Originally Nominated by: TheCodeisBosco
First Appeared in: Pokemon Diamond/Platinum
Gen 4 Ranking: 15/20
Fun Fact: If one does not count Masquerain as a moth, Mothim is the only one of the four moth pokemon that actually has flying as a type (the others being Venomoth, Dustox, and Volcarona)
I've always liked bug pokemon but I tend to not like the more typical typings as much. Pure Bug, Bug/Flying, and Bug/Poison fail to wow me in most cases (with a few exceptions) and Mothim is not one of them. Bugs like Volcarona or Forretress with more interesting typings tend to be among my favorites. It probably also doesn't help Mothim that every gen except gen 2 introduced a moth-like pokemon, so the originality factor was pretty low by then, as there were plenty of bug/flying types as well. It's also just another NU Pokemon. I don't know if I lean toward liking more "useful" pokemon for battles or not, but at the very least that seems to be the trend in the ones that were nominated. Another slight nuisance is that Mothim must be male, despite evolving from a pokemon that may be male or female. Although it's not necessarily a dealbreaker for me, it certainly makes it a pain in the ass if you really want to train one right. "Oh I finally got the right nature and some good IVs and oh, it's the wrong gender." If I'm recalling things correctly, the only pokemon with this potential problem are Mothim, Gallade, Vespiquen, Froslass, and Wormadon, although I'm probably forgetting someone. Not that I would train a Mothim anyway, but the potential frustration is not a point in its favor.
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