Originally nominated by: WhiteLens
First Appeared in: Pokemon Gold/Silver
Gen 2 Rank: 20/20
Fun Fact: It's the only non-grass (non-Smeargle) pokemon that can learn Ingrain
Let me just say right now that I do not inherently dislike water pokemon, there's just so damn many of them that there are quite a few at the bottom of the barrel (and quite a few at the top as well). To me Corsola is one of the more forgettable pokemon. Every generation is absolutely riddled with water types and when you're an ugly pink rock, you tend to sink to the bottom of the pool. To be honest I have a hard time enjoying a lot of pokemon that don't evolve to or from something (although, some of my favorites fit that criteria, but a lot more I just forget about), making Corsola even more difficult to remember. Add in the fact that we already had this fully evolved type combination twice before G/S and even twice after, and it's kind of difficult not to overlook unless you're actively trying. This could all be forgiven if it looked cool, but this thing looks like someone painted a Chansey with Watercolors and before the painting dried a 5 year old came over and smeared it all around. I guess I understand what happened here, because Gamefreak tends to make most of their pokemon based off of something IRL, and I can't imagine a coral type pokemon looking any better than this. Apparently it's got a decent movepool which is just Gamefreak's way of trolling any potential fans of it because according to Smogon it's "beaten by almost everything in the game, baring Luvdisc." Apparently Misty got one after I stopped watching the anime, so this marks the first pokemon that a main character had.
Edit: Damnit, I forgot I was going to make a Courage the Cowardly Dog reference and say that little sea people wouldn't be able to repair the Corsola, but now it's ruined.
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