Originally Nominated by: SuorGenoveffa
First Appeared in: Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
Gen 3 Ranking:13/20
Fun Fact: In a demo version of Ruby and Sapphire shown at Pokémon Festa 2002 in Japan, players started with a level 12 Sharpedo, suggesting it wasn't related to Carvanha by evolution, Carvanha evolved at a lower level or other means (such as an evolutionary stone or trading), or that Carvanha didn't exist.
I really want to put Sharpedo higher, but it just doesn't have enough redeeming qualities. It's design isn't awful, but for as many generic fish rehashes we get, you'd think they could make a more badass looking shark. Sharpedo also holds the longest amount of time that I didn't realize it was part of an evolutionary line. Seriously, why the hell does a piranha evolve into a shark? Makes no sense. One of my friends actually caught a shiny Sharpedo, which made me jealous because my token gen 3 shiny ended up being an Illumise (which grew on me over time). As much as I tend to like water pokemon, there's so many of them that ones that should land a higher spot don't because players can be so damn choosey about water pokemon if they insist on having one. I really do like the Water/Dark combo, but I wish it could be a little more useful. Maybe now that gen 5 is out, Rough Skin/Rock Helmet combo will give it a nice niche, but I kind of don't count on it.
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