokémon on this list where things in the dex start to go from mildly insulting to flat-out rude. InPokémon Violet, Toxel’s dex entry lists it as a “selfish, attention-seeking Pokémon”, andfor a Pokémon that looks like a baby wearing a diaper, I have to say that the bratty description seems pretty fitting.
Toxel is virtually useless in almost every capacity and might as well be an actual baby, but at least this Pokémon evolves into two alternate versions of a strong Pokémon, Toxtricity, that had some of thecoolest overall designs in Gen 8.
6Slaking Is The King Of Laziness
You’ve Probably Never Seen This Pokémon Move, & Now You Know Why
Moving on to Slaking, I’m betting you can tell where the insult lies in thisPokémon’s Pokédex entries. As the last evolution in a line of Pokémon that essentially starts with a Sloth,Slaking is the pinnacle of laziness. InHeartGold&SoulSilver’s Pokédex, Slaking is formally labeled “the world’s laziest Pokémon,” which says a lot when something like Snorlax exists.
Once it finishes off all the food in its immediate reach, only then will it consider moving, but only because it has to. Considering thatthis Pokémon is almost exclusively seen lying on its side with one arm propped up, and I’ve never seen it walking around in any Pokémon game, I can’t say this Pokédex description isn’t at least accurate.
5Whismur Is A Crybaby
Scared Even By Its Own Tears, Whismur Is Prone To Meltdowns
Despite how much Toxel closely resembles a baby, there’s, unfortunately, an even morebaby-like Pokémon according to the Pokédex, and it’s Whismur. On top of the fact that this Pokémon already looks like it’s about to run away in fear at any second, it is an extreme crybaby.Given how timid it is, Whismur is easily startled, and once frightened, it only continues to get worse.
InPokémon Sapphire, the dex description mentions that even Whismur’s own cries from being frightened are enough to frighten it more, to the point thatit will continue in an endless cycle of crying, being scared by its crying, and then crying more, until it becomes so exhausted that it just passes out. It doesn’t say it explicitly, but this might as well be the closest thing to the Pokédex calling a Pokémon a literal baby that I’ve ever seen.
4Muk Is Gross And Smelly
One Whiff Of Muk And It’ll Be Lights Out For You
Moving on from rude, we’ve now reached the point where Pokédex entries become just outright brutal insults. When you take a look at Muk, you’re probably not thinking that the Pokémon looks particularly clean, as it’s intended to be toxic gunk, but I bet you didn’t knowthe toxic waste it’s made of was so potent it would turn a pool rancid with just one drop, according toRuby’s dex.
Nearly every entry for Muk speaks about how horrendous everything about this Pokémon is, especially its smell.Pokémon Black 2&White 2flat-out call Muk stinky and mention that flowers wilt as it passes them, while thePokémon Let’s Gogamesmention that the smell is so bad it can even cause you to pass out. Thankfully, however, Muk’s sense of smell is gone, so it remains unbothered.
3Feebas Is The Ugliest Pokémon Ever
Despite Evolving Into Something Beautiful, Feebas Is A Horrendous Sight To Behold
As the pre-evolution of Milotic, it’s a bit surprising that Feebas are so heavily ragged on in Pokémon, but they certainly are.In nearly every single game, the Pokédex description of Feebas is some variation of it being the most hideous thing you’ve ever seen and wildly unpopular.Ultra Mooneven mentions that predators won’t eat it simply because it looks like it would taste bad.
Of course, Feebas does ultimately evolve into what is considered one of the most beautiful Pokémon in the game, so things turn out all right for it in the end. That being said, given how unnecessarily hard it is tocatch a Feebas inPokémonBDSP, I can’t say I’m too broken up about the blatant insults in the Pokédex anyway.
2Magikarp’s Only Purpose Is To Get To Gyarados
Even Turning Into Gyarados Isn’t Enough To Make This Pokémon Cool
If you’ve ever caught a Magikarp, which I’d assume you have based on what it evolves into, then you know thatthis is the most useless Pokémon in the game, and that’s not just my opinion either.Pokémongames notoriously treat Magikarp badlybecause even Pokémon and GameFreak are aware of how pathetic this fish is.
Legends: Arceusproclaims it a “feeble, pitiful, imbecile of a Pokémon,” but even that is nothing compared toFireReddeclaring it “the most weak and pathetic Pokémon in the world,” and it’s really hard to argue otherwise. Whereas some of the other Pokémon on this list have positive traits,not a single person would ever use or bother catching Magikarp if not for Gyarados, making it entirely worthy of such brutal Pokédex entries.
1Ryhorn Is The Dumbest Pokémon Alive
Despite how harsh Magikarp’s Pokédex entries are, they still hold some truth to them, while Rhyhorn’s dex entries just feel downright personal.Pokémon Emerald’s dex entry states that Rhyhorn endlessly runs once it starts because “its tiny brain makes it so stupid that it can’t remember why it started running in the first place.”
Considering some of the other Pokémon got phrases like “dim-witted” in their entries, blatantly calling Rhyhorn stupid was enough to make my jaw drop the first time I read it, especially considering how valuable it is at points inPokémon X.Every dex entry is some variation of Rhyhorn having a tiny brain and being a complete idiot, so as bad as Magikarp has it, Rhyhorn has it worse, and I still don’t even know what this Pokémon did to deserve such ruthless Pokédex entries acrossPokémongames.
