Everyone loves, or at least knows of, the ever-popular Pokémon franchise. A series based around adorable monsters and a story line about companionship, there’s a sense of adventure you just can’t get anywhere else. The world is also ever-expanding with each new game and animated series giving us new Pokémon to look into and consider adding🐻 to our fighting teams. With a new region, new enemy, and new story line to go through, we're almost never bored with this series.

Every Pokémon is unique in its own way; just looking at its Pokéde𝓀x entries, you get a sense of their purpose in the overall world-building. But with dozens of creatures to go through, you know that not everyone is going to be a winner. There are just some Pokémon that don’t quite make the cut when it comes to battles. Even though we all want to catch them all, there’s still going to be🐎 Pokémon that sit in boxes and are never even touched because of how weak they are. There are also rare and powerful ones that we’d love to have on our teams; these ones are usually a whole story line of lore in itself. It’s clear that not all Pokémon are created equal, but that doesn’t mean we don’t love them all just the same.

With so many new things to discover about both the classic and new monsters coming out each game, it’s time we l🐻ist out the weakest and stronges🦹t; who will you pick to be on your team?

30 Weakes🐽t: Magikarp 🐼

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This one should be obvious; after all, Magikarp is practically the first Pokémon that pops up when you think of weakest. This poor Pokémon has been considered such a joke that there’s even an official Magikarp game, titled Magikarp Jump, that has🐟 an opening theme song full of sick burns🃏 for how horrible this poor little fish can be.

Seriously, poor Magikarp. Being a goldfish-like Pokémon, it’s pretty clear to see why this l🐎ittle guy isn’t always optimal; normally, he just sort of flops. His main move is Splash, which let’s be honest, that’s not going to do anything.

29 W👍eakest: Bidoof

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Ah yes, the cute little beaver-like Pokémon that appeared in the Diamond and Pearl franchise in weaker areas. Also, the one ༒that no one seems to like. For some reason, Bidoof has been the running joke of countless Pokémon references.

Likability aside, this Pokémon would probably be more popular if it was actually strong. Even in its evolved state, Bibarel, it’s not much to write home about. It’s stats are awful, although there are some fans that argue having the abilities Simp𒐪le, Unaware and Moody make it a little worthwhile.

28 ൩ Weakest: Zub🧔at

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If you’ve ever been in a cave in a Pokémon game, you’ll realize the true reason you need to stock up on Rep♈els. Zubats are constantly hovering over you to the point that the majority of the time you’re being stopped, they’re the Pokémon that caused it.

Outside of the animated series, Zubat is almost never frequentl𝄹y used. You would think that a flying Pokémon could never be useless, but we assure that his whole existence is both bothersome and horrifically weak.

27 Weakest: Metapod 💃

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It might not actually be fair to bash on Metapod, especially since it can’t really do anything back. Sharing similarities with Pokémon li🎶ke Silcoon, Cascoon, and Kakuna, Metapod is known for being a difficult Pokémon to evolve. This is because it’s literally just a cocoon with no real ability other than Harden.

If you do mana🥃ge to evolve any of the Pokémon that share this category with Metapod, it is worth it. Creatures like Butterfree aren’t always used in battle, but are still a croওwd favorite.

26 Weakest: Unown ಞ

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The alphabet come to life, this Pokémon is parti🦋cularly interesting when we see them on screen, but in a game battle?🍃 It’s almost no contest that these little dudes would lose with no real push back on their part. They should spell out W-E-A-K.

As c꧟lever and cute as they may be, there’s never anyone who would take an Unown to a fight. Their stats are awful with both a weak defense and attack, so the general gaming community considers them a poo𓄧r choice for battle.

25 🐬 Weakest: Cosmog 🥀

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As adorable as this legendary Sun and Moon Pokémon is, it’s not exactly the strongest unt💜il it evolves. Just look at its little cloud-like appearance; it looks so soft you could almost cuddle it to death.

No one can deny that Cosmog is adorable and its naturally curious personalit🐬y makes it a fun companion to see in the games, but we’d never actually throw this little guy into battle. Honestly, we’d almost consider that abuse if you did; it’s too innocent for that!

24 Weakes🌳t: Ditto

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Ditto🍸 is popular for a𒁏 number of reasons and, in theory, you would question why this isn’t considered stronger. The special thing about Ditto is that it can turn into practically any Pokémon. Typically, you’ll see it turn into whatever it’s battling.

You would think that gives it an advantage, but it turns out it’s more annoying than anything. While Ditto also has its o𝓀wn strengths and weaknesses on its own, it really can only block its opponent so far. After a while, you’ll realize it has nothing going for it.

23 Weakest: Para✤s

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Paras is one of th☂ose unfortunate first stage Pokémon that we’re going to have𝔉 to bash. While it’s not completely uncommon to see a starting stage Pokémon have horrible stats, Paras’ own evolution is equally as bad.

Parasect is only slightly stronger with mediocre🍬 stats that don’t really do anything in a battle. Some trainers may be able to find value in this Pokémon and even use it well, but overall it hasn’t really been well-received as a strong creature.

22 🔜 Weakest: Ralt൲s

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Ralts is a cute Pokémon, to be sure, and it certainly has the evolution every fan works hard to get. The Pokémon waifu and Ralts’ fiꦕnal evolution, Gardevoir, is often sought after and typically isn’t the worst when it comes to moves and stats. Raltsꦯ, however, is still not the strongest and would certainly be easy to beat.

If fact, it’s probably so weak that it’s tough to catch without knocking out completely. Many trainers find this particular Pokémon to be very difficult to raise, and we re𓆉ally don’t blame them.

21 Weakest: Pichu ꧟

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Pichu is the adorable Pokémon that we were introduced to long after Pikachu. Apparently, it’s the first line in🐠 Pikachu’s evolution and it’s been widely considered a fan favorite for its adorable appearance.

We really don’t blame anyone on that front; just one look from those big, sparkly brown eyes and you’♉re bound to fall in love with those cute blushing cheeks. However, you’d never want to use Pichu in battle. Like many other first evolutions, it’s not particularly strong; and really, would you want to throw something that cute into all out war?